Kirsten Campbell from Busuu joins me to discuss how to keep learners engaged learning using an app.
Online Forum-based Teacher Training (with Simon Galloway)
Simon Galloway (author of Teaching Teachers Online) joins me to discuss using forums in online teacher training. We talk about how to encourage interaction between trainees, how to encourage trainees to post critical and reflective comments, and how to incorporate variety into forum tasks.
Challenging the Limits of Technology (With Mark Pemberton)
Using Data to Support Learning (with Jake Whiddon)
What Should Be In a Language Learning App? (with Jake Whiddon)
Interactions in Online Classes (with Michael Epstein)
Michael Epstein from online classroom space provider ClassIn joins me to talk about interactions in online classes. We talk about the potential of getting learners working alone in breakout rooms, preparing learners to work in groups online and making the best use of online tools like chat boxes during whole class interactions.
Setting Up Online English Courses (with Marek Kiczkowiak)
In reaction to Covid19, many teachers and schools have had to move their English courses online. But where to start? Dr. Marek Kiczkowiak tells us about his experiences creating online language courses for students and what he’s learned about online platforms, marketing and social media along the way.
Do’s and Don’ts For Teaching One-to-One Online (with Alex Li)
App Based Language Learning (With Jake Whiddon)
Technology in Language Education Part II - Fad? (with Ray Davila)
The second of our two-part special on technology in the classroom, with Ray Davila, where we discuss the drawbacks of the increasing involvement of technology in education. We talk about what gets neglected instead of technology (where did the budget for those interactive whiteboards come from anyway?!), the effects on how teachers are assessed and evaluated and if technology might eliminate the need to learn a language altogether in the near future…
Technology in Language Education Part I - The Future? (with Ray Davila)
Podcast: Teaching Writing to the Students We Forgot (with David Tait)
Why don't we teach writing more? Is writing less interesting than other skills? Or less useful? Or just harder to teach? We (Ross, Tracy and Matt Courtois) speak to published author and ESL writing specialist David Tait about how to teach writing and the students who thrive when writing that we forget about when teaching speaking.
