#3665

Synchronous (Onsite) Materials / Course / Curriculum Design Workshop (50 mins Onsite)

Using Google Docs For Collaboration In Schools On Material Preparation

Partner Session (JALT)

Sat, Apr 29, 16:00-16:50 Asia/Seoul

Location: P203

Many teachers working in private language schools or in the public and private elementary, middle and high schools have limited time for material preparation. Some have access to shared resources that individuals have made and posted on various websites, which may or may not be behind paywalls. But even these resources never seem to match ones own particular teaching situation, or the materials may actually be quite flawed. A solution to this problem would be to collaborate with colleagues in your own school or with others in a similar teaching environment using Google Docs. This workshop will show a real case study of a collaborative effort of three teachers to make materials at a private children's English language school in Japan that enhanced our classrooms and matched perfectly with the vocabulary and targets in our textbooks. Finally, the participants will be able to try their hand at collaborating on a small project.

  • Michael Mielke

    Michael Mielke is a lecturer at Sapporo University in Hokkaido, Japan. His research areas are student motivation, materials design, and using games and activities for language learning. He is a big believer in learning while having fun, while at the same time not killing oneself in making the materials for said games and activities.