Teacher training my brainshark - 1 introduction
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The document introduces a cloud-based software tool designed for use in the international foundation course at Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA), emphasizing its role in enhancing students' speaking skills and promoting autonomous learning. It outlines features such as content uploading, audio recording, and multimedia presentations, along with the potential benefits for both teachers and students. The document also encourages discussion on similar tools, classroom applications, and foreseen challenges.
Teacher training my brainshark - 1 introduction
- 1. 1. Introduction With Phil Longwell [email protected]
- 2. 中央美术学院 Each lesson is one hour long. We shall be in this room all day this week Monday – Saturday (inclusive) time: tbc Aim: to introduce a digital cloud-based software tool to use with students on the International Foundation Course @ CAFA Requirement: BYOD (Bring your own device)
- 3. An asynchronous, cloud-based software tool. What does that mean? What do you think it can do? Here’s an example: My Timeline
- 4. An asynchronous, cloud-based software tool which allows you to: Upload different kinds of content to share online. e.g. a document, PPP, photo album or video. You can add a voice-over or narration. It also allows podcast to be produced. It allows sharing and embedding (+ tracking).
- 5. Multimedia digital presentations It’s free for individual users.
- 6. Quick four minute tour of ‘my Brainshark’: Quick Tour There are thousands of presentations already uploaded. Authentic listening practice. They are mostly created by sales and marketing teams to sell their products. However, we could still use them with our students.
- 7. Do you know of some other software which is similar to my brainshark? Discuss.. Images used under terms of ‘fair use’ policy
- 8. 1. Getting started + Introduction 2. Uploading content and recording audio 3. Working with photos or video 4. Working with a PPP or PDF 5. Being creative + constructive alignment 6. Sharing and Storing +Further Ideas + Review
- 9. Discuss possible uses with another person. It helps students to practice and perfect their speaking skills It helps students to improve pronunciation (with classroom feedback) It is based on a communicative and situated pedagogy It potentially overcome issues over face-loss and weaker speakers It encourages autonomous learning (already happening on the art side) It is useful to watch other Brainshark presentations for authentic listening practice It encourages reflective practice It creates space for classroom feedback and other connected activities It allows students to create, practice and present their work It allows students to build up a digital portfolio of their art work
- 10. Skills Pyramid Own taken from Hampel and Stickler, 2005, style Open University. Skills for Online Language Tutors. Creativity and choice Facilitating communicative competence Online socialization Dealing with constraints and possibilities of the medium Specific technical competence for the software Basic ICT competence
- 11. Discuss and draw up a list of ways that the tool could be used: (a) in the classroom (b) away from the classroom How could the tool help with the objectives of: (a) the teachers? (b) the students? What problems do you envisage?
- 12. 中央美术学院 So what do we think about using this tool? What about the other presentation tools mentioned today? Screencast videos are available at: http://www.screencast.com/users/teacherphili The website for this tool is at: http://www.brainshark.com/mybrainshark Sign up with an email and a password and try it for yourself. Next time: Uploading content and recording audio.