Hazel's podcast

This is the PowerPoint that accompanied a presentation that was given at the CLESOL 2008 Conference, Auckland, New Zealand.


The abstract:
"In an academic environment and later in their career being literate is crucial for learners. In the Foundations programme at Dubai Men’s College (DMC) students find conventions of writing challenging, especially as they are also struggling with the transition from secondary to tertiary education, their own changing identities and associated cultural 'double binds'.


As such, a research study was carried out with two quasi-experimental and two control groups to investigate the effect of a heavily scaffolded, blended learning intervention enhanced by computer mediated communication (CMC). Quasi-experimental group participants undertook activities designed to develop writing, evaluation, and peer- collaboration, feedback and tutoring, whereas control groups were not encouraged to access these resources. The quasi-experimental group exhibited high levels of motivation, enhanced meta-skills, and increased peer interactions. However, improvements in their writing proficiency were not sustained, suggesting that the model needs to be employed for a more extended period alongside further research."


Please cite as: Owen, H. (2008 , October 2-5). "Re-writing conventions: Using CMC to enhance the learning experience for Foundations level EFL students". Paper presented at the Language and identity: Building communities of learning conference, King's College, Otahuhu, Auckland, New Zealand.

This video features highlights from Hazel and John's Cycle Tour around Europe from July to October 2007. It mainly shows parts of Germany, Austria, Switzerland and France (although we also visited Poland, Hungary, Holland, and Slovakia) because I feared the video would be too long! Maybe need a 'part 2'!

This is the audio of a presentation that Emma Durham and I gave at the Thai TESOL Conference in Khon Kaen, Thailand, January 2008. If you would like to access the slideshow: http://www.slideshare.net/hazelowendmc/slideshows

Please cite as: Owen, H., & Durham, E. (2008, January 24-26). Policy in Practice: A Blended Learning Approach to ELT. Paper presented at the English Language Teaching: Progress in Practice and Policy Conference, Khon Kaen, Thailand.

This is the audio from the presentation that Clayton Young and I gave at the LED conference at the university of Waikato in New Zealand, November 2007.

Please cite as: Owen, H., & Young, C. (2007, November 21-24). Meeting diverse learner needs through blended learning. Paper presented at the Language, Education and Diversity Conference, The University of Waikato, Hamilton.

This is the audio from the presentation that Clayton Young and I gave at the LED conference at the university of Waikato in New Zealand, November 2007. Please cite as: Owen, H., & Young, C. (2007, November 21-24). Breaking down the barriers and celebrating diversity: A collaborative Wiki-based writing project. Paper presented at the Language, Education and Diversity Conference, The University of Waikato, Hamilton.

This podcast was designed, recorded and developed by David Moran and Emma Durham for the Foundations Computer, Research Skills and Projects course offered at Dubai Men's College in the UAE.

This is a 'how to video' that shows you how to set up and customise your own Flickr account. It has been developed for Unitec New Zealand, but is relevant for anyone who would like to set up a Flickr photostream.

This is a 'how to video' that shows you how to set up a PBwiki site. It has been developed for Unitec New Zealand, but is relevant for anyone who would like to set up a PBWiki site.

This is a 'how to video' that shows you how to uset up and customise your own Vox blog account. It has been developed for Unitec New Zealand, but is relevant for anyone who would like to set up a Vox blog.

This is a 'how to video' that shows you how to use the basic features of Wimba Course Genie to generate your own Web site from an MSWord document. It has been developed for Unitec New Zealand, but is relevant for anyone who would like to use Wimba Course Genie.

Don't know where to start when faced with a technical text book? Not sure how to reference information from a textbook? This vodcast may be of help to you.

Nick Marsden from Unitec New Zealand ran a training session in June 2008 with the UATI School to discuss ideas that would help students access the technical texts required as part of their vocational courses.

A radio interview with Josie Evan who has just returned from Vancouver and from competing for the UK in the triathlon world championships. You can read more about the whole experience by accessing her blog at http://www.freewebs.com/joevans/index.htm.

These are some images from our (soon to be) home in NZ on the Purerua Peninsula.

These are short extracts from a Smartboard training session that Lisa Simperingham and Grete Larsen ran in the School of Language Studies at Unitec New Zealand (May 2008). The video shows basic functions such as how to move the tool bar down, move text, and write on the Smartboard.

Lisa Simperingham talks about what inspired her to use smarboards and some of the challenges and rewards she encountered.

Howard Norton from the School of Language Studies (Unitec New Zealand) talks about using ICT to enhance learning in China, in particular Hot Potatoes quizzes.

This is a short introduction from me (Hazel Owen) and my role as Academic Advisor (Education Technology Consultant), Unitec New Zealand.