ATES National Convention, Dakar, Senegal - December 7, 2013

ELT + IT: CALL for a BalanceELT + IT: CALL for a BalanceThank you!!Thank you!!

• John Silver and Safietou NdiayeJohn Silver and Safietou Ndiaye• Ngouye SallNgouye Sall• Mareme SarrMareme Sarr• Mamadou BoyeMamadou Boye• Moussa DioufMoussa Diouf• ATES conference organizers and helpersATES conference organizers and helpers• All of you for attendingAll of you for attending

ELT + IT: CALL for a BalanceELT + IT: CALL for a Balance

Life is like riding a bicycle. Life is like riding a bicycle.

To keep your balance, you must keep moving.To keep your balance, you must keep moving.

Albert EinsteinAlbert Einstein

ATES National Convention, Dakar, Senegal - December 7, 2013

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10 Questions to Consider 10 Questions to Consider

1. Who are the digital natives and are they 1. Who are the digital natives and are they getting impatient for change?getting impatient for change?

2. How does ELT + IT help ELLs attain 212. How does ELT + IT help ELLs attain 21stst century literacy?century literacy?

3. How does ELT + IT improve language 3. How does ELT + IT improve language learning?learning?

4. What are some of the pitfalls of ELT + IT?4. What are some of the pitfalls of ELT + IT?5. Are there any “angels” to help us with ELT 5. Are there any “angels” to help us with ELT

+ IT?+ IT?

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10 Questions to Consider 10 Questions to Consider

6. How can teachers prepare for ELT + IT?6. How can teachers prepare for ELT + IT?7. Do our D.N. students really need our IT 7. Do our D.N. students really need our IT

guidance?guidance?8. What is the teacher’s role in the ELT + IT 8. What is the teacher’s role in the ELT + IT

classroom?classroom?9. What really makes a successful ELT?9. What really makes a successful ELT?10. What can you take away from this 10. What can you take away from this

presentation?presentation?

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Who are the digital natives?Who are the digital natives?

Joe Morelock – Canby, Oregon School District

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Who are the digital natives?Who are the digital natives?

Is it true that:Is it true that:– Born after 1980?Born after 1980?– Never used a typewriter?Never used a typewriter?– Wear watch for fashion not tell time?Wear watch for fashion not tell time?– Never waited for photo to be “developed?”Never waited for photo to be “developed?”– You text more than call?You text more than call?

Who are the digital immigrants?Who are the digital immigrants?

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Who are the digital immigrants?Who are the digital immigrants?

We adopt technology but have a digital We adopt technology but have a digital immigrant “accent”immigrant “accent”

We don’t use technology intuitivelyWe don’t use technology intuitively We might:We might:

– Prefer CDs to downloaded music!Prefer CDs to downloaded music!– Wish for paper vs online user manualsWish for paper vs online user manuals– Feel disappointed that newspapers are Feel disappointed that newspapers are

disappearingdisappearing

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Digital Dinosaurs Among Us?Digital Dinosaurs Among Us?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/markwitton/3854150152/

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Why are D.N.s getting impatient?Why are D.N.s getting impatient?

DI assumptions about learning donDI assumptions about learning don’’t t match DN assumptions.match DN assumptions.

DNs canDNs can’’t use their digital information t use their digital information tools in the classroom.tools in the classroom.

DNs donDNs don’’t feel the classroom t feel the classroom experience prepares them for global experience prepares them for global environment.environment.

Impatient Digital Natives?Impatient Digital Natives?

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A Vision of Students Today http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGCJ46vyR9o

Michael Wesch

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Questions to consider:Questions to consider:

Do the students in the video remind you of Do the students in the video remind you of your students? your students?

Do DNs really learn differently? Can DNs Do DNs really learn differently? Can DNs actually multitask efficiently?actually multitask efficiently?

Should the DN students learn the old ways Should the DN students learn the old ways or should their DI teachers learn the new? or should their DI teachers learn the new? Is there any middle ground?Is there any middle ground?

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What skills must ELLs possess?What skills must ELLs possess? 21st century literacy skills (Warschauer)21st century literacy skills (Warschauer)

– Academic Literacy - competencies Academic Literacy - competencies related to academic work. related to academic work.

– Not new to usNot new to us» SummarizingSummarizing» Critical Reading Critical Reading » ResearchingResearching

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What skills must ELLs possess?What skills must ELLs possess? 21st century literacy skills (Warschauer)21st century literacy skills (Warschauer)

– Digital Literacy - Competencies related to creation Digital Literacy - Competencies related to creation and use of digital materialsand use of digital materials» Computer Literacy Computer Literacy » Information Literacy Information Literacy » Multimedia Literacy Multimedia Literacy » Computer Mediated Communication LiteracyComputer Mediated Communication Literacy

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Why do our students need to attain Why do our students need to attain this new literacy?this new literacy?

““Technological Know-How Technological Know-How is a Job Requirement”is a Job Requirement”

– Daniel Gulati, Harvard Business Daniel Gulati, Harvard Business Review, March 2012Review, March 2012

http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2012/03/technological_know-http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2012/03/technological_know-how_is_a_job_requirement.html?awid=6493846415991042466-3271how_is_a_job_requirement.html?awid=6493846415991042466-3271

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Is there another reason?Is there another reason?

““In our Information Age In our Information Age twenty-first century society, twenty-first century society, knowledge is the coin of the knowledge is the coin of the realm and the ability to realm and the ability to think critically is a think critically is a prerequisite for democratic prerequisite for democratic participation.participation.””

Cummins, Brown and Sayers: Cummins, Brown and Sayers: Literacy,Technology, Literacy,Technology, and Diversityand Diversity. 2007, p. vi. 2007, p. vi

March 27, 2013 - Source: Pool/Getty Images North America

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And yet another? And yet another?

National borders becoming National borders becoming less importantless important

Globalization allows access Globalization allows access to playing fieldto playing field

More opportunities but more More opportunities but more competitioncompetition

Digitally literate citizens Digitally literate citizens will have the edge!will have the edge!

http://www.thomaslfriedman.com/bookshelf/the-world-is-flat

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How does ELT + IT change the L2 classroom?How does ELT + IT change the L2 classroom?

AAuthenticity (unlimited access to authentic materials, uthenticity (unlimited access to authentic materials, communication and publishing) communication and publishing)

LLiteracy (read, write, communicate, research & publish on iteracy (read, write, communicate, research & publish on Internet = 21st century literacy)Internet = 21st century literacy)

IInteraction (key to acquiring fluency; Internet provides nteraction (key to acquiring fluency; Internet provides stimulus and opportunity)stimulus and opportunity)

VVitality (flexible, modern medium; provides opportunity itality (flexible, modern medium; provides opportunity for meaningful, relevant work)for meaningful, relevant work)

EEmpowerment (mastery allows teachers and students to mpowerment (mastery allows teachers and students to become lifelong learners).become lifelong learners).

Internet for English Teaching, Warschauer, Shetzer & Meloni, TESOL, 2000Internet for English Teaching, Warschauer, Shetzer & Meloni, TESOL, 2000 ..

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Five Advantages of using CALL in ELTFive Advantages of using CALL in ELT

1.1. Improves language learning. Improves language learning. (CALL Groups outperform non-CALL groups)(CALL Groups outperform non-CALL groups)

2.2. Helps students use language in authentic waysHelps students use language in authentic ways3.3. Trains students in language learning strategies that Trains students in language learning strategies that

transfer beyond classroomtransfer beyond classroom4.4. Enables learners to study more efficiently in a variety of Enables learners to study more efficiently in a variety of

disciplinesdisciplines5.5. Provides students the opportunity for cross cultural Provides students the opportunity for cross cultural

exchange and learning.exchange and learning.

Carol Chapelle – “The Case for Technology and Language Learning” delivered October 12, 2013. Online conference sponsored by TESOL CALL-IS and IATEFL

What about the pitfalls of ELT + IT?What about the pitfalls of ELT + IT?

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Challenges in Senegal?Challenges in Senegal?

Digital divideDigital divide Lack of infrastructureLack of infrastructure Shortage of tech. Shortage of tech.

trained teacherstrained teachers Commitment to fund Commitment to fund

projects for long termprojects for long term But movement is in But movement is in

the right direction!the right direction!

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/angela7/383725871/

What about the pitfalls of ELT + IT?What about the pitfalls of ELT + IT?

Time, time, timeTime, time, time– Learning new Learning new

tools/techniquestools/techniques

– Keeping up with Keeping up with changeschanges

– Technology Technology addictionaddiction

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/thenandagain/26288869/

What about the pitfalls of ELT + IT?What about the pitfalls of ELT + IT?

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David Pogue, New York Times, Feb 15, 2012 writes:

“OMG! Did you see Brad Pitt’s post on Digglr last night?”

“No, I was too busy cruising Cr.us.ta.ce.an. What did he say?” “OMG, it was all over Regurgtatr!”

Have you ever had the sinking feeling that the online world is moving so fast that you’ll never catch up?

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Every year, there’s another hot new online service, another drain into which to pour your time. Question: Once you’re on Facebook and Twitter and Foursquare and Google Plus and Tumblr and LinkedIn and Instagram and Reddit and Path — when, exactly, do you have time left over for a life? Well, never mind. Incredibly, yet another free site has become white-hot popular, because it’s found yet another purpose not quite served by anyone else . . .

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/16/technology/personaltech/reviewing-pinterest-the-newest-social-media-site.html?_r=1&nl=technology&emc=cta2

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What about the pitfalls of ELT + IT?What about the pitfalls of ELT + IT?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/will-lion/2595497078/

Are you drowning in information?

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What about the pitfalls of ELT + IT?What about the pitfalls of ELT + IT?

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/

You mean you don’t know what all these Web tools do?

What about the pitfalls of ELT + IT?What about the pitfalls of ELT + IT?

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Internet Safety

http://www.cskcst.com/

What about the pitfalls of ELT + IT?What about the pitfalls of ELT + IT?

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Distraction and loss of f2f interaction.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/theqspeaks/4944690645/

What about the pitfalls of ELT + IT?What about the pitfalls of ELT + IT?

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http://alonetogetherbook.com/

"The ties we form through the Internet are not, in the end, the ties that bind.  But they are the ties that preoccupy. . .” p. 280

Sherry Turkle, MIT technology and society specialist.

Pitfall – Belief in Technology as “Silver Bullet”Pitfall – Belief in Technology as “Silver Bullet”

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Are there any “Angels” to help us?Are there any “Angels” to help us?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/melquiades1898/9878305884/

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Are there any “Angels” to help us?Are there any “Angels” to help us?

http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/

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Are there any “Angels” to help us?Are there any “Angels” to help us?

http://nikpeachey.blogspot.com/

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Are there any “Angels” to help us?Are there any “Angels” to help us?(Web Sites)(Web Sites)

http://americanenglish.state.gov/

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Are there any “Angels” to help us?Are there any “Angels” to help us?(Web Sites)(Web Sites)

http://www.ted.com/talks

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Are there any “Angels” to help us?Are there any “Angels” to help us?(Tools)(Tools)

http://www.diigo.com/index

How can teachers prepare for ELT + IT?How can teachers prepare for ELT + IT? Self-educationSelf-education

– Get familiar with the TESOL technology Get familiar with the TESOL technology standards + vignettesstandards + vignettes

– Subscribe to CALL-IS VSL (Virtual Software Subscribe to CALL-IS VSL (Virtual Software List)List)

– Subscribe to blogs/sites by Stannard, Peachey, Subscribe to blogs/sites by Stannard, Peachey, FerlazzoFerlazzo

– Join social networks like EFL 2.0Join social networks like EFL 2.0– Attend professional conferences!Attend professional conferences!

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TESOL EVO Sessions 2013TESOL EVO Sessions 2013(free and need not be TESOL member)(free and need not be TESOL member)

http://evosessions.pbworks.com/w/page/61742103/Call_for_Participation2013

•Becoming a Webhead•Podcasting for the ESL/EFL classroom•Digital Storytelling-Young Learners•Moodle for Teachers•Neuroscience in Education•Multiliteracies for Social Networking•Designed for Business

E-Teacher Online Courses and E-Teacher Online Courses and WebinarsWebinars

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http://tinyurl.com/56jqc9

http://exchanges.state.gov/englishteaching/eteacher/courses.html

Exploring Web 2.0 Online CourseExploring Web 2.0 Online Course

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http://tinyurl.com/56jqc9

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Do DN students really need IT guidance? Do DN students really need IT guidance?

http://www.radpic.com/you_werent_downloaded.html

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An ELL without ELT guidance:An ELL without ELT guidance:Mayday! Mayday! Mayday!Mayday! Mayday! Mayday!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSdxqIBfEAw

Do DN students really need guidance? Do DN students really need guidance?

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Do DN students really need guidance? Do DN students really need guidance?

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Teachers are the critical link!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/myklroventine/3400039523/

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What is the role of the teacher in IT + ELT?What is the role of the teacher in IT + ELT?The Player-Coach

http://www.flickr.com/photos/zenmama/2126257888/

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The Player Coach The Player Coach Leads the team but also participatesLeads the team but also participates Has the same stake in success as the playersHas the same stake in success as the players Applies expertise in setting goals and objectivesApplies expertise in setting goals and objectives Designs meaningful practice to support improvementDesigns meaningful practice to support improvement Knows the strengths and weaknesses of the playersKnows the strengths and weaknesses of the players Strives to motivate all playersStrives to motivate all players Assesses performance and gives constructive adviceAssesses performance and gives constructive advice Establishes an emotional bond with the playersEstablishes an emotional bond with the players

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What Makes a Successful ELT?What Makes a Successful ELT? Inspiration Enthusiasm Professional competence Attention to affective development of student Tolerance, patience, warmth, sensibility and open-

mindedness

ROBINETT, B.W. (1977): «Characteristics of an Effective Second Language Teacher» in M. Burt, H. DULAY and M. FINOCCHIARO (eds.) (1977): Viewpoints on English as a Second Language. New York: Regents Publishing Co.

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““A Tech-Happy Professor Reboots After A Tech-Happy Professor Reboots After Hearing His Teaching Advice Isn’t Working”Hearing His Teaching Advice Isn’t Working”

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“I implemented your idea, and it just didn’t work. The students thought it was chaos.” (Wesch colleague)

“It doesn’t matter what method you use. . . you must focus on . . . the bond between teacher and student.” (Wesch)

Michael Wesch

http://chronicle.com/article/A-Tech-Happy-Professor-Reboots/130741/

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Final Takeaways for ELT + ITFinal Takeaways for ELT + IT

Technology is our ally, but not a silver bullet! Technology can make a good teacher better, but

cannot make a bad teacher good! Every old technology was once new. New is not

necessarily good. Old is not necessarily bad. Beware, computers can serve as “digital cocaine”

both for digital natives and digital immigrants. Everything in moderation. Strive for balance when

doing ELT + IT.

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Improve your ELT+IT skills. Step by step is fine!Improve your ELT+IT skills. Step by step is fine!Move forward and find your balance! Move forward and find your balance!

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