GoConqr - CALL Week10

Week 10: Go further with GoConqr

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Rubrica: : By Chengcheng Zhong, Shasha Yang, Jianyang Zhang & Wending Yu

Outline

Why GoConqr? Theoretical Mind Map Five Main Functions  Discussion Affordances Limitations and Solutions Pedagogical Implications References

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Why GoConqr?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWubGdhlMx4&feature=youtu.be (Incorporar)

Theoretical Mind Map

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• CALL

What can we do with GoConqr?

Slide Set Mind Map Flashcards Note Quiz

• food vocabulary learning
• Fairy Tale Quiz
• food culture

Practice & Discussion

1. What are the affordances and     limitations of GoConqr?2. How can teachers use     GoConqr in L2 teaching?

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Affordances 

Learning community Connectable function Containing all language learning process Free User-friendly Inside resource library

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Limitations and Solutions

No word sounds      (flashcard) Texts /images only            (quiz) No enough  statistic analysis             (quiz) Limited function            (slides) Text editing                          (note)

Teacher's scaffolding Link the quiz into slides            Self-review Screencast Link to blog

Pedagogical Implications

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Notes: shared tasks & experience tasks Mind map: genre approach for writing;                       vocabulary group Flashcard: vocabulary learning Quiz: listening and reading comprehension Slide: class presentation 

References

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Boud, D. (2002).  Introduction: Making the move to peer learning. In D. Boud, R. Cohen, & J.Sampson (eds.), Peer Learning in Higher Education: Learning From & With Each Other. Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing, Inc.Neumeier, P (2005) A closer look at blended learning – parameters for designinga blended learning environment for language teaching and learning. ReCALL 17/2:163–178.Pegrum M (2009) From Blogs to Bombs: The Future of Digital Technologies in Education. Crawley, Western Australia: UWA Publishing. Rovai A (2002) Building sense of community at a distance. International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning 3(1): 1-16. Senior, R. (2010). Connectivity: A framework for understanding effective language teaching in face-to-face and online learning communities. RELC Journal, 41(2), 137-147. Sfard A (1998) On two metaphors for learning and the dangers of choosing just one. Educational Researcher 27(2): 4-13.Williams, M. and R. L. Burden. (1997) Psychology for language teachers: A social constructivist approach. Cambridge University Press.