Don Hinkelman
Sapporo Gakuin University
I teach oral communication and intercultural communication at Sapporo Gakuin University. I develop student exchange programs, internship programs, and online modules for open source learning management systems, such as Moodle. My research into blended language learning includes the book, "Blending Technologies in Second Language Classrooms".
Sessions
Teaching Presentation Skills in an ERT Setting
Emergency remote teaching (ERT) of English oral presentation skills forces new perspectives on learning. A blended learning approach was developed over several years to complement classroom delivery with Moodle-based multimedia interactive activities. Leveraging that knowledge base, this workshop introduces techniques and tasks specifically addressing remote learning problems of how to develop presentation skills without a live interactive environment, and how to keep easily disenchanted students encouraged and engaged without constant real time support.