Connecting Online (CO10): Paula Ledesma Public Class

About the Class

Welcome to CO10 the annual live online conference. The conference will be of interest to educators, administrators, students, and community members who value the importance of integrating technology into the curriculum to improve instruction and learning. Online learning involves various skills on the part of the instructor and learner. These include social and communication skills, social networking, independent learning strategies, critical and higher order thinking skills, creativity, and effective online and face-to-face facilitation.

The Conference will be conducted on IT4ALL Moodle course: http://www.integrating-technology.com/course/view.php?id=89 (enrollment key is CO10 ) and WiZiQ.

Paula Ledesma is a qualified teacher of English, a teacher trainer and a learning technology consultant. She has delivered both seminars and webinars for educators on the application of new technologies. She has been teaching English online to students from all around the world and is the moderator of several web 2.0 websites such as www.teach-with-interent.ning.com and www.explorando-web20.blogspot.com.
Paula is a passionate researcher and a member of several Social Networks and Communities of Practice. She is the author of articles such as “Internet y Enseñanza”, “Web 2.0 para Principiantes”, “Have Fun with your Stuff Online”, “Cratividad en linea: Crea y Comparte” and “www.teach: How ESL and EFL Teachers Can Apply Web 2.0 Tools to Foster Students’ Creative Use of the Language”. She is a Leader Board member in the American project www.watchknow.org directed by Wikipedia co-founder, Dr. Larry Sanger, supported by the Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi, and participates in the Japanese project www.mailpal.com as online tutor.

Title of presentation
Engaging Internet Tools to Foster Creativity

Description of presentation
As the second decade of the 21st century begins, professional development on computer literacy becomes essential for teachers. Many educators are not yet aware of the variety of applications that new technologies offer or the way in which they can be used to encourage students to produce creative pieces of work. This seminar will introduce an array of Internet resources that can be applied to the teaching of English and that can motivate students’ use of new technologies in a creative way to support their learning.

The aim of this talk is to raise educator's awareness of the latest web 2.0 applications that can be used both in and outside the classroom, including blogs, wikis, social networks and, above all, the numerous interactive tools that may be applied to their lessons.

Language of instruction: English

Keywords: connecting online, paula ledesma