1. Nathalie Iseli-Chan HKU - School of Modern Languages and Culture French Program French Moodle Platform: Enhancing students’ motivation, exposure and self-directed learning.(case study) CITERS, June 30th 2011, The University of Hong Kong

2. Challenges motivation exposure commitment

3. To intensify exposure? To engage students? HOW To enhance independence? To motivate?

4. Moodle

5. Our objectives : Centralize information Enhance multilateral communication Provide resources to support learning Increase exposure to the target language and culture Develop students’ sense of autonomy Build a learning community

6. Defining a community An environment without strangers

7. Defining a community Enhance communication Using forums to enhance multilateral communication

8. Class Forum for FREN2002-C Level Forum for FREN1002

9. Defining a community Centralize information

18. Weekly in-class feedbacks

20. Language quality

22. Motivating students to log in and visit the platform regularly Organization: clear and user friendly

23. Motivating students to log in and visit the platform regularly Organization: clear and user friendly

24. Motivating students to log in and visit the platform regularly Display theme is changed every 3 weeks

26. Findings (survey) Extra practice material Online activities Forums to ease communication Centralized program and course information Display theme and related items Page layout Slow pace of uploading pages

27. Q / A Thank you for you attention Nathalie Iseli-Chan HKU - School of Modern Languages and Culture / French Program Contact : iselicn@hku.hk