General
INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER ASSISTED LANGUAGE LEARNING TOOLS
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Instructor: Gölge SEFEROĞLU Added: 12 March 2010 |
Topic outline
Topic 1
- Introduction to the History of CALL – Behaviouristic CALL, Communicative CALL, Integrated CALL
- Getting e-mail accounts (Yahoo, Gmail and Hotmail) in order to use throughout the course.
- Introduction to Ning interface
Article of the week:
Topic 2
Article of the week:
Webblogging: Innovation for communication in English Class by Kavaliauskiene, Anusiene & Mazeikiene.
Topic 3
- The use of wikis in English Language Classrooms
- PBworks
- Wetpaint
- Google Documents
Article of the week:
Wiki as a teaching tool by Parker and Chao
Topic 4
- Online Communities of Practice – Creating and Joining Online Groups
- Google Groups
- Yahoo Groups
- Tapped In
Article of the week:
TAPPED IN: A new on-line teacher community concept for the next generation of Internet technology by Schlager & Schank
Topic 5
- Creating an online classroom
- Nicenet
- Dokeos
- Social Bookmarking
- Delicious
Article of the week:
Using NICENET in language classrooms at the Universiti Utara Malaysia, Malaysia by Mohamed & Dzakiria
Topic 6
- Online Conference Tools
- WiZiQ
- Elluminate
- Computer Mediated Communication (CMC) (Synchronous and Asynchronous) – Message Boards , Forums, Instant Messaging Services
- MSN Messenger
- Yahoo Messenger
- Google Talk
- Skype
- Facebook Twitter
Article of the week:
'Looking at', 'Looking up' or 'Keeping up with' people? Motives and uses of Facebook by Joinson
Topic 7
- Digital Storytelling
- Podcasting
Article of the week:
Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling by Robin
Topic 9
- 3D Virtual Worlds – Designing an online classroom in 3D Virtual Worlds
- Active Worlds
- Quest Atlantis
- Second Life
Article of the week:
Learning in a different life: Pre-service education students using an online virtual world by Campbell
Topic 11
- Creating an interactive webpage using Pageflakes.
Article of the week:
Perspectives on technology in learning and teaching languages by Kern