REVIEWS in brief Book of the month Going Mobile – Teaching with hand-held devices Nicky Hockly and Gavin Dudeney, Delta Publishing; 978-1-9097-8306-5 Many students today bring their mobiles and tablets to class. For the rest of this review, please
One-month, online course launch: Getting Blended Learning Right
I don’t remember the exact hour of the precise day of which month I got bitten by the Blended Learning bug, but it has been a long and interesting flirtation, through connotation and translation (‘co-existencia’), from platform to platform, and
BETT in a nutshell – a ‘one-minute’ report
BETT in a nutshell – one-minute report Last Friday I went to the BETT (British Education and Training Technology) show at Excel. In a nutshell: It was overwhelming this year – it seems bigger than ever. That meant the queue
EL Gazette – Reviews in brief (January 2015)
This month’s Book of the month is the rather exciting Language Learning with Digital Video from Ben Goldstein and Paul Driver. Part one looks at video exploitation, part two at video creation. The Reviews in brief are Speaking English for Life B2+ Upper
Adaptive Learning in Practice – one-day conference
I’m excited about presenting at this conference in March. It aims to explain the challenges, benefits and future of adaptive learning. Chaired by Philip Kerr, this one-day event will give teachers the opportunity to understand more about adaptive learning and how it will
iTDi launches new TD modules on using technology
We are delighted to announce the launch of Module 26 in the suite of Teacher Development material from iTDi, entitled: Using digital technology in the classroom Contents 1. An introduction to the digital classroom: theory to practice 2. The Internet
New eBook launch! How to write for Digital Media
The digital age is upon us and there’s no going back! To quote Jeremy Day, one of the authors of this module, ‘These are great times to be an ELT writer … if you can get your head round the
Going Mobile – review copy
My review copy of Going Mobile has just arrived! Thanks to Cengage and to Delta Publishing. Woo hoo – been waiting for this for a while. Congrats to the authors (Nicky Hockly and Gavin Dudeney). That takes care of tomorrow,
Book review: Blending Technologies in Second Language Classrooms
Review Title: Blending Technologies in Second Language Classrooms Paul Gruba and Don Hinkelman [ Palgrave Macmillan] Published 2012 pp 181 ISBN 978-0-230-23261-7 Much has been written about Blended Learning (BL). The term and the practice is much discussed in the world of English language
BESIG Cologne – presentation
I’ve just uploaded my BESIG presentation to Slideshare. The business English course book in the 21st Century: blending print and digital http://www.slideshare.net/PeteSharma/pd-talk-powerpoint-2014lite Photo: Antonio Ponte via Flickr