E485 Mobile pedagogy for ELT_FINAL_v2

Mobile devicesHand held electronic devices that can becomfortably carried around in a pocket or bag,including MP3 players, digital recorders, e-readers,tablets, and smartphones. The ability to connect toWi-Fi and download or upload and ‘share’ images,sound files and notes are important in this guide.Laptops are “now considered transportable ratherthan mobile” (Rushby, 2012).RecastingScott Thornbury describes how to recast:‘Reformulate the learners’ interlanguage productionsinto a more target-like form. This is not the same ascorrection. It is simply a way of indicating ‘I knowwhat you’re trying to say; this is how I would say it’.Read more here https://scottthornbury.wordpress.com/tag/recasting/‘Recasts serve to add or correct informationwithout obstructing the natural flow ofcommunication. Recasting is another formof modelling. The recast occurs when thefacilitator modifies a learner’s utterance byadding new or different grammar (syntactic)or word meaning (semantic) information. Thinkof it as the facilitator repeating the ‘Right Thing’or a ‘New Thing’. (Robbins, T (2012) Accessedfrom http://praacticalaac.org/strategy/recasting-alanguage-facilitation-strategy/)Seamless learningA learning style where a learner can learn in a varietyof scenarios, and in which they can switch from onescenario or context (such as formal and informallearning, personal and social learning, etc.) toanother quickly and easily, with the personal deviceas mediator. Read more about this concept withsome examples here www.learningfrontiers.eu/?q=content/seamless-learning-u-learnVLE or virtual learning environment(learning platform)A password protected, safe online space providedby an institution to support and enable learning. Freesites include Moodle, Blackboard and Edmodo andcan be mobile friendly. Teachers and learners cancommunicate with each other, and access elementsof lessons, or entire lessons, videos, home learningassignments, course administration as well asposting content (images, written work, questions,video, etc.). Read more here http://keynet.org.uk/edmodo-a-vle-for-teachers-who-dont-like-vles andfind out about using digital media in VLEs herewww.jiscdigitalmedia.ac.uk/guide/introduction-tothe-use-of-vles-with-digital-mediaSmartphoneA mobile phone that performs many of thefunctions of a computer, typically having atouchscreen interface, internet access, and anoperating system capable of running downloadedapps (www.oxforddictionaries.com).39 | Glossary