Recording (35min): http://lancelot.adobeconnect.com/p4nco5930jt/ One does not simply understand the reference in this sentence without following the internet culture. Want to speak the English of your students like a boss? Do you want your students to stop trolling you, facepalming at you?
Asli Saglam: Information Superhighway for the Networked Teachers: Online Communities of Practice
Recording (39min): http://lancelot.adobeconnect.com/p93xdh0xazf/ This session aims at examining the role of on-line Community of Practice (COP) in order to enhance professional development of ELT teachers. The presenters will discuss their lived experiences of participating in on-line teacher networks and argue the
Tom Randolph: Google+ for blended learning
Recording (31min): http://lancelot.adobeconnect.com/p1mvton3am7/ Tom Randolph and his colleagues chose the real-world Google+ over other mostly-for-education platforms for their language learners and developing teachers 2 years ago and haven’t looked back. Tom has worked in Teacher Education and ELT for more than
Syke Annamma Kumaran (iTDi): Language Education in the Indian Context.
Recording (26min): http://lancelot.adobeconnect.com/p7oj1e21ria/ Language education is of prime importance in a country where it is believed there are up to 1652 mother tongues currently in use. Hindi is the national language and English is taught as the second language in most
MUSICAL PERFORMANCE Fluency MC: Virtual Workout
Recording (1h 10min): http://lancelot.adobeconnect.com/p60mfuwoe5l/ Jason R Levine writes songs and chants for several publishers, including Oxford University Press. He is chair-elect of the TESOL Interest Group Video and Digital Media and serves as an English Specialist with the U.S. Department of
KEYNOTE Joe Dale: Combining hardware, software and mobile technologies to support classroom interaction, participation, distance learning and success: what really happens!
Recording (57min): http://lancelot.adobeconnect.com/p1e0su7o5k2/ Combining hardware, software and mobile technologies to support classroom interaction, participation, distance learning and success : what really happens! Publishing pupils’ multimedia work to a potentially worldwide audience can motivate children, raise standards in their work, promote creativity
Judy Boyle: The NO Project
Recording (35min): http://lancelot.adobeconnect.com/p2hd9j9p4vn/ What’s education got to do with slavery and human trafficking? Everything. The 30-minute web seminar will include award winning animation, film, music, art – all reflecting the creative, pro-active stance educators and young people are taking to address
KEYNOTE Katie Quartano and Paul Shaw, Disabled Friendly Access Lessons in Life that Matter
Recording (58min): http://lancelot.adobeconnect.com/p68rxwuocht/ Teachers are in a prime position to enlighten the younger generation and the teaching of EFL can be an effective vehicle for raising awareness about social issues. The Disabled Access Friendly campaign’s free EFL teaching resources can help
KEYNOTE Barbara Sakamoto: A collaborative approach to improving teacher English
Recording (1h): http://lancelot.adobeconnect.com/p3ua9v4dz8i/ Teachers want to do their best for students. They want to inspire students to become lifelong learners, they want to learn new ideas for teaching, and they want to connect students with the world outside their classroom. The
KEYNOTE Steven Herder: Reflections from one teacher’s journey
Recording (58min): http://lancelot.adobeconnect.com/p8xjodvwmmc/ A teacher’s identity is shaped by many factors; education, experience, context, peers, ongoing professional development and self-perceptions formed throughout the sometimes messy process of developing as a teacher. My experience working in the Japanese context since 1989 is