by Nicky Hockly | Aug 13, 2013 | ICT, mlearning, technology
Here’s another classroom idea for using mobile devices and QR codes. It’s a simple idea, based around the concept of a treasure or scavenger hunt, where students need to find specific information in various locations. In this case, my international...
by Nicky Hockly | Jul 12, 2013 | digital literacies, ICT
I’m currently in Cambridge in the UK, doing two weeks of EFL classroom teaching. Because… I wanted to get back into the language classroom for an intensive period with a group of language students. I spend almost all of my time on f2f and online teacher...
by Nicky Hockly | May 28, 2013 | digital generation, digital literacies, ICT, technology, web 2.0
“Remix? What’s that got to do with English language teachers? Our job to teach language, not mess around with digital stuff…”
Giving regular workshops about digital literacies, this is a reaction that I often get when we talk about remix literacy, arguably one of the more complex of the literacies. But let’s back up here. First, what is it?
by Nicky Hockly | May 10, 2013 | digital generation, digital literacies, ICT, technology, web 2.0
A few years back my daughter (then aged 14) told me she was going out. To meet a friend at lunchtime. I asked who. A Facebook friend she didn’t know. Someone who had befriended her as they were the same age, lived in the same city, and had the same...
by Nicky Hockly | Apr 29, 2013 | elearning, Moodle, tutorial, VLE, web 2.0
If you use Moodle as your VLE (Virtual Learning Environment) of choice you’re not alone. The latest statistics from the Moodle community site are impressive: over 1 million teachers and over 68 million students in 232 countries use it. Whether you are thinking of dipping your toes in the waters of VLEs, or whether you are already confidently swimming around in Moodle, you may find the Moodle tutorial videos below helpful.
by Nicky Hockly | Apr 23, 2013 | digital literacies, ICT, technology
Our company The Consultants-E turned 10 this year (10!), and we’re celebrating. This month (April), we’re giving away four copies of our hot-off-the-press book Digital Literacies, written by Gavin Dudeney, Mark Pegrum and myself. Catch the fourth and final giveaway!
by Nicky Hockly | Mar 9, 2013 | digital generation, digital literacies, ICT, web 2.0
To celebrate the publication of our latest book Digital Literacies (with Gavin Dudeney and Mark Pegrum), my last blog post looked at the what and why of digital literacies. The next few posts will look at classroom activities designed to help your students...
by Nicky Hockly | Mar 9, 2013 | digital generation, digital literacies, ICT
At last! 2 years, 9 months! 2 years of work, and 9 months after submitting the manuscript, my advance copy of Digital Literacies has arrived. Written with Gavin Dudeney and Mark Pegrum, it’s one of a new series of methodology books from Pearson Education...
by Nicky Hockly | Jan 16, 2013 | webinar |
Would you like to read e-books from Amazon but you don’t own an e-reader? No problem. In the last few weeks I’ve received several queries from readers wondering how they can read my e-book Webinars: a Cookbook for Educators, without a Kindle...
by Nicky Hockly | Jan 11, 2013 | conferences, IATEFL, webinar
It’s a new year, and we have a new series of free webinars starting on 20 January. At The IATEFL Learning Technologies SIG we are kicking off our 2013 webinars with a debate on interactive whiteboards, or IWBs (see below). Pete Sharma will be defending...
