Delivering Face-to-Face Tasks Online
Incorporating active & task-based learning into your online teaching
Gangwon-do KOTESOL 23 May 2020
Stafford Lumsden
TESOL Media Lab | University of Wollongong
Who am I?
Definitions
What is a task?
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Tasks
What is a task?
A task is an activity which students undertake (i.e. something they do). It asks students to use the target language and has a known outcome. (most of the time).
Definitions
What is Active Learning?
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Active Learning
What is Active Learning?
Active learning is (generally) any method that engages students in the learning process. It requires students to do meaningful learning activities and think about what they are doing.
Task selection is important!
Not all tasks will transfer over to online perfectly.
Thinking about how to sequence the lesson online is also going to help.
Pre-task
Task
Planning
Reporting
Teacher Input
Practice
How Many Task Types are There?
Can you put a number on it?
Can you list some task types?
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How Many Task Types are There?
Instructions
Time
Group 1.
Group 2.
Group 3.
Group 4.
The Story of a Sandwich
With your group, drag & drop the pictures in the correct order and then describe what is happening in the pictures.
Our Story:
Group 1.
1.
2.
3.
4.
An Excellent Teacher
With your group, write down several qualities that an excellent teacher should have. Make sure to explain why!
Qualities of an Excellent Teacher:
Group 1.
My Best Vacation Ever
Take turns sharing your best vacation ever with your group. Write down when it was, where you were, what you did, and who you were with.
| Person #1 | Person #2 | Person #3 | Person #4 |
When it was? | | | | |
Where you were? | | | | |
What you did? | | | | |
Who you were with? | | | | |
Your question: | | | | |
Group 1.
A Letter to a Friend
Your friend is coming to their first KOTESOL workshop next month, but she is nervous about being prepared. With your group, write a letter that gives her three suggestions for how she can best prepare for the workshop.
Dear Friend
Group 1.
A Mysterious Story
With your group, look at the set of pictures (a person, a place, and an object). Write a short story that includes all three things. Remember that a story has a beginning, a middle, and an end.
Our Story:
Group 1.
Finding Common Ground
Choose two people in your group. Make a Venn diagram and write at least three similarities and two differences between those two people.
Group 1.
Person #1
Person #2
Similarities
Note: You need to insert a text box to type in the circles.
What kind of task type was it?
The Story of a Sandwich What kind of “task” was this? What did you have to do? ORDERING | An Excellent Teacher What kind of “task” was this? What did you have to do? LISTING | My Best Vacation Ever What kind of “task” was this? What did you have to do? SHARING PERSONAL IDEAS |
A Letter to a Friend What kind of “task” was this? What did you have to do? PROBLEM SOLVING | A Mysterious Story What kind of “task” was this? What did you have to do? CREATIVE | Finding Common Ground What kind of “task” was this? What did you have to do? COMPARING |
Group 1.
What kind of task type was it?
The Story of a Sandwich What kind of “task” was this? What did you have to do? Ordering | An Excellent Teacher What kind of “task” was this? What did you have to do? Listing | My Best Vacation Ever What kind of “task” was this? What did you have to do? Sharing personal experience |
A Letter to a Friend What kind of “task” was this? What did you have to do? Problem solving | A Mysterious Story What kind of “task” was this? What did you have to do? | Finding Common Ground What kind of “task” was this? What did you have to do? |
Creative
Comparing
Why these?
Active Learning Approach
PPP
Process Writing
Practice
Presentation
Production
Theme #1
Theme #2
Pre-writing
Writing
Revising
Editing
Publishing
Preparation & Implementation
What you need:
Additionally:
Q&A
Contact
stafford@uow.edu.au
www.tesolmedialab.com
Acknowledgements
Backgrounds/images: pexels.com
TBL activities: Kara Waggoner, Sookmyung YL TESOL
Thanks also to the team at Gangwon-do KOTESOL
Presentation © 2020 Stafford Lumsden and TESOL Media Laboratory
Free to use for educational purposes, please cite responsibly
References
Harmer, J. (2007). The practice of English language teaching. Harlow: Pearson Longman,.
Scrivener, J. (2011). Learning teaching: The essential guide to English language teaching. Oxford: Macmillan Education.
Willis, J. (1996). A framework for task-based learning (Vol. 60). Harlow: Longman.
Willis, J., & Willis, D. (2013). Doing task-based teaching-Oxford handbooks for language teachers. Oxford University Press.