Communities of Practice (UNED, Aplicaciones TIC, Grado en Estudios Ingleses)

Communities of Practice (UNED, Aplicaciones TIC, Grado en Estudios Ingleses)

1. = group of people who share a concern or a passion for sth they do and learn how to do it better as they intera t regularly

   • has 3 ELEMENTS
     • DOMAIN
       • = a share domain of interest
     • A COMMUNITY
     • PRACTICE
       • practitioners
         • develop a shared repertoire of resources = a shared practice

2. EXAMPLES related to Language Studies

   • WEBHEADS
   • AEDEAN
   • AESLA
   • TESOL
     • = international Association fo English to Speakers of Other Languages
     • based USA but all throughout the world
     • interests section (ISs)
       • Adult Education
       • Applied Linguistics
       • Bilingual Education
       • International Teaching Assistants
       • Speech, Pronunciation, and Listening
       • Teacher Education;
       • Video and Digital Media
     • PUBLICATIONS
       • UNED LIBRARY is not subscribed. rss: http://newsmanager.commpartners.com/tesolc/rss-intro.php
       • TESOL- Journal
       • TESOL Quarterly
       • and specialised books
   • IATEFL (International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language)
     • Equivalent to TESOL in the European continent. RSS: https://ltsig.iatefl.org/feed/
     • interests
       • learner autonomy
       • Learning Technologies
       • literature
       • pronunciation
       • Evaluation and assessment
       • young learners and tennagers
       • teacher dvpt
       • reasearch
   • EuroCALL
     • RSS link http://feeds.proquest.com.ezproxy.uned.es/rss/605569
     • =professional association dedicated to language learning and teaching with new technologies
       • annual conference in Europe
       • publication: RECALL
         • https://search-proquest-com.ezproxy.uned.es/publication/43616 (1-year embargo now)
   • CALICO
     • RSS https://api.equinoxpub.com/issues/CALICO/current.rss
     • CALL asso in the USA
     • Computer-Assisted Language Instruction Consortium
     • SIGs
       • CMC; Gaming; Graduate students; ICALL; TLLT; Teacher Education; Teacher Training, SLAT and Gaming
     • CALICO Journal

3. CoP designed for students of foreign languages

   • BUSUU
     • = CoP based on Video Chat
     • includes
       • flashcards
       • writing exercises
       • correction from native speakers
   • The Mixxer
     • uses a VoIP client to practice languages
     • free, in exchange of help with own language
     • exchange writings

4. TOOLS to CREATE CoPs

   • through COMPUTER MEDIATED COMMUNICATION (CMC)
     • Asynchronic CMCs
       • e-mails
         • through BBS (Board Bolletin Systems)
       • BLOGS
         • =a website that has been designed to be updated with items in a linear, time-based fashion, = personal journal or diary, except that the contents are meant specifically for public consumption
         • dgree of colaborations:
           • https://mastertic201516.wordpress.com/2016/04/11/la-ensenanza-del-ingles-mediante-shakespeare/
         • tools to create:
           • wordpress
             • diff profiles
             • allows you to re-blog post from other blogs
           • blogger
           • live journal
       • MICROBLOGGING
         • TWITTER
       • WIKIS
         • = website which allows its users to add, modify, or delete its content via a web browser usually using a simplified markup language or a rich-text editor=
         • has different HTML pages
           • that have 3 elements
             • Edit Functions
             • Discussion
             • history of editions
         • tools to create it
           • Php Wiki
           • MediaWiki
           • PBWorks
       • social Networks with academic and professional aims
         • SOCIAL NETWORK
           • = web-based services that allow individuals to
             • construct a public or semi-public profile within a bounded system
             • articulate a list of other users with whom they share a connection
             • view and traverse their list of connections and those made by others within the system
         • CLASSIFICATION (audience)
           • GENERAL
             • FACEBOOK (2004)
               • functions
                 • Individual profille
                 • groups
                   • closed
                     • only members see comment
                   • public
                   • secret
                     • only members can find group in directory
                 • pages
                 • events
             • GOOGLE COMMUNITIES
             • MICROSOFT "TEAMS"
           • PROFESSIONAL SOCIAL NETWORKS
             • LINKEDLN
               • can
                 • create groups
                 • share info
           • ACADEMIC
             • ACADEMIA
               • alerts when searched in Google
             • RESEARCH GATE
               • keeps statistics of your publication
               • can write to authors
               • job section
               • questions section
     • Synchronous CMC (SCMC)
       • Instant Messaging (IM) VoIP
         • instantaneous transmition of text-based messages
         • (Voice over IP)
         • SKYPE
           • create groups
           • share the desktop with other users
           • records conversations
           • Skype for business
             • 250 users same conversations
             • can search all members of institution
         • Mobile Apps
           • Whatsapp
             • mobile IM version
             • permits to
               • send the chatlog to email account
               • voice messages
               • share location
               • manage
                 • pictures
                 • documents
                 • links
         • Webinars
           • "virtual" seminars
           • tools all need licensing
             • except Big Blue Button (Mozilla)
           • features
             • voice and text chat
             • different profiles
               • guest
               • presenter
               • administrator
             • record
             • display documents
           • Blackboard Collaborate
             • mix of Elluminate14 and Wimba (initially IM for e-learning environments).
             • incorporated to mobile platfoms or LMS
           • Adobe Conetct
             • Google Hangout
           • AVIP UNED

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