Learning context and online learning experience questionnaire
A questionnaire you can hand out to learners to learn more about their learning context and online learning experience. Includes information about types of barriers to learning.
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Features to be mindful of when constructing the online space
A description of features to be mindful of when constructing the online space for your language learners. Includes a useable advance organizer.
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Tutorials created for language learning
A description of features to consider when adapting or creating a tutorial specifically for language learning. Includes reasons why you would want to adapt existing tutorials for language learning, and includes a sample tutorial.
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Types of support documents
A list of some potential support documents that you may want to include in your online space. Support documents are an essential way to provide immediate solutions to problems your learners might experience.
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Helping learners call tech support
A support for online language learners that can help them when calling someone for technical help. Includes information on why this document is useful, a document you can distribute to learners, and an animation video.
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Netiquette guide
A guide that explains the concept of netiquette and offers some rules and advice. Includes a support document you can distribute to your learners and information for facilitators about netiquette.
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The importance of a course map
A description of course maps and their role in online language learning. Includes references and a list of course map components.
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Evaluate an activity for interaction
A questionnaire you can use to self-assess interaction associated with an activity, to clarify your intentions for the activities you plan and the technology you choose. Includes a fillable questionnaire and information about each question.
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Setting up a discussion forum
A description of ways to help you set up a discussion forum effectively for language learning. Includes a useable rubric for discussion posts.
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Online tool checklist
A series of questions to help you assess the suitability of any online learning tools that you are considering using with your language learners. Includes a checklist.
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Understanding presence in online language learning
A description and series of reflections to build your understanding about presence and community in an online space. Includes a link to the Community of Inquiry website.
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Elements of an orientation
A description of features to consider when planning an orientation period. Includes information about why an orientation period is important for online language learners.
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Introduction activities for online language learning
A collection of introduction activities that will help your language learners orientate to the online space. Includes descriptions and instructions for each activity.
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Establishing facilitator presence
A description of ways you can establish your facilitator presence early in an activity or course. Includes information about facilitator presence and why it is important for online language learning.
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Recognizing barriers in online language learning
A description of behaviors to watch for that might indicate a learner needs help to access the course. Includes information about the barriers language learners experience online and suggestions for action to take.
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Use of online space questionnaire
A series of questions you can distribute early in a course or activity to gain feedback about how learners use the online space. Includes useable questions for different language skills levels.
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Using the course announcements tool
A description of ways to use the course announcements tool that can help support language learning. Includes suggestions for providing ongoing support throughout a course and an example video.
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Providing ongoing opportunities for feedback in online language learning
A description of ways to provide opportunities for language feedback in the online space. Includes suggestions for offering a variety of language feedback and an example of making connections between learners.
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Planning and facilitating web-conferences with English language learners
An explanation of the steps you can take to plan and produce a web-conference for your learners. Includes information about the impact of web-conferences on language learners in online learning.
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Checklist for planning web-conference interaction
A list of reminders to generate ideas and help you plan for including interaction in your web-conference. Includes a checklist.
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Facilitating discussion forums in online language learning
A description of ways to help you facilitate discussion forums effectively for online language learning. Includes information about facilitator presence in a discussion forum.
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Discussion forum tips for learners
A list of ways your learners can participate in discussion forums to help them communicate effectively and clearly. Includes examples of good and bad posts and an animation video.
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Ideas and activities for encouraging interaction
A description of ways to encourage interactivity in online language learning. Includes information about the importance of socialization and learner presence for language learners.
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Study buddy activities for online language learning
A collection of study buddy activities that you can use to provide interaction and socialization for your learners. Includes descriptions and instructions for each activity.
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Learner self-assessment for participation in online language learning
A checklist and explanation of strategies you can hand out to learners so they can assess their own participation. Includes information about learner responsibility, a description of the benefits and of the challenges of online learning, and an animation video.
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Evaluate the online space
A series of questions to help you reflect on the process of establishing the online environment for language learning.
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Evaluate content
A series of questions to help you reflect on the process of facilitating the online environment for language learning.
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Evaluate community and interaction
A series of questions to help you reflect on the process of building the online environment for language learning.
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Evaluate Presence in Online Language Learning
A list of statements to help you reflect on presence in the online environment for language learning.
