The Internet for English Teaching:Guidelines for Teachers

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The Internet for English TeachingGuidelines for
Teachers

• By Mark Warschauer and P. Fawn Whittaker

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Introduction

• Guidelines for Teachers to assist in the planning
  and implementing of network-based learning
  projects
• EFL 537
• Professor Lrya Riabov
• January 29, 2004
• Maureen Kelly-Ellermann

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Topics of Discussion

• Guidelines
• Consider carefully your Goals
• Think Integration
• Dont underestimate the Complexity
• Provide necessary Support
• Involve Students in Decisions

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Topic One

• Consider carefully your Goals
• What purpose is on-line Instruction
• serving in the broader context of the
• class?
• Beware of add-on activities

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Topic Two

• Think Integration
• Create learning activities that have
• linguistic and cognitive purposes.
• Assign homework and classroom
• projects that transform the
• education experience.

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Topic Three

• Dont Underestimate the Complexity
• Abilities
• Language Proficiency
• Equipment
• Time

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Topic Four

• Provide Necessary Support
• Create detailed handouts that
• students can refer to.
• Build Technology training sessions into
• the class schedule.
• Work with the computer center to set
• up simple log-on systems.

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Provide Necessary Support

• Assign students to work in pairs to assist
  each other
• Provide information on how and when
• students can get technical assistance.
• Be personally available to help students
• when they are most likely to need it.

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Topic Five

• Involve Students in Discussion
• Learner Centered Curriculum

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Conclusion

• The authors offer the following
• comments in conclusion of the article.
• Each teacher will have to find her
• or his own way, based on the goals
• of the teacher and the program, the
• needs of the students, and the
• materials and technology available.

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What Does This Mean ?

• How would I use these guidelines
• for myself?
• Assess my goals.
• What teaching situation am I in.
• Conduct a survey of the students.
• What are their expectations of the class?
• Would they find on-line learning helpful?
• Would it increase their motivation?

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What Does This Mean ?

• Would the students find on-line
• communication helpful in learning
• the English language?
• Is it essential for the students to have
• computer skills in order to achieve
• their personal, educational, and
• professional goals?

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What Does This Mean ?

• What computer skills do I possess?
• What skills do the students possess?
• What technology is available?
• Is it easily accessible to myself and
• the students?
• What time commitment must I make?
• What time commitment for the
• students?