TELFest - All About Linguistics - Gary Wood

TELling All About Linguistics and Google: Authentic learning and assessment with Google Apps.

Gary C. WoodEnterprise Learning Development Officer

University of Sheffield Enterprise

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Whatwe did…

An award-winning website to showcase linguistics.


Lack of understanding of what linguistics is

Need to equip students with digital literacy skills

Groupwork problems.

Real-world problems…


Assessment through a real project

Promote linguistics to prospective students

Whatwe did…


How wedid it…

Google Apps:

Sites, Docs, Calendar

Page-level permissions

Intuitive: no training needs

Available to all students.


Authentic learning

Consider

real stakeholders Work to

real deadlines Challenged with

project management


Embedded enterprise

Students demonstrated a wide range of enterprise skills

ambitioncreativity

tenacity

initiative

making connections

confidence

teamwork

innovationleadership

adaptability

negotiationowning actions problem-solving

self-beliefstrategic thinking

networking

risk-taking


The integration of Apps helps solve problems and facilitate success in intuitive ways.


They enabled a practical and transferrable approach to student-led learning and authentic assessment.


They empowered students to raise their standards and to become self-motivated.


The end result of the assessment is genuinely useful and is enhancing the School’s profile.


Working online allows continuous feedback, assessment and monitoring, and cross-group collaboration.


What thestudents think…

awesometrust

freedomopportunity


students with

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them,

and they’ll show you how

they can be.

Empowertools

A final thought…

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