3/11/2004
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Use of Instructional Technologies to
Train International Teachers of English
to Deaf Students (T2B)
nGerald Berent
NTID

Email: gpbnci@rit.edu
nE. William Clymer

Thursday, 6/26/03 -- 2:00 PM
Location: LBJ [060] 1510

Strand: In-Service/Pre-Service Strategies
Type: Formal    Audience: All

Summary:   The presenters will discuss the planning, development, delivery, and evaluation of a weeklong teacher-training workshop for international teachers of English to deaf and hard-of-hearing students at postsecondary institutions. The successful use of instructional and multimedia technologies for pre-workshop readings, workshop presentations, hands-on activities, and post-workshop dissemination will be demonstrated.
The presenters will discuss the planning, development, delivery, and evaluation of a weeklong teacher-training workshop for international teachers of English to deaf and hard-of-hearing students at postsecondary institutions. The successful use of instructional and multimedia technologies for pre-workshop readings, workshop presentations, hands-on activities, and post-workshop dissemination will be demonstrated.
The presenters will discuss the planning, development, delivery, and evaluation of a weeklong teacher-training workshop for teachers of English to deaf and hard-of-hearing students at postsecondary institutions in Russia, the Czech Republic, Japan, and the Philippines. Workshop presenters used a combination of technological resources and traditional teacher-training techniques to familiarize workshop participants with best practices in teaching English. Given the unique challenges of teaching deaf and hard-of-hearing students in non-English-speaking countries, the workshop sessions reviewed state-of-the-art methods and materials both for teaching English as a second language generally and for teaching English to deaf and hard-of-hearing students specifically. This professional development activity for university professors took advantage of lecture, print, electronic, video, and multimedia technologies. Participants accessed workshop pre-readings via the World Wide Web (WWW) from their home countries. During the workshop, presenters used combinations of lecture and discussion, PowerPoint presentation, examination of English teaching materials via the WWW, and videotapes of NTID English teachers in action. Workshop participants were also given hands-on practice with individual laptop computers in accessing English teaching resources on the WWW. A post-workshop CD-ROM containing all workshop materials to be used for international dissemination has also been produced. Participants' high ratings of the workshop reveal that the combination of technological and traditional resources contributes to highly successful teacher-training experiences. This workshop was supported by PEN-International, which is funded by a grant to NTID from the Nippon Foundation of Japan.