Becoming a Webhead

Bridging the Gap from Classroom to Blended or Online Teaching

Authors

  • Teresa Almeida d'Eça
  • Dafne Gonzáles Universidad Simón Bolívar

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/cj.v23i3.569-580

Keywords:

Online Teacher Training, CALL, CMC, Web Tools, Electronic Village Online

Abstract

Becoming a Webhead (BaW) is a 6-week free teacher development online workshop, one of the TESOL Electronic Village Online (EVOnline) sessions offered annually as preconvention activities for members and nonmembers of TESOL. The main goal of BaW is to introduce language teachers around the world to different web communication tools and explore the best ways of using them in their teaching practices in a friendly and collaborative atmosphere. In this paper, we will describe the syllabus, materials, participants, and success stories of this Webheads workshop.

Author Biographies

  • Teresa Almeida d'Eça

    Teresa Almeida d’Eça has been an EFL teacher for 30 years. She is currently teaching fifth and sixth grades in Escola E.B. 2,3 de Sto. António, Parede, a public school in the suburbs of Lisbon, Portugal. She holds an MA in American Studies, is Past Chair of TESOL’s Technology Advisory Committee, member of APPI (TESOL’s Portuguese affiliate), and of Webheads in Action.

  • Dafne Gonzáles, Universidad Simón Bolívar

    Dafne González is Professor of EFL/ESP and graduate technology and education-related courses and Coordinator of the Graduate Programs in Education at Universidad Simón Bolívar, in Caracas, Venezuela. She holds an MA in Applied Linguistics and a Ph.D. in Education. She is a member of the Electronic Village Online Coordination Team, belongs to the advisory board of ESL Miniconference Online, and has been a member of Webheads in Action since 2002.

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Published

2013-01-14

Issue

Vol. 23 No. 3 (2006)

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Almeida d'Eça, T., & Gonzáles, D. (2013). Becoming a Webhead: Bridging the Gap from Classroom to Blended or Online Teaching. CALICO Journal, 23(3), 569-580. https://doi.org/10.1558/cj.v23i3.569-580