This document provides guidance and questions for developing a teaching philosophy focused on using technology. It lists technologies covered in class and questions to consider regarding beliefs about how technology can aid second language acquisition. Students are asked to write a paragraph on their initial beliefs and to draft a full teaching philosophy addressing how learners learn a language, how teachers can facilitate learning, and what principles guide their teaching. The document emphasizes developing a philosophy based on beliefs informed by experience and sources, rather than just experience alone.

1. Philosophy of
Teaching & Technology
Call
February 6, 2013

2. Stuff…
Grading blogs tomorrow. Should have six entries
so far.
Quiz next week on Blackboard Learn (not during
class time). Opens Wed after class (24 hours)
Quiz covers
Dubravac 1-5
Levy (2009), Wang & Vasquez
Ideas and tools covered in class (pedagogical
questions on tools)

3. Tools we’ve covered
Webquests
Hot Potatoes
Digital Storytelling
Google Docs (collaborative)
Google maps
Also, briefly: blogs, wikis, social bookmarking

4. Teaching philosophy
What is the purpose of a teaching philosophy?

5. Teaching philosophy
Should have most of the following things…
Beliefs about learning
Beliefs about role of teacher in learning
Beliefs about approaches/principles
Brief references/illustrations of the sources of
your beliefs (famous works, experiences, etc.)

6. Philosophy of teaching with
technology
Should have most of the following things…
What are your beliefs of the role of technology in
language learning.
How can technology be implemented to aid
language learning.
Brief references/illustrations of the sources of
your beliefs (famous works, experiences, etc.)

7. Question 1
What technologies do you use in your
classroom? What technologies interest you
and/or seem valuable for language teaching?
Why do these technologies seem
useful/interesting?

8. Question 2
From DuBravac’s SLA chapter, what areas of
SLA models of language learning can be aided
through the use of technology?

9. Question 3
From Wang & Vasquez (2012), what empirical
support is there for using 2.0 technology in
language learning?
What research has been done and what has it
shown?
What else needs to be done?

10. Philosophy of teaching w/
tech
Look at your responses for question 1-3. What
are your overall ideas, attitudes, and beliefs
towards technology in he L2 classroom so far?
Write a paragraph that reflects your beliefs so far.

11. Overall teaching
philosophy
What is your overall teaching philosophy?
Answer these questions (back of the page)
How do learners best learn an L2?
How can teachers best facilitate learning an L2?
What approaches/principles guide your own
teaching?

12. Teaching philosophy
Always have a brief one, consider a longer one
(1-2 pp.)
If you need to cite a source, make it meaningful
and integral to your statement.
This is not a CV or cover letter…focus is not on
personal experience, on personal beliefs as a
result of experience.

13. Blog…
For your blog reflection this week, instead
of reflecting on the readings, try to
incorporate the readings into your own
personal philosophy of teaching with
technology.