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.
Free-Reading is an open source instructional program that helps teachers teach early reading. Because it’s open source, it represents the collective wisdom of a wide community of teachers and researchers.
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Why don’t more teachers use technology in the classroom? Why do some jump in with both feet and look for any opportunity to involve students with digital media while others are still literally cutting and pasting quizzes together?
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Over the past thirty years, there has been much dialogue, and debate, about the conduct of educational technology research and development. In this brief volume, Justus Randolph helps clarify that dialogue by theoretically and empirically charting the research methods used in the field and provides much practical information on how to conduct educational technology research. (Free book)
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Officials from Southeast Asian countries share best practices and progress made through the use of ICT in education.
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The document, Open Educational Resources: the Way Forward, is the fruit of the community’s collective reflection on how to advance the OER movement. The PDF version of the report can be downloaded here:
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The following list was inspired by eLearn Magazine Editor-in-Chief Lisa Neal’s blog post "Ten Things You Can Do in Ten Minutes To Be a More Successful e-learning Professional." We’d like to offer the "Web 2.0 Edition" of Lisa’s list:
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The purpose of this study is to identify whether or not self-directed learning is a key factor leading to successful academic performance in web-based learning environments. The in-depth analysis and discussion of each study finds that the effect of self-directed learning on academic success in web-based environments is divergent among six case studies.
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This pairing of quotes from one of the world’s largest newspapers illustrates a few key points relevant to those of us in higher education involved with, or concerned over, the future of printed course materials.
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With lightning-fast technology at their fingertips, they accept the first ’hit’ of a global search engine as the last word on a subject. When asked to rewrite material or review lessons, this group of multi-taskers seems frustrated and impatient.
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Join us and fellow ELT professionals from around the world to discuss, reflect on and develop ideas. The 42nd IATEFL Conference offers many opportunities for professional contact and development. The programme offers over 300 workshops, posters, talks, panel discussions and symposiums by international presenters from over 60 countries.
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One day, at an airport, he saw a series of classic children’s stories that had been boiled down into 60 second bedtime fixes for the busy parent. His first reaction was "great". Then his blood ran cold. What was this craziness?
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Over the past thirty years, there has been much dialogue, and debate, about the conduct of educational technology research and development. In this brief volume, Justus Randolph helps clarify that dialogue by theoretically and empirically charting the research methods used in the field and provides much practical information on how to conduct educational technology research. (Free book)
Read more
Officials from Southeast Asian countries share best practices and progress made through the use of ICT in education.
Read more
The document, Open Educational Resources: the Way Forward, is the fruit of the community’s collective reflection on how to advance the OER movement. The PDF version of the report can be downloaded here:
Read more
The following list was inspired by eLearn Magazine Editor-in-Chief Lisa Neal’s blog post "Ten Things You Can Do in Ten Minutes To Be a More Successful e-learning Professional." We’d like to offer the "Web 2.0 Edition" of Lisa’s list:
Read more
Free-Reading is an “open source” instructional program that helps teachers teach early reading. Because it’s open source, it represents the collective wisdom of a wide community of teachers and researchers.
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Why don’t more teachers use technology in the classroom? Why do some jump in with both feet and look for any opportunity to involve students with digital media while others are still literally cutting and pasting quizzes together?
Read more
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