Cover letter

I am an English teacher at the University of Pardubice.
I teach English for Specific Purposes and English for Academic Purposes focused on Academic Speaking and Academic Writing
I am a PhD student in the field of ICT in Education at the Faculty of Education, University of West Bohemia

My dissertation project title: Digital portfolio as a tool for development of autonomous learning and English language competence in university students

Activities:

- teaching English courses for academics of the University of Pardubice
- lecturer and course guarantor at all three levels of higher education: Bachelor, Master and Doctoral
- a memeber of the jury of examinors at the Faculty of Chemical Technology - doctoral level
- LMS Moodle administrator and ePortfolio system Mahara administrator
- involved in the project "iPad at school"
- involved in piloting Digital Badges in education and related research.
- experience with project proposals and project management - key activity eLearning in the ESF project UNICOM 2012 -2014


Personal motto:
'The person who says something is impossible should not interrupt the person who is doing it.'
Chinese proverb

Profile information

Linda Pospisilova's profile picture

This is my professional Résumé created in the environment of the Mahara ePortfolio sofware.

Academic skills

ESP - English for Chemistry, English for Health Studies, English for Graphic Arts

Academic Writing

eLearning - LMS Moodle, Mahara, web 2.0

teaching English for Scientists

Testing Spoken English - CEFR

Certified TOEIC Examiner

2014/15 iPad in education (project of 24U)

Project management:

2012 - 2014 Inovace integrované koncepce jazykového vzdělávání k zajištění kvality, podpory excelence a internacionalizace (UNICOM) (spoluřešitel) - vedoucí klíčové aktivity pro eLearning

2011 - FRVŠ projekt Interaktivní terminologická databanka (spoluřešitel)

2009 - FRVŠ projekt E-learningový kurz rozvíjející komunikativní dovednosti v anglickém jazyce pro zdravotnická studia (spoluřešitel)

2007 FRVŠ projekt Tvorba a realizace elektronické formy on-line kurzu - řešitel

Education History

2015 - 2019

PhD student 

March 2011 - May 2011

eLearning course (LLE) by Lucie Rohlíková and Jana Vejvodová, ZČU Plzeň DiV Distanční vzdělávání

Teaching English (Master) at University of Pardubice

1997 - 2000

Bachelor at English Teaching at University of Pardubice

1994 - 1997

1993 - 1994
Address: Praha

Grammar school - Humpolec

1989 - 1993

Keynote speech University of Zurich

Keynote presentation, Mgr Linda Pospíšilová, University of Pardubice
(Czech Republic):
“How do we learn and teach languages in the 21st century?”
11h45–13h15

Programme

Conference Contributions

03/11/16

Digitální portfolia a jejich využití v terciárním vzdělávání jsou stále na vzestupu a to především v zahraničí. Portfolia jsou využívána jako hodnotící nástroj, ale stále častěji získávají roli nástroje, který má sloužit celoživotnímu vzdělávání a pomoci studentům s uplatněním se na trhu práce. Stále větší důraz je při práci s portfolii rovněž kladen na tzv. evidence-based learning. V souladu s nastíněným vývojem byl v  rámci pilotáže navržen a ověřen výukový model odborného anglického jazyka založený na rozvoji některých klíčových dovedností 21. století, jako jsou sebereflexe, sebehodnocení a autonomní učení, a to na všech stupních terciárního vzdělávání  a s využitím digitálního portfolia. Dílčí výsledky pilotní studie jsou prezentovány v tomto příspěvku.

27/10/2016

Nowadays, in compliance with the so-called 21st century skills, it is desired to provide our students with skills needed to become successful, autonomous, and reflective practitioners. Implementation of ePortfolio in the learning process seems to be a feasible solution to the above mentioned challenge. The aim of the author’s research is to examine the potential of ePortfolio use in language learning at tertiary level. The paper describes a pilot study of a course design enhanced by ePortfolio application and piloted in university students of English for Specific Purposes and the University of Pardubice, Czech Republic. 40 students of English for Economics and English for Chemistry are involved in the initial phase of the study with the aim to provide language learners with space for self-analysis and self-reflection followed by blended form of guided autonomous learning and subject learning. The study participants undergo several stages of language level assessment. Firstly, it is an initial ePlacement test; consequently, students go through self-assessment of their skills followed by standardized language testing. The results of tests are shared and discussed with the students with the focus on strong and weak skills. Each phase is concluded by setting learning objectives based on obtained test results and self-assessment forms. The process aims at formulation of partial, concrete, and achievable learning objectives. The main functions of portfolio are all present in the study phases: evaluation, growth, and showcasing functions. The ePortfolio represents both the role a personal learning space and simultaneously of a space designed for collecting artefacts which provide evidence of met objectives. The suggested teaching and learning model using ePortfolio to enhance reflection and autonomy in learners can be adjusted and applied in teaching and learning subjects of various fields thus increasing the learning experience and outcomes in the learning process.

18/10/2016

Digitální portfolia a jejich využití v terciárním vzdělávání jsou stále na vzestupu a to především v zahraničí. Portfolia jsou využívána jako hodnotící nástroj, ale stále častěji získávají roli nástroje, který má sloužit celoživotnímu vzdělávání a pomoci studentům s uplatněním se na trhu práce. Stále větší důraz je při práci s portfolii rovněž kladen na tzv. evidence-based learning. V souladu s nastíněným vývojem byl v  rámci pilotáže navržen a ověřen výukový model odborného anglického jazyka založený na rozvoji některých klíčových dovedností 21. století, jako jsou sebereflexe, sebehodnocení a autonomní učení, a to na všech stupních terciárního vzdělávání  a s využitím digitálního portfolia. Dílčí výsledky pilotní studie jsou prezentovány v tomto příspěvku.

24/06/15

The aim of the paper is to analyse the potential of digital badges in the area of language learning in the field of formal university education and their potential extension towards other meaningful learning contexts. With reference to their previous publications, the authors deal with the following theoretical aspects of the topic: the role of digital badges within the so called authentic assessment by means of portfolio, the potential of digital badges in the area of establishing meaningful links between formal, non-formal and informal learning, and the redefinition of the conceptual framework of “badging” in the Czech educational context. In their paper, the authors therefore formulate an urgent call for an extension of the scope of “badging” in formal education beyond the concept of gamification, i.e. towards the use of badges in broader contexts. As an empirical evidence for this claim, the authors present the outcomes of a small-scale investigation into the students’ subjective perceptions of “badging” in LMS Moodle carried out from the perspective of the influential Bartle’s typology of players, together with the descriptive data related to a large-scale use of digital badges in the language courses at the University of Pardubice during the previous 2 years.

13/11/2014

BREBERA, P. - POSPÍŠILOVÁ, L. Digital Badges as an Organisational Principle of the Language Course. In Conference Proceedings: ICT for Language Learning. 7th edition. Florence: Libreriauniversitaria.it, 2014. s. 167-172. ISBN 978-88-6292-548-8.

05/11/2014

BREBERA, P. - POSPÍŠILOVÁ, L. Využití "Badges" v kurzech odborného anglického jazyka v LMS Moodle. In Sborník příspěvků z konference a soutěže eLearning 2014. Hradec Králové: Gaudeamus, 2014. s. 8-13. ISBN 978-80-7435-481-6.

11/06/2014

BREBERA, P. - POSPÍŠILOVÁ, L. Digitální odznaky: prostředek podpory procesů hodnocení ve výuce cizích jazyků. In UNICOM 2014. Sborník příspěvků z konference. Conference Proceedings. Pardubice: Univerzita Pardubice, 2014. s. 17-22. ISBN 978-80-7395-862-6.

13/11/2013

POSPÍŠILOVÁ, L. Spojení Moodle a Mahary v kurzu Angličtina pro polygrafii. In Sborník příspěvků z konference a soutěže eLearning 2013. Hradec Králové: Gaudeamus, 2013. s. 27-32. ISBN 978-80-7435-327-7.

POSPÍŠILOVÁ, L. - REIMANNOVÁ, I. Osobní učební prostředí českých a finských studentů. In Sborník příspěvků z konference a soutěže eLearning 2013. Hradec Králové: Gaudeamus, 2013. s. 125-130. ISBN 978-80-7435-327-7.

November 2013

REIMANNOVÁ, I. - POSPÍŠILOVÁ, L. Virtual English Student Teacher. In Bildung und Sprachen in Europa / Education and Languages in Europe. Wien: LIT Verlag, 2013. s. 419-428. ISBN 978-3-643-50505-7.

June 2013

05/03/2013

POSPÍŠILOVÁ, L. - PODLÁSKOVÁ, I. Towards Excellence Through Language Teaching Innovations - EU Funded Project at University of Pardubice. In INTED 2013. 7th International Technology, Education and Development Conference. Madrid: International Association of Technology, Education and Development (IATED), 2013. s. 4379-4386. ISBN 978-84-616-2661-8.

POSPÍŠILOVÁ, L. - BEZDÍČKOVÁ, Z. - CIBEROVÁ, D. (English for Science using LMS Moodle)

September 2011

POSPÍŠILOVÁ, L. - BEZDÍČKOVÁ, Z. (English for Science in LMS Moodle)

2011

BEZDÍČKOVÁ, Z. - PODLÁSKOVÁ, I. - POSPÍŠILOVÁ, L. - KRČMÁŘ, P. (Application of Students' Experience of Social Networking in Learning/Teaching Process)

June 2011

KRČMÁŘ-P; POSPÍŠILOVÁ-L. (English Moodling for Health Studies)

2010

BREBERA, P. - POSPÍŠILOVÁ, L. (Linking English to Chemistry: e-stories of the students of the Faculty of Chemical Technology)

June 2010

POSPÍŠILOVÁ-L; KRČMÁŘ-P. (E-Learning As A Tool For Distance Language Teaching Sborník-contribution)

June 2010

POSPÍŠILOVÁ, L. - KRČMÁŘ, P. (Případová studie e-learningové podpory odborné výuky jazyků na Univerzitě Pardubice)

2009

KRČMÁŘ, P. - POSPÍŠILOVÁ, L. (Distant ESP Learning Challenges: Solution by eLearning)

2009

Open Badge Passport

Further Education, Trainings

Autonomous Learner course

January 2015

28/01/2014

Nikki Fortova Shaun Wilden 1) The web of words 2) To flip or not to flip 3) Mobile learning (BYOD)

27/01/2014

IMPACT workshop tutored by Nikki Fortova and Shaun Wilden. 1) Getting your head in the cloud 2) Developing writing skills 3) Developing speaking and pronunciation

18/09/2013

Mgr. Klára Šeďová, Ph.D. Mgr. Roman Švaříček, Ph.D. Kvalitativní seminář v rámci ČAPV 2013 Efektivita vzdělávání v proměnách společnosti, Ústí nad Labem

LMS Moodle 2.5 pro učitele

06/09/2013

June 2013

First Moodle MOOC given by Dr. Nellie Deutsch, Toronto, Canada.

31/05/2013

Sabinou Schaffner peer-coaching

10 - 11/04/2013

Joanne Eastlake Academic writing as social practice Text types The academic communities and disciplines Other academic literacies Academic writing as critical thinking Developing arguments Identifying false arguments Ownership and critical engagement Academic writing as text Assessment discourse – making assessment clear from the outset Feedback – making the implicit explicit Feedback for learning Academic writing as process Planning your students’ work Feeding back on student work in progress How to help your students avoid plagiarism Activities and approaches to help learners develop writing skills Collaborative writing Peer reading and feedback Using social media Speaking to writing Other types of writing in the academic process Writing in the lecture/seminar/ learning teaching cycle.

17/02/2013

Curation tools for students and teachers with Kristina Smith (Turkey) Curation is about creating a collection of links to your favorite online content (pictures, worksheets, presentations, articles, etc.) storing the links so they are easy to find from a single page sharing them with other teachers who will also share with you accessing the most useful links quickly through a network of people with similar interests possibly also collaborating with others to create these collections For teachers this means sharing resources quickly and easily with other teachers around the world. It also opens up the possibility for students to create their own collections of resources. In this webinar we'll look at some tools for 'content curation', examine their advantages and possible drawbacks and consider the issue of copyright when sharing other people's content. We'll do this while looking at real examples of how teachers and students are using these tools. By the end of the webinar I hope you will be motivated to explore some of these tools for yourselves.

07/02/2013

a workshop given by Kristina Smith and Isil Boy from Istanbul University on ICT tool management in the classroom

06/02/2013

a workshop given by Kristina Smith and Isil Boy from Istanbul University on ICT tools language teachers may use in the classroom

17 - 20/09/2012

UNICOM TRAINING Intercultural Communication - Multinational Corporation Aspect The course given by two experts Judith Mader and Rudi Camerer

12/09/2012

UNICOM training given by PCHelp representative Mgr. Miroslav Sklenář. 1) Moodle 2.3 upgrade and news 2) Assigments 3) Groups 4) Workshop

28-29/06/2012

UNICOM two-day intensive training on Mahara utilization and implementation given by Mahara specialist Sieglinde Jakob-Kuhn form Germany.

20/06/2012

UNICOM course related to key activity KA04 - e-Learning in education

16/05/2012

UNICOM seminar given by Delia Jackson and Simon Smith from the University of Central Lancashire

Academic Writing I - Andy Gillett

04/06/2012

MS PowerPoint II

28/05/2012

MS Power Point I

15/02/2012

27/01/2012

training - Excel 2010 basics - Excel 2010 advanced - practical usage

January 2012

Vhled do problematiky veřejného obstarávání a zadávaní veřejných zakázek.

December 2011

Introduction into the field of Academic Writing

21/06/2011

Sigi-Jakob Kuhn a front German Mahara specialist, MoodleMoot organiser

spring 2011

eLeaning course on Distance Education - eLearning material creation, Author Law, research Lucie Rohlíková Jana Vejvodová ÚCV Plzeň http://home.zcu.cz/~lrohlik/

spring 2011

eLearning course on Distance Education by Lucie Rohlíková Plzeň

2010

Jury award for originality of the course design (English for Health Studies)

2009

MUNI - Tamara Váňová

2011

FRVŠ grant řešitel: Mgr. Zuzana Bezdíčková

2007

FRVŠ grant řešitel: Mgr. Linda Pospíšilová spoluřešitelé: Mgr. Markéta Denksteinová, Ing. Lukáš Slánský

Employment History

09/2005 - now

English for Chemistry

Mahara ePortfolio

English for Health Studies

English for Business

eLearning co-ordinator

eLearning Course creator

Tutor

Address: Studentská 95

Moodle and Mahara ePortfolio administrator and trainer at University Pardubice

2015 - now

01/2012 - 12/2014

eLearning management eLearning administration implementation trainings

English teacher at VOŠ optická Pardubice

2012 - now

2001 - 2014

company courses - Business English

Address: Vltavská 24, Praha 5

2000 - 2009

intensive company courses

Address: Praha

1995 - 2001

teaching 5th to 9th graders Dalton Plan implementation and promotion

Address: Pardubice, Polabiny I.

Professional Memberships

MaharaCZ FB group

2014 - now

2014 - now

European initiative on ePortfolio creation and implementation in education in Europe.

03/2014 - now

A German Mahara community

2013 - now

available for all mahara.org users

02/11/2009 - now

Czech CASAJC section: http://casajc.ff.cuni.cz

Academic skills

ESP - English for Chemistry, English for Health Studies, English for Graphic Arts

Academic Writing

eLearning - LMS Moodle, Mahara, web 2.0

teaching English for Scientists

Testing Spoken English - CEFR

Certified TOEIC Examiner

2014/15 iPad in education (project of 24U)

Project management:

2012 - 2014 Inovace integrované koncepce jazykového vzdělávání k zajištění kvality, podpory excelence a internacionalizace (UNICOM) (spoluřešitel) - vedoucí klíčové aktivity pro eLearning

2011 - FRVŠ projekt Interaktivní terminologická databanka (spoluřešitel)

2009 - FRVŠ projekt E-learningový kurz rozvíjející komunikativní dovednosti v anglickém jazyce pro zdravotnická studia (spoluřešitel)

2007 FRVŠ projekt Tvorba a realizace elektronické formy on-line kurzu - řešitel

Academic Goals

short term: learn and implement Mahara

create new Moodle courses

UNICOM project

long term: doctoral study

Personal Skills

English professional

Spanish A1

Russian A2

Computer skills (MS Office, Moodle, Mahara)

People management