The ELI at OSU: TechSem 2006 Syllabus

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TechSem 2006 Syllabus

Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5

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Theme: Getting started; communicating with groups: Email, online discussion, and journaling

8:30	Introductions; overview of the week; questionnaire and individual objectives; digital photos
	Small group discussion about goals and individual topics from Action Plans - large group sharing
9:00	Email and online discussion: What you can do with YahooGroups. (West University Neighbors, techsem2005 samples). -If you don't have email, join Yahoo: mail.yahoo.com and email Deborah to say hello. -Check your email. I've invited you to join the TechSem 2006 group. Click Join to join the group.
9:30	Email for research and teaching - TESL-L, TESLCA-L. English teachers: Sign up for TESL-L (see the handout). Catalist (www.lsoft.com/catalist.html) to find groups of interest
	Collaborative project possibilities: Intercultural E-mail Classroom Connections (IECC) project, www.iecc.org/ for class email exchange Keypals: See Kenji & Kathleen Kitao's Keypals Page (bowland-files.lancs.ac.uk/staff/visitors/kenji/keypal.htm) for basic information; find links and keypals at the Linguistic Funland Keypals Page (www.linguistic-funland.com/teslpnpl.html) and EL Easton's Keypals Page (http://www.eleaston.com/ Blogger (www.blogger.com) - see sample at gabesian.blogspot.com
10:00	PowerPoint - introduction
	Journaling with PowerPoint: use the template to write down your action plan (more advanced students can animate and embellish their shows). Add comments about what you did today.
Homework: Think about how you communicate with your students. Take some notes and be ready to discuss this tomorrow.

Theme: Communicating with others

8:30	Debrief Day 1: What communication tools will you use when you go home, and what might you use in the future?
8:45	Introduction to Nicenet, www.nicenet.org for online discussion
9:15	Uses of Word: - Insert Comments (download a sample file to comment on) - AutoSummarize (download a sample file to autosummarize; another sample) - Synonyms, dictionary, translation
9:45	If you didn't do it already, check your email and reply to the invitation to join the TechSem 2006 group. Go to groups.yahoo.com and sign in. Find your picture on Photos and save it (right-click and download). Save in My Documents.
10:00	PowerPoint journal - add comments for Day 2. Insert a picture that relates to your topic, either your photo or clip art. Add clip art to Word, PowerPoint - http://office.microsoft.com/clipart/default.aspx?lc=en-us Send a brief email message with what you've done to Jane.
Homework: Make a list of the reasons you use the Web, and another list with the reasons your students use the Web. Be ready to discuss this.

Theme: Effective web use

8:30	Debrief Day 2: What uses do you see for Word tools and Nicenet? Any questions?
	Discussion of Web use
8:45	Creating tables in Word (we'll be saving and sorting useful web links in the table)
9:00	Searching the Web for research and teaching purposes; general web searching tips
	Choosing the right search engine: www.noodletools.com/debbie/literacies/information/5locate/adviceengine.html
	Try different engines: Google, Kartoo, Teoma Look for your home town, then for a topic of interest.
	Next, look at Pinakes (www.hw.ac.uk/libwww/irn/pinakes/pinakes.html)
9:15	Sample sites for professional and teaching use - writing
	Online Writing Lab at owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/, Erlyn Baack's Advanced Composition page at http://eslbee.com/
	Try some of the sites on Internet Possibilities Day 3. Add good sites to your table in Word.
10:00	PowerPoint journal - add comments for Day 3. Send a brief email message with what you've done to Jane or comment on Nicenet or add to the techteachingworldwide blog.
Homework: Think about the kind of exercise that you would like to create. What is its purpose? Be ready to share your ideas with your group.

Theme: Creating exercises

8:30	Debrief Day 3: What did you like? Why? What else do you need to do with the web pages to make them really useful?
8:45	Hot Potatoes to create material: matching, crossword, gap-fill exercises. Save them on the Yahoo Group - make sure your name is on your exercise! If you have time, try more of the sites on Internet Possibilities Day 3. Add good sites to your table in Word.
10:00	PowerPoint journal - add comments for Day 4. You can also comment on Nicenet or add to the techteachingworldwide blog.

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Theme: Creating web pages

8:30	Debrief Day 4: How can you or your students use what you created? What else do you need to do with your exercises to make them really useful?
	Design tips for handouts and web pages
9:00	Creating Web pages with Tripod - or - More practice with Hot Potatoes to create material - or - More web exploration
10:00	PowerPoint journal - add comments for Day 5. Do the TechSem 2006 online assessment from FAST - www.getfast.ca.

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Last updated: July 15, 2006