If you are a teacher, trainer, an ELT decision maker or studying for an MA or PhD we can help to keep you informed about the latest ELT and educational technology news and research with a new collection of links every week.
How effective are Flip cameras and other mini-camcorders as learning tools? Where are video-in-the-classroom assignments taking education? I asked three intrepid instructors, who have been experimenting with mini-camcorders in their curricula, how they are using the technology and what their students are learning.
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Despite the effectiveness of e-learning, online learners remain notorious for losing focus, getting bored, checking email, chatting, texting, sorting through piles of neglected mail, or tuning out altogether. It's not their fault.
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Google is special among search engines in that it has become a starting point for enquiries and data searches of all forms. As most of this data is linguistic, it deserves special attention from language teachers, but until now, search has been largely ignored by most course writers.
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From November 5-8, 2009, ARCALL and AVEALMEC will be running the Social Networking 2009 Conference. This open-knowledge event will be completely online and free and it is aimed at encouraging ELT practitioners to grow in the use of social networks as learning development tools.
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This review aims to provide a critical introduction to the policies and research on the subjects of digital literacy and digital participation, seeking to show what they mean for classroom practice.
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‘ICT and innovation can open up new opportunities for both expanding the reach and improving the quality of education in developing regions, by providing practical and enabling solutions to current problems.’
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In this presentation, Pamela Spycher, Director of English Learners and the Language Arts at WestEd, will provide teacher leaders, principals, and district administrators with information on research-based instructional practices for teaching academic language to K-8 English learners.
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The Digital Generation Project tells the stories of young people’s digital lifestyles, so that educators and parents can understand how kids learn, communicate, and socialize in very different ways than any previous generation.
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Readers of the Open Thinking blog were asked to recommend 5 texts that could inform understanding of current changes regarding social networks, knowledge, and technology in education. This crowdsource approach provides some interesting suggestions.
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Learning languages online, in virtual worlds or via distributed instruction (virtual tutors, etc.), continues to grow as people find interacting in real time via avatar or chat to be stimulating, engaging, and effective. The CEO of Curiosity Media discusses developments in this interview.
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