KOTESOL International Conference 2016
(Concurrent Session)
Tim Knight, Shirayuri University, Tokyo
Ian Brown, Matsuyama University, Japan
VoiceThread and Moxtra: Digital Presentations for the 21st Century
Abstract
VoiceThread and Moxtra are applications that allow students to make voice recorded online presentations with pictures and documents, alone or in collaboration. Teachers can provide feedback before or after completed assignments. By facilitating interaction, VT and Moxtra help students develop skills they will need in the 21st century workplace. The mobile apps allow full use in classrooms with no computer. Attendees will be able to try VT and Moxtra with guidance from the presenters, thus learning which one might best suit their own purposes. The presenters will offer tips that can mean the difference between success and a mess when setting assignments for a class of students. This workshop will be of interest to new teachers who are ready to try using technology in class.
Biographicals
Tim Knight has been teaching at universities and high schools in Japan for more than 20 years. He has presented in Japan and overseas. Although a great believer in the face-to-face interaction of traditional, communicative ELT classrooms, he has become excited by the possibilities of extra interaction, and language development and practice provided by digital mobile devices.
Ian Brown is currently teaching at Matsuyama University in Ehime, Japan. His teaching background spans over twenty years with experience teaching in Japan, Australia and Thailand. He has a long interest in technology and CALL, and in teaching academic English, and was previously a specialist CALL teacher and coordinator of an EAP program in Sydney. He now uses all manner of technology in his teaching and whilst still using computers is currently evolving over to using mobile devices. He has presented numerous papers, workshops and conducted training sessions on various aspects of ELT, CALL and more recently MALL at conferences and workshops around the world.
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