The students’ work in this subject will be evaluated by three complementary activities.
Firstly, an assignment reflecting what has been learnt from their study of the literature (40% of the final grade). It can take the form of a written report (around 10 pages in length), a video presentation or a screencast using a PowerPoint-like presentation as a backdrop for an audio recording. In order to encourage collaborative study, this first assignment can be undertaken in pairs, whose identity must be indicated since both members of the same group will obtain the same qualification. Furthermore, those students who have considerable MALL skills can focus on a selection of two or three hot topics of interest from the outset rather than performing a broader, more general type of synthesis and analysis.
The second activity is individual and of a more practical character, where the student can choose one or more apps or tools that s/he has used to explore practical ways in which the technology can be used in a teaching context (40% of the final grade). The nature of the context can be selected by the student depending upon his/her background and interests. The result of this activity should be presented in a report (around 10 pages, including screen damps) highlighting the reasons why the app(s)/too(s) has(have) been selected, detailing the learning activities proposed, the results hoped for, and anticipate the problems and limitations of the approach together with solutions where possible. Both the subject and the progress of the preparation of the work should be consulted to the teaching team.
The third activity is the ongoing participation in the forums and/or the social networking tool WhatsApp throughout the duration of the subject (20% of the final grade). The students should use these tools to discuss questions related to the subject, ask and give help to peers, and generally interact on questions related to MALL and its theoretical and practical considerations. Teachers will participate both in the forums and on WhatsApp but all methodological announcements will take place in the virtual course. It is also in the virtual course where materials, study guides, etc. will be uploaded so it is the students’ responsibility to access it on a regular basis.
