Electronic Village Presentation, April 6, 2016 by Candice Marshall Balitmore, MD For handout: http://www.slideshare.net/cjq11983/tesol-2016-electronic-village-prearrival-assessment-and-placement-of-ells-presentation-handout

1. Candice J. Marshall, M.A.
Earlham College
Presented at TESOL 2016, Electronic Village
April 6, 2016, 11 AM

2. Overview
 Rationale
 Pre-screening
 Scheduling Interview
 The Interview
 Technology
 Outcomes
 Recommendations
 Practice Interview

3. Rationale
We needed a better and more efficient way
to place students in ELL courses,
preferably pre-arrival.
COMPASS testing was inadequate for the
increasing number of international
students we had coming in.

4. Rationale (Continued)
We chose video interviews for:
Greater authenticity/verifiability for the writing
samples
A more personal touch – students get to interact
with someone at the school they will be
attending
A better understanding of the student as a whole
– their background and needs

5. Pre-Screening
IPO handled all confirmed applicants.
ESL gave them the criteria, they forwarded
us students who met it.
I.E. Under 94 TOEFL
Picture source: http://www.yourerc.com/blog/image.axd?picture=%2f2013%2f07%2fpre-screening.jpg

6. Scheduling an Interview
Tools:
Doodle (Doodle.com)
World Time Buddy (worldtimebuddy.com)

7. Doodle

8. World Time Buddy

9. The Interview
Google Forms (http://goo.gl/forms/5BipwjDg5n)

10. Interview Technology Used
Skype
*successful
Firefox Hello
*less successful

11. Outcomes
33 students interviewed
26 of 33 were placed in ESL courses
Of those placed through interview process,
25 of 26 were suitably placed.
1 (placed in most advanced course) may not
have needed it, but we erred on the side of
caution.

12. Recommendations
Make sure to confirm appointments and
send reminders.
Be mindful of potential bandwidth issues for
the student’s video feed
Experiment with other online forms for
greater accessibility (i.e. Chinese)
Things to try for next year – Wufoo, Qualtrics

13. Practice Interview
I need a volunteer!