WEEK 3: Online engagement of English Language Learners 

«Technology is not a silver bullet. It’s only as good as the teachers … using it as one more tool to help inspire, and teach, and work through problems»

Barack Obama

LEARNING OUTCOMES

by the end of the week you will be able to:

• understand the principles of building a trusting, respectful, and encouraging educational climate
• explain the connection between the online teacher presence and student motivation in language learning
• apply eight Activities to interact with students online and to practice connectiveness and purposefulness in using language
• define the TEC-VARIETY Framework to boost the chances for online learning success
• plan projects to engage learners (and their families/friends) into social cause
• explain the peculiarities of virtual BPL

PART 1: EDUTAINMENT FOR A SOCIAL CAUSE

READING

PART 2: CASE STUDY: INSPIRATIONAL ONLINE TEACHING PRACTICES

READING

INTERVIEW

Interview with our guest – Edina Kőműves

• About Edina Kőműves
  

  Edina Kőműves is a Hungarian teacher, specialized in French and History teaching. She also gives various courses in English in a talent care program and specializes in skill building and edutaining. After her teaching Master’s, she completed a research based Erasmus Mundus Master program at ELTE in Budapest, EHESS in Paris and Charles University in Prague. She is writing her PhD at ELTE university on history of education. She is the co-founder of a team developing game material that can be used in high schools to promote the development of 21th century skills.
  In 2019, she participated in a Fulbright Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program, Media Literacy track (Kent State University, OH, USA), and obtained a federal grant that allowed her to execute a year-long media literacy program, alongside with writing a gamified teaching resource book that promotes media literacy education. She is the proud mom of 2 little girls.

TEST OF THE THIRD WEEK

• SUMMARY
  In this module, we discuss the importance of engaging students in learning languages online and share some ideas how it can be implemented. How do you develop a communicative environment that is open and welcoming for your learners? Please, share your successes and obstacles and suggest ways to overcome the latter. What is your input on Week 3? If you would like to share any other resources and/or ideas regarding Online engagement of English Language Learners, please, feel free to do it in the chat.

• REFERENCES
  Used literature
  Part 1
  Bonk, C.J. & Khoo, E. (2014). Adding some TEC-variety: 100+ activities for motivating and retaining learners online. Bloomington, Indiana, USA: Open World Books.
  https://tec-variety.com/TEC-Variety_eBook_5-4.pdf 
  Dakin Burdick. (2011). Small Group Discussion Protocols (20 Examples). Center for Teaching Excellence, Endicott College. https://wmich.edu/sites/default/files/attachments/u1469/2019/Appendix-B-Discussion-Protocols.pdf
  Gonzalez, J. (2015)​. ​The big list of class discussion strategies​. Cult of Pedagogy.
  https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/speaking-listening-techniques/
  Online resources
  Educandy. Language game. https://www.educandy.com/
  Education world. Teacher resource. https://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/archives/webquest.shtml
  ePals. Language exchange platform. https://www.epals.com/#/connections
  EPIC! Digital reading based on age. https://www.getepic.com/educators 
  ESL Games Plus. Language game. https://www.eslgamesplus.com/
  ESL Gameworld. Language game.https://www.eslgamesworld.com/
  Flipgrid. Discussion tool (video-based). https://info.flip.com/
  FreeChildrenStories. Digital reading based on age. https://www.freechildrenstories.com/
  International Children’s Digital Library. Digital reading. http://en.childrenslibrary.org/
  Lost Words of Atlantis. Game. https://humingamelab.com/Games/Codex/games/codex.html
  PenPal World. Language exchange paltform. https://www.penpalworld.com/
  PicCollage. https://piccollage.com/​​
  Pressbooks. Digital book creation and publication. ​​https://pressbooks.com/
  Seesaw. Learning management system. https://web.seesaw.me/
  Storyjumper. Young reader writing platform. https://www.storyjumper.com/
  Storyweaver. Digital book creation and publication. https://storyweaver.org.in/
  WISE. Web-based inquiry. https://wise.berkeley.edu/
  Part 2
  Project-based Learning for All. Buck Institute for Education.https://www.pblworks.org/
  Glenn Whitman, Ian Kelleher. Your Checklist for Virtual Project-Based Learning. Edutopia. https://www.edutopia.org/article/your-checklist-virtual-project-based-learning

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