AJ_DELL Distance Education in Language Learning

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2013
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Aaron Marc Collier, B.A. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Irena Headlandová Kalischová, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
Supplier department: Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Prerequisites
Students must be able to connect to the Internet throughout the semester.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
This course is designed to help students improve their skills in thinking about distance education courses for teaching languages, especially English. By the end of the course, students should be able to: show an understing of the history of distance education and how that influences current courses; define what distance education is and how all of its various parts interact; and demonstrate an understanding of appropriate theories on how to create an effective course.
Syllabus
  • This course will cover distance education from numerous perspectives, starting with history and moving forward. Introductions and Course Requirements Unit 1: Historical Context Unit 2: Communication Technologies Unit 3: Educational Systems Unit 4: Designing Distance Education Courses Unit 5: Community Development in Distance Education Unit 6: Moderating Discussion Unit 7: Teaching and Teaching Roles Unit 8: Learners and Learning Unit 9: Assessment Unit 10: Challenging Changes Conclusions and Final Assignment A full syllabus is available at the link listed below.
Literature
  • Handbook of distance education. Edited by Michael G. Moore. 2nd ed. Mahwah: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2007, xxix, 690. ISBN 9780805858471. info
  • Distance education and languages : evolution and change. Edited by Börje Holmberg - Monica Shelley - Cynthia White. Toronto: Multilingual matters, 2005, xvii, 342. ISBN 1853597767. info
  • WHITE, Cynthia. Language learning in distance education. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003, xvii, 258. ISBN 052181541X. info
Teaching methods
The course take place entirely online. It will be primarily based around readings and discussions. It will also include work with various web tools such as wikis.
Assessment methods
Each week there will be readings assigned around a topic and a discussion forum based on the readings. Students are expected to enter the discussion forums at least three times a week - once early in the week to post initial thoughts about the topic and later to respond to others' ideas. 2 points are given for a thoughtful initial post that shows an understanding of the readings and further development of the ideas contained within. The initial post on each discussion must be made by Saturday evening. 2 further points can be gained for multiple responses that show an engagement with the ideas that come from the other students. In addition there will be three assignments for this class. One is a collaborative assignment where you will work in teams to create a wiki page that summarizes and analyses the readings for that week. The second is a moderating assignment, where you will work in pairs to moderate the discussion of one of the topics. And the last is where you will present a summary and analysis of the major points of the class through one of a number of online tools. Points will be given in the following areas: Points for Activities Activity Points Total 100 Forum Participation (4 points each) 48 Collaborative Assignment 15 Moderation of a Forum 15 Online Presentation 22 70 points are necessary for passing this class.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: výuka probíhá online.
Teacher's information
https://is.muni.cz/auth/el/1441/podzim2013/AJ_DELL/index.qwarp
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012.
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