21 October 2012
TIME: 7:00 p.m. GMT
VENUE: SEETA Teachers’ Open Forum
TIME: 7:00 p.m. GMT
VENUE: SEETA Teachers’ Open Forum
The Connected Classroom -
Using Technology to Get Our Students Speaking
Summary:
In this talk Russell will present some simple web 2.0 tools
that we can use to get our students speaking both in and outside of the class.
Web 2.0 offers us tools that students and teachers can use to record themselves
speaking and then at a click of a button share the recordings by email or place
in Moodle, a blog or a website. This is a great way to set up speaking tasks
and activities with your students. Based on work being carried out at the
University of Warwick, teachers can learn these tools in minute and make
immediate use of his ideas. Russell will explain in the talk why he calls the
presentation the "Connected Classroom". Whether you are a technophile
or a technophobe this is a talk not to be missed.
Our Speaker’s Bio:
Russell Stannard runs the popular http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/
website that offers free step by step help videos to show teachers how to use
technology. The site had over a quarter of a million users in 2011, nearly all
ELT teachers. Russell won the British Council ELTons technology award, the
Times Higher technology Innovation award and the Univeristy of Westminster
award for Excellence in Teaching and Learning. He writes a regular column in
the ET professional called "Webwatcher" and is currenly a lecturer at
the University of Warwick where he teaches on the MA in TESOL.
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