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Considerations for the development of computer-assisted language learning (CALL) teacher training course: a practical experience from a call course development in Indonesia
Mokhamad Syaifudin1, Henriette van Rensburg2.
The need for technology training for teachers will keep on growing in line with the development
of technology itself. Although technology nowadays is more and more user friendly and may need
no specific training on how to use it, teachers need to possess the knowledge that underpins the
idea of using it for teaching and learning process. Teachers need to have solid pedagogical
knowledge on how to use the technology to deliver contents to their students. Therefore, a
technology-training course for teachers is always necessary. This paper presents the partial results
of a design based study/research (DBR) on the development of online technology training for
teachers with focus on CALL in Indonesia. Questions regarding factors affecting online CALL
course and ways to improve the course in terms of training materials, activities, as well as the
administration of the training are addressed in the study. Based on the study, some considerations
on how to design such technology-training course are proposed. The considerations are ranging
from aspects associated with technology competence for teacher standards, constructivism in
online learning, adult learning theory, online instructional models, the technology, pedagogy and
content knowledge (TPACK) framework and open educational resources (OER). Information
regarding those aspects will be useful to assist other CALL teacher training course developers later
to inform their decision in the development of the course which is based on a good theoretical
understanding as well as highly practical in learning activities.
Affiliation:
- Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Ampel, Indonesia
- University of Southern Queensland, Australia
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