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How can English tutors develop strategies to engage adult entry level learners, and view information technology as a positive and effective way to develop their skills?

Resource Type: 

etf

PID: 

etf:2615

Description: 

A poster and newsletter produced by Wirral Lifelong and Family Learning Service, describing the results of an investigation into the use of IT when working with entry level English learners

Document: 

14 Wirral Lifelong and Family Learning Service.zip

Taxonomy: 

• EG resource type (egresourcetype):

  • Research poster

• EG Level (sfllevels):

  • Entry 1
  • Entry 2
  • Entry 3

• EG Curriculum Area (egcurriculumarea):

  • English (Incl. Literacy)

• EG Theme (egtheme):

  • Curriculum delivery
  • Curriculum delivery › Individual learning plans
  • Curriculum delivery › Assessment (including diagnostic)
  • Curriculum delivery › e-Learning and learning technology
  • Research
  • Research › Practitioner research

• Practitioner Research and Evidence Hub (practitionerresearchandevidencehub):

  • Leadership and management
  • Leadership and management › Operations and information management
  • People
  • People › Learners
  • Teaching, Learning and Assessment
  • Teaching, Learning and Assessment › Teaching and learning techniques and processes
  • Teaching, Learning and Assessment › Digital learning

• PREP Curriculum areas (prepcurriculumareas):

  • Information and communication technology
  • Education and training

Practitioner Research and Evidence Hub: 

Yes

Principal focus of the project: 

The focus was to survey learners of the English language and investigate their feelings, access and abilities in relation to ICT-mediated learning

What is this about and what were the main findings: 

Effective practice is most successful when: learners have clear reasons as well as a plan for using technology; it encourages learner autonomy; technology is used to construct arterfacts; a wide range of technologies are used to support learning. Collaborative learning was shown to be effective in terms of gaining confidence and speaking skills.

Number of learner participants: 

21-50

Number of staff participants: 

N/A

Number of organisation participants: 

1

Name(s) of authors: 

Lesley Elliot - Wirral Lifelong and Family Learning Service

Name of associate programmes: 

EMCETT