A 2-Day Workshop for EFL Teachers at the Foundation Program of Qatar University by Buthaina Al Othman Doha, Qatar - February 25-26, 2009

1. Getting the Most out of the Social Web to Create New Cultures of Learning & Guiding in the EFL Classroom A 2-Day Workshop for EFL Teachers at the Foundation Program of Qatar University by Buthaina Al Othman Doha, Qatar - February 25-26, 2009

2. Much Obliged America & Allies - God Bless You ALL – February 26, 2009 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/teacherbuth_summer04/3304207991/

4. What is Learning?

8. “ Knowing that” 11 “ Learning as a quantitative increase in knowledge. Learning is acquiring information or ‘knowing a lot’. Learning as memorizing” http://www.infed.org/biblio/b-learn.htm

9. “ knowing how” 11 “ Learning as making sense or abstracting meaning. Learning involves relating parts of the subject matter to each other and to the real world”

10. Learning vs Memory

11. Education is a social process; education is growth; education is not a preparation for life but is life itself. John Dewey (1859-1952)

14. Learning Approaches

17. LEARNING FORMAL: 20% INFORMAL: 80% Family Gathering Diwaniyah / Majlis Coffee Break Courses Online Events Classrooms

18. “ eLearning must become social learning” 6 minutes video: http://www.informl.com/2009/02/23/elearning-must-be-social/ Jay Cross (Feb. 23, 2009) http://www.informl.com/2009/02/23/elearning-must-be-social/

21. Communities of Practice Webheads WEBHEADS COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE ONLINE http://tinyurl.com/26afzh

24. The Social Web/Web 2.0 tools? http://www.banksy.co.uk/indoors/ele02.html

25. How Technology Changed the Way We Learn & Teach

28. Using Web 2.0 Tools to Support Just in Time Learning Microblogging Photo Sharing / Photo Blogging

31. Michael Coghlan (Jan. 25, 2009) for the EVO 09, Images4education

33. Twitter: Just In Time Learning A Twit by Jay Cross via @andresauwaerter (Feb. 23, 2009)

35. Cross-Cultural EFL Projects: Kuwaiti & Argentinean Students Talk about Cultural Differences Via Blogging http://tinyurl.com/3dbydu

36. Cultural Topics: Religion, Clothes, Greetings, Places, Music, Social Freedom http://tinyurl.com/3dbydu

37. Using Web 2.0 Tools to Support Pull Learning Really Simple Syndication Aggregators

38. Collaborative Student-Projects Using Social Web Tools: Facebook Groups

39. Building Collaborative Communities of Learners to Support Creativity, Productivity, & Performance http://alothman-b.com/content-eng090

40. Wikis for Collaborative Student-Projects http://buthaina.wikispaces.com

41. Wikis as Learning Management Systems

42. Skype AFL Projects: Bringing Arabic Language to Oberlin Live & Online USA, Kuwait, KSA http://tinyurl.com/4527eh

43. Promoting Informal learning through International Audio Conversation with Authentic Audience http://buthaina.blip.tv/?file_type=flv;skin=blip#28775 Venue: Arab Planning Institute (API) Barbara Sawhill Abeer Bouftain

44. Q & A Thank you! buthaina.alothman (at) gmail.com http://quniv-workshop0902.wikispaces.com/