BRITISH COUNCIL - BBCMonday, May 7, 2012
Sunday, May 6, 2012
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY
Best Links to
:
:Assessment
FOR INSTRUCTORS:
Classroom Assessment Techniques
Determining Prior Knowledge: What Students Know and Believe
Evaluations and Assessments (Carnegie Mellon University)
Guidelines for Student Outcomes Assessment
Group Quizzes for Learning and Formative Assessment
Mid-term Formative Evaluation (Virtual Classroom visit)
Mid-semester Evaluations (University of California – Berkeley)
Midterm Evaluations (from Tomorrow's ProfessorSM Mailing List)
PLUS/DELTA Classroom Assessment Technique
Resources for Outcomes Assessment (North Carolina State University)
Student Guide to Essay Exams
Student Guide to Multiple Choice Exams
Student Assessment of Learning Gains (Free Course Learning Evaluation Tool)
Student Response System (Clickers)
Teaching and Grading Group Assignments (from Tomorrow's ProfessorSM Mailing List)
The Ten Worst Teaching Mistakes
FOR STUDENTS:
Determining Prior Knowledge: What Students Know and Believe
Evaluations and Assessments (Carnegie Mellon University)
Guidelines for Student Outcomes Assessment
Group Quizzes for Learning and Formative Assessment
Mid-term Formative Evaluation (Virtual Classroom visit)
Mid-semester Evaluations (University of California – Berkeley)
Midterm Evaluations (from Tomorrow's ProfessorSM Mailing List)
PLUS/DELTA Classroom Assessment Technique
Resources for Outcomes Assessment (North Carolina State University)
Student Guide to Essay Exams
Student Guide to Multiple Choice Exams
Student Assessment of Learning Gains (Free Course Learning Evaluation Tool)
Student Response System (Clickers)
Teaching and Grading Group Assignments (from Tomorrow's ProfessorSM Mailing List)
The Ten Worst Teaching Mistakes
FOR STUDENTS:
Academic Success Center
How to Get the Most Out of Studying – video clips Stephen L. Chew, a cognitive psychologist at Samford University
Learning Communities at ISU
Library Guide: Understanding Plagiarism: Information Literacy Guide
Student Guide to Essay Exams
Student Guide to Multiple Choice Exams
Technology Support for Students – help with Logins, WebCT, Blackboard Learn, Clickers
Teaching and Learning in Large Classes
See what your peers are doing to engage students and enhance learning in large classes in these video clips featuring faculty at Iowa State.- Jay Newell – Plus Delta for Early Semester Formative Assessment
- Cinzia Cervato – Exams as a Learning Activity in a Large Class
- Bill Simpkins – Humor in the Classroom
- Barb Krumhardt – Clickers in Anatomy and Physiology Classes
- Jane Cox – The Teacher as an Actor
- Corly Brooke – First-Day Tips for Large Class Instruction
- Welcoming Students on the First Day
- Clarifying Classroom Procedures in an Introductory Large Class
- Reviewing the Syllabus and Note Taking Procedures
- Implementing Interactive Activities in a Large Class to Build Community
- Managing a Discussion in a Large Class
- Handing in Papers and Closing the First Day of Class
- Jim Colbert – Group Quizzes
- Jim Colbert – Invigorate Your Classes with Interactive Activities and WebCT
- Michael Martin – A Mid-term Formative Evaluation
- Instructors share ideas: Large class teaching tips (Inside Iowa State, Feb. 9, 1996)
Thursday, May 3, 2012
BUILDING INFORMATION GAP
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or You can click here
Here you can include some your own word and choose the beautiful background.
LINK TO ORAL ENGLISH:
Information Gaps Sites:
English Teaching Material
English Teaching Worksheets
Information Gap Principles
or You can click here
Here you can include some your own word and choose the beautiful background.
LINK TO ORAL ENGLISH:
| Categories | ||
| New Activities | General | Adaptable |
| Cars | Food and Drink | Health |
| Home | Recreation | Relationships |
| Travel | Work and Business | Other |
| Total: 33 activities | ||
Information Gaps Sites:
English Teaching Material
English Teaching Worksheets
Information Gap Principles
INFORMATION GAP ACTIVITIES
USEFUL LINKS:
ESL Information Gap Exercises |
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These information gaps usually come in twos. You
will need to print both the A and B sheets. You can print them directly
from the browser if you want, but they will look better if you save
them and open them in any graphics program and print from there.
Directions
Information Gap I:
Giving directions based on street names and nearby landmarks. For
example, it's on 5th Street next to the bank.
Directions Information Gap
II:
Giving Directions to a place based on subway or bus routes. For
example: Take the blue line to Edmunds Station. Tranfer to the Central
Line. Get off at Market Station.
Directions
Information Gap III: Giving directions
when traveling by foot or by car. For example: Go down Broadway
to 5th Street. Turn right on 5th street. It's on your left.
Shopping Information Gap:
What did he buy? How much Was it? And How did he pay for it?
This activity has recently
been redone. We recommend that you download the newer version here
in MS Word format:
Puzzle
Information Gap: Using classroom
English to describe words.
Haunted House Information
Gap: Where are the ghosts? In the kitchen, on the stove.
This information gap covers prepositions, furniture and rooms in
a house.
Green Tree Town Gap:
Where is the bakery? It's next to Jim's Pizza. Covers prepositions
such as next to and to the right of and buildings
in a city.
Famous
Artists: It was painted by Van
Gogh. It was painted in 1889. It was painted with oil paints. This
information gap covers some famour artists and the passive voice.
Shapes: This
information gap covers 10 basic shapes plus prepositions.
Newspaper Headlines: Students ask each other if they've heard the news and then relay the headlines to their partners.
Did Anybody Call? Students relay telephone messages to partners who were 'out'. There is a business version as well.
Help Wanted Gap:
This information gap covers vocabulary found in help-wanted ads.
Students communicate the contents of classified ads to each other.
There's a Rumor Going Around Gap: In this information gap, students report stock price changes and rumor about companies.
Feeling Like Seeing a Movie Gap: In this information gap, students exchange information about movie venues, stars, and showtimes.
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LISTENING MATERIALS
Useful links:
| Basic Listening Quizzes [ Short Listening Activities for Beginning and Intermediate Students ] | ||
| Easy | Easy
| Medium Bus Travel Directions Around Town (3) ESL Programs Job Hunting - Quiz 1 Job Hunting - Quiz 2 Movies Travel and Numbers |
| Listening Quizzes for Academic Purposes [ Prepare for TOEFL/TOEIC Tests with These Lectures, Interviews, and Conversations ] | ||
| Medium
Arches National Park Business Meeting ESL Program Meeting First Day of Class Internet Access Saving the Earth The Four Seasons Taped Library Tour Tour of Kyoto, Japan | Difficult Airport Announcement Battle at the Front Dream Team X Exotic Animal Kingdom Friday's Weather Forecast I Love Trees Lawsuit Settlement Space Radio Theater The Christmas Gift The Japanese Economy |
Very Difficult
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| 20-Minute ESL Vocabulary Lessons [ Click HERE to build your vocabulary and pronunciation of key vocabulary ] | ||
| Medium | Medium Computers and the Internet Education: Online Degrees Train Travel Dating and Marriage Dental Care Supermarket | Medium |
| Language Learning and Life Tips
[ Listen HERE to More Language and Life-skill Tips with Discussion Questions ] | ||
| Medium
iPod and MP3 Players Student Health Insurance Web Conferencing Finding Friends on the Internet Airplane Travel | Medium Student Credit Cards Free Email Accounts Accent Reduction Online University Degrees Renting Apartments | Medium Free Email Accounts Voice and Text Chat Online Movie Rentals |
| Long Conversations with RealVideo [ Watch and Learn with these Interviews and Conversations ] | ||
| Easy My Family Roots Medium Interview with Steve Ryan | Medium A Great Car Deal Bamboo Artifacts Lecture on Culture Shock Student Living | Difficult Guidelines for Investing News Report A Rare Solar Eclipse Gardening Secrets |
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