Over the course of the workshop, participants will design and produce a
sample ELT mini-lesson plan or activity that incorporates the use of one
or more computers in their educational settings. On the final day of the
workshop,
participants will
demonstrate their projects and evaluate others' projects during the poster
session.
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Day 1
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- Introductions.
- Workshop overview, schedule and expectations.
- Pre-workhop assessment of participants.
- Mini-lecture on "CALL Software Past, Present and
Future."
- General framework for evaluation of CALL
software.
- Demonstration on "Examples of Software Applied in an
ELT Setting."
- Participants break into pairs or small cohorts based
on common professional interests.
- Participants collaborate with their partners to
design a working framework for software evaluation,
based on the general guidelines given above, that is
specific to their educational setting.
Important:
Document to be produced on the computer; printed copy
due by the end of this workshop day.
- Participants collaborate with their partners to
design a working template for lesson plan development,
based on the examples in the demonstration above, that
is specific to their educational setting.
Important:
Documents will be produced on the computer; printed copies
of final projects are due by the end of this workshop.
- Software demonstration on "MS Office, Word
Processing Tools for Educators."
Participants collaborate within their groups to design
an in-progress mini-lesson plan and activity using a word
processor
that can be used in their educational
setting.
Important: Documents will be produced on the
computer; printed copies of final projects are due by the
end of this
workshop.
- Debrief, sharing, one group presents "Food for
Thought" to all of us.
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Day 2
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- Housekeeping, as needed (schedule adjustments,
questions, announcements, etc.).
- Review, as needed, from previous day.
- Detailed information on the Day 5 poster sessions (format,
expectations and samples).
- Software demonstrations and mini-lecture on
"Listening and Vocabulary Programs".
- Software evaluation at
stations.
Important: Participants
must
complete a written evaluation task before moving to a
new station.
- Small group and independent project work using
the framework and template developed on Day 1 and any
materials participants have brought with
them.
- Debrief, sharing, a second group presents "Food
for Thought" to all of us.
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Day 3 || Day 4 ||
Day 5 || Top
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Day 3
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- Housekeeping, as needed (schedule adjustments,
questions, announcements, etc.).
- Review, as needed, from previous day(s).
- Software demonstrations and mini-lecture on "Reading
and Grammar Programs".
- Software evaluation at
stations.
Important: Participants
must
complete a written evaluation task before moving to a
new station.
- Small group and independent project work using
framework and template developed on Day 1 and any
materials participants have brought with them.
- Debrief, sharing, a third group presents "Food for
Thought" to all of us.
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Day 3 || Day 4 ||
Day 5 || Top
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Day 4
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- Housekeeping, as needed (schedule adjustments,
questions, announcements, etc.).
- Review, as needed, from previous day(s).
- Software demonstrations and mini-lecture on
"Simulations and Discussion/Speaking Programs".
- Software evaluation at
stations.
Important: Participants
must
complete a written evaluation task before moving to a
new station.
- Small group and independent project work using
framework and template developed on Day 1 and any
materials participants have brought with them.
- Debrief, sharing, a fourth group presents "Food
for Thought" to all of us.
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Day 3 || Day 4 ||
Day 5 || Top
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Day 5
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- Housekeeping, as needed (schedule adjustments,
questions, announcements, etc.).
- Review, as needed, from previous day(s).
- Independent software evaluation at stations, as
needed.
- Small group and independent work on projects. Hand
in
printed copies to workshop leaders.
- Poster sessions.
- Post-workshop assessment of participants.
- Evaluation of workshop by participants.
- Debrief, sharing, closing "Food for Thought" for
all of us.
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Day 3 || Day 4 ||
Day 5 || Top
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