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17th APPI Conference Rethinking Language
Teaching Resources

• Sesimbra, 28 -30 April 2003

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Online with the Webheads in Action

• Teresa Almeida d'Eça
• Sesimbra, 29 April 2003

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Part 1 Introducing the Webheads in Action
Part 2 Voiceconferencing with Webheads in
Action
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INTRODUCING WEBHEADS IN ACTION an online
community of practice that has been 'rethinking
language learning resources' WHO we are a
community of EFL/ESL teachers worldwide
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WHERE we are all over the world!
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HOW and WHEN we came together through a
TESOL-sponsored online training program in Jan
2002
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WHAT we did online training for 8 weeks
(Jan-Mar02) aims build a solid online
community learn to work with (a)synchronous
communication tools and see their role in
language learning
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intense weekly program
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synchronous tools used
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community formation
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HOW we communicate WiA communications center
CHAT (YMessenger)
MESSAGES (email)
Calendar
Files
Photos
Database
Members
Links
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email list daily basis 3850 messages in
16 months peak months Jan - Mar (training
time) Jan02 206 messages Jan03 502
messages Feb02 268 messages Feb03 539
messages Mar02 328 messages Mar03 328
messages
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chat every Sunday, 1200 GMT at Tapped
In http//tappedin.org/
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WHAT we have done since Jan 2002
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WORK we have done Social chats Jam
session Using webcams What's in a
Name? Chat log from 20Apr03 Presentation
chats Carnival Valencia Modernist
Architecture Demos Using Voice Online Wimba
Voice Direct
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WORK we have done Presentations Tesol
Arabia 2002 Internet Fair Classics
2002 TappedIn Summer Carnival 2002
Crosscultural Communication Online Web
pages WiA Index WiA Map WiA World
Clock Courses Listening and Conversation En
glish for Science Valencia Modernist
Architecture
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WHY we became a community of practice
(CoP) dynamic coordinator motivating
syllabus learning by doing and
practicing learning collaboratively permanent
interaction constant mutual support
trust
bonds
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ADDED VALUE professional development (in a
motivating and fun way) interaction with
colleagues collaborative learning mutual
support sense of 'belonging' to a solid
community of practice broad and diversified
scope of learning
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Why don't you join us? Go
to http//groups.yahoo.com/group/evonline2002_we
bheads/ and click on JOIN!
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• CHATTING WITH WEBHEADS IN ACTION
• let's see if we are lucky and meet a few Webheads
  online at one of these sites
• Tapped In
• Yahoo Messenger
• Wimba Voice Direct (our most recent 'toy'!)
• let's login!

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VISIT MY WEB PAGE! http//64.71.48.37/teresadeca/
SEND ME YOUR COMMENTS! tmvaz_at_mail.telepac.pt TH
IS PRESENTATION IS AT http//64.71.48.37/teresadec
a/papers/appi2003/meetwia.ppt READ THE PAPER
AT http//64.71.48.37/teresadeca/papers/appi2003/m
eetwia.htm
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