Wow. What a fantastic afternoon at Olympia. First, a great chance to don the old Virtual reality goggles. Second, the first time I met the acronym LCMS – I’d previously only met LMS and CMS. The new generation of LMS
Blended Learning in Language Teaching Newsletter
We are launching a free, new quarterly Newsletter, dedicated specifically to exploring the concept of Blended Learning in language teaching. This is a fascinating area. The first Newsletter is due out next month. If you’d like to Subscribe, please just
Modern English Teacher January 2016
“Do you really need an Interactive whiteboard when teaching EAP?” I was asked this question recently by a colleague whilst teaching on a pre-sessional course at a UK university. It started me thinking about how I use technology and
BESIG
Great event last month in Sitges! Slides for my presentation on ‘Making Blended Learning’ work now available http://bit.ly/1MQdF4S
Training course at Bell
Just started running a new course at Bell here in Cambridge – an Introduction to IT in ELT. Here are two participants’ reflections on Day one Anna and Darina: The group’s fantastic! We can hear different accents and languages. We
BALEAP presentation – Vocabulary Organizer
I’m delighted that my BALEAP presentation of the Vocabulary Organizer was filmed. I hear from Collins that there is interest from a couple of universities in piloting this ground-breaking book! Here’s the link to the presentation: BALEAP Vocabulary Organizer
ICT in EAP – new website
I’m really excited about launching a new blog. It’s called ICT in EAP and focuses on uses of new technology specific to English for Academic Purposes. Why a new blog? I felt strongly that ICT has permeated so many aspects of English
Digital English Tunisia 2015: 2.0 Sfax
What a brilliant event in Sfax, Tunisia last weekend. Organised by the British Council, we enjoyed great sessions on new technology, lovely teachers, lively discussions and fabulous food. Here’s the conference room just before my opening plenary, and then 10
Making the most of technology in business English – Part two
NEW Article Series – Making the most of technology in business English Part two – Listening and reading With so many digital resources at your fingertips how do you decide which ones to use? In this article series, Pete Sharma looks
BALEAP 2015 presentation – Vocabulary Organizer
Thanks to everyone who came to my talk at BALEAP yesterday at 9.30 am It was real ‘professional high’. Thanks to the team at Collins for all the support. If anyone wishes to PILOT the book, please contact the team