The aim of the well-attended pre-conference symposium at the IATEFL BESIG Annual Conference in Bonn – organised as a workshop followed by a panel discussion – was to offer delegates some ideas and strategies for encouraging learners to take their English studies beyond the classroom. In the panel discussion, Marjorie Rosenberg reminded us what homework […]
Mobile learning
Sometimes using no technology is better – Hands up if you agree!
This post is adapted from an article published in Business Issues, the IATEFL BESIG Newsletter, Autumn 2014, Issue 88, and is reproduced with the kind permission of the Editor, Julia Waldner. In the Cert IBET course I moderate, one of the ten weekly modules is given over entirely to the use of ICT and blended learning. We […]
A BESIG Weekend Workshop
The first thing we did when I became the IATEFL BESIG Web-coordinator (a position now ably filled by Claire Hart) was to form a BESIG Online Team (BOT) to introduce and manage a much wider range of web activities for both SIG members and non-members to enjoy. One of the initiatives we introduced back then […]
Apps in the Classroom (2)
This is the second part of two posts adapted from a longer article published in Business Issues, the IATEFL BESIG Newsletter, Autumn 2013, Issue 85, and is reproduced with the kind permission of the Editor, Julia Waldner. In the first post Apps in the classroom, we looked at some basic tools for preparing to use […]
Apps in the Classroom
This is the first in a mini series of posts adapted from a longer article published in Business Issues, the IATEFL BESIG Newsletter, Autumn 2013, Issue 85, and is reproduced with the kind permission of the Editor, Julia Waldner. Mobile devices can be disruptive in the classroom. When in groups, some learners may find the […]
Mobile learning: Quick ‘n’ easy example
In recent months, I’ve been trying to come up with ways of putting learners’ smartphones to good use in the classroom and converting a possible distraction into something that supports their learning. One important lesson I’ve learnt from this is that playing to their devices’ strengths by making things quick ‘n’ easy is what usually […]
