GB6663 Pengajaran dan Pembelajaran Berbantu Komputer Gurminderjeet Kaur A/P Kartar Singh P66326

O Exploring The R2D2 Model For Online Learning Activities To Teach Academic Language Skills O Helen Cartner O Julia Hallas

Introduction O R2D2 model for online learning activities – cycle of Read, Reflect, Display and Do. O Collaborative and active learning experiences in a blended space O Questionnaire – evaluate four learning activities O Analysis suggests that the results were favourable/ positive comments O Assist the learning of academic skills for vocabulary acquisition, pronunciation, note taking and presentations.

Applying R2D2 O Read O Each week, students learn 30 academic words. O Multimedia application (Blackboard LMS) O click on each word in order to see it written, hear it spoken and see and hear the word used O Finally, students practise pronunciation and use them in academic sentences.

O Reflect O record audio file using recorder and post the audio files in the discussion forum O Facilitator - provides feedback to each student and encourage usage of questions (metacognitive skills) O Students – listen, reflect and provide feedback

O Display O Students learn how to use MSPowerPoint. O Facilitator - scaffolds the learning process by leading an analysis of the design O Blog - containing visual based learning activities, examples and links about the topic, is provided for students to utilise O Students - expected to learn and apply Internet search skills to find and share resources

O Do O Apply in real-life situation O E.g - investigate options for further study at University. Use O MSPowerPoint to present O Students - organise themselves into groups according to students with similar future study plans. Use Internet and every group member must speak O Rubric – provided to measure learning outcomes and guide students O Summative assessment - presentation and note taking

Conclusion O The model has emphasised a learning process which places the student at the centre of the design process enabling them to be engaged in the active processes of Reading, Reflecting, Displaying and Doing.

Reference O Cartner, H. & Hallas, J Exploring the R2d2 Model for Online Learning Activities to Teach Academic Language Skills. Proceedings Ascilite Auckland 2009, hlm