Braving it in the Virtual World: Being an Online Teacher
This is a quick post to publish the links and some of the videos shown to the members of TESOL Greece who attended my talk on March 15. With apologies to readers who were not present at this talk (if...
View ArticleMy Blog Reading Homework
In his blog post A vast Pool of Human Knowledge, Neglected, Darren Elliott, like a true teacher, gave us all a little bit of homework for the weekend, which goes as follows: 1. Have a look through the...
View ArticleNo Comments – a very short post
A friend got me a little worried earlier this week – she said “I almost never have anything to add to your posts” and wondered what it is that others do to generate comments. Should I be worried? Is...
View Article#ELTchat – 99,052 Tweets and counting!
This is not the image a heartbeat. It’s the burst of energy of hundreds of tweets which are sent by the many ELT professionals participating in an online discussion called #ELTchat every Wednesday at...
View ArticleSurvey on the use of Social Networks for Foreign Language Teachers
Dear PLN, Many of you are aware that since earlier this year, I have been involved in an EU funded project – aPLaNet – whose aim is to help Foreign Language Teachers develop and maintain their own PLN...
View ArticleMy 11 from ’11
Am taking up Adam Simpson’s challenge, well, not really a challenge, more like an invitation but such a nice way to look back at what I have blogged about this year. Adam said, “Choose the best 11”...
View ArticleMaking a Machinima in Second Life – in 19 Steps
For the next few weeks I will be working and helping moderate the MachinEVO course in Second Life, one of the TESOL EVO courses. We are all hoping to learn how to record Second Life and to create...
View ArticleThinking about Discipline – Part 1
This is the first part of a short series of blog posts on the topic of Discipline. My first encounter with discipline problems was in my very first year of teaching – untrained, naive, ignorant as I...
View Article#ELTchat: the loss of eltchat.com – Plan B
For the last – well, almost two years now, since September 15 2010, #ELTchat has kept us on our toes and forged hundreds of professional and personal relationships amongst its followers who turn up on...
View ArticleAutonomous Professional Development Begins at Home – IATEFL 2013 Talk
Just got back from Liverpool IATEFL 2013 where I went for my annual inspiration shot – connecting with the profession and the latest ideas and concerns was an incredible experience once again This...
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