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Pre-conference Workshop: Friday 5th June.
Please check in at the registration desk in building #1 when arriving in order to find ot the location of the workshops.
6:00-7:20 PM in Room 5402 (PC CALL lab)
Slide Presentation Principles for Classroom and Professional Presentations (Daniel Beck - Kanda Institute of Foreign Languages)
In a visual age, presentation slide software can be an effective addition to complement the educator’s arsenal of tools. However, the typical “Powerpoint” presentation is poorly executed and can have a negative impact on the learner. In this workshop, the presenter will demonstrate how to effectively use presentation slide software to make a powerful impact on the learner. The principles presented here will be useful both for the classroom and for professional conferences like JALT and JALT-CALL.
The presenter will demonstrate how slide presentations can help the language instructor focus their preparation of their lessons. In addition, instruction will be given regarding the place of creativity, planning and story-telling in effective presentations.
The presenter will discuss the importance of design in presentations. He will instruct about the principles and techniques of design such as contrast, repetition, alignment and proximity and will provide examples of both ineffective and effective slides. He will also discuss pedagogical principles such as the picture superiority effect and dual coding and how to incorporate these concepts into slide presentations.
The presenter will address the delivery of presentations in the classroom and conference. He will discuss the art of being completely present and connecting with the leaner and/or participant.
Finally, the presenter will field questions and supplement his workshop with handouts and a website.
7:30-8:50 PM in Room 5402 (PC CALL lab)
Classroom Feedback Systems (George Robert MacLean and James Andrew Elwood - Tsukuba University)
It is now possible for teachers to choose from a growing number of technologies that enable them to provide near-instantaneous feedback to all of their students. Using such systems, lecturers can loop the feedback in to their lesson, resulting in a more interactive and informative instructional format. This workshop will demonstrate a classroom feedback system that uses wireless in-class electronic polling technology to allow an instructor to simultaneously elicit, transmit, and record feedback from/to all students in a lecture. Furthermore, it immediately amalgamates and displays their responses in a variety of formats.
The workshop will explain how to put such a system in place, and provide examples of classroom applications. It will also situate the use of such devices within a pedagogical framework that involves learner-centered instruction and peer-based learning. Research to date on the following questions will be discussed:
1) student attitudes toward the use of feedback technology in university EFL lectures,
2) perceived advantages of feedback technology, as well as technical obstacles to its use in language lectures, and
3) possible improvements in student performance that may result from the use of such technology.
2) perceived advantages of feedback technology, as well as technical obstacles to its use in language lectures, and
3) possible improvements in student performance that may result from the use of such technology.
Attendants will have an opportunity to use the devices. Active participation, exploration, and dialog regarding their potential is encouraged.
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