transforming english language learning in rural classrooms; oers, mobile technologies and scale
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Transforming English language learning in rural classrooms; OERs, mobile technologies and scale. Tom Power, Director, English in Action (the Open University) Dr. Abdurrahman Umar, Specialist in Teacher Ed, Commonwealth of Learning - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Transforming English language learning
in rural classrooms; OERs, mobile technologies and
scale.setting the scene:
OERs for ELT (COL)
an ELT case study from Bangladesh:
practice based learning and mobile phones
potential application:
thoughts from South Sudan
Tom Power, Director, English in Action (the Open University)Dr. Abdurrahman Umar, Specialist in Teacher Ed, Commonwealth of LearningClaire Hedges, Co-ordinator, English in Action (the Open University)
Collaboratively produced ‘OERs for ELT’(COL)
Case study -ELT in rural schools: improving teaching and learning, using mobile phones.(EIA)
Potential applicability: reflections on the situation in South Sudan.
In this environment rigid ‘chalk-and-talk’ teacher centred In this environment rigid ‘chalk-and-talk’ teacher centred
and teacher dominated pedagogy remains the norm.and teacher dominated pedagogy remains the norm.
““Such pedagogy places students in a passive role... Such pedagogy places students in a passive role...
...limits their activity in class to memorising facts and ...limits their activity in class to memorising facts and
reciting them back to teacher...”reciting them back to teacher...”
the educational landscapethe educational landscape
peer support through meetings and visits;wider project support
support beyond school
professional development materials for teachers and classroom use,new tools, HT & peer support
support in schoolnew
classroom
activitiesfor teachers &
students
Supporting changes in classroom practices
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Demonstration of ELT resources on the mobile phone
98% of teachers (primary & secondary) were confident to use the EIA technologies and materials for their professional development, and in their classroom practice.
“EIA is not like other projects. In other projects we go for training and after the training is finished everything is forgotten when we go back to the school”
Secondary teacher from Khulna
Indicator 1: Reach
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Impact 1Substantial increase in teachers’ spoken English
71% of all observed primary T talk now in English.
86% of all observed secondary teacher talk now in English.
Impact 2Substantial increase in students’ speaking, and speaking English
On average, over 1/3 of all observed lesson time now given to student talk.
Most (88%) observed student talk now in English, in both primary and secondary EIA classrooms.
Impact 3Substantial Increase in students’ participation in communicative practices
e.g. in typical primary lesson: there were 12 minutes student talk, of which there was: 5 minutes choral 3.5 minutes individual2 minutes group2 minutes pair
Based upon direct observations of 491 teachers’ classroom practice, triangulated with 152 T interviews; 900 student group interviews, and 1,693 secondary student questionnaires.
Indicator 2: Impacts on Practice
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Indicator 3: Impacts on English Language CompetencePrimary Students’ English Language
Competence
Based upon independent fieldwork by Trinity college assessors, carrying out diagnostic interviews with1,104 students and 96 Teachers.
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Indicator 3: Impacts on English Language CompetencePrimary Students’ English Language
Competence
Based upon independent fieldwork by Trinity college assessors, carrying out diagnostic interviews with1,104 students and 96 Teachers.
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practice based learning in
schools
peer-supported ODL
enhanced by MTech
high impact on practice
achieving large scale
bringing target language into the classroom
cost-effective
the EIA model for impact at scale
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SummaryCollaboratively produced ‘OERs for ELT’(COL)
• introduce new practices• share expertise / maximise capacity• voice and participation
ELT in rural schools: improving teaching and learning, using mobile phones.(EIA)
• practice based• peer-supported ODL• leveraging the power of the mobile phone
Potential applicability: reflections on the situation in South Sudan.
• scale?• distance and isolation?• quality? • impact?• cost?
Tom Power, Director, English in Actionthe Open [email protected]