The webenhanced teacher: issues of ICTliteracy and autonomy

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The web-enhanced teacher issues of
ICT-literacy and autonomy

• global context
• multimedia and the web- enhanced teacher
• teacher needs analysis survey

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The Global Context

• e-learning the corporate university?
• the European market for online education in 2001
  about 457 million euros
• Italy average annual growth rate of the
  eLearning sector 59
• should e-learning be educationally driven?

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THE KILLING METAPHOR who are the victims?
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The e-goods

• teachers perceive real educational benefits
• low, mid- and high-tech solutions
• we can - and must - create and adapt for our
  students
• make learning more enjoyable, more authentic and
  more effective.

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Centro Interfacoltà di Linguistica Teorica e
Applicata Luigi Heilmann (University of Bologna)

• Webclass 2000 - 2003
• ...enhance, not replace, the real world
  classroom...

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Customised course materials

• learner has control
• meaningful experiences
• dynamic
• extendable
• student feedback
• relevant and authentic learning tasks
• The e-container is a process!
• http\\webclass.cilta.unibo.it

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The development and integration of audio
resourcesfor multimedia language learning on-line

• Audio streaming with integrated text-track
• (ESP legal English courses)

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Who were the Rosenbergs?

• Well find the answer to that question next lesson

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lovelight

• .asf file
• Hot Potatoes drag and drop
• streamed or downloaded

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A multimedia attempt to help learners learn
phonemic script

• C233 home page

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What do web-enhanced teachers need to know?

• Word, Open Office, BlockNotes, WordPad
• Netscape Communicator and Messenger, Internet
  Explorer, Outlook Express
• Netscape Composer, Dreamweaver
• Photoshop, other image editors
• RealPlayer, Windows Media Player, Audiograbber,
  Music Match, Quicktime Pro, Creative Wave Studio,
  
• Hot Potatoes, Argosphere, Dreamweaver Education
  extension, Markin, Javascript Kit
• PhonMap (and other font programs e.g. IPA)
• Active Worlds
• streaming technology
• networking solutions for in-class usage
• database management

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In my defence...

• What is there to say
• All the mistakes we made must be faced today
• Its not easy now knowing where to start
• While the world we love tears itself apart
• Im just a singer with a song
• How can I try to right the wrong
• For just a singer with a melody
• Im caught in _ _ _ _ _ _ _
• With a fading dream...

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The web-enhanced teacher issues of ICT-literacy
and autonomy

• What do we mean by ICT or digital literacy?
• What does LACK of teacher autonomy mean in this
  context?
• What is the level of ICT literacy and autonomy in
  our centre?

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• board chalk books paper literacy?
• computer web resources network connection
  digital literacy?
• digital literacy technologically enhanced
  ability to communicate

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creativity, multidisciplinarity, flexibility, and
intercultural communication and problem-solving
skills
Digital literacy

• mastering of the Internet and multimedia
  resources
• using these new resources to learn and acquire
  new skills

Autonomy
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The book-enhanced teacher
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Web Class

• Training?
• Technical support?
• Are we autonomous?

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Language learning or language teaching?

• Number of hits with Google http//google.com
• Web-enhanced language learning(100)
• Web-enhanced language teaching(4)

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Aims of survey to assess teachers

• actual use of computer and Internet
• access to computers
• access to computerised classrooms
• experience of creation and use of Web-based
  language learning materials
• perceptions of ICT
• perceptions of their own involvement in web-based
  projects
• perception of support offered
• training needs

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The web-enhanced teacher in class
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I use the Internet for work...
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How would I describe my ICT skills?
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I need the computer/Internet to prepare my
lessons...
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I need more in-service training to help me
exploit web-enhanced language teaching more
effectively
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I am able to integrate new technology in my
courses
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I have contributed to the preparation of
web-based materials
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I have used my own web-based materials in
courses/for homework
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I have participated in an on-line course as a
student
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My ICT skills have been evaluated by the centre
where I work...
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I receive the necessary technical support to help
me integrate LLT resources in my lessons
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How do teachers feel about ICT and their
competency?
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I am interested in integrating new technology in
my teaching
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My teaching ability is enhanced by use of the
computer
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I have the feeling that my level of ICT
competence is important to my centre
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I am encouraged by my centre to integrate web
resources in my language courses
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I have the feeling that my ideas about ICT are
valued and appreciated
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Expenditure on in-service training (Data from
Managing a multimedia language centre, Graham
Davis) ICT4LT Module 3.1)
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Results

• training needs paramount
• technical support needed
• budget and ICT strategy should provide for
  ongoing teacher education

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Effective E-Education

• provision of basic ICT skills and ongoing web
  education
• knowledge of teaching staff capabilities, needs,
  attitudes
• language teachersmust be suitably trained
• autonomy knowledge sharing and team building
• teacher training in university ICT strategy
• teachers may make the difference
• teachers role recognised in planning ongoing
  digital education

Merci, bonsoir !