Plenary Speakers
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Plenary Speakers
Dr. Abdelmajid Bouziane is an Associate Professor at Hassan II Mohammedia/ Casablanca University, Morocco.
Dr. Abdelmajid Bouziane holds a PhD in education. He is an Associate Professor at Hassan II Mohammedia / Casablanca University, Morocco. He has participated in many national and international conferences and workshops. He has published on different issues related to ELT and has reviewed books, CDROMs, and sites. He has been a director and trainer for Hornby schools and other international events. His main interests include: (quantitative) classroom-oriented research, ICT in education (especially in the teaching of languages), literacy (in ESL/EFL), teacher training, and NGOs. He is the President of the Moroccan Inter-university Network of English (MINE). He is also the editor of ELTeCS AME List (English Language Teaching Contacts Scheme for Africa and the Middle East).
PLENARY: Teacher Training in ICT in ELT: the LEAP Approach
ABSTRACT: With the advent of technology, teachers should play the role of interface between technologies and digital natives. This is not an easy undertaking as many teachers are digital immigrants who work in places that need adequately defined policies of ICT implementation. This talk intends to show the teachers’ vital role in effective integration of ICT in ELT, especially in contexts where ICT is far from being normalized. It also describes some challenges teachers face with particular focus on the shortage of digital contents and on the complexity created by the wide range of available technologies. To overcome some of these challenges, this paper suggests the LEAP (literacy – efficacy – appropriation – proficiency) approach to gradually making ICT an integral part of teachers’ practices. This approach is basically meant to train teachers in technology for the purpose of boosting pedagogy.
WORKSHOP: TBA
ABSTRACT: TBA
Dr. Deborah Healey has been teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language since 1976 and using computer technology in teaching since 1984. She has published and presented extensively in the area of computer-assisted language learning. She is a co-author and primary editor of TESOL Technology Standards: Description, Implementation, and Integration and of TESOL Technology Standards: Framework Document; and she has chapters on learner autonomy and software/Internet resources for language teaching in CALL Environments. She was the head of the linguist/scriptwriting team for Trace Effects, a new computer game for English language learners. She has been an Academic Specialist since 1986, giving workshops most recently in Colombia, Uruguay, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Morocco, Thailand, Palestine, and Tunisia. She was in Qatar and Oman in 2002, doing workshops about incorporating technology into teaching. She teaches online and face-to-face classes at the University of Oregon's American English Institute/Department of Linguistics. Her Ph.D. is in Computers in Education.
PLENARY: Gamification: A Way to Hook Digital Natives
ABSTRACT: Today's "digital natives" have grown up with video and computer games, and they look for excitement. The fast pace of many games fits their short attention spans. The concept of "gamification" - using game elements to motivate and persuade - is moving from marketing to teaching. While games have long been part of a language teacher's bag of tricks, teachers can benefit from learning about the elements of games that will help us appeal to today's learners.
WORKSHOP: Trace Effects: A Computer Game (and more!) for the English Teaching Classroom
Trace Effects is a 3-D virtual reality game that was designed for English language learners. It looks and plays like a computer game, but it has an emphasis on appropriate use of language and on American culture from a young adult perspective. The game also includes language practice exercises based on elements from the game, multi-player games, a dictionary, graphic novels for each chapter, and certificates for completing each chapter. The Trace Effects Teacher Set includes not only a CD version of the game (for those with inconsistent Internet access) but also an extensive Teacher's Manual, a DVD video of the game, and resources for building on the game in the classroom. This workshop will demonstrate ways to exploit the game in the classroom.
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