Teacher Self-Training in Creating Moodle Quiz Constructivist L2 Activities During the COVID-19 Era

Abstract

During the pandemic, technologically-enhanced teaching and learning took up a different meaning, as they both had to be conducted by distance and not face-to-face. As this was unprecedented, there was very limited research in the areas of emergency online teacher education. The intense need for online teacher training and the lack of literature in this field are the sources of inspiration for this chapter. This chapter explores the case of an in-service French language instructor who had to self-train in order to go fully online and master distance learning instructional delivery format as she had no previous experience in remote teaching. The methodology adopted is case study research of the language practitioner, during the early days of online teaching. Data were collected through the practitioner's field notes and a semi-constructed interview by a second practitioner at the end. Results indicate that the practitioner was able to be self-trained in creating Moodle Quiz constructivist language activities.