To what extent is there a divide between the world of academia and the world of the language classroom? Well, as an RSA trained-teacher with a Diploma, I embarked on an Masters. I went to a (fantastic) conference about computers
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
New blog post series – number 1: Apps for language learning
I am really delighted to say that the first in a new series of blog posts has just gone up. These posts are written for the language training organisation marcus evans Linguarama. These posts are available to everyone in the language teaching
Webinar on IWBs – Handouts and links
Webinar: 400 Ideas for Interactive Whiteboards Here are all the LINKS and MATERIALS from today’s webinar: Download Barney Barrett’s fantastic lesson using Google Earth – Directions giving directions Watch the authors of 400 Ideas on Macmillan ELT’s YouTube channel Download
Webinar – Wednesday 7th December – 400 Ideas for Using IWBs
400 Ideas for using Interactive Whiteboards Pete Sharma This webinar will not cover ‘400 Ideas for using Interactive Whiteboards’. It will, however, look at a number of practical teaching ideas, and explore how the IWB has changed our approach to
New business English blog post – the wonderful world of the Prezi
The latest In Company business English blog post has been uploaded by Macmillan. It re-visits the e-lesson: The best presentation….. ever? Users of Prezi pass the five million mark: is this business tool changing the way we deliver presentations? Last
Launching December – new blog post series on technology
Announcement: coming soon! Technology and business English: a new series of blog posts written for Linguarama by Pete Sharma I am delighted to launch a new series of blog posts, starting December 2011, written for the language training organisation marcus
BESIG Workshop on Learning Technologies – Dubrovnik, Croatia
Learning technologies in language teaching – where are we? Where do we go from here? [Pete Sharma & Kevin Westbrook] Our session was scheduled for 9.30 on Sunday morning. Given this deliciously wicked time-slot, we were delighted at the number
Blended Learning – update number 10 – available now!
We are delighted that the next update – the tenth – is available. The update, which is free, focuses specifically on Interactive Whiteboards. To download the update, simply visit: http://www.macmillanenglish.com/methodology/books/Blended-Learning.htm Enjoy!!!
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