Creative Use of the Internet to Support Teaching and Learning

1. Creative Use of the Internetto Support Teachingand Learning Module 5 - Creative Use of the Internet to Support Teaching and Learning

2. Learning outcomes • To appreciate the impact of the internet on key skills and ESOL learners • To appreciate how language and numeracy needs impact on the use of the internet • To explore current internet-based resources as teaching and learning tools • To explore the use of the internet as a motivational tool • To introduce simple web technology Module 5 - Creative Use of the Internet to Support Teaching and Learning

3. What is covered in this module? • Using the internet: • Who uses it? • Why? • What do learners miss if they can’t access it? Module 5 - Creative Use of the Internet to Support Teaching and Learning

4. What is covered in this module? • Materials review: • What is already out there? • How do you find it? • Is it any good? • How would you use it? • Who with? Module 5 - Creative Use of the Internet to Support Teaching and Learning

5. What is covered in this module? • What makes a website good for use with Skills for Life learners? • Accessibility • Readability • Navigation Module 5 - Creative Use of the Internet to Support Teaching and Learning

6. What is covered in this module? • Effective searching: • How do you find what you are looking for? • How do you teach Skills for Life learners to find a needle in a haystack? • How do you capture serendipity? That’s the best bit about the internet for many users! Module 5 - Creative Use of the Internet to Support Teaching and Learning

7. What is covered in this module? • Simple tools to write web pages: • Create simple, personal profiles • Share images • Express views • Explain passions There is good evidence that writing for the web is highly motivating! Module 5 - Creative Use of the Internet to Support Teaching and Learning

8. What is not covered? • This course does not cover: • creating online material • using a managed or virtual learning environment • web authoring. Module 5 - Creative Use of the Internet to Support Teaching and Learning

9. Activity 1 – Using the internet • How do YOU use the internet? • How do your learners currently use the internet? • What other opportunities are there for learners to use the internet? Module 5 - Creative Use of the Internet to Support Teaching and Learning

10. Activity 1 – Using the internet Two main categories for learners As a ‘normal’ user: • For information • For advice • For shopping • For entertainment • As a learner: • For learning material • For practice material • For fun and games Module 5 - Creative Use of the Internet to Support Teaching and Learning

11. Activity 1 – Using the internet • What if learners don’t use the internet? Does it matter? YES NO Module 5 - Creative Use of the Internet to Support Teaching and Learning

12. Activity 2 – What’s already out there for you to use? • Time for this activity = 1.5 hours. • You will need to review three activities that are suitable for your learners. • Evaluate each activity – see separate sheet for suggested criteria. • For at least one activity, outline a lesson plan or scenario for using it to teach and/or practise and/or apply. Module 5 - Creative Use of the Internet to Support Teaching and Learning

13. Activity 3 – What makes a good website? • What makes a website user-friendly for your learners? • Aim to produce a set of criteria against which you can judge sites. Module 5 - Creative Use of the Internet to Support Teaching and Learning

14. Activity 4 – A challenge • When was Hillary Clinton born? • How long is a male peacock? • Who lost most seats in the 2001 General Election? Module 5 - Creative Use of the Internet to Support Teaching and Learning

15. Searching • How did you search for this information? • Did you plan? Could you have planned better? • Which search engine/s did you use? • Did you find out anything else on the way? (For some people, serendipity is one of the main pleasures of the internet.) Module 5 - Creative Use of the Internet to Support Teaching and Learning

16. Activity 4a – A quiz for learners • Think of three questions that would ‘fire’ the imagination of your learners. • Then check that you can find the answers quickly and easily. Module 5 - Creative Use of the Internet to Support Teaching and Learning

17. Activity 5 – Building a simple web • To close this session we are going to look at creating web material: • for you to communicate with your learners or manage resources • for your learners as a highly motivating medium to write for. Module 5 - Creative Use of the Internet to Support Teaching and Learning

18. Self-study following this module • Improve your skills in preparing web-based material using the resources listed on the handout – and any others you find useful. • Develop a simple website (3–5 pages) containing material relevant to your learners. • Review each other’s websites and provide constructive feedback. Module 5 - Creative Use of the Internet to Support Teaching and Learning

19. Action learning following this module • Incorporate at least two examples of internet material in your teaching and critically evaluate the way in which it was used and how it worked in practice. • Pro forma are provided but are not compulsory. Module 5 - Creative Use of the Internet to Support Teaching and Learning