VRT4 Video I

Saturday, 21 April 2012 3:30pm GMT | 0:30am Tokyo (Sun) | 8:30am LA

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Tara Benwell, Canada

@tarabenwell

MyEnglishClub, UK
The Learning English Video Project

Discover how to use "The Learning English Video Project" in your English language classroom. The 7 part series (FREE on EnglishClub.com) is about people learning English in different countries. It is designed to: provide an objective window onto today's world of English learning and teaching globally -motivate and encourage English learners of all ages and backgrounds -offer listening comprehension opportunities and exercises, complete with classroom and self-study materials.

Bio

Tara Benwell is the administrator of MyEnglishClub, the social network of EnglishClub.com. She writes English language materials for TEFL.net, EnglishClub.com, and Red River Press. Tara developed the self-study materials and quizzes for Daniel Emmerson's "The Learning English Video Project." 

Duysevi Miyar

Nova Southeastern University, US

Five Easy Steps!  Let’s Create a Video Using Photostory3

Make the curriculum come alive with project based learning using Photo Story 3, a multimedia presentation software! This presentation addresses what it means to teach and learn in the 21st century via Digital Storytelling. It is a hands-on demo of creating a digital story using photo story 3. It includes specific examples of student work and successful classroom activities done using Photo Story 3. Students creatively express themselves while demonstrating mastery of the standards. Educators at all levels can use Digital Storytelling in many ways, from introducing new material to helping students learn to conduct research, synthesize large amounts of content and gain expertise in the use of digital communication and authoring tools. It can also help students organize their ideas as they learn to create stories for an audience, and present their ideas and knowledge in an individual and meaningful way. Join us as we explore the art of Digital Storytelling.

Bio

Duysevi Miyar was born in Istanbul, Turkey in 1968. She received a B.A. in Journalism and Public Relations from Istanbul University, Turkey in 1990. Miyar also holds a B. S. degree in teaching English as a Second language from Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey in 1999. In 2004, Karan completed her M.S. degree in Special Education at Nova Southeastern University in Ft Lauderdale Florida. She currently holds an Educational Specialist degree in Instructional Technology and Distance Education (ITDE) and is in the process of completing her doctorate degree in ITDE at the same university. She teaches English as a second language (ESOL) as well as American and British Literature courses at a public high school, in Miami. One of her main interests include designing and implementing projects that integrate technology into the curriculum and implementing research based strategies to improve the quality of online-learning, teaching and curriculum in technology at all levels of education.