by Laurie Harrison | 30 May, 2019 | Articles, ELT industry, Featured, Main feature, New ways of working, Product development, Publishing
Since 2013, ELTjam has evolved from a blog to a learning agency, but what got us fired up to start in the first place was our interest in tech, startup culture and new ways of working, and how these could be brought into ELT. One example is Agile – the standard way of running software projects and developing tech products – but in our experience still not used much in ELT materials development when done at a large scale. This post is about how we recently used Agile in a large ELT course development project.
by Tim Gifford | 7 May, 2019 | Articles, ELT industry, Featured, Main feature, Teaching
At a time when the public is more focused on the benefits of diversity and equality, is the ELT industry in danger of looking old-fashioned and exclusive? We look at the benefits of a diverse and equal workplace and examine what’s being said in the ELT sphere.
by Katy Asbury | 18 Apr, 2019 | Articles, Featured, Main feature, Resources
At ELTjam we’ve developed a practical, learner-centred approach to product design that we call Learner Experience Design. We work with organisations to apply this process to learner and teacher problems and come up with solutions; whether that’s an app, a full online course, or a lesson plan or syllabus. To show this approach in action , Katy and Berta ran an IATEFL workshop to showcase a process we use, the ‘Learner Experience Design Sprint’.
by Tim Gifford | 20 Mar, 2019 | Articles, ELT industry, Featured, Interviews, Main feature, Product development, Publishing, Teaching |
In follow up to our article Talking about dyslexia: making ELT more inclusive, we spoke with York Associates trainer Martin Bloomfield about dyslexia, SEN and the challenges for publishers and teachers.
by Tim Gifford | 8 Feb, 2019 | Articles, EdTech, Featured, Interviews, Main feature, Mobile, Product development, Technology |
Thinking about releasing your own mobile app, but have no idea where to start? Here’s some advice from our tech partner Nils Millahn on how to work with app development agencies to build a mobile app that will take your business to the next level!
by Dan Shepherd | 23 Jan, 2019 | Articles, ELT industry, Featured, Interviews, Main feature, News
We are pleased to announce Nick Robinson has been selected to judge the Pearson English Global Teacher Awards, which celebrate teachers around the world. Find out more about the awards, what Nick is looking forward to most and who the other judges are.