How Blogs Support Collaborative Learning and Student Engagement in Language Learning

dc.contributor.author Higashi-Lee, Jami
dc.contributor.instructor Lin, Grace
dc.date.accessioned 2017-05-04T08:36:15Z
dc.date.available 2017-05-04T08:36:15Z
dc.date.issued 2017-04-18
dc.description This project was a final product for LTEC 690 and presented at the TCC Conference 2017. en_US
dc.description.abstract For years I’ve observed my students’ exceptional ability to learn and produce language skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing) individually. However, they struggle to integrate these skills cohesively to produce Spanish in a real-world context. From years of observing this along with the immersion of technology tools into the 21st century curriculum, I conducted an action research project with my Spanish 4 students. For students to improve on how individual language skills function cohesively, my goals were to focus on embedding the art of blogging to increase student engagement, self-confidence, and awareness of real-world language use. The strategy was to develop a collaborative partner project in which students would present their ideas via written, audio, and visual blogs, and would then provide positive feedback and constructive criticism to their peers for adaptation of their original ideas. The culminating project was a 5-minute trailer for an up and coming telenovela (Spanish soap opera). Studies have shown that blogging helps to foster learner interdependence, interactive blogs increase collaborative learning and positive attitudes, and peer feedback directs students to reflect and understand their language output. This paper will discuss the design of this project and the steps carried out in its development. As a result, collaborative work through blogging fostered students’ creativity to display their knowledge of purposeful language use. Lessons learned will further shape and drive future instruction on the interdependence of all language skills. en_US
dc.format.extent 29 pages en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10125/45553
dc.language.iso en-US en_US
dc.publisher Higashi-Lee, J. (2017, April 18). How Blogs Support Collaborative Learning and Student Engagement in Language Learning. PowerPoint was presented at the 21st Annual Technology, Colleges and Community Worldwide Online Conference. en_US
dc.rights Copyright is held by author. Request permission for use. en_US
dc.subject Blogs en_US
dc.subject collaborative learning en_US
dc.subject language learning en_US
dc.subject telenovela soap operas en_US
dc.subject student engagement en_US
dc.subject Spanish language en_US
dc.title How Blogs Support Collaborative Learning and Student Engagement in Language Learning en_US
dc.type Term Paper en_US
dc.type.dcmi Text en_US
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