gec training
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BLENDED LEARNINGIS THE SOLUTION
TO WHAT PROBLEM?
IT CAN HELP STUDENTS TO DO MORE WORK
WHICH MEANS FASTER PROGRESS.
A cosy complicity...
They're independent adults, if they don't do it, it's their
responsibility (and, let's face it, less work for me).
What I want is to be able to speak and understand. My face-to-face classes with my teacher are the important thing.
Homework is an optional extra.
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GECactivityvocab
GEC activity grammar
GEC activity listening
GEC activity pron
GECactivity random
F2F class activating and practisinglanguage
restWith new BLENDED LEARNING,students pre-teach themselves
allowing greater focus on speaking in class!!
There are a few “barriers to learning” here, of course...
The Dark Side...
The instructions are in English
Glossary in My Files on the GEC
Screencasts and guidelines in Spanish
Fortnightly task sheet emailed to teachers and students to work through at home and in class
Teacher introduction and ongoing guidance
The Project Manager is always available by email.
There's no-one to help them when they're
stuckFamily + friends = mutual benefit
Project Manager + teacher = support
Dictionary + grammar reference = strategy
Tech rage
Configuration check on GEC home page
Project Manager
Contact IT support in-company
Time Management
Support: make sure colleagues and family know sometimes they have to say no
Routines: find an appropriate time and place
Tools: calendars, phones, diaries
Not being a teacher
Class activities to illustrate strategies
Screencasts and guidelines in Spanish
This online stuff is rubbish
Progress reports and assessment built in
It allows them to study, then activate
TEACHER LINKS
http://www.blendedmec.com/category/ideas-for-using-mec
http://www.mec-3.com/goenglish
http://attendance.go-english.co.uk/admin/Index.cfm?action=logout
http://www.go-english.co.uk/index.cfm/ref/home
http://iteslj.org/links/TESL/Lesson_Preparation_Tools/
http://www.onestopenglish.com/ (password: ISGOEN445)