On Saturday, September 28th from 3-5 pm, Mr. Michael Jones will be
giving a workshop titled “Smart Use of Smart Phones – QR Codes in the
classroom/Voice Thread in ELT.”
Smart Use of Smart Phones – QR Codes in the classroom / Voice Thread in ELT...
"The use of smart phones in the classroom has become a controversial
topic among teachers. Some teachers embrace the phones and the
pedagogical opportunities they provide, while others ban the devices
due to decidedly non-educational use by students. As smart phones
explode in popularity, a steadily increasing number of students will
be using the devices in the classroom. This is something that teachers
are going to have to deal with whether they like smart phones or not.
Anyone who has been in a classroom can tell you that students of all
ages are enamored with the use of their smart phones. In this hands-on
workshop, we will examine how to harness that interest in technology
to increase motivation in the L2 classroom. Instead of reducing the
phones to nothing more than glorified electronic dictionaries, we will
explore using QR codes to deliver content, set up paperless tasks,
create easily accessible multimedia projects, and attend to
administrative tasks."
(Mr. Michael Jones is a lecturer at Woosong University in Daejeon
City. He has been living and teaching in South Korea for sixteen years
and interested in the use of media in the classroom, content delivery
methods, and the usage of smart phones for m-learning. Mr. Michael
Jones has is a master’s degree candidate in the Woosong University
TESOL-MALL program and has completed the Cambridge CELTA.)
The Jeju Chapter will provide light refreshments and the opportunity
to meet/network with other teachers on Jeju Island.
Date: September 28, 2013 (Saturday)
Time: 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Location: Foreign Language Center (Gu-Jeju, near KAL Hotel)
