TTT Building the Online Community (Stage 3)
STAGE 3: BUILDING THE ONLINE COMMUNITY
UCLUVTEL |
Building the online community |
English/Spanish |
B1/B2 |
190 min |
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| Dates: Weeks 3, 4 and 5 | |||||
| Deadline: End of Week 5. | |||||
| Goals: | Building the online community to share information with and get to know your collaboration partners. | ||||
| DESCRIPTION OF TASKS: | |||||
| 3.1. Pasting the introduction and ice-breaking questions into the corresponding column and post on Padlet
3.2. Responding to ice-breaking questions by your telecollaboration partners |
On Padlet, go to the second column (“Nos presentamos” / “Introducing ourselves”) and look for the post where your names and your UCL partners’ names are. Paste your team introduction and ice-breaking questions into it and respond to your UCL partners’ ice-breaking questions. | ||||
| 3.3. Producing an introductory video in group
3.4. Uploading the video onto Padlet
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Home activity. In groups, produce an introductory video (of no more than 3–4 min), upload it to Padlet and comment on the videos of your partners. In your videos, introduce yourselves (e.g. name, studies, country of origin, mother tongue, personal interests…) and introduce something that is very special about your country/region (not just a tourist sight, but something more interesting from a historical or cultural perspective). Explain to your partners how this particular custom/tradition/holiday/product/event is important to your country/region. Alternatively, you can talk about a typical day at your home university and/or about your travel preferences. Upload your videos onto Padlet. | ||||
| 3.5. Commenting on the video by your telecollaboration partners | Access Padlet, watch the introductory video uploaded by your telecollaboration partners and comment on it. | ||||
| 3.6. Preparing an online quiz (using Kahoot! or Google Forms) for foreign students
3.7. Sharing the quizzes with your international partners via Padlet
3.8. Completing your partners’ quizzes.
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In teams, brainstorm what incoming foreign students should/need to know about your country and prepare a set of 8–12 T/F statements or multiple answer questions (in English/in Spanish, depending on the language you are learning) for a quiz for foreign students coming to your country. The statements should cover various areas such as geography, history, culture, sports, etiquette, etc. Use the quiz tools Google Forms or Kahoot! to prepare the quiz. Share your quiz link with your international partners via Padlet.
Home activity. Complete your telecollaboration teams’ quizzes and reflect on the following questions: How much do you know about your telecollaboration partners’ country/region/city? What do they consider important/useful for you to know about their country/region/city? |
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| 3.9. First synchronous exchange: Skype conversation | Home activity. Skype conversation (20 minutes in total, 10 in Spanish and 10 in English –set an alarm if necessary–). Meet up with your telecollaboration. Talk for approximately 20 minutes (4 students-3 students, 3ss-2ss, 2ss-2ss, 2ss-1s or 1s-1s). Agree on how and when you are going meet them up and exchange Skype usernames. In your conversation you may discuss the icebreaking questions, your introductory videos and your quizzes (e.g. things you already knew about the other country and things you didn’t, etc.). | ||||
| 3.10. Written reflection about the first synchronous exchange | Home activity. In teams, write a personal reflection about your first synchronous oral exchange (approx. 200 words) and upload it to Moodle. Possible questions for reflection: Question 1: How successful/useful was your first videoconferencing session with your foreign partners? Question 2: What have you learnt about your telecollaboration partners’ country and culture? What information about your own country and culture have you shared with them? Question 3: What new words or expressions have you learned? Question 4: What were the main challenges and what has gone smoothly in this exchange? (Add any questions you may find useful/interesting.)
Before you meet up with your telecollaborative partners on Skype, please consider the following: -Using a microphone with earphones or a headset will give much better sound quality to your conversation. Using computer speakers will probably result in echoing. -Doing a test call on Skype with a friend or family member will give you a good idea of how strong your connection is. If the speech isn’t clear, try turning off the camera. If the speech still isn’t clear, try to reconnect. If you are still having problems, upgrade your internet connection. -Learning how to make a Skype group video call with multiple contacts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gCwMIgv5Os |
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