Thinking on the Application of Multimedia into College English teaching.

     

        The four main that the new generation should learn how to know, learn how to do, learn how to leave together, learn how to be. The teaching target of college English is to cultivate the student’s comprehensive capabilities to use English, especially  the listening comprehension and oral expression ability.



1.  The Current Status of the Multimedia Teaching Method in  College English teaching           We can cultivate the students’s English abilities, which are the final teaching aim  and developing  the student’s English intercommunitive ability.


 2.  Relationship between the Qualities of the College English Teachings and Multimedia Teaching
           The teacher should make innovation on the College English Test and be more active  in  the teaching and carry out effective quality education.


 3.  Misunderstandings and Disadvantages of Multimedia teaching  in College English Teaching
         - Teachers neglecting the essentials
         - Teachers over use multimedia and neglecting its auxiliary teaching function         - Some teachers being impercipient to multimedia method.

4. Some suggestions on  Multimedia Teaching in College English Teaching     

           Teachers should  change  threir   ideas of using multimedia teaching that the determinant  of  teaching optimization doesn’t   rely on using whichever  media but the education concept.
      
         5.  Conclusion    The using of multimedia in nowadays, multimedia is a part of thing to developing the teaching in the college classroom. We should support and apply multimedia teaching method into both teachers and learners.

                                                                    

Innovation  Education  Technology  in  the  global  classroom       ESOL  teachers must be inventive, creative,  and
committed to keeping up with innovation in a rapidly changing world. Teacher should be encouraged to employ instructional technologies in the educational setting- including online discussion, podcasting, and blogging- so that they can keep abreast  of  best  practices in technology.

      1.  Integrating  instructional Technology into an Assignment
       Seeking to understand how ESOL teachers create meaningfulcontent for future. Teaching content, such as case study portfolios, can be integrated with instructional technology, such as online discussion, podcasts,  blogs, and wiki, to enhance learning experiences and provide better curriculum.

2. The ELL Case Study        This part of the assignment consisted of a number of step: (a) prepare a case study (b) collect data from the ELL (c) analyze multiple data sets, and (d) create a problem scenario specific to the ELL by coming up with the reflective and discussion questions based on the case study experience.

3.  Blogging

       Blogs are online commentary, personal reflections, or new on a particular subject.

4.  Podcasting

       Internet-based audio programs available for downloading that allow the listener to play the audio through a computer or on  the MP3 player.

5.  Creating a Wiki

       After posting their case studies, blogging about them, and creating they podcasts, the preservice  ESOL  teachers suggested teaching methodsand activities to their classmates via a wiki in Blackboard or another program or Website.

6.  Online Discussion

        Communities maybe private or public, and the content can be created and maintained by the instructors. In this project, online discussion provided   a window to observe how the preservice teachers constructed knowledge and interacted with other.

7.  Implications

        This assignment focusing on implementing technology in the classroom  proved to be dynamic, effective, and  beneficial for everyone involved.

                                                             

Why do we have to use blog in ELT.

     Because, English is a universal language (global language in case we are not the only creature who can speak.) The world has changed. We can no longer live alone in our country anymore. If you want to learn the world you need to learn english .With IT, we can open ourselves to the world and the only way we can connect to the world is to the unviersal language. In terms of why people blog, well, my belief is that it's to have a voice, however small. To think that just like the people who write those fancy opinion columns for The New York Times and the Wall Street Journal, you too can share your thoughts, vent, and complain to the public at large. Having said that, there are lots of really smart bloggers who have interesting perspectives on the news, politics, sports, business, etc., people who wouldn't otherwise be heard in mainstream media.

Reference :

http://www.kinglishschool.com/learn-english.htm

http://www.intuitive.com/blog/why_do_people_blog_how_many_bloggers_are_there.html

Why blog?
                  So, why should you blog with your students? There are many reasons why you may choose to use weblogs with students. One of the best reasons is to provide a real audience for student writing. Usually, the teacher is the only person who reads student writing, and the focus of this reading is usually on form, not content. With weblogs, students can find themselves writing for a real audience that, apart from the teacher, may include their peers, students from other classes, or even other countries, their parents, and potentially anyone with access to the Internet.

Here are some other reasons for using blogs:

• To provide extra reading practice for students.
  This reading can be produced by the teacher, other students in the same class, or, in the case of comments posted to a blog, by people from all over the world.

• As online student learner journals that can be read by their peers.
  The value of using learner journals has been well documented. Usually they are private channels between teacher and student. Using a blog as a learner journal can increase the audience.

• To guide students to online resources appropriate for their level.
  The Internet has a bewildering array of resources that are potentially useful for your students. The problem is finding and directing your learners to them. For this reason, you can use your tutor blog as a portal for your learners.

• To increase the sense of community in a class.
  A class blog can help foster a feeling of community between the members of a class, especially if learners are sharing information about themselves and their interests, and are responding to what other students are writing.

• To encourage shy students to participate.
  There is evidence to suggest that students who are quiet in class can find their voice when given the opportunity to express themselves in a blog.

• To stimulate out-of-class discussion.
  A blog can be an ideal space for pre-class or post-class discussion. And what students write about in the blog can also be used to promote discussion in class.

• To encourage a process-writing approach. Because students are writing for publication, they are usually more concerned about getting things right, and usually understand the value of rewriting more than if the only audience for their written work is the teacher.

• As an online portfolio of student written work.There is much to be gained from students keeping a portfolio of their work. One example is the ease at which learners can return to previous written work and evaluate the progress they have made during a course.

• To help build a closer relationship between students in large classes.
  Sometimes students in large classes can spend all year studying with the same people without getting to know them well. A blog is another tool that can help bring students together.

 http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/articles/blogging-elt

1. IT = Information Technology2. ICT = Information and Communication Technology

3. CAI = Computer Assisted Instruction

4. CALL = Computer Assisted Language Learning

5. WBI = Web Based Instruction

6. CBI = Computer Based Instruction

7. CMC =  = Computer-Mediated Communications 8. TELL =Teaching English Language Learners


9. MUD = Multi User Domains or Multi User Dimension


 10. MOO =    MUD Object Oriented  


Directions: Describe the following terms.

Synchronous and Asynchronous Communication Tool Asynchronous Tools
Asynchronous tools enable communication and collaboration over a period of time through a "different time-different place" mode. These tools allow people to connect together at each person's own convenience and own schedule. Asynchronous tools are useful for sustaining dialogue and collaboration over a period of time and providing people with resources and information that are instantly accessible, day or night. Asynchronous tools possess the advantage of being able to involve people from multiple time zones. In addition, asynchronous tools are helpful in capturing the history of the interactions of a group, allowing for collective knowledge to be more easily shared and distributed. The primary drawback of asynchronous technologies is that they require some discipline to use when used for ongoing communities of practice (e.g., people typically must take the initiative to "login" to participate) and they may feel "impersonal" to those who prefer higher-touch synchronous technologies

Synchronous Tool

Synchronous tools enable real-time communication and collaboration in a "same time-different place" mode. These tools allow people to connect at a single point in time, at the same time. Synchronous tools possess the advantage of being able to engage people instantly and at the same point in time. The primary drawback of synchronous tools is that, by definition, they require same-time participation -different time zones and conflicting schedules can create communication challenges. In addition, they tend to be costly and may require significant bandwidth to be efficient.


By: Julia Ashley , iCohere http://www.asaecenter.org/Resources/articledetail.cfm?itemnumber=13572