| Body | This activity was designed for learners of all levels. It helps learners personalize and integrate the language learning process with their own needs to participate in and gain access to relevant online communities..
Learning outcome(s):
Learners will be able to:
- Identify and refine personalized language learning interests and goals
- Discover personally relevant opportunities to participate in the target language & culture
- Practice strategies for cultivating digital presence and community in online and hybrid spaces
Mode(s): Presentational
Materials:
Developing Digital Presence & Community video, Digital Presence & Community Worksheet
Procedure:
- Inventory: Have students complete the graphic organizer on the front of the Digital Presence & Community Worksheet to clarify the various communities they currently participate in. They will also explore ways of integrating their participation in online communities with the development of their L2 digital presence.
- Inform: Watch the Developing Digital Presence & Community video. In the space provided on the worksheet, have learners record the 3 steps for developing digital presence and community.
- Experiment: Based on the information in the graphic organizer in Section 1, learners will draft a low-stakes experiment using Section 2 of the worksheet. It is key that students find their experiments to be personally relevant and engaging in order to integrate their individuality, the resources they have access to, and the process of developing community and digital presence.
- Extend: Once the experiments are conducted, learners can make predictions then reflect and repeat the process, refining and iterating and continue escalating their target language community participation and digital presence. The worksheet directs learners to do an in-depth reflection in six months, but teachers are encouraged to schedule checkpoints along the way.
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