26.04.2023 ICTS FOR TEFL - Third live session

ICTs for TEFL Third Session. VLEs

Prof. Sandra Camelo

ICTs for TEFL

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What does VLE stands for?

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Virtual Learning Environment

Various Learning Environemnts

Virtual Learning Encounters

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What does PLE stands for?

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Personalised Learning Experience

Practical Learning Exercises

Personal Learning Environemnt

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What are ICTs?

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Information and Communication Technologies

Interactive Communicative Techniques

Internet Contents for Teaching

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Which of the following statements is true?

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Connectivism defends learner-centred learning

Connectivism encourages the use of technology for communication and learning

Connectivism refers to networks and open groups

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What's the difference between PLEs and VLEs?

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They are the same

VLEs are the evolution of PLEs

PLE are designed around the student

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ICTs for TEFL:VLEs and PLEs.

Prof. Sandra Camelo

VLE.

A Virtual Learning Environment is a system designed to support teaching and learning in an educational setting.

VLEs offer a wide range of educational teaching opportunitiesfor online and blended learning.

VLEs enable teachers to add a variety of online resources and assignments into a learning menu. Each student can access the VLE through a unique username and password. Once inside their course, students can interact with their teachers and classmates.

A VLE should inc1ude:• The course syllabus • Administrative/Operative information.• A notice board • Student registration/ tracking facilities.• Basic teaching materials. • Additional resources, • Self-assessment tasks, which can be scored automatically.• Formal assessment procedures.• Electronic communication support including email, discussions, forums, chartroom, etc.

VLEs must serve a didactic purpose for:

Encouraging interaction

Promoting autonomy

Enabling collaboration

Allowing practice(learning by doing)

Focusing on meaning andsociocultural language use

VLEs Use:

repositories of educational materials

activities that require the use of communication tools

interactive activities

collaborative activities

videoconference

The Personal Learning Environement is a natural evolution of VLE, considering the new learner-centreddigital tools and learning approaches

PLE

Teachers' role in VLEs

Teachers' role in VLEs

• Provide materials.
• Design activities.
• Integrate external resources.
• Manage courses.
• Assess students' work.
• Manage forums and wikis.
• Locate information.
• Solve technical problems.
• Motivate students.
• Pay attention to diversity.

Teachers' required competencies in VLEs

TechnologicalPedagogical

Teachers' technological competencies:

• Internet management
• Selection of suitable sites
• Creation of blogs, wikis, webquests forums, blogs, websites
• VLEs management
• Synchronous and asynchronous communication
• Education tools and apps
• Virtual communities

What pedagogic competencies do teachers need in VLEs?

Let's see the results

Teachers' pedagogic competencies

• Guide and motivate students
• Moderate participation
• Organise syllabus
• Find, select, and organise resources
• Create materials using technology
• Find pegagogical value in different media platforms, and resources

Forms of tutorship

• Tutorship by email
• Tutorship by chat
• Personal tutorship by viodeconference
• Collective tutorship by videoconference
• Tutorship through interventions in different spaces of the course

Forms of tutorship

Let's see the results

Which one(s) do you like the most?

Student's rolein VLEs

Students' competencies:

• Development and use of learning strategies
• Ability to participate in knowledge society
• Development and use of infomation accessing strategies
• Development and use of information evaluation strategies
• Reflection and critical attitude
• Problem solving
• Active participation and interaction in virtual communities and settings

Digital Competence:

1. Information and data literacy

Digital Competence:

2. Communication and collaboration

Digital Competence:

3. Digital content creation

Digital Competence:

4. Safety

Digital Competence:

5. Problem-solving

Students:

Not passive absorptiveMore active Global and digital citizens who co-create resources and opportunities(edu.3.0)