5 Educational Trends for 2013
2012 is drawing to a close, and 2013 lies ahead of us. Time to take a look at some of the educational trends that have emerged over the last 12 months, and that are likely to dominate the educational technology scene in the coming year. Here are five trends...
The 1-minute guide to good conference presentations
I've attended a lot of conferences this year. Attending talks and plenaries is a wonderful opportunity for my own professional development, and I often get to see excellent presenters in action. During the past few months, I've been keeping notes on what makes...
The 1-minute guide to MOOCs
If you're wondering what MOOCs are about, here's a brief overview. All in 1 minute. For fast readers. What is a MOOC? A MOOC is a Massive Open Online Course. It's free of charge ('open') to whoever wants to sign up (often a massive number of people) and it's...
3 Articles: mLearning for language teachers
I recently wrote three articles about mobile learning for the print publication Modern English Teacher. The editors have kindly given me permission to share these articles, which are written with English language teachers in mind. So, if you are ... not sure about...
Videos: Tips for online tutors
I've blogged about the free Learning to Teach Online video series (LTTO) from the University of New South Wales before. (The original post, which includes 4 other online teaching video resources, is here). What's especially good about the LTTO videos resource? It...
Teachers on mLearning
What do teachers understand by ‘mobile learning’? Compare responses from a group of f2f teachers, and teachers responding online to this query via Facebook.
Integrating a 1-to-1 tablet initiative at primary level
ICT educators: Dimitris Primalis I met Dimitris last year at a TESOL Greece conference, and was impressed by the 1-to-1 tablet initiative at his school. In this guest blog post Dimitris shares his experience from Doukas school in Athens which integrated ICT into the...
Video: More expert advice on webinars
More tasty morsels from webinar experts around the world, this time sharing tips on how to keep your participants involved and interested during your webinars. Tuck in! If you missed the first course with expert advice on technical issues to watch our for during your...
Video: Expert advice on webinars
They say that too many cooks spoil the broth. Not the case in Webinars: A Cookbook for Educators. We have some cordon bleu chefs in the kitchen. The last chapter of this e-book contains invaluable advice given by experienced webinar presenters from around the...
E-book – Webinars: A Cookbook for Educators
I'm thrilled to announce the publication of my fourth book – and my very first e-book! Webinars: A Cookbook for Educators The book has been cooking for a while. In fact, it's spent approximately 8 months in the oven. But at last it's on the table and ready for eating....