MY BECOMING IN CALL by Shawn McGregor

MY BECOMING IN CALL by Shawn McGregor https://padlet.com/smcgr069/disturbingedincall en-us 2017-12-06 23:39:52 UTC 2017-12-10 13:26:13 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Xmastree.png Early exposure to CALL while learning French as a Second Language in an extremely low-tech environment circa 1988-1994. smcgr069 https://padlet.com/smcgr069/disturbingedincall/wish/213947963 Learning environment was a one-room schoolhouse, and tech included basic classroom desktop computer with basic FSL CALL grammar and vocabulary games and activities.]]> 2017-12-06 23:57:15 UTC https://padlet.com/smcgr069/disturbingedincall/wish/213947963 Becoming a French as a Second Language teacher: smcgr069 https://padlet.com/smcgr069/disturbingedincall/wish/213948312 My teacher education program had a focus on ICT integration which provided me with a sound knowledge base of the possibilities that exist with technology in classrooms.]]> 2017-12-07 00:00:45 UTC https://padlet.com/smcgr069/disturbingedincall/wish/213948312 What experiences and perceptions did I have of CALL prior to this course? smcgr069 https://padlet.com/smcgr069/disturbingedincall/wish/213949319 2017-12-07 00:10:45 UTC https://padlet.com/smcgr069/disturbingedincall/wish/213949319 My current role as an Adaptive Technologist involves regular interaction and engagement with adaptive technology. Due to this, my view of technology and learning have been framed with a view similar to the one demonstrated in this video: smcgr069 https://padlet.com/smcgr069/disturbingedincall/wish/213949930 2017-12-07 00:16:35 UTC https://padlet.com/smcgr069/disturbingedincall/wish/213949930 Integrating technology into a low-tech environment smcgr069 https://padlet.com/smcgr069/disturbingedincall/wish/213953333 2017-12-07 00:41:58 UTC https://padlet.com/smcgr069/disturbingedincall/wish/213953333 Integrating Learning Centers into my teaching practice smcgr069 https://padlet.com/smcgr069/disturbingedincall/wish/213953642 2017-12-07 00:44:47 UTC https://padlet.com/smcgr069/disturbingedincall/wish/213953642 My becoming in CALL smcgr069 https://padlet.com/smcgr069/disturbingedincall/wish/213960117 Enrolling in EDU7133, working collaboratively with technology in an online environment to meet course learning outcomes.]]> 2017-12-07 01:36:11 UTC https://padlet.com/smcgr069/disturbingedincall/wish/213960117 After delving into CALL literature, I became disturbed by the realization that barriers to technology integration in classrooms have not changed much in decades. smcgr069 https://padlet.com/smcgr069/disturbingedincall/wish/213961496 2017-12-07 01:47:08 UTC https://padlet.com/smcgr069/disturbingedincall/wish/213961496 Opportunity to work collaboratively online in EDU7133 using Google Drive to create a technology integration project. (Google Hangouts, Slides, Docs) smcgr069 https://padlet.com/smcgr069/disturbingedincall/wish/213962564 2017-12-07 01:58:10 UTC https://padlet.com/smcgr069/disturbingedincall/wish/213962564 After feeling disturbed by the persistent barriers that impede technology integration (ie: limited resources, lack of teacher training on technology), I became energized and determined to develop a resource that could help teachers address the barriers that they may face in technology integration. smcgr069 https://padlet.com/smcgr069/disturbingedincall/wish/213963091 2017-12-07 02:04:24 UTC https://padlet.com/smcgr069/disturbingedincall/wish/213963091 SOLUTION smcgr069 https://padlet.com/smcgr069/disturbingedincall/wish/213963556
Create an online Learning Centre template using free online platforms that require minimal training. Make available as an open source resource to other teachers to use and adapt to their own activities and lessons.
VISIT OUR LEARNING CENTRE BY CLICKING HERE:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1YxIZ-mh0vM28BAUlOQk3JEJxB6ZQombH6X5xkA4cURM/copy]]> 2017-12-07 02:09:26 UTC https://padlet.com/smcgr069/disturbingedincall/wish/213963556 SEEK OUT RESOURCES smcgr069 https://padlet.com/smcgr069/disturbingedincall/wish/213964009 The following video provides multiple free or low cost online resources teachers can use to enhance their Learning Centers

]]> 2017-12-07 02:14:35 UTC https://padlet.com/smcgr069/disturbingedincall/wish/213964009 REALIZATIONS - NEXT STEPS smcgr069 https://padlet.com/smcgr069/disturbingedincall/wish/213964556 Following this course, I have found myself becoming more and more comfortable with web-based technologies that I had not previously engaged with (Voicethread, Google Forms, Google Slides, etc). Not only do I now think that technology integration is possible in low-tech settings, I think that CALL can easily and meaningfully be used in collaborative ways to ensure we are steering learners toward an inquiry-based model of learning that will help them develop the technological and language skills they will need to engage effectively in 21st century society.]]> 2017-12-07 02:21:08 UTC https://padlet.com/smcgr069/disturbingedincall/wish/213964556 Summary smcgr069 https://padlet.com/smcgr069/disturbingedincall/wish/213970175 My Becoming in CALL has been shaped robustly by the experiences I had in EDU7133, as well as by my prior experience as a young language learner using basic CALL programs in the 1980s and 1990s in a low-tech environment, but also as a future teacher integrating technology into different subjects by using learning centres. After delving into the CALL literature at the beginning of this course, I was unsettled by the recurring barriers to technology integration. For over three decades, numerous studies have identified the asme issues over and over, such as lack of teacher training on technological applications and general lack of technological resources (Claeys et al.,1997; Lee, 2000; Hew and Brush, 2007). After identifying the problem I felt was most pressing I went about researching methods in which one could meaningfully integrate technology into a low-tech environment and with minimal training. By using past experience in creating learning centres and having witnessed their benefit, my team went about creating an online learning centre that could serve as a free tool to other instructors to use and adjust to their own specifications/lessons/activities. Moving forward out of this course, I am more engaged with technology than I was before, even though I work with adaptive technology every day. This course has allowed me to explore technologies that I was not familiar with, which made me uncomfortable, but also widened my lens when it comes to auditing technology. I leave this course with the urge to keep updating my technological skills in order to remain current and in step with the technology that students will be required to engage with in a 21st century learning environment. The skills and sensibilities I learned in this course have shaped my approach to this collage, which aims to provide a multi-modal map to my Becoming in Call.]]> 2017-12-07 03:04:18 UTC https://padlet.com/smcgr069/disturbingedincall/wish/213970175 References: smcgr069 https://padlet.com/smcgr069/disturbingedincall/wish/213975793 Claeys, C., Lowyck, J., & Van der Perre, G. (1997). Reflections from the field on ICT and new roles for teachers: conditions for success. Education Media International, 34(4), 199-203.

Hew, K. F., & Brush, T. (2007). Integrating technology into K-12 teaching and learning: Current knowledge gaps and recommendations for future research. Educational technology research and development, 55(3), 223-252.

Lee, K. W. (2000). English teachers’ barriers to the use of computer-assisted language learning. The Internet TESL Journal, 6(12), 1-8.

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