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 […]
Classroom tools
Simple to implement blended learning
In the CertIBET course I used to moderate, we introduced the participants to a number of teacher-friendly technologies, and one of the ten weekly modules was given over entirely to the use of blended learning in teaching. A teacher based in Korea summed up her thoughts on technology by making these observations: lack of technical […]
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 […]
Apps are here to stay
This post is based on an article published in Business Issues, the IATEFL BESIG Newsletter, Summer 2013, Issue 84, and is reproduced with the kind permission of the Editor, Julia Waldner. The success of the Collins Business English: Listening app in winning the 2012 David Riley Award for Innovation in Business and ESP sponsored by […]
