Welcome to my teaching blog. My name is Shu-chuan but my colleagues, friends, students and their parents call me Alice. My learning and teaching experiences in the past 22 years, either locally or internatinoally, often make me believe that I’m in the wonderland. I love adventures and enjoy exploring new things. When I first came to know the application of ICT in ELT about six years ago, I just wanted to use it to add different flavors to teaching. But then later, the more I used, the more I realized that ICT could be a great medium to promote learning and thinking effectively. The finding has motivated me to learn more and try more. This is my first time to try to Integrate blogs into teaching even though I’ve been blogging on and off since 2002. I hope I can gain from the project and learn with my students together. To know more about me, please read on…
EDUCATION
- MA, Educational Technology, Tamkang University, 2004
Research Interest: Teacher Professional Development, Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) - Master of Science Teaching, University of Wisconsin, 1991
- Bachelor’s Degree, Education, National Chengchi University, 1984
POSITIONS HELD
- Director of Academics: Taipei Municipal Lishan High School, 2006-2010
- Secretary: Taipei Municipal Zhongshan Girls’ High School, 2005-2006
- English Teacher: Taipei Municipal Zhongshan Girl’s High School, 2000-2005
- English Teacher: Taipei Municipal Chung Cheng High School, 1996-2000
- English Teacher: Taipei Municipal Pai-An Junior High School, 1984-1996
PUBLICATIONS
- Chiu, Shu-chuan. 2002. Integrating PowerPoint Actively into English Teaching. Action Research. Taipei: Taipei Educational Bureau.
- Chiu, Shu-chuan. 2003. Writing Interactively: Employing on-line Forums to Facilitate English Writing. Academic Writings of Zhongshan High School. Taipei: CSGHS.
- Chiu, Shu-chuan. 2004. Teachers as Learners in Online Learning Communities: Impacts and Reflections, in Ikarus Book: Ikarus – Experiences with Teaching and Learning in Virtual Learning Environments. You will find the book here:
http://seminar.jura.uni-sb.de/seminar2004/book/ikarus_book.doc. For pdf Version: http://seminar.jura.uni-sb.de/seminar2004/book/ikarus_book.pdf - Chiu, Shu-chuan. 2004. Involving Process-based Writing and Portfolio Assessment
in Senior High School Writing Class. Action Research. Taipei: Taipei Educational Bureau. - Chiu, Shu-chuan. 2004. Ice-Breaker for New Students of the Tenth Grade: Using Project Method to Get Acquainted and Experience Cooperative Learning. Academic Writings of Zhongshan High School. Taipei: CSGHS.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATION
- Online Professional Development of Effective Technology Use for Language Teaching. Paper presented on December 4, 2003, at 2003 Asia CALL International Conference. Bangkok, Tailand. Conference website:
http://www.gyeongju.ac.kr/prof/chongld/callasia/callasia.html
- TIPH & IPH in Taipei. Paper presented on October 12-13, 2005, at International Placement Head Teachers’ Seminar, Sabah State Level, 2005. Sabah, Malaysia.
PAPER ACCEPTED
- Involving Process-based Writing and Portfolio Assessment in Senior High School Writing Class. Paper accepted by International Conference on English Instruction and Assessment. On April 24-25, 2004, at National Chung Cheng University, Chayi, Taiwan.
- From Isolation to Collaboration: A Case Study of English Teachers Professional Development through Online Communication. Paper Accepted by International Conference on ELT and E-Learning in an Electronic Age: Issues and Alternatives On May 28-29, 2004, at Tamkang University, Taipei, Taiwan.
INTERNATIONAL / ONLINE LEARNING / TEACHING EXPERIENCES
- 26 January, 2002. Participant of a workshop on Task-based learning for teachers of English given by Jane Willis of Aston University, UK. At Taipei, Taiwan.
- 24 February 24 – 1 March, 2002. Attending the British Council international seminar on Implementing Information Communication Technology in Schools—from Policy to Practice, at Woodside Conference Center, Kenilworth, UK.
- 22 November, 2003. Participant of a workshop on Write Away: Exploring A Multi-Level Approach to Writing given by Dr. Jean Brewster. At Taipei, Taiwan.
- 1 March – 15 June, 2003. A participant of an online seminar: Ikarus: Teaching and Learning in Virtual Learning Environment, (URL: http://www.online-seminar.net)
- 1 March – 15 June, 2004. Online Moderator of an online seminar: Ikarus: Teaching and Learning in Virtual Learning Environment, (http://www.online-seminar.net)
- March 13-18, 2003 and October 5-9, 2003. Co-trainer of a 70-hour workshop with David Eastment (UK) on Trainer Development Programme in ICT for Teachers of English in High Schools. At Taipei, Taiwan. Website: http://vcm.csghs.tp.edu.tw/alicechiu/ict/
- July 6-18, 2003. Participant of Hornby Summer School in Hungary, Leadership and Facilitation Skill for ELT Professional.
- Feb. 12-17, 2006. British Council Seminar. ICT in ELT: putting learning back to e-learning. Manchester, UK.
INTERESTS
- Teacher education and professional development
- English as a Foreign Language or Second Language
- English Language Teaching (ELT) Management
- Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL)
PROFILE
- Motivated, high-energy educator
- Proven ability to develop rapport with students
- Possess strong people-skills, sensitive to students’ learning needs
- Ability to individualize instruction, based on students’ interests and needs
- Computer literate. Proficient in Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Web page design using Dreamweaver, Web 2.0 tools in teaching
