WiAOC2007 - Contact us: Interactivity and BBC Learning English (part 1)

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Joined: 2007-05-18 10:01:39
 
Moderator (SessionLeader): good tip!
 
Moderator (SessionLeader): Hi Arthur!
 
Moderator (SessionLeader): HI Kyi!
 
kyishwin [Kyi]: HI!
 
Moderator (SessionLeader): Wel;some
 
Moderator (SessionLeader): Welcome!
 
Moderator (SessionLeader): Hi worldbridges!
 
Moderator (SessionLeader): we are starting in a few minutes
 
Moderator (SessionLeader 2): Hello, Paul is sessionLeader 2
 
Moderator (SessionLeader 2): I like that title, makes me think I'm a pilot
 
vances [undisclosed] 1: hi we're done
 
HeikePhilp [Heike]: hi Sarah
 
Moderator (SessionLeader): hi Dennis... jefflebow... jmaddrell
 
vances [undisclosed] 1: people should be coming over
 
jmaddrell [undisclosed]: hello!
 
Moderator (SessionLeader): welsome
 
Moderator (SessionLeader): sorry... welcome!!!
 
Cantab [Dennis]: o sound yet. Is that right?
 
Moderator (SessionLeader): Hi Rita!
 
Moderator (SessionLeader): yes correct
 
vances [undisclosed] 1: something says wav device stopped
 
vances [undisclosed] 1: is there a problem?
 
Moderator (SessionLeader): we will talk to you in a minute
 
Moderator (SessionLeader): no
 
Moderator (SessionLeader): paul will talk to you know
 
Moderator (SessionLeader): now
 
JONES.S [undisclosed]: Hello to everyone.
 
vances [undisclosed] 1: ok, there's sound
 
AidenYeh [undisclosed]: there's sound
 
Moderator (SessionLeader 2): yes, we're doing it
 
Moderator (SessionLeader): please feel free to ask questions
 
HeikePhilp [Heike]: where is the difference?
 
AidenYeh [undisclosed]: it's an excellent site
 
AidenYeh [undisclosed]: very clear
 
HeikePhilp [Heike]: yes, fabulous
 
HeikePhilp [Heike]: but when you go to languages on the bbc homepage
 
Moderator (SessionLeader): BBC is the broadcaster, BBC learning English is the language learning website
 
HeikePhilp [Heike]: you dont normally get to this one easily
 
AidenYeh [undisclosed]: lol
 
Moderator (SessionLeader): our address is bbclearningenglish.com
 
Moderator (SessionLeader): it is part of the BBC World Service
 
AidenYeh [undisclosed]: I like the title of your slides, title of songs--creative
 
Moderator (SessionLeader): thanks
 
Moderator (SessionLeader): Paul spent all morning trying to think of them!
 
AidenYeh [undisclosed]: LOL- it worked!
 
Moderator (SessionLeader): in fact everybody in the office had to help him... lol
 
AidenYeh [undisclosed]: do you moderate the messages posted on the board?
 
jmaddrell [undisclosed]: I am in an online graduate program in the US and we use discussion boards for all of our student "discussions" in class
 
Moderator (SessionLeader): they are screened automatically for inapproriate content
 
Moderator (SessionLeader): but we get too many to check them one by one
 
AidenYeh [undisclosed]: what if students jilted the board? have you ever experienced a dormant stage?
 
Moderator (SessionLeader): in fact the users don't like us to contribute to the discussions!
 
HeikePhilp [Heike]: ?
 
Moderator (SessionLeader): this is why we introduced the changes Paul is talking about now
 
AidenYeh [undisclosed]: slow connection
 
HeikePhilp [Heike]: go a different route?
 
Moderator (SessionLeader 2): no slow connection
 
Moderator (SessionLeader 2): not different route
 
AidenYeh [undisclosed]: wait-wait
 
AidenYeh [undisclosed]: we're thinking
 
AidenYeh [undisclosed]: lol
 
Moderator (SessionLeader): a prize for the best guess!
 
Sasa [undisclosed]: hi doris - i see you made it...
 
AidenYeh [undisclosed]: new tools?
 
HeikePhilp [Heike]: the herd goes to a different field altogether
 
Moderator (SessionLeader): herd....
 
Moderator (SessionLeader): good idea
 
AidenYeh [undisclosed]: difficulty in pooling the participants toether
 
Moderator (SessionLeader 2): yes, but not what I was thinking
 
HeikePhilp [Heike]: we would like to know the answer to the question...
 
Moderator (SessionLeader 2): coming soon
 
jmaddrell [undisclosed]: yeah!
 
AidenYeh [undisclosed]: lol
 
HeikePhilp [Heike]: OK, surrender
 
HeikePhilp [Heike]: lol
 
HeikePhilp [Heike]: surrender to peer pressure
 
HeikePhilp [Heike]: hehe
 
JONES.S [undisclosed]: in order to change direction and encourage the herd to try something else; a different route? To show a traditional
 
Moderator (SessionLeader): well done heike!
 
HeikePhilp [Heike]: ah, nice
 
JONES.S [undisclosed]: approach and new ones?
 
Moderator (SessionLeader): herds is a key word
 
HeikePhilp [Heike]: nice thought
 
JONES.S [undisclosed]: Great Heike!
 
Moderator (SessionLeader): in a good way, of course
 
AidenYeh [undisclosed]: how many messages do you get a day?
 
Moderator (SessionLeader): hundreds
 
AidenYeh [undisclosed]: wow
 
HeikePhilp [Heike]: can I ask a question: is this the relationship with your students or with the visitors of your website?
 
JONES.S [undisclosed]: both probably
 
Moderator (SessionLeader): we have lots of message boards in various places on the site
 
AidenYeh [undisclosed]: i use your site in my classes
 
JONES.S [undisclosed]: but teachers can encourage their students to be autonomous learners and guide them to this site.
 
Moderator (SessionLeader): good!
 
Moderator (SessionLeader): yes absolutely
 
AidenYeh [undisclosed]: this is new
 
Moderator (SessionLeader): our site is designed with autonomous learners in mind
 
Moderator (SessionLeader): we have a separate teachers area
 
Moderator (SessionLeader): and we provide lesson plans
 
Moderator (SessionLeader): but this is only a small part of what we do right now
 
Moderator (SessionLeader): although the teachers area is going to be developed soon
 
JONES.S [undisclosed]: Sounds good.Yes, a teacher needs to also be familiar with all of the aspects on offer before sending their students to the site.
 
AidenYeh [undisclosed]: the pic is small-- enlarge it so we could decide
 
JONES.S [undisclosed]: Yes, that would be good. Is that possible? to enlarge the images?
 
AidenYeh [undisclosed]: lol
 
HeikePhilp [Heike]: you could screencast the website, then we would see it well
 
Moderator (SessionLeader): we will
 
AidenYeh [undisclosed]: pacing is good
 
AidenYeh [undisclosed]: lol
 
AidenYeh [undisclosed]: did Alex really say that?
 
Moderator (SessionLeader 2): yes, he started his first blog with it
 
ElizabethHa [Elizabeth]: I like the 5-yr-old's comment!
 
Moderator (SessionLeader 2): more to come
 
RitaZ [Rita]: voice gone this end
 
HeikePhilp [Heike]: how many run a blog there?
 
ElizabethHa [Elizabeth]: So is the purpose to have students generate language so that it can be corrected?
 
Moderator (SessionLeader): one teacher, one student
 
AidenYeh [undisclosed]: is he bald? photos can be really deceiving 
 
Moderator (SessionLeader): but unlimited commentors
 
AidenYeh [undisclosed]: lol
 
HeikePhilp [Heike]: question: if you use this herd analogy, will you then go into Second Life?
 
Moderator (SessionLeader 2): we've looked at it and said no for us now
 
ElizabethHa [Elizabeth]: Is the series also on TV?
 
Moderator (SessionLeader 2): no, just online
 
ElizabethHa [Elizabeth]: Oh--it's drawing based?
 
Moderator (SessionLeader 2): yes
 
jmaddrell [undisclosed]: he is there on  a date
 
HeikePhilp [Heike]: she sees him with another nurse
 
ElizabethHa [Elizabeth]: He's hitting on the maitre d'
 
JONES.S [undisclosed]: lol
 
AidenYeh [undisclosed]: she found out he's married
 
ElizabethHa [Elizabeth]: who's a man
 
AidenYeh [undisclosed]: the wife was there
 
JONES.S [undisclosed]: he has fallen in love with a patient...?
 
Sasa [undisclosed]: I'm afraid I need to go now - thank you so much, it's been most interesting  - I'll check the recording later
 
Sasa [undisclosed]: bye all
 
HeikePhilp [Heike]: a soap created by the readers... I love this
 
ElizabethHa [Elizabeth]: Bye Sasa
 
Moderator (SessionLeader): Bye Sasa
 
HeikePhilp [Heike]: great
 
JONES.S [undisclosed]: could have been talking to one of his children too!
 
ElizabethHa [Elizabeth]: I love the cellphone in the illustration
 
AidenYeh [undisclosed]: it could be his daughter
 
Cantab [Dennis]: Yes. Divorced. A child of his.
 
AidenYeh [undisclosed]: not yet though
 
ElizabethHa [Elizabeth]: We all like to think the best of others...
 
HeikePhilp [Heike]: child?
 
HeikePhilp [Heike]: first marriage?
 
AidenYeh [undisclosed]: lol
 
HeikePhilp [Heike]: ah, dont leave us in dispense....
 
JONES.S [undisclosed]: suspense!!!
 
HeikePhilp [Heike]: ah
 
HeikePhilp [Heike]: lol
 
Moderator (SessionLeader 2): 
 
AidenYeh [undisclosed]: very engaging-
 
ElizabethHa [Elizabeth]: I see it has a weekly update feature--is that by email direct to the user?
 
Moderator (SessionLeader 2): no .live on the site
 
Moderator (SessionLeader 2): yes, please
 
Cantab [Dennis]: I've typed two versions now, but no partner appeared. Have you all gone gome?
 
Cantab [Dennis]: gome = home
 
ifayed [Ismail] 1: It's a happy ending though.
 
ElizabethHa [Elizabeth]: Aah--that was the problem!
 
AidenYeh [undisclosed]: lol
 
ElizabethHa [Elizabeth]: The system is still not perfect
 
Moderator (SessionLeader 2): but it is fun 
 
ElizabethHa [Elizabeth]: I love the idea of creating small groups within a session. I've got to try that out.
 
ifayed [Ismail] 1: It's new to me too.
 
ElizabethHa [Elizabeth]: Hi Ismail
 
ifayed [Ismail] 1: Hi Elizabeth
 
AidenYeh [undisclosed]: lol
 
dorismolero [Doris]: Hello, everybody.... I'm here with 8 of my students and another teacher from Venezuela
 
JONES.S [undisclosed]: Was right about the daughter then!
 
Moderator (SessionLeader 2): Hello Doris
 
dorismolero [Doris]: We're lurking .... 
 
Moderator (SessionLeader 2): yes, you were aiden
 
ElizabethHa [Elizabeth]: Can you link to the blog from the Flatmates page?
 
Moderator (SessionLeader 2): we could but we haven't yet
 
dorismolero [Doris]: what's the link?
 
dorismolero [Doris]: how can we get the link?
 
Moderator (SessionLeader 2): http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/flatmates/episode75/in...
 
AidenYeh [undisclosed]: i usually give a person the benefit of the doubt
 
ifayed [Ismail] 1: That's very kind of you Aiden 
 
ElizabethHa [Elizabeth]: And what is the address of the blog?
 
AidenYeh [undisclosed]: that was our ending (with Ismael)
 
JONES.S [undisclosed]: Excellent!
 
HeikePhilp [Heike]: really enjoyed this
 
HeikePhilp [Heike]: thanks a lot
 
JONES.S [undisclosed]: Like the quiz idea. Most students like this.
 
ElizabethHa [Elizabeth]: I must run but will be adding the site to the CALL IS resources. Thanks so much, Mods!
 
AidenYeh [undisclosed]: The name of the character is Paul--the story has nothing to do with the real Paul---
 
Moderator (SessionLeader 2): treu, very true
 
AidenYeh [undisclosed]: LOL
 
AidenYeh [undisclosed]: impressive guys
 
JONES.S [undisclosed]: Great news about MP3 as a lot of students have mp3 players these days and keep asking me how can I listen to audio material when I am out and about driving!
 
Moderator (SessionLeader 2): bye Elizabeth
 
Moderator (SessionLeader 2): thanks,
 
Moderator (SessionLeader 2): we have a downloads page to make finding mp3s easier
 
AidenYeh [undisclosed]: cross-cultural exchange--that's good
 
Moderator (SessionLeader 2): yes, it works well
 
JONES.S [undisclosed]: I agree.
 
HeikePhilp [Heike]: very nice indeed
 
AidenYeh [undisclosed]: this is interesting-the comment from China
 
AidenYeh [undisclosed]: because in Taiwan- you're obliged to help in the future
 
AidenYeh [undisclosed]: interesting because both have Chinese ethnic background-
 
JONES.S [undisclosed]: Do you then provide language feedback to these students based on their posted comments?
 
AidenYeh [undisclosed]: good question
 
AidenYeh [undisclosed]: it would be difficult
 
Moderator (SessionLeader 2): can be very time consuming
 
AidenYeh [undisclosed]: they could always check the grammar webpage
 
Moderator (SessionLeader 2): 
 
AidenYeh [undisclosed]: this is interesting because the dialogue could always reflect the different cultural background of the audience
 
ifayed [Ismail] 1: brb
 
Moderator (SessionLeader 2): yes, very true and we do find that, with the blogs as well
 
Cantab [Dennis]: Is the BBC planning an office in Second Life?
 
Cantab [Dennis]: Thanks. Very interesting.
 
HeikePhilp [Heike]: can I ask how many of you are maintaining this site?
 
HeikePhilp [Heike]: cause you sound very busy
 
AidenYeh [undisclosed]: i used 'Life isn't all ha ha hee hee' in my Language and culture class
 
HeikePhilp [Heike]: interacting beautifully with your audience
 
Cantab [Dennis]: Where do we send the address?
 
AidenYeh [undisclosed]: but I found the clips limited
 
AidenYeh [undisclosed]: BBC TV is not available in Taiwan 
 
HeikePhilp [Heike]: really?
 
JONES.S [undisclosed]: Yes, pls tell us where to post our email addresses
 
Moderator (SessionLeader 3): please send your email address to me: catherine.chapman@bbc.co.uk
 
AidenYeh [undisclosed]: not enough
 
JONES.S [undisclosed]: ok. Thank you catherine.
 
Moderator (SessionLeader 3): you will all get a little prize...
 
HeikePhilp [Heike]: Paul, how do you gauge your success?
 
AidenYeh [undisclosed]: wished you have posted clips from Life isn't all Ha ha hee hee
 
HeikePhilp [Heike]: thanks a lot
 
HeikePhilp [Heike]: wonderful site
 
AidenYeh [undisclosed]: are you having problems with audience participation now?
 
AidenYeh [undisclosed]: so there's no need to worry about the funding 
 
HeikePhilp [Heike]: wow
 
AidenYeh [undisclosed]: perhaps hire more people to help you
 
Moderator (SessionLeader 2): 
 
AidenYeh [undisclosed]: you can have more profits using other ways
 
AidenYeh [undisclosed]: plugs/ads
 
AidenYeh [undisclosed]: limited ads
 
JONES.S [undisclosed]: Thank you for a very informative and innovative session.
 
Moderator (SessionLeader 3): thanks
 
Moderator (SessionLeader 3): we have new stuff on the site every day
 
Moderator (SessionLeader 3): so it's well worth checking regularly
 
Moderator (SessionLeader 3): and thanks very much for attending
 
HeikePhilp [Heike]: thanks Paul, thanks Cathrine
 
AidenYeh [undisclosed]: Thank you both
 
HeikePhilp [Heike]: well done
 
Moderator (SessionLeader 3): you're welcome
 
JONES.S [undisclosed]: Wonderful! Thank you for this.
 
HeikePhilp [Heike]: last request: use a webcam 
 
HeikePhilp [Heike]: next time
 
HeikePhilp [Heike]: you did well - handling this environment
 
Moderator (SessionLeader 2): thank you
 
Moderator (SessionLeader 2): and goodbye
 
HeikePhilp [Heike]: very courageous with the break-out rooms
 
HeikePhilp [Heike]: well done
 
dorismolero [Doris]: Thanks so much for this opportunity!
 
JONES.S [undisclosed]: Enjoy the other sessions.
 
AidenYeh [undisclosed]: Graham stanley's SL
 
AidenYeh [undisclosed]: bye