Team Teaching with Digital Technology A Business English Wiki in Practice
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Team Teaching with Digital TechnologyA Business English Wiki in Practice
Professional Development Day for Business English Teachers
DHBW Villingen-Schwenningen – 21 May 2011
Regina C. Brautlacht Sandy Wagner Jeannette Bergmann
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Agenda
Background on the course Why we use wikis What wikis we use The advantages vs. the drawbacks Time to discuss and exchange ideas
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Business English Course
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studentswikisclassesteachersdepartmentscampuses
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What are Wikisand why do we use them?
A collaborative website
Easy to access, easy to learn, easy to update, easy to edit, easy to link
Supports collaborative team work, supports autonomous and student-centred learning, supports teacher‘s course management
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What Wikis We Use
Three different wikis for the course:
1. Business English Wiki – printed material is available online; teachers use it as a communication platform
2. Teachers’ Wiki – exchange and coordination workspace (messages, lesson plans, collaborative exam grading)
3. Company Simulation Wikis – communication tool and collaborative platform for students’ group work 5
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Business English Wiki
A platform where students and teachers have access to:
Course schedule Course material Links to websites Links to audio/video material Teacher’s weekly announcements
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Business English Wiki
Platform providing course material, videos, links etc.
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Teachers' Wiki
A platform where teachers of parallel classes can:
Develop course material Share ideas and teaching material Collaborate on grading exams Communicate with the teaching team Coordinate meetings and course events
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Collaborative work on lesson plans and exams
Teachers‘ Wiki
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Company Simulation Wikis
A platform where students in one group can:
Work collaboratively on their group projects Communicate with each other without
sending emails Work from anywhere and at anytime
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Collaborative group work of 4-5 students
Company Simulation Wikis
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Advantages
For all: Access from
everywhere Asynchronous work Collaborative work Outsourced
classroom tasks (audio and video material)
Authentic and up-to-date material, relevant links
Flexible course structure
Web 2.0 skills Reduced need for
f2f meetings Peer support Consistency for
parallel groups (Quality Management) 1
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Advantages
For students: Increased use of
English Opportunity to
practise drafting and writing in English
Peer correction Easy to coordinate
assignments Group work easy to
access
For teachers: Easy to share
materials Easy to correct
exams Easy to manage
courses Easy to track
students’ progress
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Drawbacks
For all: Lack of computer
skills Slow or non-existing
Internet connection Technophobes
Unequal workload Increased workload Time-consuming
work
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Let‘s Talk about Wikis!
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