The second in a three-part series of practical articles which offer ideas on using new technologies in the classroom is now available on OneStopEnglish. This article looks at using electronic dictionaries, courseware and interactive whiteboards. Visit: {{link http://www.onestopenglish.com/ OneStopEnglish}} Happy
One Stop English – offer of the month
Offer of the month Blended Learning is the ground-breaking new book from Pete Sharma and Barney Barrett. OneStopEnglish are making an exclusive offer to Staff Room members this month – offering 50% off this great title now! Login to your
Second Life
Gary Motteram has just circulated this link to an interesting article in yesterday’s online Guardian about the ongoing developments and arguments on the introduction of sound into the Virtual World, Second Life. Predip Almodovar (My SL name)
The Practice of English Language Teaching (Harmer)
The fourth edition of Jeremy Harmer’s well-known ‘The Practice of English Language Teaching’ is now available from Longman. We are happy to say that it is has been updated in the area of technology, with a new section looking at
E-beam
A recent enquiry, on the Learning Technologies forum, on portable interactive whiteboards and devices such as E-beam has been answered by Graham Davies, with the following interesting link to information on ICT4LT The text there reads: “eBeam Projection: This is
Session at ICELS, Oxford Brookes Univesity – Book launch
Many thanks to everyone who came to the session at ICELS Oxford Brookes, launching the Blended Learning book. It was a wonderful strawberry tea – thanks to Jane Spiro for that – and most interesting discussing technology in ELT /
Questionnaire on technology from Manchester University and CUP
Just to announce that in a joint project being run out of Manchester University, in conjunction with Cambridge University Press, two surveys are being conducted that look at the uses that technologies are being made of in language classrooms. One
New E-lessons for business English – 2007
I am delighted to say that a new batch of business English e-lessons for 2007 are on their way, starting next month! Long-term subscribers to the In Company e-lesson will have noticed that recent e-lessons have appeared previously. Many subscribers
Katowice – Poland: the second IH Country Fair
Last weekend saw the second IHWO Country Fair in Katowice, Poland, presenting the Macmillan English Campus. To read about the training day, and see one of most fascinating statues you are ever likely to encounter, please visit: {{link http://www.connect2mec.com/ MEC
Blended Learning – thanks!
It’s great to know that our book Blended Learning is beginning to “make a splash!”. We wanted to write a book which will make a difference. Thanks to: Edward Bressan (ICELS, Oxford Brookes) for adding Blended Learning to the reading