CALL-IS Hot Topics
9:30 - 10:45 am EDT Wednesday, March 13 Technology Showcase, Expo Hall - Booth 1111 Live broadcast link: http://tinyurl.com/call-is-youtube |
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These sessions focus on the latest trending topics in CALL, such as “Communities of Practice”, “Online Teacher Training”, “Digital Writing”, “Teaching Reading Online”, “Augmented Reality”, “Social Media” and “Game-Based Learning.”
Time | Speaker | Title of Presentation | Summary | Materials |
Yin Lam Lee-Johnson, Webster University, USA DJ Kaiser, Webster University, USA Soheil Mansouri, Webster University, USA Shane Kennedy, Webster University, USA |
Blogging as an Interdiscursive Tool for Building the Communities of Practice (CoP) among K-12 ELL Teacher Candidates | This presentation is about K-12 ELL teacher candidates’ social construction of professionalism using a blog. The teacher candidates were empowered to re-envision their participation as interdiscursive when analysis of their blog usage was shown. Audience will read sample blog postings and learn how these teachers socialize professionally digitally. | ||
Ayaz Ahmad, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Pakistan Younas Muhammad, Elementary and Secondary Education, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan Imran Khan, Al-Sadiq Society for Quality Education, Pakistan |
Local Constraints in the Implementation of CALL Training for English Language Instructors in Pakistan | USEF E-Teacher program provides CALL-based online training to Pakistani English language instructors. Based on the experience of the presenters, problems that arise due to the local context of a developing state are highlighted. The presentation provides insights for the improvement of such program | ||
Bridget Schvarcz, Bar-Ilan University, Israel | Computer Assisted Language-Teacher Training | Having implemented digital reflective journals in professional development (PD) courses for EFL teachers, we propose a new approach for evaluating knowledge gained during training. The phenomenon of ‘reflection dialogue’ is proposed and its implications on PD in the digital era will be drawn in this presentation. | ||
Muhammad Younas, Education Department, Pakistan Ayaz Ahmad, Muhmmad Wali Khan University Mardan, Pakistan Muhammad Imran, Al- Sadiq Society for Quality Education, Pakistan |
Massive Online Open Access Course and EFL Instructors’ Professional development in Pakistan | MOOC professional development is a promising initiative for professional development EFL instructors worldwide. Through my personal experience I would narrate the opportunities and challenges in implementation of MOOCs for the professional development of teachers who participate in these online courses in Pakistan. |
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