bridging the digital divide: new media training strategies for language tutors
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Bridging the Digital Divide: New Media training strategies for language tutors. Benoît Guilbaud. Information rich / poor. Social cleavage. Digital Divide. Social resources. Education. Digital Divide. Content. Language. Literacy. Community. Warschauer, 2003. Learning Technologies. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Bridging the Digital
Divide: New Media
training strategies for
language tutors
Bridging the Digital
Divide: New Media
training strategies for
language tutorsBenoît Guilbaud
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Digital Divide
Social cleavageInformation rich / poor
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Content
Language
Education
Literacy
Community
Social resources
Warschauer, 2003
Digital Divide
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out-dated
still i
n use
modernnew
Floppy discsPodcasting
Video production
Touch screenCassettes
CDs
Screencasting
Cloud
computing
Digital content
Learning Technologies
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out-dated
still i
n use
modernnew
Cassettes
CDs Cloud
computing
Digital content
Learning Technologies
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Why bother?Why bother?
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Why use learning technologies in teaching?
-To recognise the importance of multi-modality
-To teach students using media they know
-To deliver transferable, professional skills
-To prepare students to engage with a society of
participatory culture and collective intelligence
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“Computer literacy is the third life skill alongside numeracy
and literacy.”
DfES: 21st Century Skills, 2003
“Digital media literacy continues its rise in importance as a key skill in every discipline
and profession.”
Horizon Report, New Media Consortium, 2010
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How to ensure efficient delivery of New Media Literacy?
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Warschauer, 2003
“Literacy, like ICT access, involves a
combination of devices, content, skills,
understanding, and support in order to
engage in meaningful […] practices.”
“Literacy, like ICT access, involves a
combination of devices, content, skills,
understanding, and support in order to
engage in meaningful […] practices.”
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supportunderstandingskillscontentdevices
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deviceshardware + internet
connection
contentsoftware + teaching
material
skills training
understanding
practice + feedback
supporttechnical support + peer
support
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New Media Training Strategies for Language Tutors
Apply the principle of learning by doing
Deliver inclusive initial training session
Provide individual, in-class follow-up by a more experienced peer
Showcase examples of good practice via drop-in sessions
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New Media Training Strategies for Language Tutors
Adapt budget allocation
1/3 of budget for hardware, 2/3 for software and support (Morino Institue, 2001)
Include peer support within staff workload
Ensure reliable and constant technical support and peer support to address the ‘affective barrier’ (Goshtasbpour, 2009)
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New Media Training Strategies for Language Tutors
Address the motivational barrier
Do not rely solely on either extrinsic or instrinsic motivation
Provide common goals (e.g. on team-taught courses) to allow easy sharing of resources and peer support
Encourage self-regulated learning (SRL) processes
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Any questions?
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