CONCEPT MAP
What is Study-English-Online.Net?
Three Generations of Distance Learning Pedagogy
Three Generations of Distance Learning Pedagogy
1. Cognitive Behaviourism
2. Constructivism
3. Connectivism
Educational Technology – Web-Resources: Theory & Tools
THEORY
Emerging Perspectives on Learning, Teaching & Technology
TOOLS
Mootools
Javascript Thumbnail Viewer
DimDim – A Web-Conferencing Solution
More about Moodle
A code from answers.com which allows you to gloss an entire text.
Currently used on the NY Times website, Available at:
The 14 Categories of Language Use
RIvers & Temperly (A Practical Guide to the Teaching of English, OUP, 1978, p. 47) list 14 purposes or categories of language use establishing and maintaining social relations expressing one’s reactions hiding one’s intentions talking one’s way out of trouble seeking & giving information learning or teaching others to do or make something conversing over the telephone...
A Multimedia Resource for Language Learning
I have been racking my brains over the past few weeks in vain. I am incapable of thinking of a proper topic myself and that prevents me from starting work on the assignment which reads as follows This assignment consists of two interrelated parts: A multimedia resource for language learning for classroom or self-access use. An accompanying rationale. A multimedia resource You should create a...
Online Language Lessons – Idea Bank
It looks like more and more language teaching is being done on the web. Let me summarize what online language teachers have on offer, what they do or could do in theory. I will list several examples from Curtis J. Bonk & Ke Zhang’s (2008) Empowering Online Learning, pp. 62-63. Types of resources & activities for online language learners online flashcards electronic dictionaries...
Sources of Frustration for E-Learners
According to research, e-learners are likely to be frustrated by
technical difficulties
communication breakdowns
Source: Hara., N (2000). Student Distress In a Web-Based Distance Education Course.
Interactivity & The 5 Ts that Make it Fail
Ian Forsyth (Teaching & Learning Materials & The Internet, 3rd edition, p. 135) defines interactivity as
emulating the traditional classroom
He lists the 5 Ts that cause interactivity to fail on the Internet (pp. 19 -23)
time
technology timid
territoriality on topics
training
truss – an infrastructure requirement
E-Courseware Design: Issues
Let me list some of the topical issues that keep emerging and need to be addressed asap. usability – what I mean here is all the extra clicks that either my students or I make, which takes time. Distributing courseware in space often results in learners’ having to spend more time online than they would otherwise have, and that should be avoided. feedback – it is not enough to...