PROMOTING INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE: EMBEDDING LEARNING DESIGN USING LAMS IN ESOL

• Authors: Lorna Burns , Simon Walker
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The use of the Learning Activity Management System (LAMS) to support English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) learners has been shown to enhance learning in a Further Education College in North West London, UK. In this paper the authors discuss the findings of a pilot project that explored its use with different groups of learners. They consider some of the pedagogical issues affecting the integration of learning design using LAMS in the curriculum and its uptake by staff in the wider community. Cultural factors that contribute to the sharing of learning designs and, ultimately, the adoption of learning design by a community of practitioners are discussed and conclusions drawn about some ways to develop capacity.

Keywords

EN

LAMS; ESOL

• Publisher: IATEFL Poland Computer Special Interest Group & University of Nicosia
• Journal: Teaching English with Technology
• Year: 2009
• Volume: 9
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 1-17

Contributors

author

Lorna Burns

• ESOL Department Barnet College, UK

author

Simon Walker

• School of Education and Training University of Greenwich, UK

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