Week 1: Introduction

Introduction

Welcome to Multimedia in the EFL Classroom.  In this first week you will be introduced to important elements of this course.  This blog is the place where you can get all the information that you need to keep up to date with the course.  Therefore, much of this week’s work will require you to navigate this blog and become familiar with the course requirements.

  Module Objectives 

By the end of this course participants will be able to… 

  • describe the objectives and assessment requirements of this course.
  • setup a Gmail account.

  Reference Materials

Dudeney, G. & Hockly, N. (2007). How to Teach English with Technology. Harlow: Pearson Education Limited.  

 Tasks

 Part 1: Course Overview 

Take time to read the course overview.  Next, engage in this simple quiz.  Feel free to ask your instructor for help either during and after the quiz.

Multimedia Course Overview Quiz

  1. What is the main focus for this course?

    2.  

    Developing teachers’ confidence and competence in using technologies.
    Turning participants into computer experts.
    Playing lots of educational computer games.

  2. Which is NOT an objective of this course?

    3.  

    Develop the ability to utilise technologies to construct an e-portfolio of web-based resources.
    Develop the ability to optimise the functionality of a variety of web-based and multimedia.
    Create a multimedia CD-Rom game.

  3. Which is NOT an assessment component of this course?

    4.  

    Participation Tasks
    Typing Speed
    Published e-portfolio Resources

  4. What will the final product of this course be?

    5.  

    An e-portfolio of technology resources for use in your preferred EFL setting.
    A 2000 word essay.
    A CD-Rom of educational games.

  5. What must you do before you start creating your e-portfolio?

    6.  

    Make a list of educational computer games that you like to play.
    Describe your preferred EFL teaching setting.
    Introduce yourself to the class.

  6. How long must your description of your preferred teaching setting be?

    7.  

    50 words
    1 page
    200-300 words

  7. How many resources will your final e-portfolio include?

    8.  

    two
    thirty
    at least five

  8. What must all the resources in your e-portfolio be designed for?

    9.  

    They must suit a variety of students.
    They must be designed to use in your preferred EFL teaching setting.
    They must be designed to use in a high school.

  9. Why is Module 4 and Module 7 important to your final grade?

    10.  

    They contribute to yout participation grade.
    They are the most fun.
    They are worth the highest score.

  10. What percentage of your final grade is dedicated to your participation?

    11.  

    10%
    30%
    70%

Great Work! How did you do?


 

Part 2: Setting up your Gmail account.

 Now, you will set up your Gmail account.  You will use this e-mail account for the rest of this course. Gmail does not allow large quantities of people to join from one location, so you might have to complete the steps in the following tutorial video at home.

 

Part 3: Sending an e-mail to your instructor

Take time to read Chapter 1 of your course textbook.  Next, carefully complete the task file on p.160 of the course textbook.  Keep in mind what you have read.
Now that you have an e-mail account, you can send an e-mail to your instructor.  The e-mail should answer the following questions relating to the Task File (p.160):

  • What is one statement that you highly agree with? Why?
  • What is one statement that you highly disagree with? Why?
  • To what extent do you think technology can be utilised as a teaching tool in your EFL classroom?

PLEASE WRITE YOUR ENGLISH NAME AND TESOL CLASS (MA, MB, MC, EA….etc) AT THE TOP OF THE E-MAIL.

You can find your instructor’s e-mail address on the ‘Contacts’ page of this blog.  Your instructor will keep your e-mail address in their contacts and will use this to communicate with you during the course.  Please send the e-mail before the start of Week 2 of the course.

Conclusion

You have completed the Introduction Module.  Module 1 will guide you towards describing your preferred teaching setting and setting up your e-portfolio (blog).  You can prepare for this by reading p.87 – 93 of the course textbook.

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