Avenue Instructor Standards for TELL 02/05/24 version 18 PI 5.3. Leverage technology to design personalized learner-centered experiences. With an understanding of the ways in which individual learners use technology, begin to customize learning materials and experiences to better fit their interests, abilities, and needs. For example, a learner who is interested in video games can be encouraged to write about game experiences or environments as part of their language learning practice. They can also be encouraged to engage in more extended experiences like designing a game as a collaborative activity with other like-minded learners. Engage in ongoing dialogue with learners about their learning preferences and acknowledge learners’ individual identities. Support learners’ multilinguistic and multicultural selves and needs and help them understand and use technology to accommodate learners’ special needs. Talk with learners about available accommodations as appropriate. Create, adapt, and personalize learner experiences that support autonomy. Reflection: How well can you describe your learners’ individual identities, abilities, and preferences? ☐ I am aware of my learners’ interests, abilities, and needs so that I can adjust technology- enhanced assignments and tasks to better fit them. ☐ I use technology tools and resources to personalize learning experiences to make them a better fit for individual learners. ☐ I take into account individual student identities when designing learner-centered experiences. PI 5.4. Promote learner autonomy through technology-enhanced collaborative practices. Learner autonomy is best demonstrated by learners taking responsibility for their own learning. By engaging them in experiences that they find interesting and compelling, we can guide them to take a more active role in their own learning. This may involve encouraging them to seek out opportunities to engage in language practice with others outside of class or to target specific language weaknesses or challenges that they become aware of. An autonomous learner is a lifelong learner and always engaged in intentional and targeted self-improvement. Acknowledge learners’ individual strengths and encourage learners to recognize these strengths. Encourage learners to be responsible for their own learning and provide learners with opportunities to recognize how new technologies might help or hinder them in reaching their goals as they take control of their own learning. Reflection: Can your learners describe how their learning can benefit them in the future? Do they recognize how their own self-reflection can benefit them? ☐ I provide experiences to support developing learner autonomy, including training and monitoring rather than simply leaving them on their own in technology-mediated tasks. ☐ I provide opportunities for learners to discuss their individual and collaborative learning experiences online. ☐ I encourage learners to share their individual identities and experiences when contributing to group work with technology.
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