05/2007 - Online discussion

There was an online discussion hosted on the LTSig discussion list list between 21st and 27th May.

The focus for discussion was the emerging so called Web 2.0 technologies and their roles in language teaching. We had three invited guests who helped to moderate the discussion and added their own perspectives:

This discussion developed themes that were started at the Wireless ready event in Nagoya: http://wirelessready.nucba.ac.jp/ which the invited guest all participated in.

 

Here are some resources made available before the debate started:

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From Steven:

"Window into the Classroom: Podcasting an English for Professional Purposes Course" Osaka Jogakuin Tanki Daigaku Kiyo [OJJC Journal], No. 36, pp. 1-21 (March 2007).
http://58.12.220.149:8089/edu/kiyo_2006/kiyo_2006/kiyo_36_PDF/001.pdf

Also, here is a forthcoming article that's tentatively available online:

"Japanese Learning Styles in Cross-Cultural Online Education" SIETAR Europa Magazine, Issue 3: Global Learning Styles. SIETAR Germany: Society for Intercultural Education, Training and Research
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=djszdhm_30fm2vx7

I have also added a file of the ISTE standards that Michael Vallance has provided. (See the files link in the menu)

 

The questions we'd like you all to start with are as follows:

  • Are Web 2.0 technologies changing the way that we teach and that learners learn? If so, in what ways?
  • Are we missing the point about new technologies and the focus should always be on the skills we are trying to teach?
The discussion will start on Monday and we look forward to all your contributions.

 

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