Bonjour! Integrating Peer Collaboration into Asynchronous Language Learning
1. Bonjour, Привет, Nín hǎo!
Integrating Peer Collaboration into
Asynchronous Language Learning
Test/assess –
with timely
feedback!
Practice
Learn
2. BYU Independent Study
Correspondence courses since 1920s
Mailed packets, limited instructor
interaction
Late 1990’s: transition to online platform
2009: Transition to internal LMS
2012: checkpoint model
2013: highly-interactive model
Over 100,000 course enrollments
3. Brigham Young University World
Languages
More than 50 languages taught regularly, with an
additional 30 languages available
70% of students speak a second language
6% of student body is from outside the U. S.,
representing more than 110 countries
Rich resources for language instruction
BYU Independent Study: nine high school and
seven university level world languages online
4. BYU Independent Study’s
“Old” Model
Correspondence style
Paper packet
Written assignments
Computer-graded quizzes
Recorded speaking submitted once or twice
No live instructor interaction
Written feedback (no oral feedback)
5. Changing Asynchronous Learning
Instructor interaction
Live course orientations
Live weekly lesson activities/reviews
Recorded podcasts/guest lectures
Live one-on-one speaking assessment in every
lesson
Conversation café
Dynamic exams
Course wiki
6. How about the Learner’s Experience?
Collaboration and interaction
Conversation Café
Discussion boards
Group/partner drills
Informal cohorts
How much peer interaction is the “right”
amount?
7. How Much Mobile?
Is mobile “right” for complete course content
delivery?
iNACOL study: students want specific elements
on their mobile device, not the whole course
Grades, announcements, practice drills, bite
size short attention span activities
8. What We Built
Mobile-ready courseware (HTML 5)
Mobile apps to allow spontaneous practice of
vocab, grammar, characters, etc.
Currently only in iTunes; Android apps in
development
BYU Online CHIN 41
BYU Online JAPAN 43
9. Apps & Conversation Cafe
Japanese & Chinese apps on iTunes; search:
• BYU Online Japanese
• BYU Online Chinese
Visit Conversation Café
• Email Steven or Jennifer to get a unique link giving
you access to the Conversation Café
405: Bonjour, Привет, Nín hǎo! A Speaking
Engagement You Don't Want to Miss
11. Student Response Data: since January
12%
53%
24%
12%
How effective are Speaking Appointments?
5
4
3
2
1
12. Speaking Appointments…
34%
31%
14%
7%
10%
Create a better course
experience
Help me improve my
speaking/pronunciation
Get me excited about
speaking Japanese
Could be better if there
were more of them
Take too much time
13. Courses with New Model
Speaking Appointments
& Live Broadcasts
• Japanese
• Chinese
• Arabic
• German
• Russian
• Spanish
• French
• Coming
soon: ASL
Speaking Appointments, Live
Broadcasts, & Conversation Café
• Currently live: Chinese,
Arabic
• Coming soon: Russian,
Japanese, French,
German, Spanish, ASL
15. Overcoming Challenges
(Disruptive Learning) Large organization
undergoing significant paradigm shift
Case studies (entities helping drive
development vs holding onto the old paradigm)
Customer support/student services: what does
student support look like in a mobile age?
16. Progress Yet to Make
Software limitations
Scalability with highest volume courses
Partnering with outside sources
Content development
Continuing to overcome resistance to change
What have you done in your organization?
What challenges have you faced with
implementing collaborative learning?
17. For More Information
Online: elearn.byu.edu
Steven Park, Asst. Director of Production
Steven.park@byu.edu, 801.422.9311
Jennifer Quinlan, Instructional Designer
Jennifer.quinlan@byu.edu, 801.422.8498
Editor's Notes
Play flv file (Live lesson)
Corporate training is normally isolated/individual… this is social
Poll first
What do you think? (Let them discuss first before we touch on the other bullet points)
-Upload screen shots of apps
Japanese: play from 5:04-6:37
Arabic: play from 7:35-8:35
Have Scott change into an FLV file – upload in the extras pod (upload media file)
Do you like peer interaction?
Do you think if you used this type of model in your organization you would have a similar response from learners?
Benefits of collaborative learning experiences in online courses
Talk about using collaborative technology to enhance student success
Just a list of languages instead of what’s live with what features.
Discuss: challenges in implementing cohort/collaborative elements into asynchronous courses
Based on what we’ve shared, how can you take this back to your organization? Have you had experiences that we can all learn from?
Remember Q&A at the end; turn the time back to Mel
Mel has survey questions after our Q&A