Week5

 

Online and Blended Learning: Wrap-up. Conclusions and Evaluation.

Graduating as a Webhead in Action

 

(Week 5: Feb 11 - 17)

 

 

 

Moderators:  Sharon Betts (USA), Maria Bossa (Argentina) and Larisa Olesova (Russia/USA)

Guest presenter: Ayat Tawel (Egypt), Maria Bossa (Argentina), Marijana Smolcec (Croatia) and Claudia Carril (Uruguay), Rita Zeinstejer (Argentina) and Rubena St. Louis (Venezuela)

 

 

 

Please click on the image below to listen to a Voxopop message about this week's activities: 

 

 

 

 

Objectives

 

By the end of this week you will have: shared your reflections about how you intend to use either blended learning or online learning in your  activity participated in a live presentation on Google Applications and commented on the live session  shared your Reflections on the workshop   completed the EVO Evaluation Survey attended a live "Graduation ceremony" chat graduated as a Webhead and joined The Webheads in Action community of practice

 

 

Activities

 

Task 1

 

Share your reflections about how you intend to implement either blended learning in your face-to-face classrooms or online learning and what type of tools you will give priority to in order to carry out your plan in this Google Doc.

 

Task 2

 

You are invited to Ayat Tawel, Maria Bossa, Marijana Smolcec and Claudia Carril presentations on February 11, 2013; time: 18:00-19:00 GMT; venue: Webheads' Elluminate vRoom.

 

You are invited to Rita Zeinstejer's presentation on  Google Applications, February 13, 2013; time:  13:00 GMT; venue: Webheads' Elluminate VRoom and to Rubena St. Louis's presentation, February 15, 2013; time: 18:30 GMT; venue Webheads' Elluminate VRoom.

 

Comment on the Live Session here.

 

Task 3

Share your reflections on BAW2013  here.

 

Task 4

Complete the final Survey  http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/QNSH7MC

 

Task 5

Join the Graduation Ceremony; venue: Webheads' Elluminate VRoom, February 17, 2013, time: 14:30 GMT.

 

Task 6

Join the Webheads in Action community of practice at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/evonline2002_webheads/ and graduate as a Webhead in Action.

 

 

 

Tools to explore

 

1. Google Docs (you can find a tutorial on Google Docs here) and/or watch it below:

 

 

 

 

Self-check   I have.... shared my reflections on how I will use blended learning and/or online learning in my teaching practice  attended the live session/listened to the recording commented on the live session   shared my reflections on the workshop  completed the final survey attended the Graduation ceremony joined the Webheads community of practice and graduated as a Webhead in Action

 

 

 

Suggested readings

 

• What is blended learning ?
• Almeida d'Eça, Teresa (2005). Going Global with the Webheads in Action. Teaching English with Technology, Nov. 2005. (Teresa shares with us her classroom journey with the Webheads towards blended learning and going "global.)

 

(There are many other additional readings and interesting videos to watch for further reference in the Readings page.)