| Conference Registration Edit Registration WebCT Homepage | |
|
|
|
| Wednesday, 20 July 2005: 1:30 PM-2:15 PM | |||
| Yerba Buena Salon 02 (San Francisco Marriott) | |||
| C-10: The E-Winter School: A Blended Online Remedial English Course | |||
| Detailed Description: | The presentation provides an overview of a remedial EFL course. This course blends online and classroom learning, making use of online quizzes, assessments, reading and writing tasks, including a cross-cultural exchange with Japanese students. Features of the course include the “LOAF” Approach, (Little, Often, And Focused), where writing goes through drafting until a final error-free draft is produced, daily non-negotiable deadlines and cumulative assessment. The course succeeds in retaining students, and empowering them to succeed. | ||
| Presentation Format: | Showcase | ||
| Topic: | Measuring outcomes: Student achievement and course success | ||
| Target Audience: | Course Designers, E-learning Managers, Faculty and Other Instructors, Institutional Research and Assessment Staff | ||
| Appropriate Audience Level: | Beginning or new users of WebCT, Experienced WebCT users | ||
| Abstract Text: | The presentation will provide an overview of a full time 17 week remedial EFL course. This course blended online and classroom learning, making intensive use of online quizzes, assessments and writing tasks, including a cross-cultural exchange with Japanese students. A key feature was the “LOAF” Approach, (Little, Often And Focused). Students produced small amounts of work, which were assessed with zero-tolerance for error. Slightly longer pieces of work went through intense process writing until a final error free draft was produced. Students were also expected to utilize the meta-language of English grammar. Other distinguishing features of the course included face to face orientation focusing on information & file management, daily non-negotiable deadlines, cumulative assessment, and a particular focus on grammar and writing, the main areas of weakness for these students. The participants had failed English assessments, and had a history of failure or low achievement. The college has had a history of poor retention of, and limited success with such students. Evidence of the success of this course in retaining students and enabling them to succeed will be presented. The presentation will also discuss ongoing and future DWC E-Learning initiatives as well as the importance of extrinsic and intrinsic motivation in online learning. | ||
| Session Leader: | Douglas Ronald McPherson Dubai Women's College | ||
See more of The 7th Annual WebCT User Conference