Weekly Activities  

Week One

Jan 14 - Jan 20

Introduction

Co-Moerators: Christine, Buthaina, Debby, and Jen

• Getting to know one another - Self-introductions from the participants
• Introduction to the session, an overview and orientation
• What is Web 2.0? - Watch the video on Web 2.0, by Jeff Utecht

Tasks:

1. Introduce yourself to the group:

Send a message to our YG with a brief bio about yourself, including the following:

a. ESP classes you are currently teaching.

b. Any experience you have / had, using some of the Web 2.0 tools for your students / and for your personal (formal/informal) professional development.

c. Difficulties or challenges / and success stories you'd like to share with the group.

2. Add yourself to our community map at http://attendr.com/web2foresp08

(Please consider uploading your photo to the map above or to the Photos section on our YG website).

3. Learn more about some of the technologies to be used in this session:

• Web 2.0 for ESP Yahoo Group:

a. Join us at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/web2_for_esp , if you have not done so yet.

b. We will use this YG to post emails for the weekly discussions and announcements. 

• Web 2.0 for ESP Wiki: http://evo08esp.pbwiki.com/

This wiki has links to the syllabus, weekly activities, guest speakers, events, dynamic pages, and other important resources. Make sure to add it to your bookmarks.

• LearningTimes.org website

a. Join LearningTimes at http://www.learningtimes.org to create your username and password to participate in live online presentations by our guest speakers.

b. You will need your username and password to  log in the Webheads vRoom at LearningTimes where some of our live online events take place.

c.Please see the Information and Tutorials on how to access the Webheads Learningtimes vRoom.

Questions to consider for our Live Meeting

1. What does Web 2.0 mean to me (since there is no universally accepted

definition)?

 

2. Why should I use Web 2.0 tools for ESP? Are they used by the people I teach

or in the industries where they will work? What is their pedagogical value?

 

3. If I make the decision to use Web 2.0 tools, how can I integrate them into my

ESP classes?

• Skype: http://www.skype.com/

a. Sign up at Skype to create your username and password so that you can enjoy talking and text chatting synchronously with the moderators and participants.

b. Skype will be used for quick questions and answers, informal small-group or individual meetings, and to make more global friends from our ESP community.  

• Web-based Yahoo Messenger

a. Sign up at http://webmessenger.yahoo.com/

b. Create your YM ID to voice or text chat synchronously with the moderators and other participants around the world.

c. This is Yahoo Messenger for the Web, so no need to download YM, just sign up and use it from any browser!

d.  If you already use multiple messenger programs (Google Talk, MSN Messenger, AIM), you might be interested in checking out Meebo where you can sign into multiple programs simultaneously.

• Use the Database section at Web 2.0 for ESP Yahoo Group

a. Add your contact information to the Contact List at Database section at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/web2_for_esp/database 

b. You need to click on Contact List; next, click on Add Record link shown at the top right corner, and finally, provide the required information and save