Daegu-Gyeongbuk KOTSEOL June Workshop & Swap Shop

The Daegu-Gyeongbuk KOTESOL monthly workshop is back on Saturday, June 4th for a workshop on teaching visual literacy by Brian Grover and a swap shop for all members to share their favorite activities/lessons.

We will meet again on the top floor of ELMO Study Cafe in Downtown Daegu (Banwoldang Station). Both members and non-members are welcome alike and there is no fee for attending. Light snacks are provided and an assortment of coffees and teas are available for purchase on the second floor. We ask that you do not bring outside drinks into the cafe.

Details on the Workshop and Swap Shop:

Part 1: PowerPoint Power-Up: Equipping Students with Visual Literacy (Brian Grover)

Tired of watching mostly banal, visually uninspired, student presentations rife with unoriginal, plagiarized content I realized students have never been exposed to even the most basic tenets of solid visual communication. The problem was, presentations were not imparting learning. Rather, students were going through mechanical motions to fulfill some kind of course requirement. This applied to all of their courses. For that reason, I moved presentation-making front and center. Through the nexus of a content course, British & American Culture, I came up with a formula for passing on some simple elements of superior presentation-making that can be adapted and applied through just about any content-based course. Students come away with effective presentation-making skills which can be immediately applied to all of their courses and beyond, in the case of my students, to their professional lives as they go on to become classroom teachers in their own right, making presentations daily. In our increasingly visual world, visual literacy is as essential as basic literacy was a century ago. The need to competently create and give presentations applies to business, government, science, politics: just about every endeavor students may eventually find themselves in.

Read more about the presenter in our monthly newsletter here:http://bit.ly/22kWeAf

Part 2: Swap Shop 2.0

Please bring a game, classroom activity, worksheet or other teaching idea that has worked well for you in the classroom and be prepared to share your ideas with the group (5-10 minutes per presenter). If possible, please bring some copies of your printable materials to share with the group.

Directions

Venue: 3rd floor, ELMO Study Cafe, Downtown Daegu
Directions: a) Take Exit 10 from Banwoldang Station b) Go straight and turn left at 메트로약국 (Metro Yak-guk) c) Turn left at the first intersection d) ELMO Study Café is on your right – look for the orange “ELMO” sign)

Address: 3rd floor, 12-21 Dongseong-ro-3-gil, Jung-gu, Daegu (대구광역시,중구, 동성로 3 길 12-21 3층)
Naver Map (in Korean): http://bit.ly/1YPDarJ

Important Schedule Changes!

The Daegu-Gyeongbuk KOTESOL Chapter will taking a month off in July and looks forward to welcoming everyone back for a very exciting workshop (topic TBA) tentatively scheduled for the third Saturday of August (Aug. 20). Have a great summer!