TESOL Sponsorship: Teacher
Education Interest Section (TE-IS) & Computer-Assisted
Language Learning Interest Section (CALL-IS)
Brief description of the
session
This six-week session will focus on using Power Point in the
classroom. The goal is to show how PPT can be used by teachers
and students. Teachers learn how to use it effectively for
their own teaching, e.g. to support a lesson, as well as how
to use it as a tool for collaborative student projects. The
workshop will combine technical training and expertise with
pedagogical insights and focus on practical applications in
the classroom. Participants will begin with an introduction to
PowerPoint at the beginning level, followed by intermediate
and advanced PowerPoint instruction and classroom application.
Starting week two, participants will apply what they have
learned through online tutorials, models, and discussions to a
PowerPoint project that consists of a teachable lesson.
Asynchronous (and synchronous tools--optionally) will be integrated to
ensure participant success.
Special note: The PowerPoint tutorials/instructions
used in this session are designed for PCs. However, the
techniques are transferable to MAC users as well, and one of
the moderators (Kent Matsueda) can answer questions related to
PowerPoint for MACs. Therefore, MAC users are welcome to
join us.
The target
audience:
- ESL/EFL teachers and
practitioners
- Administrators at all levels
of instruction
IMPORTANT SPECIAL
CONSIDERATIONS:
- Necessary software:
PowerPoint 2002
(or higher) OR OpenOffice <http://www.openoffice.org/product/impress.html>
-- includes a free download of a presentation program (Impress) that
looks like and is compatible with PowerPoint
- Optional (if desired for
sound recordings): a microphone
-
Session enrollment limit: 200
Please review the the
Week-by-Week Outline of Activities. Then click on
Getting Started in the
navigation area on the left.
Week-by-Week Outline
of Activities
Week 1: January
14-20, 2008
- Participants introduce
themselves.
- Participants familiarize
themselves with the
Teaching with PowerPoint Yahoo!Group (YG) site.
- Participants take a survey
on Needs Assessment, answering questions about the types of
computer and version of PowerPoint they are using
(PowerPoint 2002 or higher) as well as their familiarity
with PowerPoint and YahooGroups.
- Participants upload a photo
to the files area or to
Frappr.com.
- Participants read the
Getting Started
information, walk through the document on Netiquette and
take the self-test.
- Participants will be asked
to start planning a lesson or student project in PowerPoint
(PPT).
Week 2: January 21-27, 2008
Participants walk through a
PowerPoint 2002 Beginning
tutorial or review their PowerPoint skills. They view a
model PowerPoint presentation that builds from simple
elements to more complicated ones to illustrate the process
and expected outcome.
- Participants read and
discuss an article on PowerPoint or Blended Learning.
- Participants submit and
share ideas for a PPT project, e.g. a lesson or a student
project.
- Participants start building
their PPT lesson/project using the
PowerPoint 2002 Beginning
tutorial and upload 3-4 slides.
Week 3: January 28-February
3, 2008
- Participants continue
building and expanding their PPT lesson/project and add
animation and other effects, using the
PowerPoint 2002 Beginning
tutorial.
- Participants upload their
lesson/project and request feedback from the group.
- Participants read and
discuss articles on project-based learning and effective vs.
“deadly” PPTs.
- A group chat and/or
file-sharing session may be held to get feedback on the
group's budding PPT projects.
Week 4: February
4-10, 2008
- Participants continue to
work on various aspects of the PPT lesson/project and
venture beyond the basics, using the
PowerPoint 2002 Intermediate
tutorial.
- Participants read and
discuss articles on project-based learning and learner
autonomy, encouraging use of PPT for collaborative student
projects.
Week 5: February
11-17, 2008
- Participants will have two
options:
- They may continue on the
previous PPT tutorials and refine them. OR
- They may choose to try
more advanced features of PPT, e.g. sound, using
Narration in PowerPoint 2002.
- Work on the PPT project will
be completed by the end of this week, and projects will be
uploaded and shared for feedback.
- A file-sharing session will
be held to review the participants' PPT projects.
Week 6: February 18-24, 2008
- Wrap-up of discussions
- Sharing comments on the
projects
- Reflecting on the session
- Session evaluations
Communication media to be
used:
Important Links
Yahoo!Group site:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TeachingwithPowerPoint
Notes:
1. You can request joining the session between Jan. 1
and 15, 2007.) by clicking Join this group and
following the instructions.
2. When you register for the group, you will have to be
approved by the moderator. In order to reduce the possibility
of "unwanted" members (such as spammers), please be sure to
explain who you are and why you want to enroll in the session.
PowerPoint Tutorials:
Microsoft PowerPoint Handouts (2002, 2003, and Handouts Index)
http://www.davis.k12.ut.us/district/etc/paul/powerpoint.html
OpenOffice--Impress <http://www.openoffice.org/product/impress.html>
EVOPowerPoint Frappr map
http://www.frappr.com/?a=showmap2&mapid=2607452
Alado.net:
http://www.alado.net/webheads
Click Log-in on the top left corner. On the next page,
scroll down to Username and insert your name. Click
Enter (no password needed).
You will be prompted to download a plug-in called tcConference.
Allow this download.
Have your mic/headset connected. To speak, click the
microphone. Click it again when finished speaking (to
release it again).
Type your text messages into the middle chat area and click
Enter to show your message.
Yahoo Messenger:
http://messenger.yahoo.com/
Skype:
http://skype.com/
Brief biographical
statements about the session leaders
Christine Bauer-Ramazani
founded and led EV Online from 2000-2004 and is currently a
member of the TESOL CALL-IS Steering Committee. She teaches
ESL, Academic English, and teacher training (MATESL) courses
at Saint Michael's College. She has designed and taught a
number of online CALL-related courses and given workshops on
CALL topics, including
PowerPoint, in the U.S. and abroad.
Roger Drury teaches in
the IEP of Georgia Tech. He has taught EFL and done teacher
training in France and Colombia, the latter as a Fulbright
Scholar. Roger also develops ESP courses, often with a CALL
emphasis and is an active member of the TESOL CALL-IS.
Paula Emmert has taught
ESL/FL for 20 years in the United States and overseas. She is
currently an adjunct ESL professor at Northern Virginia
Community College, teaches online for the Graduate School of
Education (FAST TRAIN) at George Mason University and is a
member of the CALL-IS Steering Committee.
Kent Matsueda has taught
CALL/EFL for 4 years in Japan. Currently he is at
Kanazawa Technical College teaching high school and
college level students. There Kent teaches conversation,
PowerPoint,
Flash 8, and other multimedia classes in KTC's EFL
program.
Jessica Noyes has behind
her a thirty-year career in second language education,
including a stint as Foreign Language Consultant for the
Vermont Department of Education. Fascinated by distance
learning, she once taught a fully televised distance
teacher-preparation course; a former student of Christine's,
she now works to add a CALL dimension to her ESL and Spanish
classes at St. Michael's College in Vermont.
Sandy Wagner has taught
ESL for 10 years in Florida and completed her MAEd in distance
learning and eEducation entirely online. She has delivered
workshops on Technology and Learning and
PowerPoint in the classroom and was the
creator/facilitator of an online course for Adult English
Literacy. She is currently Assistant Professor Faculty
Development for the Department of Defense, Defense Language
Institute and a member of the TESOL CALL-IS Steering
Committee.
