What a great day. It began with a workshop on QR codes -used to create interactive paper- based materials. No contradiction in terms! There was a plenary talk on research in India on CALL / ICT / TELL which led
IndiaCALL conference: Day 1
I must say it is wonderful to return to the land of my birthplace after so many years. I had forgotten all about the assault on the senses – the colour and noise and chaos that is India. This morning
IndiaCALL – keynote: References
Very much looking forward to going (back!) to India to deliver the Keynote speech at the IndiaCALL conference this weekend. Here are the References for the talk. References
Education, learning and training in a Digital Society
I’m really pleased that George Drivas, the Head of the Department of Foreign Languages at Doukas Schools is posting over a copy of his book Education, learning and training in a Digital Society (Express Publishing). I understand this is a
Interactive whiteboards for education: theory, research and practice
To what extent is there a divide between the world of academia and the world of the language classroom? Well, as an RSA trained-teacher with a Diploma, I embarked on an Masters. I went to a (fantastic) conference about computers
New blog post series – number 1: Apps for language learning
I am really delighted to say that the first in a new series of blog posts has just gone up. These posts are written for the language training organisation marcus evans Linguarama. These posts are available to everyone in the language teaching
Webinar on IWBs – Handouts and links
Webinar: 400 Ideas for Interactive Whiteboards Here are all the LINKS and MATERIALS from today’s webinar: Download Barney Barrett’s fantastic lesson using Google Earth – Directions giving directions Watch the authors of 400 Ideas on Macmillan ELT’s YouTube channel Download
Webinar – Wednesday 7th December – 400 Ideas for Using IWBs
400 Ideas for using Interactive Whiteboards Pete Sharma This webinar will not cover ‘400 Ideas for using Interactive Whiteboards’. It will, however, look at a number of practical teaching ideas, and explore how the IWB has changed our approach to
New business English blog post – the wonderful world of the Prezi
The latest In Company business English blog post has been uploaded by Macmillan. It re-visits the e-lesson: The best presentation….. ever? Users of Prezi pass the five million mark: is this business tool changing the way we deliver presentations? Last
Launching December – new blog post series on technology
Announcement: coming soon! Technology and business English: a new series of blog posts written for Linguarama by Pete Sharma I am delighted to launch a new series of blog posts, starting December 2011, written for the language training organisation marcus