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“Brave New World:  Teaching ESL Writing Online”

“Brave New World:  Teaching ESL Writing Online”. David Seelow, Excelsior College Claire Siskin, Excelsior College Dianna Newman, SUNY Albany. English as a Second Language Writing Workshop "ESL-WOW". Goals:.

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“Brave New World:  Teaching ESL Writing Online”

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  1. “Brave New World:  Teaching ESL Writing Online” David Seelow, Excelsior College Claire Siskin, Excelsior College Dianna Newman, SUNY Albany

  2. English as a Second Language Writing Workshop "ESL-WOW"

  3. Goals: • to help students write effectively according to the conventions of North American universities • to provide students with the skills necessary to be successful writers

  4. Four modules: • “Getting Ready to Write” • “Developing Your Ideas” • “Revising Your Work” • “Editing and Polishing”

  5. “Avoiding Plagiarism” to help ELLs understand • what plagiarism is in the context of higher education in the US • what the consequences might be • how to avoid it

  6. Advisory Committee: • Christie Allred, Mesa College, San Diego, CA • Ethan Joella, Albright College, Reading, PA • Carla Meskill, SUNY, Albany, NY • Howard Pomann, Union County Community College, Elizabeth, NJ

  7. Partnership

  8. Pilot Project in 2012: • 30 students from Mesa College (blended) • 30 students from Excelsior College (online)

  9. 2012: “Human Guides” Three tutors will serve as human guides for the pilot project.

  10. Demonstration

  11. Evaluation Process

  12. Module Development & Fidelity Content Reviews Instructional Design Reviews Controlled Usability Reviews Pilot Usability Large Scale Usability

  13. Research Design Pre Data Collection Module Use Post Data Collection 1 Plagiarism 2 Getting Ready to Write 3 Developing Ideas 4 Revising 5 Editing

  14. Research Design Pre Data Collection Module Use Post Data Collection 1 Plagiarism 2 Getting Ready to Write 3 Developing Ideas 4 Revising 5 Editing • Pre Data Collection • Demographics • Learning Styles • Computer Self Efficacy • Writing Self Efficacy • Confidence Level (5 areas) • Student Products (where available)

  15. Research Design Pre Module Use Post 1 Plagiarism 2 Getting Ready to Write 3 Developing Ideas 4 Revising 5 Editing Pre Module Content Assessment Student Products (Where available) Post Module Content Assessment User Satisfaction Self reported Learning Confidence Level Student Products (Where available) Complete Module

  16. Research Design Post Data Collection Pre Data Collection Module Use 1 Plagiarism 2 Getting Ready to Write 3 Developing Ideas 4 Revising 5 Editing • Post Data Collection (Summative) • Computer Self Efficacy • Writing Self Efficacy • Writing Anxiety • User Satisfaction • Self Reported Learning • Confidence Level (5 areas) • Student Products (Where available)

  17. Hudson Valley Community College Science Psychology (Online) n= 28 Hudson Valley Community College Science Psychology (Face-to-Face) n= 29 Initial Pilot Sites • Excelsior College • English Research Paper (Online) • n= 21 • Mesa College • ESL Writing (Blended) • n= 22

  18. For more information: http://eslwow.org info@eslwow.org

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