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Topic: "Curriculum Development" by Dr. Deborah Elizabeth Cohen, Gyeongju University
Date/Time: September 19th (Saturday, 3-5PM)
Venue: Rm. 105, Injaegwan, Sookmyung Women’s University, Seoul, South Korea
President/Workshop Coordinator: Dr. Ian Done D. Ramos / workshop@seoulkotesol.org and president@seoulkotesol.org / professionalworkian@gmail.com
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Abstract
This workshop on curriculum development will provide insight on how to select activities for a class, especially when teaching without a textbook. It will cover the basics of instructional design including how to identify learners and how to create learning objectives. Different learning strategies are available to meet different goals or learning objectives; this workshop will present a number of different kinds of learning strategies effective for Korean English learners, including those using resources that are readily available on the internet via Youtube and Vimeo. It will discuss how to choose strategies that are effective to teach different types of content and achieve varying learning objectives. This workshop will also cover the topic of rhythm and pacing of classes and how to orchestrate a class that will be fun, invigorating, and educationally productive. This will be an interactive hands-on, participatory workshop offering attendees the opportunity to engage with the material and discuss the results in a group setting as well as ask questions.
Biography
Dr. Deborah Elizabeth Cohen has been a fulltime university professor for the last seven years with five of them in Korea. Her current position is in the Global Education Innovation Center at Gyeongju University; previously she was a digital media professor at Sogang University in Seoul for three years. A certified project manager, she was at the helm of an educational communications company for 20+ years primarily designing and leading educational technology-based interdisciplinary programs and initiatives for Fortune 500 companies, museums, tv stations, and nonprofit organizations. A transmedia artist, she has won several national filmmaking awards and has received grants from the USA National Endowment for the Arts. Her films have been screened on PBS. She has published a number of peer-reviewed publications and given numerous international presentations. Her article on Seoul's Digital Media City was published in 2014 in the International Journal of Cultural Studies. A recent internet feature on her work in South Korea appears at http://dmlcentral.net/blog/howard-rheingold/learning-english-through-dig.... She can be reached at dr.deborahcohen@gmail.com.
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