CALL - Spring 2015

Computer Assisted Language Learning
Busan University of  Foreign Studies
TESOL Grad &  Teacher Training Program
a COOL Course 
(Collaborative Open Online Learning)

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TES531 Final Challenge (Spring 2015)

The finish line is in sight! Many of you have completed your 'CALL-in-action' tasks and readings and so all that's left is the ‘Final Challenge’ for this course. I would like you to produce a screencast or series of screencasts for one of the scenarios described below. I have scheduled a final TES531 Hangout for Thursday, June 18 at 9pm. This will be a time to discuss your work, ask any questions, and connect one last time as a class. As always, if you have any questions, feel free to contact me.

Scenario #1 Prepare a screencast presentation for future generations of TES531’ers.  This can include any or all of the following: - Briefly introduce and describe some of the tools you found most useful. - Provide a short ‘how-to’ videos for some of the tools you found most challenging to use. - Offer some general advice on how to successfully participate in this course and navigate LearningCall.net  (don’t worry about hurting Jeff’s feelings - I want you to honestly address any confusions or frustrations you experienced) Scenario#2 Prepare a screencast presentation for current or future coworkers about how to implement CALL tools and resources into their work. - Choose at least three tools and resources. Describe what they are and how to use them and  provide examples (from you or others) demonstrating how they could be used in your coworkers teaching environments.   * The ‘how-to’ portion of each scenario can be done in Korean (or Chinese) if desired.  The goal here is to provide real technical assistance and sometimes that is a lot easier (for presenter and watcher) in L1.

These can be done as one long screencast or a series of shorter ones.  Total screencast time should be at least 5 minutes, but I’d welcome longer ones.  With your permission, I hope to use some of these in future courses to help smooth the way for those that follow you on the LearningCall journey :)

You can use any tool you like to record the screencast, but the easiest options are probably Ocam (downloadable program - download here ) or Screencast-o-matic.com (online too).  For a ‘how-to’ video, take a look at the Screencasting Guide using OCam or the Screencasting Guide using Screencast-o-matic. If you'd like to include your webcam in the recording, Screencast-o-matic will allow you to do so. All screencasts are due by June 20.  Please check to see if you can technically screencast as soon as possible. Do NOT wait until June 19. I will be available most evenings for the next week for virtual office hours if you need any screencasting assistance.   Once recorded, screencasts can be uploaded to your Google Drive and shared privately with me or uploaded to your YouTube channel and posted on your blog.

I'll be standing by to provide virtual assistance and look forward to some interesting viewing. Good Luck!

TES531 Weeks #12~15: CALL-in-Action + Readings

Part#1 Materials Development

The goal is to have you ‘dig deeper’ into the areas of CALL you find most interesting and put them to use in the ‘real’ world (now and in the future) by working on specific projects.

Task: Create at least three blog posts that describe and demonstrate specific ways that you might apply CALL tools to your likely teaching/learning environments. These do not need to be complete projects, but they need to be complete enough to show how you plan to use a particular tool or resource.

Possibilities include:

• Creating a new blog and designing it for use as a class website 
• Using Quizlet to create a set of Flashcard-related activities for specific lessons 
• Creating a Proprofs/Quizstar quiz, Google form, ppt game, or other activity for your class 
• Recording a Google+ Hangout interview with someone 
• Developing a collection of useful RSS feeds that Korean educators would find interesting (Feedly) 
• Posting Clyp.it recordings or a series of  Voki related to a particular lesson 
• Creating and edited video for use in your teaching 
• Demonstrating how you can use mobile devices in your teaching 
• Creating maps, mindmaps, and/or graphic organizers for use in a lesson 
• Creating a Prezi or Powtoon for a specific lesson 
• Creating a comic-based activity from comics you’ve created (photo or video) 
• Padlets and/or Wordles for specific lessons 
• An annotated guide to useful Social Networking Groups for Korean educators (Facebook Groups, Google communities, LinkedIn Networks, etc) 
• Make your own ‘how-to’ screencast guides  using Ocam or Screeencast-o-matic
• Build and share a YouTube playlist 
• ANYTHING ELSE that your CALL learning passions inspire you to create.

Examples

• Survey in the first lesson
• YunMi's First Class Powtoon
• Park Ji Hye's Space Powtoon
• Im Keun Mi's Pancake Lesson - Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4
• Charlotte's Web Chapter 2 어휘
• Leave your groups' comments about two Images on cultural difference
• A Flow chart for lesson 2 using gliffy
• Prezi for Lesson 2
• Dream Activity
• Class Blogs:  Claire's English World, Humming English, SmartLearning, Happy English w/Xena, Nayoung's English,  캔디방

Please contact Jeff by May 29 to let him know what kinds of projects you plan to work on. This can be via email, blog post, or Hangout.  All blogs posts are due by June 12.

Part#2 - Readings
The focus of this course has been the practical application of CALL tools. There is however an academic world of CALL in which people do research, develop theories, and write papers. I’d like you to explore that world a little by finding a couple of articles that are relevant to areas of CALL that interest you.
On the Readings Page, you can find a list of journals, specific articles, and a Google Custom Search that will allow you to search within a collection of relevant journals.
Assignment
Please find at least two articles of interest and post a reflection on your blog for each. Reflections should be at least 200 words and are due by June 9. If you have problems finding articles of interest, please let me know what you’re looking for and I’ll do my best to help you find something relevant.

TTP Spring 2015: The Rest of Session 2

Main Task (Weeks#10~14)    Imagine it is now September of 2015….
Congratulations!  You have been selected as teacher trainer by the Busan Office of Education!
(Of course, you will be compensated quite well.)
They are aware that you have completed the highly regarded BUFS TTP and would like to see a demonstration of how you might use CALL Tools and Resources in your present and future classes.  They’d like you to create at least three blog posts that describe different potential applications of CALL. These don’t need to be complete projects, just complete enough to show how you plan to use a particular resource. These can include materials to be used in class demonstrations. Possibilities include:

• Creating a new blog and designing it for use as a class website
• Using Quizlet to create a set of Flashcard-related activities for specific lessons
• Creating a Google form,  Proprofs quiz, ppt game, or other activity for your class
• Recording a Google+ Hangout interview with someone
• Developing a collection of useful RSS feeds that Korean educators would find interesting (Feedly)
• Creating an audio recording or Voki related to a particular lesson
• Creating and edited video for use in your teaching
• Creating maps, mindmaps, and/or graphic organizers for use in a lesson
• Creating a Prezi or Powtoon for a specific lesson
• Creating a comic-based activity from comics you’ve created (photo  or video)
• Padlets and/or Wordles for specific lessons
• An annotated guide to useful Social Networking Groups for Korean educators
• Make your own ‘how-to’ screencast guides
• Build a YouTube playlist or list of online reading resources
• ANYTHING ELSE that your CALL learning passions inspire you to create.

By the end of week#10, please create a short blog post outlining your plans and goals. Feel free to integrate this with other projects and assignments.

Examples

• Survey in the first lesson
• Charlotte's Web Chapter 2 어휘
• Space Powtoon
• Leave your groups' comments about two Images on cultural difference
• A Flow chart for lesson 2 using gliffy
• Prezi for Lesson 2
• Dream Activity
• Emotive Adjectives
• Class Blogs:  Claire's English World,  Humming English, SmartLearning, Happy English w/Xena, Nayoung's English,  캔디방

TES531 Weeks #9 & #10 (+11): The Rest of the Buffet, Belated Intro Videos, & Looking Forward

Between now and May 10, I'd like us to get better acquainted as a class, finish up the Buffet of CALL tools, and reflect a bit on what tools and resources will be most useful for each of you in the future.

Overview Screencast

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Part#1: Video Introductions

I enjoyed speaking with you all during Midterm Hangouts, and realized that we've never had an opportunity to meet as a class (face-to-face or virtually) and some of you probably have never met each other. I should have had you do this Week#1, but 'better late than never'. Please record a video introduction and post it in our TES531 Band. The video should be at least one minute long and can include anything you like - info about your work, family, interests, etc. You can take us on a tour of your home, workplace or weekend getaway. The goal is just to get to know each other a bit. Here's an example of one that I produced for my undergraduate course this semester.

The easiest way to do this is probably with your phone, but if you prefer to do so with your computer or in any other way, feel free to do so. If the video file is too large for the Band, you can upload it to your Google Drive and share the link in the Band. If you have any questions or technical issues, please contact me.

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Part#2: Social Networking

Take a look at the Social Networking Guide and watch the Social Networking Screencast.

Explore some of the ELT groups and communities on Google+, Facebook, Diigo, LinkedIn, and elsewhere .

Join ones of interest, bookmark them with Diigo, and/or create a blog post about any interesting discoveries.

If you're feeling ambitions, join twitter, find some people to follow and send out your first tweet.

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Part#3: A few more Odds & Ends

These are sections of LearningCall.net that we have not yet covered. Take a look at these guides to see if there's anything of interest.

• Copyright & Fair Use
• Mobile Tools
• Photo Editing (irfanview)
• Reading Resources

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Part#4:   Buffet Reflection

Once you've done everything listed above, I'd like to you to reflect on the questions listed below. You can respond with a written blog post or a recorded audio or video message shared in the TES531 Band.  Please post this by May 9 May 16. 

Looking back at all of the CALL tools and resources we've covered so far, which ones can you foresee yourself using in your (current and future) teaching, professional development, and personal learning? How might you use them?

• Blogging (creating a course blog and/or student blogs, blogger tweaks) 
• Social Bookmarking: Diigo (bookmarking) 
• RSS Reader - following blogs and sites using something like Feedly
• Activities: Quizlet, Crossword makers, games, Proprofs 
• Presentations (finding online, creating with Prezi, Google Presentation, or Powtoon) 
• Video & Audio (downloading videos, editing with WMM, editing audio, Voki and/or Clyp.it ) 
• Google+ Hangouts, Bands, other messaging/conferencing tools 
• Image Creation/Manipulation and Editing (Photofunia, Making Comics, Irfanview) 
• Learning Management Systems (Schoology.com, Socrative.com, or Classdojo) 
• Site Building Gadgets (Padlet, Wordle) 
• Mindmaps, Graphic Organizers (Creately, Gliffy) 
• Assorted Web tools and Mobile apps: Speakit, Chrome dictionary, Google Translate
• Social Networking - Google+ communities, Facebook groups 
• Other tools and resources we covered (or not)

 What is on your CALL Wishlist? Which particular skills related to these or other tools and resources would you like to learn more about during the final five weeks of CALL?

TTP Week#8/9 - Social Networking + Odds & Ends

Part#2 Social Networking

Take a look at the Social Networking Guide and watch the Social Networking Screencast.

Explore some of the ELT groups and communities on Google+, Facebook, Diigo, LinkedIn, and elsewhere .

Join ones of interest, bookmark them with Diigo, and/or create a blog post about any interesting discoveries.

If you're feeling ambitions, join twitter, finds some people to follow and send out your first tweet.

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Check out a few more Odds & Ends

• Copyright & Fair Use
• Mobile Tools
• Photo Editing (irfanview)
• Reading Resources

************ Buffet Review ************

Things to Do

• Go to Feedly and check out recent blog posts from other TTP'ers, grad students, and TTP alumni
• Start a Google+ Hangout-on-air with a classmate or two and post the recording on your blog. Google+ Hangouts
• Download a video using Torch or Keepvid and edit it with Windows Movie Maker  Video Guide
• Create a new YouTube playlist or add videos to an existing one and post the playlist on your blog.
• Work on a Prezi, Google Presentation, or Powtoon and post it on your blog Presentations Guide
• Update the class quizlet set or your onw Quizlet with the latest TTP vocabulary Activity Guide
• Creating an audio recording using Audacity Voki and/or Clyp.it Audio Guide
• Use Google Translate to practice pronunciation Week#3  or use the new Chrome Speech Recognition Add-on  Week#4
• Create a blog for your class or redesign your own blog (new template) or add some gadgets Blogger Guide
• Use  Schoology.com,  Socrative.com, or  Classdojo to set a site up for your class.
• Create Mindmaps or Graphic Organizers and post them on your blog. Mind Mapping Graphic Organizers
• Check out more Google+ Communities, or Facebook Groups on the Social Networking Guide
• Create some funny images with sites like Photofunia and post on your blog Site Building Tools
• Create a Padlet, Wordle, or comic strip and post itn on your blog Site Building Tools
• Review and/or blog about Speaking Topics  or post to the our Group Blog
• Take a look at the  TTP 2014 ' Down Under' Map. We'll be creating one soon.