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e-Learning Resources - here are some excellent resources from 'The Consultants-E' moderation course for online tutors.

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    • Blogs
    • There are a number of excellent blogs dedicated to eLearning. Below is a selection of those we recommend:

      • Clive on learning
        Clive Shepherd's Blog on technology-assisted learning and communication
      • Designing Effective Learning
        Lana Penny's blog about online learning design
      • eLearning & Distance Education Resources
        Tony Bates' website with over 1500 articles
      • eLearning Blog Don't waste your time 
        David Hopkins' Blog on eLearning, mLearning, Web 2.0, Blogging and the stuff in between
      • E-Moderation Station
        A blog run by Nicky Hockly, where you will find tools, tips, techniques and tweets for online moderators...
      • Global eLearning
        A blog on e-Learning for global performance
      • ICT in Education - The Educational Technology Site
        Terry Freedman's Blog for leaders and managers of educational ICT
      • Learning Solutions Magazine
        A source for learning technology, strategy, and news
      • The eLearning Coach
        Connie Malamed's blog with tips and strategies for elearning and instructional design
      • The Rapid eLearning Blog
        Tom Kuhlmann's Blog where he shares practical, real-world tips for e-learning success
      • Upside Learning blog
        A blog on all things e-learning 

    • e-Books
      • Anderson, T. and Elloumi, F. (eds.) 2008. Theory and Practice of Online Learning. 2nd Edition. Athabasca: Athabasca University.
      • Forni, K. (ed.) 2013. 62 Tips on Effective eLearning Instructional Design. The eLearning Guild.

    • Books
      • Conrad, R. M and Donaldson, J. A. 2010. Engaging the Online Learner: Activities and Resources for Creative Instruction (Jossey-Bass Guides to Online Teaching and Learning, Volume 1). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
      • Harasim, L. 2012 Learning Theory and Online Technologies. New York/London: Routledge
      • Johnson, K. and Magusin, E. 2009. Exploring the Digital Library: A Guide for Online Teaching and Learning. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
      • Lave, J. and Wenger, E. 1991. Situated Learning: Legitimate Peripheral Participation. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
      • M. Lehman, R. M. and Conceição, S. C. O. 2010. Creating a Sense of Presence in Online Teaching: How to "Be There" for Distance Learners. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
      • McVay, M. and McVay Lynch, M. 2001. Online Educator: A Guide to Creating the Virtual Classroom. London: Falmer Press.
      • Palloff, R. M. and Pratt, K. 2009. Assessing the Online Learner. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
      • Palloff, R. M. and Pratt, K. 2010. Collaborating Online: Learning Together in Community. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
      • Salmon, G. 2000. E-moderating: the key to teaching and learning online. London: Kogan Page.
      • Salmon, G. 2002. E-tivities: the key to active online learning. London: Kogan Page.
      • Smith, R. M. 2009. Conquering the Content: A Step-by-Step Guide to Online Course Design. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
      • Sosulski, K. and Vai, M. 2011. The Essential Guide to Online Course Design: A Standards-Based Approach. New York: Routledge.

    • Electronic Journals
      • See an extensive list of open access journals of educational technology from George Veletsianos.
    If you would like to enrol in their courses, please follow this link: http://theconsultants-e.com/training/default.aspx


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PART A. WORKSHEETS, PROMPTS, EXERCISES, PRESENTATIONS, LESSON SEQUENCES.

I have attempted to categorise these teaching resources created by myself below. In most cases they are designed for elementary school students at an early stage of learning English. Where this is not the case, I have indicated an approximate level of ability. Finally, I leave it up to you to determine how to use these in your own situation, as some fit into more than one category.

Grammar
Definition sheet (Int.+)
Adverb worksheet (Int.+)
Most common verbs (Int.+)
Verb tense recognition (Int.+)
Question words (Pre-Int.)
Have to/Can (Elem.)

Reading
Book review (Int.+)
Draw a scene (Int.+)
Mini book review (Elem.)
Story week 3 (Gr. 4)
Story week 6 (Gr. 4)
Story week 2- lesson 1 (Gr. 5)
- & 2 (Gr. 5)
Story week 3 (Gr. 6)
Jumbled dialogue (Gr. 4)
Jumbled sentences (Gr. 5)
Word jumble (Gr. 5)
Guess meaning from context (Pre-Int.)

Writing
Short story writing notes (Int.+)
Steps in summary writing (Int.+)
Writing a persuasive essay (Int.+)
Star signs
ID card (Gr. 5)
Appearances Web Quest (Pre-Int.)
Countries Web Quest (Pre-Int.)

Speaking
IPA consonants chart
Food and drink discussion (Pre-Int.)
Hot air balloons information gap
Making a bank deposit
At the market
School English Bank form
Animal sounds
Teasure hunt (Gr. 5)
Sports survey (Gr. 6)
Dice game
Nanny McPhee discussion (Pre-Int.)
Speaking test (Basic)

Drama
CHICKEN LITTLE - Flashcards
- Play (Gr. 4-6)
- Play simplified (Gr. 2-3)
- Pictures
- Assessment grid (Gr. 2-6)
GOING TO THE HOUSE OF THE BABY
-       Play (Gr. 5)
-       Approach to Play (Gr. 5)

Vocabulary
Vocabulary review
Months & ordinals worksheet
Directions maze
Key phrases (classroom English)
Earth Day vocab. PowerPoint
TPR - segment 1
- segment 2
- segment 3
- segment 4
CHINESE NEW YEAR - Worksheet 1
- Worksheet 2
- TPR PowerPoint
- Vocab. PowerPoint
Christmas worksheet (Gr. 5)
Treasure hunt prepositions (Gr. 5)
Classroom objects (Gr. 3)
Old McDonald song (Gr. 2)
Can you 2 (Gr. 5)
Can you 1 (Gr. 5)
House rooms (Gr. 6)
Jobs (Gr. 6)
Everyday activities (Gr. 4)
Appearances: comparatives, superlatives (Pre-Int.)
Leisure activities (Pre-Int.)
Actions (Elem.)
Daily routines (Elem.)
Shops (Elem.)
Forms of transport (Elementary)
Places around town (Basic)
Likes and dislikes (Basic)

Games
Snakes and Ladders rules
Mystery box rules
Pin the tail on the Chinese dragon
Computer lab. worksheet (Gr. 5)
Computer lab. worksheet (Gr. 6)
Nature explorer worksheet (Gr. 4-6)
Secret code (Gr. 2)

General (for teachers)
Naturally Curious - Bringing New 'Intelligence' to TEYL
Use of Three Common Genres in ESL Writing
Teaching Modes
Role-play Instructions (Business English)
Using the Internet with Adults (Business English)
Intermediate Young Adult ESL Unit
Computer Assisted Language Learning & Self Access
Seating plan template (form)
Behaviour review (PPT)
Discourse analysis (course notes)
Semiotic analysis (course notes)
Language student profile (form)
SL teaching glossary (terms)
Selecting texts
Tips for behaviour management
Classroom rules
Greg's approach to teaching YL's
Student computer use survey (form)
Classroom rules (new) (PPT)
My personal teaching philosophy
Communicative language teaching
Current dilemmas in adult online EFL
Understanding uses of oral communication
Discourse, grammar, literacy and social input
Teaching English to Young Learners (course notes):
-       Technology
-       Storytelling
-       Projects
-       Poetry
-       Phonology
-       Pairs and groups
-       Music, songs and chants
-       Gestures and flash cards
-       Games
-       Dance, drama and dialogue
-       Crafts
-       Correction, checking & syllabus design
Types of reinforcement
Bachmann’s model of communicative language ability (diagram)

PART B. ACTIVITIES FOR USE IN (ELEMENTARY) ENGLISH LEARNING CLASSROOMS.
Again, I have attempted to classify these ideas according to either the skills focus or according to the learning phase involved. Hopefully these suggestions will stimulate your thinking about further ways to facilitate EL learning.

Please contact me if you have further suggestions or questions by placing a post on the Teachers' Wall. Enjoy!

Warmers
* throwing a ball or playing a memory game to review language items
* greetings e.g. name, school, date, weather, feelings
* spot the difference (e.g. picture A & picture B)
* describe and draw
* review of classroom English
* tongue twisters
* hot seat
* brainstorm
* find someone who ...

Presentation
* try eliciting new language e.g. draw, use pictures, mime
* try prediction
* use context and brainstorm
* 'little teacher'
* reinforce with - teacher says, class repeats if correct, stays silent if not; guess which item I'm thinking of; sorting into groups; L1 translation
* use textbooks, puppets, flashcards, gestures, dialogue (e.g. with puppet) , video, audio, newspapers, pictures, songs, TPR, chants (with actions), realia (e.g. in magic bag), stories, anecdotes, guided discovery

Controlled Practice
* using open class, open pairs, closed pairs, group work, mingles, teams
* drills - choral, individual, substitution
* gap fills - single, double, such as an incomplete table of facts, maps with missing places, time schedules
* sentence completion
* quizzes and questionnaires
* games - board, memory, guess, Simon Says, I Spy, Hangman/Shark, bingo (e.g. call definitions), tic-tac-toe, pointing, Pelmanisms, Go Fish, snap, dominoes, computer software, treasure hunt
* tests
* information search e.g. find a partner, exchange information
* dictation e.g. draw a picture dictated by teacher
* cloze exercises and cut-ups
* TPR e.g. mimes, show me ..., bring me ...
* sequencing
* matching e.g. words and pictures, sentence halves
* yes/no, true/false, multiple-choice questions
* jumbled words & sentences (sort out the nonsense)
* crosswords, puzzles
* spelling bee
* pattern practice
* identify mistakes
* chants and raps
* charades, act out e.g. by pulling out of a hat
* find someone who ...
* requesting cards e.g. 'Do you have ...'
* speed memory game
* other games against the clock
* prediction (what's next)
* remove flashcards and recall what's missing
* show flashcard upside down, gradually, quickly, through a peephole, with missing letters, pull out of a bag and say; bomb game
* lay large FCs on floor, cross safely to other side by making a sentence and stepping on cards
* play FC Showdown - two ss back-to-back, three paces, turn, first to say other's FC wins
* respond to stimulus by touching, hitting, throwing ball at flashcards
* definitions game - give three options for one word
* Mexican wave - sentences, Q & A, words, sounds
* whispers game
* 'Do what I say, not what I do'
* What's in your schoolbag?
* Hot Potato - pass a ball, when music stops student with ball responds as required
* board or picture prompts for dialogue practice
* guessing - word starting with '...'; clap number of syllables; provide start, guess the ending; feel what's in the bag; gradually draw target item

Freer Practice
* role plays - first establish role, context, purpose e.g. own experiences, known characters or topic, phone conversation, odd characters e.g. robots
* discussions - likes/dislikes (e.g. school subjects), opinions (may provide prompts), hypotheses, ranking, debate
* surveys e.g. favourite ...
* re-telling a story, imagining, continuing a story
* projects and tasks e.g. displays
* excursions
* problem-solving or planning

Phonics Work
* rhyme
* syllable counting and splitting
* blending
* alliteration
* assonance (same middle sound)
* segmentation and counting sounds
* synthesis
* manipulation (add, subtract, substitute, reverse); play with sounds e.g. try spelling nonsense syllables; go up word ladder changing one letter at a time
* sing to 'Bingo' song
* 5x5 sound bingo
* word or sentence unscramble
* spelling games e.g. guess word teacher starts to spell; name nth letter in a word; stand in row holding letter cards for words; hopscotch grids
* dictation
* letter feature sort
* letter line up

Speech Work
* pronunciation practice using video with sound off, picture prompts, various models
* train the ear using minimal pairs (e.g. same/different, circle the right one), odd one out, number of times in a sentence
* repetition using different volume, say it high, say it low, different tones (scared, surprised, angry, bored, sad, happy, tired, forgetful, curious), different speed, backwards, using odd/even ones, words that rhyme, words that fit a pattern (e.g. stress), raps, chants, songs, up your sleeve, out the window, soft to loud, loud to soft, think one/say one word, to a beat, with actions, like a robot
* stress by counting syllables, using visual patterns, anticipation with new words, songs

Reading Work
* re-tell using puppets
* use mime and gestures
* draw characters and scenes
* match words to characters
* 'Who am I?' yes/no game
* What or who they like/dislike
* before reading - predict from cover, title and pictures (also, to anticipate vocabulary & ideas)
* while reading - what happens next?
* after reading - do a story timeline, reflect how characters changed
* word cards - do an action when hear them
* dictionary work and sorting

Writing Work
* disappearing prompts i.e. model first, then just give prompts
* finger writing
* picture prompts e.g. describe from memory; what happened before this/what's next
* puzzles and crosswords
* team writing
* wall displays
* tracing a letter, number or word on another's back
* mind maps
* writing diaries, letters, postcards, book reviews

Listening Work
* respond by putting up hand, an object, a picture/word card, standing up, another action (e.g. as a group)
* identify the odd one out
* memorise & recall a sequence of numbers, words, letters
* games
* puzzles
* sorting pictures
* choosing correct item on worksheet
* travel through a maze
* use songs for note-taking, circling included words only, gap-filling, sequencing pictures, identifying inaccuracies, comprehension, true/false questions
* point, touch, tick, mime, move, write
* dictate sounds or words to write onto bingo grids, pictures, treasure maps

Intelligences
Verbal Intelligence - report, recite, re-tell, listen, debate, joke, read aloud, read papers etc.
Visual Intelligence - draw, model, use maps & symbols, cartoons, video, posters, photos
Logical Intelligence - analyse, classify, compare, rank, evaluate, mazes, puzzles, sequences, timelines, calculations, codes
Musical Intelligence - sing, use rhythm, raps, choral reading, listen, improvise
Interpersonal Intelligence - discuss, dialogue, survey, question, work in pairs & groups, debate, play games
Intrapersonal Intelligence - record information, write poetry, study, rehearse, self-evaluate
Bodily Intelligence - dance, perform, role-play, mime, non-verbals, sports, games
Naturalist Intelligence - observe, explore, identify, discover, compare, display, sort, do projects

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