This is a photo sharing task which encourages students to reflect upon things they do in order to relax or reward themselves.
Institution reporting the task:
University of Warwick home page
Language of task instructions:
English
Target Group:
Foreign languages
Level:
Any
References and acknowledgements:
None
Type:
Comparison & analysis
Estimated Duration:
1 session
Topic:
difference/similarity
Tags:
picture
Acknowledgements:
None
Language Configurations:
Bilingual
Language(s) that the task can be used in:
Any
Dominant language production:
Writing/reading asynchronous
Target Competences:
| Language competence |
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| Intercultural skills |
| Online communication skills |
Specific pedagogical objectives:
Development of students interest in cultural similarities and differences
Suggested Communication Tools:
| Asynchronous text |
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| Moodle-like |
| Other |
Suggested Resources:
None
Instructions:
A forum is created on our shared platform and students upload a picture of “my little treat” “ce qui me fait plaisir”. They add a short caption or description. The images are then aggregated in a playlist in the portal and voting is enabled in order to rank the most popular “treats”. The task is introduced in class as part of an introduction to using a forum and completed outside class. The first posting was made by a tutor. This is ultimately a co-creation task as the output is a shared playlist of images which are then discussed/voted on.
Learner Texts:
None
Document related to the task:
Criteria for Completion:
This task was not assessed. It was part of an icebreaker to get the two cohorts to see similarities/differences. It was very popular and student engagement and participation was good.
I included this activity in an evaluation presented at the Léon conference in February 2014. The paper will be included in a book to be published by Rob O’ Dowd. I am attaching a summary of the task.
Document supporting evaluation:
Comments and suggestions:
The finished playlist can be viewed here
http://www.kaltura.com/tiny/l2ui7
Author/copyright:
Teresa MacKinnon