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Featured Session (via Webcast) - International Conference 2015
Education in Flux: Using Tasks to Your Advantage Online and in the L2 Classroom
In the past decade, online education has matured from plain-text chat rooms to flipped classrooms featuring multimedia video sessions in which students have opportunities to participate in live lectures, review them, network with teachers who are working all around the world, present their work, and get live feedback from their professors and from other teachers working in diverse contexts. Even live lectures by professors become interactive. Continuous chat streams allow learners to share comments, suggestions, resources, and questions during the lectures; no more whispering to the person next to you when you do not understand! The virtual classroom is no longer the classroom of the future; it is the classroom of the present. In this session, two Anaheim University professors working with international MA and EdD TESOL students will explore the nature of task-based learning and materials that enhance both the student’s and the professor’s experiences while reflecting on the future of online education.
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Speaker Bio-Sketches
Ken Beatty
Anaheim University TESOL Professor Dr. Ken Beatty is an expert in the area of Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL). Dr. Beatty is the author/co-author of more than 100 textbooks for Pearson, Longman, Oxford University Press, Thomson, Heinle & Heinle, and Hong Kong Educational Press. He is involved in electronic media and was Academic Advisor to Hong Kong’s Educational Television from 1998 to 2004. He holds a PhD in Curriculum Studies from the University of Hong Kong.
Craig Lambert
An expert in the field of task-based language teaching, Anaheim University TESOL Professor Dr. Craig Lambert has worked with English teachers and learners in Japan for 22 years. Holding a PhD in Applied Linguistics from Lancaster University and an MA in TESOL from Eastern Michigan University, Dr. Lambert currently focuses his research on the role of communicative tasks in language development, syllabus design, and learner engagement in performance.
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Dr. Beatty and Dr. Lambert’s participation in the 2015 Korea TESOL International Conference and English Expo is supported by Anaheim University.
See the full list of Major Speakers at the KOTESOL International Conference and English Expo at http://koreatesol.org/ic2015/MajorSpeakers
