It struck last month with a force which made headlines round the world. Hurricane Sandy. In the Caribbean, it caused death and destruction. As it continued up the eastern seaboard of the United States, dramatic images of its effects on
BESIG Stuttgart – Shift Yourself!
Just back from Stuttgart. Another year, another BESIG behind us. Next year’s venue is a closely guarded secret, but for 2012 Stuttgart treated us to two days of unseasonably sunny weather, and the conference was the biggest ever – around
BESIG or TESOL? A fun weekend, either way!
TEFL-ers have a terrible choice to make this week. Do they go to Paris for TESOL, or Stuttgart for BESIG? Stuttgart weather over the weekend is sunny on Saturday and cloudy Sunday, with an average temperature of 11 degrees. Much the same
Webinar – handout
Here’s the handout with Rerefences from my Webinar for Macmillan! Happy hunting……
BESIG Issues – Autumn 2012
The Learning Technologies page In this edition of BESIG Issues, the Learning Technologies page focuses on apps. First, it looks at QR code readers. It then looks at a couple of apps of interest to BESIG members: a new business
Gothic Goings-On in Digital ELT
One the great things about digital resources is how easily and quickly they can be adapted to real-time events. This is great for teacher and student alike – rather than plough on with the same old content, suddenly you can
All the Fun of the (Frankfurt) Fair
Another year, another Frankfurt. How much has changed. How little has changed. Strolling around the various booths in Hall 8, I was struck by how much lip service is paid to digital products, but how little is actually happening, though
Pete Sharma Rocks Milan!
Don’t just take our word for it! Here’s Robert Dennis’ comprehensive coverage of a great day! http://milanenglishblog.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/pete-sharma-rocks-milan-with-little.html#comment-form
Fun with Technology in Milan !
Our fourth mini summit on digital technologies for language learning was held in the exciting city of Milan last week. Kindly supported by UK Trade and Investment, the event was held in the British Consulate, just few steps from the
Stafford House Teachers’ conference, Canterbury
It was really great to attend this day. Lovely to meet so many teachers, great food, enjoyable workshops ….. and also great to listen to Jim Scrivener on ‘Demand high teaching’. Here is an 11-page .pdf version of my PowerPoint plenary: