The presentation demonstrates the procedure of using blog to setup a language learning portfolio, use mobile device to make recording, and connect the recording to the portfolio.
Using Audioblog and Mobile Devices to Assist English Language Learners
1. Using Audioblog and Mobile Device to
Assist English Language Learning
Hui-Yin Hsu, Ph.D.
Shiang-Kwei Wang, Ph.D.
IRA 2013
2. Use of blogs
Do you use blogs in your classroom?
Do you use blogs to facilitate ELLs?
3. Blog
Fast and easy publishing
Chronologically archived posts
Compatible with multimedia elements
Categorize articles
Two way communication between author
and readers
Recognition and motivation
7. How do educators use blogs?
Individual blog
• Students’ reflection journal
• Learning portfolio
• Book talk
• Teaching blog
• Teaching sharing blog
8. How do educators use blogs?
Group blog
Classroom newsletter (communicate with
parents)
Group discussion blog
Class work multimedia showcase blog
9. Successful examples of using blogs to promote
language and literacy learning:
Pinkman (2005): Increase EFL motivation for
writing
Bloch (2007): Develop ESL academic writing
skills (immigrant learner case study)
Huffaker (2005): Literacy learning and
development through dialogues & storytelling
Godwin-Jones (2003): Share collaborative
writing skills, writing for real contexts
Hsu & Wang (2011): Increase college students’
reading and writing motivation
10. Audio blog activity requirement
A teacher’s blog
A blog for each student
Mobile device (iPod Touch, iPad, or
Blackberry)
VR+ ($1.99) for iOS version
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/vr+-voice-for-twitter-facebook/id299049482?mt=8
12. How to setup a blog
Apply a google account (with existing
email account): http://www.google.com
Login Blogger.com with your Google
account
Create a blog
Post a new entry
20. Tips…
Encourage interaction
Integrate multimedia elements (graphics,
video clips, hyperlink resources)
Practice reading (informational text) and
writing (narrative, augmentative,
informative) connection
Integrate with Google Tools (translator,
YouTube, image)
Privacy
21. Blog + audio + portfolio
Easy archiving of assignments for
evaluation
Close evaluation
Self-monitoring learning progress
Multimodal pedagogical practices
Extended interaction
Individualized feedback
26. The student’s blog
Complete and archive assignments
Archive audio recordings
Use multimodal information
Interact with the teacher using comments
The student can add other teachers and
the parents to the blog readers