Web-Based Interaction Workshop Schedule
February 13-17, 2000 in Cairo, Egypt


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Workshop Project

Over the course of the workshop, participants will design and produce a sample ELT mini-lesson plan or activity that incorporates web-based computer use. On the final day of the workshop, participants will demonstrate their projects and evaluate others' projects during the poster session.

Workshop Schedule, Links on this page: Day 1 || Day 2 || Day 3 || Day 4 || Day 5

Workshop content may be adjusted, depending on participants' skill level, needs and interests. The workshop will be typically structured each day as:

3:00-3:30 Housekeeping, announcements and review.
3:30-4:15 Demonstrations, mini-lectures and information dissemination.
4:15-4:30 Break.
4:30-7:30 Work on projects and activities.
7:30-8:00 Debrief and "Food for Thought".

Day 1
  • Introductions.
  • Workshop overview, schedule and expectations.
  • Pre-workhop assessment of participants.
  • Mini-lecture on "How has the Web Evolved and Where is the Web Today Relative to ELT?"
  • General framework for evaluation of CALL Web resources.
  • Demonstration on "Examples of Web Resources Applied in an ELT Setting."
  • Participants break into pairs or small cohorts based on common professional interests.
  • MS Word, review of tables feature.
  • Participants collaborate with their partners to design a working framework for evaluation of Web resources, 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.
  • Sign up for services for NiceNet, and QuizCenter (University of Hawaii).
  • Debrief, sharing, one group presents "Food for Thought" to all of us.

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Day 2

  • 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).
  • Netscape: review of web browser features and searches.
  • Web demonstrations and mini-lecture on "Synchronous Communication in an ELT Setting".
  • Samples of language courses that incorporate web-based technology.
  • 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 are due by the end of this workshop day.
  • Participants collaborate within their groups to design a mini-lesson plan and activity using one of the demonstrated web-based tools that can be used in their educational setting.
    Important: Documents will be produced on the computer; printed copies are due by the end of this workshop day.
  • Debrief, sharing, a second group presents "Food for Thought" to all of us.

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Day 3

  • Housekeeping, as needed (schedule adjustments, questions, announcements, etc.).
  • Review, as needed, from previous day(s).
  • Web demonstrations and mini-lecture on "Asynchronous Communication in an ELT Setting".
  • MS Word: Save as HTML feature.
  • Netscape Composer: Review of features.
  • Continue small group and independent project work.
  • Debrief, sharing, a third group presents "Food for Thought" to all of us.

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Day 4
  • Housekeeping, as needed (schedule adjustments, questions, announcements, etc.).
  • Review, as needed, from previous day(s).
  • Web demonstrations and mini-lecture on "Creating Quizlets and Using Forms in an ELT Setting"".
  • Group Activity: Develop criteria for what constitutes an effective quiz.
  • Continue small group and independent project work.
  • Debrief, sharing, a fourth group presents "Food for Thought" to all of us.

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Day 5
  • Housekeeping, as needed (schedule adjustments, questions, announcements, etc.).
  • Review, as needed, from previous day(s).
  • Small group and independent work on projects.
  • 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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Workshop Leaders

Deborah Healey, Oregon State University, English Language Institute
Email: Deborah.Healey@orst.edu
Homepage: http://ucs.orst.edu/~healeyd/

Leslie Opp-Beckman, University of Oregon, American English Institute
Email: leslieob@oregon.uoregon.edu
Homepage: http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~leslieob/

Website Information:

This project is funded by USAID, and is administered by the Academy for for Educational Development (AED) and Amideast. Copyright 1999 Deborah Healey and Leslie Opp-Beckman. Permission to copy and distribute for in-class, non-profit use only. This site and these materials may not be mirrored or otherwise published without authors' permission.

Webmasters:
Deborah Healey, Email: Deborah.Healey@orst.edu
Leslie Opp-Beckman, Email: leslieob@oregon.uoregon.edu
http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~ielp/
Site established: 09 December 1999
Last revised: 16 February 2000

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