Blended Learning: supporting Multiliteracies, networking and collaborative learning in a MOOC like program.

Face to Face Component

On-Line Component

How we Blend

Assesment: Test and Projects

Our Mind Set:

Our world has flattened and is interconnected

Information is just going to continue to grow exponentially

Students of today and tomorrow learn differently than we did

We are life long learners

We are self-directed learners

“The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read or write, but the ones who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn” (Alvin Toffler)

“How we connect with each other is how learning occurs” (Stephen Wilmarth)

“Collaboration and sharing knowledge are highly prized skills” (Alan November)

“Combining face-to-face and technology helps engage the teacher and students into a learning community where everyone benefits and grows into a lifelong learner. Learning is becoming relationship-based or a huge learning network” (Nellie Deutsch)

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What are Digital Literacies?

They refer to our ability to effectively make use of the technologies at our disposal. It’s not only a checklist of technical skills, but also about the social practices that surround the use of new media.

So not just knowing how to create a blog entry, but knowing how to use this to connect with a wider community of readers and writers, and what sort of online persona one projects though one's post.

Not just knowing how to upload photos to Flickr ( a photo sharing site), but knowing whether to publish them under a Creative Commons license and what this implies in terms of digital rights and usage.

http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/articles/digital-literacies-what-are-they-why-should-we-care#comment-118608

5-lenses Model / Pegrum, M. (June 2009)

technological

pedagogical

social

sociopolitical

ecological

Connectivism is a learning theory for the digital age

http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/688902

George Siemens

Stephen Downes

“We blog to teach and learn about writing, communication, networking, presentation, publishing, commenting, reflection, organization and collaboration skills. …..

……..Blogging is about Digital Citizenship, Media Literacy, Information Literacy and Global Awareness. “

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eW3gMGqcZQc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eW3gMGqcZQc

Written and Narrated by Dave Cormier

World Link is Heinle's best-selling core series for young adult/adultyoung adult/adult learners of English from the false beginnerbeginner to intermediate levelintermediate level.

Level 1 and 2Level 1 and 2

Level 3 and 4Level 3 and 4

Level 5Level 5

Level 6 Conversational Level 6 Conversational

Level 7 OccupationalLevel 7 Occupational

Level 8 WritingLevel 8 Writing

mandatorymandatory

– WorldLink

Resources

– (MyELT – Site)

Blogs: On line portfolio-Journal• Homework, Interests• Video, Audio, Text Images

Classroom: F2F interactions• New Interchange,Worldlink,• Conversations, PowerPoint,• Group tasks• Cell phones: recorder, video, and photos

Google Services:• G-mail• Google images• Google Talk

Facebook• Photos, Videos, • Music, Forum, blog, groups• Wall Comments

Twitter Wetpaint

Team WorkCollaboration

Podcast:Final ProjectEFL Podcast

Second Life• Tours• language school• roleplaying

http://doris3meflcenter.blogspot.com/http://doris3meflcenter.blogspot.com/

http://doris3meflcenter.blogspot.com/2010/10/introducing-geraldine-cubillan.html

http://daviddanielmelean.blogspot.com/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/5204964451/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/reallifeenglish/

Second Life

http://slurl.com/secondlife/USF/147/221/23

The Merlin Learning Quest for English language learners.

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/British%20Council%20Isle/230/127/39

http://josemejiasji.blogspot.com/

http://ortegaquintero.blogspot.com/

We skype in order to expose and connect teachers and students locally and globally to peers, experts, eye witnesses. We become more fluent in networking and and information literacies, speaking, listening and presentation skills are honed.

https://www.facebook.com/MyFaceForPeaceVenezuela?fref=ts

http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/geraldine3001-695605-wayuu-life-final-project-level-5/

Stage 1

* Get in groups

• Assign roles

• Select a topic

* Divide contents to research

Stage 2

* Research topic and relate it to your assigned content

• Design slides: mind maps and charts

• Reflect on what you and your group learned

• Write a transcript to explain your mind map

• Edit with a tutor

• Record your presentation

Stage 3

•Upload PPT to Authorstream

• Post PPT to your blog

• Make a poster to display your work

• Be ready to present in front of an audience

Stage 4

• Show your work and share your findings.

• Decorate your stand and be ready to answer questions of your classmates.

• Answer your professor questions about your work.

For the Oral test you will need to:

• Design 3 mind maps like the ones showed in the pictures bellow.

• Also, you will need to have a conversation with a partner. Be ready to ask and answer questions in a short conversation about the lessons practiced in class..

• Bring something to share with your classmates (a little snack).

• All mind maps must be on paper.. No digital material.. We'll be placing your posters on the wall for everyone to look at and learn from.

• And the most important.... Have fun!!! Take a lot of photos and post them to our Facebook group..

More memories of past

exams... here:

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http://doris3meflcenter.blogspot.com/2013/07/oral-test-mindmaps-may-july-2013.html

Blended EFL Classes at University LevelBlended EFL Classes at University Level - 2013

Dr. Doris MoleroUniversity ProfessorRafael Belloso Chacin Universitydoris3m@gmail.comdoris.molero@urbe.edu

References• From Blogs to Bombs (Mark Pegrum)

http://e-language.wikispaces.com/mr2 • Seminal reading on Multiliteracies: The New London Group (1996).

A pedagogy of multiliteracies: Designing social futures. Harvard Educational Review 6, 1. pp.60-92.  Retrieved in 2009 from: http://wwwstatic.kern.org/filer/blogWrite44ManilaWebsite/paul/articles/A_Pedagogy_of_Multiliteracies_Designing_Social_Futures.htm

• Stevens, Vance. (2009). Modeling Social Media in Groups, Communities, and Networks. TESL-EJ, Volume 13, Number 3:  http://www.tesl-ej.org/wordpress/past-issues/volume13/ej51/ej51int/

• Tour to the British Council Isle in Second Lifehttp://pioniadestiny.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2011-04-05T18%3A03%3A00-07%3A00&max-results=7

• Russian Venezuela EFL project in SLhttp://pioniadestiny.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2011-04-05T18%3A03%3A00-07%3A00&max-results=7

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGJuMBdaqIw&feature=fvwrel