The 2-minute guide to lurking
Who lurks? Danger, strangers, criminals, and horrors all lurk (according to one concordance). And, of course, so do people in online groups. People, that is, who read others’ postings in online discussion groups or other social spaces, but don’t contribute. This,...Going Mobile: Follow me!
To celebrate the recent publication of our new book Going Mobile (co-authored with Gavin Dudeney), we’re sharing a number of activities you can try out with your students, to get them using mobile devices as part of the their language learning. The first activity we...Going Mobile: Raffle to celebrate the ELTONs
My co-author Gavin Dudeney and I are delighted to be shortlisted for a 2015 British Council Innovation Award (ELTON), for our latest book Going Mobile. To celebrate, we are running a raffle! To win a copy of the book, simply answer (correctly!) the four questions on...5 Cool things I learned about in 2013
Of course I learned a lot more than five things in 2013, but here are five that I especially like: 1 The quantified self movement When a non-techy friend visiting me from London showed up wearing a FitBit earlier this year, it struck me that the self- quantified...Water: Smartphones for vocab
While teaching EFL in the UK this summer, I piloted a number of classroom activities getting students to use their (ubiquitous) mobile devices, for an upcoming book on mobile and handheld learning. Below is a very simple activity that can be linked to almost...Digital literacies 3: Book giveaway
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!
Sourcing the crowd: Tech tips for teachers
Crowdsourced ICT tips for teachers new to using technology in the classroom.
The Principled Approach 2
How to effectively integrate technology (ICT) in a principled manner into your teaching: some key questions to ask yourself.
The Principled Approach
How to effectively integrate technology (ICT) in a principled manner into your teaching