Effective digital resources in language learning

1. Effe c tive dig ital re s o urc e s
Laura Lo c ho re
WestOne Services

2. WestOne Services
Develop curriculum
resources for:
• K-12
• VET
• Careers
in CD-ROM, print
and DVD formats

3. Italian
 1A
 1B
 2A
 2B
 3A
 3B

4. Indonesian 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B
2A

5. W are effective digital resources?
hat
Effective digital resources engage
learners and help them learn.
engagement
(Mark Prensky, 2001)
learning

6. Audience: Gen Y
What I want, when I w it, w
ant here I
w it
ant
 Digital natives (not digital im igrants)
m
 Discovery learners
 Netw orkers
M ulti- m edia/tasking/m odal (viewers)
 Challenge and purpose

7. Language learners
Language learners especially like
 Real life texts w scaffolded tasks
ith
 Real life purpose and motivation
Life skill Language issue Language
skill/strategy
Howto m ake a W do I say?
hat Intercultural
phone call / W do I not say?
hat understanding
conduct W do I do if I don’
hat t Phrases to know
m yself in a understand? Repair strategies
job interview Background speaker too Reassurance
fast

8. WestOne resources
 Interactions w im ediate feedback
ith m
 Support for independent learning via
focus on language learning strategies
 Gram ar 1a
m
 Text alternatives and printable sections

9. Howto use
 Rem ber w your learners are
em ho
 M it up!
ix
–Lim ited individual com puter time
–Group w ork, class discussions
–Data projector / interactive
w hiteboard / printouts
 W a LM (eg Janison, M
ith S oodle,
WebCT).

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 claire.dawson@det.wa.edu.au
Laura.lochore@det.wa.edu.au
Laura.lochore@gmail.com
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