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Becoming a Webhead 2013

 

 


Abstract


Webheads in Action is a long-standing community of practice of language teachers worldwide, coordinated by Vance Stevens. In the Becoming a Webhead workshop, which is an introduction to Webheads in Action, we explore Web communication tools and share the best ways of using them in our teaching practices, engage with students in virtual classes, collaborate in projects, and participate in conferences as audience and presenters. This collaboration takes place online, as we are all geographically apart. Would you like to join us?


Objectives


At the end of the 5 weeks, participants, collaboratively and hands on, will have...

  • used various synchronous and asynchronous Web tools for learning and teaching EFL/ESL, 
  • interacted through e-mail, text chat, voice chat, voice and video mail, and distribution lists, among others, 
  • created wikis, blogs, podcasts and interactive exercises related to their own contexts, and, 
  • reflected on ways of applying those tools to their teaching, either online or face-to-face.

 


Weekly chats will be held to discuss content and pre-defined topics, build rapport and create a sense of community.


Former and very active BaW moderators, some of whom are now active members of Webheads in Action, will moderate the 5 weeks of our session.

Much of the content derived from the discussions will be made available through a wiki created during the five weeks, which will be kept online for future reference.
At the end of the session participants will be invited to join the Webheads in Action (WiA) community of practice.

 

Target audience


ESL/EFL teachers interested in using Web communication tools in their teaching, be it exclusively online or blended into face-to-face teaching.


Level: False Beginners.


Requirements: Have an e-mail account and Internet access, and familiarity with browsers and Web navigation. Have a headset with mic is advisable for the live sessions.
Interest Section (Sponsor)

 

Interest Section (Sponsor)


TESOL CALL-IS


Syllabus 

 

Weekly Content

 

 

 

Week 1   (Jan 14 - 20, 2013)

 

Getting acquainted with Yahoo Groups. Introductions.
Participants will introduce themselves to the group, get acquainted with the Yahoo Groups platform and interact with one another through the mailing list. 
Guest presenter: tba

Venue: tba

 

 

Week 2  (Jan 21 - 27, 2013)

 

Synchronous and asynchronous communication tools: Text /Audio/Video.

Participants will have the opportunity to chat with other Webheads through different synchronous media such as Yahoo Messenger and Skype. During these chats they will learn how to use the many powerful features of each of these environments, such as voice chat and webcam-enhanced chat. Video email will be introduced through tools such as Eyejot and Winkball. Regarding asynchronous tools, participants will explore several podcast providers (Podomatic, Viewpoint, Podbean, Audiopal, Audioboo, Voxopop, and VoiceThread) to create their own podcasts and add them to the wikis/blogs they will create the following week.

Guest presenter: tba

Venue: tba

 

Week 3   (Jan 28 - Feb 3, 2013)

 

Building an online presence: Blogs and wikis.
Participants will be introduced to blogs and wikis. They will explore different blog providers (Blogger, Wordpress, Edublogs) and wiki providers (PBworks, Wikispaces, Wetpaint) to start their own sites. Participants will also use slide/photo sharing applications (VoiceThread, Flickr, Photopeach, Slideshare, Animoto, among others) to create content and add it to their blogs/wikis. They will also touch on Social Networking (e.g. microblogging through Twitter) as part of building an online presence. Participants will create a blog or a wiki to keep track of the activities developed during this session, and will also create a Twitter account and embed a Twitter widget in their blog/wiki.
Guest presenter: tba

Venue: tba 

 

 

Week 4  (Feb 4 - Feb 10, 2013)

 

Developing class materials: interactive exercise creators.
Participants will have the opportunity to explore different online exercise makers and create their own materials for their classes using software such as HotPotatoes, Quizlet, Crossword Compiler and Educaplay, among many others. They will then link or embed their exercises in their wiki/blog.
Guest presenters: tba

Venue: tba

 

 

Week 5  (Feb 11 -17, 2013)

 

Online and Blended Learning: Wrap-up. Conclusions and Evaluation. Graduating as a Webhead in Action.
Participants will share reflections about "online and blended learning" and arrive at the main conclusions about the online Web communication tools explored and their role in language learning. Participants will also give feedback about the session. To wrap up these five weeks, there will be a "Graduation Ceremony" live session during which participants will be invited to join the "Webheads in Action" community.
We will also celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Becoming a Webhead (BaW).

Participants will complete an EVO evaluation
Guest Presenter:

tba Venue: tba

 

Readings
There will be suggested readings for each week.


 

Join this session

 

>>>Sign up for the session starts on Jan 7th, 2013.

 

The action starts on Jan 14, 2013.

 

To join this group:

 

From January 7 to 13:

 

  1. Go to: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/baw2013 
  2. Click on "Join this Group". 
  3. Wait for your membership approval.  

 

 

 


 


BaW Team


Coordinators
Teresa Almeida d’Eca, Dafne Gonzalez, Fernanda Rodrigues and Larissa Olesova


Moderators
Moderators of previous BaW sessions will moderate each of the weeks of the session. 

 

Session Communication Tools

 

Yahoo Group: 

http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/baw2013/

 

Wiki:

http://baw2013.pbworks.com/

 


The Electronic Village Online is a project of TESOL's CALL Interest Section

 

 

Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, an international education association

 


 

 

 

 

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