by Tim Gifford | 22 Jun, 2018 | #iEdTech17, Articles, EdTech, ELT industry, Featured, Innovate, Main feature, Methodology, Mobile, Online learning, Teaching, Technology |
Here’s another look at some of the excellent talks from last year’s Innovate EdTech conference. First, we hear from Harriet Ballantyne, who talks about how to manage and develop online communities through learning apps, as well as the importance of gathering feedback from learners and acting on it. Then, Doug Belshaw gives us some great insight into developing digital literacies and shows how we can demonstrate achievement online with Open Badges.
by Tim Gifford | 13 Jun, 2018 | Articles, Disruption, EdTech, ELT industry, ELT Insights, Featured, Main feature, New ways of working, News, Online learning, Product development, Publishing, Teaching, Technology |
We analyse some of the main themes in the recent internet trends report compiled by venture capitalist, Mary Meeker, and take a look at how we can apply them to the ELT industry.
by Tim Gifford | 11 Jun, 2018 | Articles, ELT industry, ELT Insights, Featured, Guest posts, Innovate, Interviews, Main feature, Product development, Publishing, Teaching |
2Ts in a Pod is a podcast for English learners and teachers alike with each episode focusing on a different theme. The podcast is hosted by Tim Warre and Katy Wright. Tim and Katy joined us at the InnovateELT conference in Barcelona last month and spoke to a selection of speakers and delegates, including Scott Thornbury and our very own Jo Sayers. Check out the interviews here.
by Tim Gifford | 7 Jun, 2018 | Articles, ELT industry, Featured, Guest posts, Innovate, Main feature, Teaching |
When I saw the word “fun” in the title of this year’s Innovate conference, I’ll admit I was skeptical. It reminded me of an article I’d read a few months previously entitled, ‘Millennials Don’t Want Fun; They Want You To Lead Better’, which got me thinking: if we replaced ‘millennials’ with ‘students’ and ‘lead’ with ‘teach’, would that be a fair reflection of the needs of our students today? Moreover, could we extend this viewpoint to incorporate teachers, namely that they also don’t want fun at conferences, and instead want their practices to be challenged?
by Tim Gifford | 30 May, 2018 | Disruption, EdTech, ELT industry, Featured, Guest posts, Main feature, Methodology, Teaching |
“For an activity to be engaging, it needs to be meaningful; for that meaning to endure, it needs to be memorable.”
Zahra Davidson and her work with Enrol Yourself is challenging our vision of lifelong learning. This award-winning social enterprise has been exploring the potential of peer groups to maximise individual and collective progress. Zahra shared her thoughts on the future of learning and assessment at the IATEFL event ELTjam co-organised with Cambridge Assessment English.
by Tim Gifford | 29 May, 2018 | Disruption, EdTech, ELT industry, ELT Insights, Featured, Guest posts, Main feature, Publishing, Teaching, Technology |
“Educators and examiners perform an array of functions that, as far as I’m concerned, make them irreplaceable.”
During the recent IATEFL conference in Brighton, ELTjam and Cambridge Assessment English hosted a series of talks exploring the future of learning and assessment. Below is the transcript of the talk given by Pamela Baxter, the Director of Cambridge Exams Publishing.
