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Designing Blended English
Language Learning Courses
Chris Moore
Why?
specialistlanguagecourses.com
Begin with the End in Mind
“To begin with the end in mind means to start with a clear understanding of
your destination. It means to know where you’re going so that you better
understand where you are now so that the steps you take are always in the
right direction.” Steven Covey, 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.
specialistlanguagecourses.com
What words
do you need
to express
yourself?
Describe the
key scenarios
you use English
in
Who do
you use
English
with?
What kind of
texts do you
read in English?
What kind
of writing
do you
do?
What accents
do you need
to
understand?
Plan Your Journey
specialistlanguagecourses.com
Taba’s Model of Curriculum Processes
1. Diagnosis of needs
2. Formulation of objectives
3. Selection of content
4. Organisation of content
5. Selection of learning experiences
6. Organisation of learning experiences
7. Determination of what to evaluate and means to evaluate
8. Checking for balance and sequence
Hilda Taba, 1902-1967
Face-to-face Best Practice
specialistlanguagecourses.com
“Give the pupils something to do, not
something to learn; and the doing is of
such a nature as to demand thinking;
learning naturally results.” John Dewey,
1859-1952
“Give the pupils something to do, not
something to learn; and the doing is of such
a nature as to demand thinking; learning
naturally results.” John Dewey, 1859-1952
Face-to-face Best Practice
Students
• Engaged learners
• Analysers
• Experimenters
• Collaborators
• Problem solvers
• Dialogue builders
• Debaters
specialistlanguagecourses.com
Teachers
• Planners
• Learning experience
creators and organisers
• Facilitators
• Listeners, elicitors
• Feedback givers
• Classroom managers
• Experts
Face-to-face ESP Course Challenges
1. Time
2. Location
3. Technical content
4. Specificity
5. Cost
specialistlanguagecourses.com
Rise of Informal Learning
Unstructured, spontaneous, tangential, immediate, unpredictable, on-
demand, mobile first, portable, anytime anywhere learning.
Has this become the norm?
specialistlanguagecourses.com
Here Comes Everybody
specialistlanguagecourses.com
Self-Study: plus ça change,
specialistlanguagecourses.com
…plus c'est la même chose?
specialistlanguagecourses.com
Key Challenge of..
Anytime, anywhere, but is it any good?
specialistlanguagecourses.com
Online Study – Best Practice
Core Methodology
• Relevant
• Fun
• Rewarding
• Variety
• Multimedia
• Quick, eg short reading texts
• Instant review & feedback
• Recycle and re-contextualise content
And then…
• Adaptive
• Social/sharing/networking/PLNs/learning communities
• Gamified
specialistlanguagecourses.com
“In terms of lessons learned, it became
apparent during the development process
that good online design includes interactive
elements on every screen the learner sees.
Whereas traditional book-based
programmes can provide explanations and
examples followed up by related exercises,
online design precludes extended expository
material and has very definite real estate
limits.”
Beagle & Davies, ‘Blended Learning for the
aviation industry: A case study’, 2013
So, Can the Twain Ever Meet?
Face-to-face
• Collaborative – pairs, groups
• Synchronous
• Extensive tasks – eg TBL
• Teacher listens and feeds back
• Tried and tested
• Fixed materials
• Not portable
• Fixed times
• Fixed location
specialistlanguagecourses.com
Online Self-study
• Work alone - autonomy
• Asynchronous
• Short activities
• Computer says right/wrong
• Being tried, being tested
• Reiterated, updateable materials
• Portable
• On-demand
• Anywhere you have a connection
Oh East is East and West is West, And never the twain shall meet…
- Rudyard Kipling
Where the Twain Meets…Blended Learning
What is Blended Learning?
"combining Internet and digital media with established classroom forms that
require the physical co-presence of teacher and students."
specialistlanguagecourses.com
Why Blend?
specialistlanguagecourses.com
 Increased access
 Increased flexibility
 Personalisable
 Localisable
 Convenience
 Variety of input and content
 Touch points
 Updateable content
 Cost-effective
 On-demand
 Learner autonomy
 Experiential learning
 Research-based learning
 Flipped classroom
 Learner expectations
 Market reach, wider audience
 New forms of collaboration
How to Blend
1. Supplemental
• Face-to-face classroom is primary component/driver
• Online secondary, eg deepening knowledge, review/recontextualise, prepare for
classroom interaction, personal study – may be optional
2. Replacement
• Flexible mix; classroom interaction for collaboration, group problem solving,
teacher-student interaction
• Online for extensive reading/video (inc lectures & webinars)/research, reflection,
writing, preparation
3. Emporium
• Key learning space is physical/virtual learning resource centre
• Online primary component/driver – collaborative focus, learner-driven study,
flexible learning; minimal f2f sessions to present, discuss, feedback
specialistlanguagecourses.com
Blended Learning Course Design for ESP
specialistlanguagecourses.com
Take a principled approach,
not an eclectic one
Blended Learning Design – Some Questions
specialistlanguagecourses.com
 Learner needs?
 Learning objectives?
 Content breakdown?
 Order of inputs?
 Lead delivery mode?
 Pedagogy?
 Time allocation?
 Session frequency and duration?
 Level of student autonomy?
 Compulsory vs optional?
 Location?
 Interactional patterns?
 Role of teacher and students?
 Level of support for students
using BL?
 Level of support for teachers
using BL?
 Evaluating effectiveness?
 Tracking and reporting?
 Improving the course?
Nursing English Case Study 1
specialistlanguagecourses.com
Weekly Training F2F Sessions
Guided online review, study and prep
Needs
Analysis,
Goal
Setting
Assessment
&
Review
Nursing English Case Study 2
specialistlanguagecourses.com
Daily F2F Sessions, different options
Assessment
&Review
Bench-mark
Phase1OnlineCourse
NeedsAnalysis,GoalSetting
Daily Self-Study, Guided, different options
Weekly Webinars for all students
On-demand Online Resources
To Conclude
“effective implementation of technology is not
accomplished just as an ‘add-on’ to existing tools, it
must be synergised into the language learning
environment with the support of surrounding
educational systems”
(Yang, SC (2001) Integrating computer-mediated tools into the language curriculum.
Journal of Computer Assisted Learning 17: 92.)
specialistlanguagecourses.com
To continue the conversation
specialistlanguagecourses.com
Chris Moore
Specialist Language Courses
chris@specialistlanguagecourses.com

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Designing Blended English Language Learning Courses

  • 1. Designing Blended English Language Learning Courses Chris Moore
  • 3. Begin with the End in Mind “To begin with the end in mind means to start with a clear understanding of your destination. It means to know where you’re going so that you better understand where you are now so that the steps you take are always in the right direction.” Steven Covey, 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. specialistlanguagecourses.com What words do you need to express yourself? Describe the key scenarios you use English in Who do you use English with? What kind of texts do you read in English? What kind of writing do you do? What accents do you need to understand?
  • 4. Plan Your Journey specialistlanguagecourses.com Taba’s Model of Curriculum Processes 1. Diagnosis of needs 2. Formulation of objectives 3. Selection of content 4. Organisation of content 5. Selection of learning experiences 6. Organisation of learning experiences 7. Determination of what to evaluate and means to evaluate 8. Checking for balance and sequence Hilda Taba, 1902-1967
  • 5. Face-to-face Best Practice specialistlanguagecourses.com “Give the pupils something to do, not something to learn; and the doing is of such a nature as to demand thinking; learning naturally results.” John Dewey, 1859-1952 “Give the pupils something to do, not something to learn; and the doing is of such a nature as to demand thinking; learning naturally results.” John Dewey, 1859-1952
  • 6. Face-to-face Best Practice Students • Engaged learners • Analysers • Experimenters • Collaborators • Problem solvers • Dialogue builders • Debaters specialistlanguagecourses.com Teachers • Planners • Learning experience creators and organisers • Facilitators • Listeners, elicitors • Feedback givers • Classroom managers • Experts
  • 7. Face-to-face ESP Course Challenges 1. Time 2. Location 3. Technical content 4. Specificity 5. Cost specialistlanguagecourses.com
  • 8. Rise of Informal Learning Unstructured, spontaneous, tangential, immediate, unpredictable, on- demand, mobile first, portable, anytime anywhere learning. Has this become the norm? specialistlanguagecourses.com
  • 10. Self-Study: plus ça change, specialistlanguagecourses.com
  • 11. …plus c'est la même chose? specialistlanguagecourses.com
  • 12. Key Challenge of.. Anytime, anywhere, but is it any good? specialistlanguagecourses.com
  • 13. Online Study – Best Practice Core Methodology • Relevant • Fun • Rewarding • Variety • Multimedia • Quick, eg short reading texts • Instant review & feedback • Recycle and re-contextualise content And then… • Adaptive • Social/sharing/networking/PLNs/learning communities • Gamified specialistlanguagecourses.com “In terms of lessons learned, it became apparent during the development process that good online design includes interactive elements on every screen the learner sees. Whereas traditional book-based programmes can provide explanations and examples followed up by related exercises, online design precludes extended expository material and has very definite real estate limits.” Beagle & Davies, ‘Blended Learning for the aviation industry: A case study’, 2013
  • 14. So, Can the Twain Ever Meet? Face-to-face • Collaborative – pairs, groups • Synchronous • Extensive tasks – eg TBL • Teacher listens and feeds back • Tried and tested • Fixed materials • Not portable • Fixed times • Fixed location specialistlanguagecourses.com Online Self-study • Work alone - autonomy • Asynchronous • Short activities • Computer says right/wrong • Being tried, being tested • Reiterated, updateable materials • Portable • On-demand • Anywhere you have a connection Oh East is East and West is West, And never the twain shall meet… - Rudyard Kipling
  • 15. Where the Twain Meets…Blended Learning What is Blended Learning? "combining Internet and digital media with established classroom forms that require the physical co-presence of teacher and students." specialistlanguagecourses.com
  • 16. Why Blend? specialistlanguagecourses.com  Increased access  Increased flexibility  Personalisable  Localisable  Convenience  Variety of input and content  Touch points  Updateable content  Cost-effective  On-demand  Learner autonomy  Experiential learning  Research-based learning  Flipped classroom  Learner expectations  Market reach, wider audience  New forms of collaboration
  • 17. How to Blend 1. Supplemental • Face-to-face classroom is primary component/driver • Online secondary, eg deepening knowledge, review/recontextualise, prepare for classroom interaction, personal study – may be optional 2. Replacement • Flexible mix; classroom interaction for collaboration, group problem solving, teacher-student interaction • Online for extensive reading/video (inc lectures & webinars)/research, reflection, writing, preparation 3. Emporium • Key learning space is physical/virtual learning resource centre • Online primary component/driver – collaborative focus, learner-driven study, flexible learning; minimal f2f sessions to present, discuss, feedback specialistlanguagecourses.com
  • 18. Blended Learning Course Design for ESP specialistlanguagecourses.com Take a principled approach, not an eclectic one
  • 19. Blended Learning Design – Some Questions specialistlanguagecourses.com  Learner needs?  Learning objectives?  Content breakdown?  Order of inputs?  Lead delivery mode?  Pedagogy?  Time allocation?  Session frequency and duration?  Level of student autonomy?  Compulsory vs optional?  Location?  Interactional patterns?  Role of teacher and students?  Level of support for students using BL?  Level of support for teachers using BL?  Evaluating effectiveness?  Tracking and reporting?  Improving the course?
  • 20. Nursing English Case Study 1 specialistlanguagecourses.com Weekly Training F2F Sessions Guided online review, study and prep Needs Analysis, Goal Setting Assessment & Review
  • 21. Nursing English Case Study 2 specialistlanguagecourses.com Daily F2F Sessions, different options Assessment &Review Bench-mark Phase1OnlineCourse NeedsAnalysis,GoalSetting Daily Self-Study, Guided, different options Weekly Webinars for all students On-demand Online Resources
  • 22. To Conclude “effective implementation of technology is not accomplished just as an ‘add-on’ to existing tools, it must be synergised into the language learning environment with the support of surrounding educational systems” (Yang, SC (2001) Integrating computer-mediated tools into the language curriculum. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning 17: 92.) specialistlanguagecourses.com
  • 23. To continue the conversation specialistlanguagecourses.com Chris Moore Specialist Language Courses chris@specialistlanguagecourses.com

Notes de l'éditeur

  1. I’ve run an English school delivering face-to-face courses. I’ve run an online teaching operation. I’ve tried to combine the 2 many times – for business English, ESP and exam prep courses. My company has released 3 online Medical English courses this year, for nurses, healthcare workers and doctors. Most agree that the trend is towards online, but is the pedagogy any good? Can it replicate face-to-face, or will it always be the poor relation? This presentation looks at the best of face-to-face and online self-study, as well as the challenges facing both. It looks at how they can be combined in truly effective blended English language learning courses. This is a Medical English conference, so the examples and case studies will look at courses directly related to the concerns of delegates.
  2. We’re learning online all the time – Google, Wikipedia, etc Rise of informal learning. We can learn a lot from these interactions.
  3. So, best practice methods focus on creating a syllabus that draws learners back to it again and again. Get it right  powerful learning experience
  4. How do f2d and online add value to each other? If they are not seen as complementary  demotivating Can be a mish mash, ‘worst of both worlds
  5. How do f2d and online add value to each other? If they are not seen as complementary  demotivating Can be a mish mash, ‘worst of both worlds