New technology and ELT: the state of the art Pete Sharma There can be no doubt that new technology has forever changed the teaching and learning of languages. Why then is T.E.L.L. (technology-enhanced language learning) such a controversial area?
BESIG Newsletter
In the Learning Technologies page, Barney Barrett looks at two exciting developments in the world of electronic dictionaries. Then, Pete Sharma shares his experiences of ‘process writing’, based on his involvement in authoring some of the multimedia content of The
CALL Review
I am delighted to say that the latest CALL Review is now available on the IATEFL website. It includes the following articles: The future has arrived: a new era in electronic dictionaries – Michael Rundell Blended Learning and Current Thinking
Webinar
Macmillan have now made the webinar available to download for people to view on their iPod/iPhone. They can also watch an edited version that streams right on the webpage. The direct link for this is here: http://www.macmillanenglish.com/Course.aspx?id=43864. You can also
Interview in Second Life
Here is a recent message from Nik Peachey: for those of you who weren’t able to get into Second Life for these chat shows, you can find audio recordings of the interviews here. Scott Thornbury http://tinyurl.com/dzd5xa Jeremy Harmer http://tinyurl.com/dgvghz Sound
Macmillan – PSA Digital Days
Wondering how to use an Interactive whiteboard? Or how to exploit podcasts, blogs and wikis in the language classoom? Join us for one of our three UK Digital Days in May. Brighton, Edinbirgh and Bournemouth. Barney and myself, aka. the dynamic
Macmillan Dictionary Online
The Macmillan English Dictionary Online has been in existence for some time but previously, it was only accessible to those who had already bought a copy of the MED in paper form. What those who are not on Macmillan’s emailing
The first Blended Learning course
It was fantastic to be involved in the first Blended Learning course run by Pete Sharma Associates last weekend. We had 12 participants, a perfect number to get the diversity of experience we craved. Thanks to guest trainer Julia Glass
Pecha Kucha evening – IATEFL Cardiff
You can now see my most schizophrenic moment, the Jekyll and Hyde Pecha Kucha presentation at IATEFL Cardiff. The presentation starts (roughly) at 56 minutes. Rumours that I took of my shirt at the end are true. Thanks to the
Guest writer – British Council BBC
I am delighted to be this month’s Guest writer on the British Council BBC Teaching English website Do take a peek.
