Vered Shemtov-CMS+Web2.0

"Using technology to Support L2 teaching for functioning online"
shift from supporting teaching to 'functioning online'
e.g. can they rent an apartment? or function online?
4 Cs or demonstrating 4Cs in online environment?
eg. workbook to drills (CD to Web)
Authentic materials from Web
Admin of courses: grades, materials, etc.
eg.s from alphabet info how to write...
online drills, video clips, tools and search mechanisms, cultural items for praxis
assignments and drills with OL recording, etc., quizzes,
This is what we have.

Benefits:
efficient use of space and time
exposure: beyond the instr's use of language
accessibility--more self-led independent learning environment

Web 2.0
User Generated Content--potential to change way we think about langauge teaching
Todd Bryan article
Web is not data--it's communication! And in line with today's language teaching
Goal is now to immerse in hebrew web environment.
**Travel to Israel means speaking English! Very frustrating for Ss.
Thus, Web2.0 allows Ss to create and enter the L2 community!
Become part of the community!

Changes:

• How to find/develop collaborative space?
• Don't assume Ss is writing on private space (eg a piece of paper).
• How do we help Ss feel goood about writing in public space?-- have them write on board. Use classroom space to reflect web space (see photos). Also, use more than one room. Web is multiple spaces--let classroom be that too.

CMS reflects flexibility of classroom
Links to Wikipedia in Hebrew
Internal Wiki Hebrew as testing ground for longterm goal of posting on 'real' Wikipedia as a class.
then will it be accepted? changed? rejected?
Personal blogs
L2 Facebook with content, friends from L2 community... etc.
How to let 'dropbox' metaphor match communicative learning environement so that materials are mutually viewable, but just 'grades' are private... LTerm goal of CMS from faculty side.

Content creation: creating movies. Create and respond. Youtube type.
eg. everyone @ stanford speaks Hebrew (move around campus with cameras). Not a 'this is my dorm' movie.

We are changing how we think about communication. But how to connect to larger idea of learning in society? Talmud has had this for long time. Lost, but now found again.

Q: how do you get involved with 'correction'?
A: in alphabet instr: Ss become more reactive to e/o. eg 2 sarahs in class... I live in XX dorm... patterns.
Stop learning event and ftont it...

Q. How to encourage collab work?
Ss are coming from HS with group work approach. But VS adds the 'accountability' piece.

Q: move from Learning to Using--how has Ss interaction on meta level changed?
Hasn't seen that change much---technical sharing (eg how to use camcorder or blog tool) is high; but not about accuracy, etc.
eg using google as concordance "xyz" returns 3K hits, means it's OK.

Use of tools from web give the classroom more time. So deeper learning can occur.