Every month, the In Company team at Macmillan suggest a e-lesson from the warehouse. The suggested lesson is accompanied by a blog post. Here’s the start of the latest post from yesterday: In 1992, I went to the Olympics in
Digital Publishing for ELT: new course date – October 2011
Just a quick announcement that we have a new date for the next course for freelance editors and ELT authors keen on ‘future-proofing’ their skills in the digital age Course title: Digital skills for ELT When? 8th – 9th October
An IATEFL A-Z
Wow – what a conference! What can I say….? A-Z IATEFL A is for app and Andi, interviewer extraordinaire B is for Brighton, beach, British Council bash C is for coffee, curry D is for Debate, digital and dogme E
10 reasons to buy our new book
10 reasons to buy our new book 1. It’s hot off the press. From conception to birth, this book, like a Usain Bolt of lightening, has broken all speed records. And that’s what you need in the fast-moving world of
IATEFL: Learning Technologies PCE
More people have registered for this Friday than any previous Learning Technologies PCE! Learning Technologies SIG – Pre-Conference Event: Interactive Whiteboards: From Methods to Madness (Er, shouldn’t that be: from Madness to Methods? Ed) 15th April 9.30-16.30 Venue: Checkland building,
EAQUALS Panel discussion
Great way to end the conference this afternoon – an essential debate on technology. The arguments shift, rage on; we develop by thinking. Or do we? Is it all about comfort zones…..failure to recognise when we need to change. Whatever
“Why do coursebooks have pages?”: latest course from PSA
When I first heard this question, I was shocked. Upon refelection, it helped me realise the gulf between the so-called ‘digital naitives’ and the older generation, brought up on sequenced syllabi…. There can be little doubt that the components of
Review: Ideas for using Interactive Whiteboards
Can it be empirically proved that using an IWB improves educational outcomes? Clearly, longitudinal studies are necessary before any serious pronouncements can be made. The fact that better presentations are possible using an IWB (Task 1997), kinaesthetic students are catered
South West TEFL Conference, Globe English Centre
What a great weekend! It all started in Devon…. Thanks to everyone who came to my session. Wow – so much to get through so we kinda ran out of time! If you didn’t pick up a Handout with a
Workshop – Stuttgart
We THINK the workshop has started well. Scary! Enjoying leading people into fog (what is a VLE? cuisenaire rods? dogme or DOGMA?) Then pouring light into their lives……ha ha