I am in the middle of writing some training materials on using digital resources in language teaching and came across this mind map on using mind maps. I have to admit that I am not somebody who uses mind maps
Elfy, welfy, and wise!
We had a great time at the PSA Christmas party. Not sure who sneaked in a video camera, but the video has now appeared on the web. We hope you enjoy it. It is only available until mid January 2012,
If only adults saw it this way…
I have a dice app on my mobile phone. You can different dice – 6-sided, 4-sided, etc. – and also flip coins. My three-year-old son likes playing with this app and today he decided that he only wanted coins on
Initial reactions to our workshop
I am sure more will be posted on this subject in a while, but it was for us a very interesting and worthwhile workshop, and seemed to be also for the participants. At the risk of showing my age, I
Cambridge-Hitachi interactive whiteboards
Continuing our relationship with Cambridge-Hitachi, and practising what we preach by doing our own professional development, Pete and I attended a three-day training course at Cambridge University Press to improve our skills on these IWBs. We already had a very
New competition
Our next newsletter will be coming out soon. In the meantime, you can take part in our latest competition by going to the competition page and giving us a response to the question there. The page is here.
Authentic materials and technology
Pete and I were in Stuttgart on Saturday giving a one-day training day on how to use technology to enhance the use of authentic materials in an in-company teaching environment. It was a challenging day for us, not least because
Virtual Round Table
On Sunday I am making my second appearance at the Virtual Round Table organised by Heike Philp and her excellent team. There were a couple of IT issues last time that meant this is really my third appearance as I
Smartphone apps
I seemed to spend most of this Saturday driving around central southern England with a car full of often sleeping passengers. I often do some effective thinking in such situations, and this time my mind turned to smartphone apps. My
First newsletter out
As mentioned by Pete 3 days ago, the newsletter is ready and I have just pressed the button to send it out. We hope you like it. There is a report from Pete about BETT, some information about various projects,