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P is for Pecha Kucha

P is for Pecha Kucha | ELT Digest | Scoop.it
What is PechaKucha 20×20? PechaKucha 20×20 is a simple presentation format where you show 20 images, each for 20 seconds. The images advance automatically and you talk along to the images...
sarspri's curator insight, January 20, 2:17 PM

... a.k.a. Eating for Specific Purposes ... a fast-paced alternative format for giving presentations, supported by a deck of visuals

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1st IATEFL BESIG Online Conference

1st IATEFL BESIG Online Conference | ELT Digest | Scoop.it

IATEFL BESIG will be hosting their first online conference on 15th June from 7.00am to 3.00pm (GMT). Join us online for a day of free and open professional development workshops for business English and ESP teachers. See: http://www.besig.org/events/conferences/1st_IATEFL_BESIG_Online_Conference_2013.aspx
for further information about the conference and the links you need to click on to take part.

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ELT chat Podcast - June 2013

ELT chat Podcast - June 2013 | ELT Digest | Scoop.it

June’s podcast introduces my new co-host, Chris Wilson, who spoke to Paul Braddock on the flipped classroom. The show also features Cecilia Lemos on oral correction, Vicky Loras talks to Wiktor Kostrzewski, and Katy Davies lists her top ten reasons for going to the IATEFL conference.

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iTDi Professional development by teachers for teachers

iTDi Professional development by teachers for teachers | ELT Digest | Scoop.it
iTDi is a community for EFL/ESL teachers to continue their professional development with online courses, tutoring, discussions, blogs and hugs of support.
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BELTA at the Virtual Round Table

BELTA at the Virtual Round Table | ELT Digest | Scoop.it
BELTA was kindly invited to take part in the Virtual Round Table online conference on May 18th 2013. Mieke Kenis (Co-President) and Ellen De Preter (Vice-President) gave a presentation entitled Professional Development, The BELTA Way.
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The Harmer Lectures: a series of exclusive online presentations by Jeremy Harmer on PearsonELT.com

The Harmer Lectures Part 4

All together now? Why classes are mixed ability and what we can do about it.

Wednesday 19 June
10.00 AM BST (London) and 18.00 BST (London)*


This forth lecture comes to you just before many of us have a break for the summer, a great time to recharge our batteries...

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Noam Chomsky on Democracy and Education in the 21st Century and Beyond

Noam Chomsky on Democracy and Education in the 21st Century and Beyond | ELT Digest | Scoop.it
In a wide-ranging consideration of 21st century education, Noam Chomsky argues that much of what passes for education reform is 'a way of turning the population into a bunch of imbeciles.'

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Mita Jordan's curator insight, June 4, 1:20 AM

A really must read.

Cindy Kroeker's curator insight, June 4, 5:55 AM

Noam does it again!

Dennis Richards's comment, June 4, 10:14 AM
A very powerful statement. Learning that too few students experience. I find myself wondering...if we could change schools to be more engaging for students, what would the future be like? Push passion for learning.
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The Image Conference

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Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, UAB Casa Convelescencia, Barcelona on Saturday 8th June, 2013. The conference has been organised by the IATEFL Learning Technologies SIG and UAB Idiomes, and it is the first conference exclusively on the use of film video, image and gaming in language teaching.

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Is internet English debasing the language?

Is internet English debasing the language? | ELT Digest | Scoop.it
Some of the prose on the web is dreadful, but some is as good as anything on paper
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BELTA Day 2013 | BELTA

BELTA Day 2013 | BELTA | ELT Digest | Scoop.it

On June 1st, BELTA will be hosting its first conference for ELT professionals. The event will take place at Hogeschool-Universiteit Brussel (HUB) in the centre of Brussels...

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follow @beltabelgium on twitter for more info, and updates about their events,

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Prague 2013

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The 26th IATEFL BESIG Annual Conference8 – 10 November 2013Prague Congress Centre, Czech Republic

 

IATEFL BESIG are pleased to announce that the 2013 Annual Conference will be held in Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic.

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Final day for proposal submissions: Friday, May 24, 2013.

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More Breaking Rules

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More Breaking Rules - A global webinar and a live course in our online classroom with John F. Fanselow in June 2013. A live online course over 5 Sundays.

June   2 — Free to all via iTDi Global Webinar* (120 minutes)June   9 — course participants only (90 minutes)June 16 — course participants only (90 minutes)June 23 — course participants only (90 minutes)June 30 — course participants only (90 minutes)
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IATEFL Poland 2013

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22nd International IATEFL Poland Conference 27 - 29 September 2013, Centrum Językowe Politechniki Łódzkiej
Al. Politechniki 12, 90-924 Łódź

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Deadline for submitting papers is June 1, 2013

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Lessons from Failure

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An #ELTchat Blog Challenge.

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30 Goals 2013 : Teacher Reboot Camp

30 Goals 2013 : Teacher Reboot Camp | ELT Digest | Scoop.it
Welcome to Cycle 4 of the 30 Goals Challenge for Educators: This is MY moment!

Over 9000 educators have joined the The 30 Goals Challenge since January 2010. You have the opportunity to join our community of educators throughout the next few months of 2013 as we aim to accomplish 30 short-term goals related to education. These are short-term goals we reflect on and see how they help us aim towards long-term goals to make us better educators. We support each other through various social networks- Our Facebook group, Youtube, Twitter (#30GoalsEdu), Livebinders, and blogs...

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16/6/13 - Webinar: Using smartphones in the EFL classroom

16/6/13 - Webinar: Using smartphones in the EFL classroom | ELT Digest | Scoop.it

Using smartphones in the EFL classroom
with Karin Tiraşin & Çigdem Ugur (Turkey


When: Sunday 16 June 2013, GMT 14:00


Where: The event takes place in the IATEFL online conference room...

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Steve Hargadon: Wednesday Interview - Teaching for Self-Driven Learning with Larry Ferlazzo

Steve Hargadon: Wednesday Interview - Teaching for Self-Driven Learning with Larry Ferlazzo | ELT Digest | Scoop.it

Date: Wednesday, June 12th, 2013
Time: 5pm Pacific / 8pm Eastern (international times here)
Duration: 1 hour
Location: In Blackboard Collaborate (formerly Elluminate). Log in at http://www.futureofed.info.

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BELTA Day 2013 - The Videos

BELTA Day 2013 - The Videos | ELT Digest | Scoop.it
On June 1st 2013, BELTA its first ever national conference in Brussels. We were delighted to be joined by a wonderful line up of speakers, including our plenary speaker Philip Kerr.
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The Image Conference - livestream | TeachingEnglish | British Council | BBC

The Image Conference - livestream | TeachingEnglish | British Council | BBC | ELT Digest | Scoop.it

We are pleased to announce that TeachingEnglish will be livestreaming this Saturday's Image Conference and hosting exclusive interviews from 9.30am. You can also follow our coverage on the TeachingEnglish Facebook page

The Image Conference is taking place at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, UAB Casa Convelescencia, Barcelona on Saturday 8th June. The conference has been organised by the IATEFL Learning Technologies SIG and UAB Idiomes and is the first conference exclusively on the use of film video, image and gaming in language teaching...

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In the Digital Age, What Becomes of the Library? | MindShift

In the Digital Age, What Becomes of the Library? | MindShift | ELT Digest | Scoop.it

In a related Pew study on libraries and the Internet, one librarian told researchers, “I believe public libraries should move away from being ‘houses of knowledge’ and move more towards being ‘houses of access.’ This is what the public is asking for and we are here to serve them.” Beyond the use of technology, many librarians think in terms of access and information being closely linked, and believe that libraries still have a responsibility to both.


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Mark W.F. Condon's comment, June 4, 8:39 PM
Access to culturally and linguistically appropriate books is the largest barrier to world literacy. Libraries and Digital Resources can solve this if we Unite for Literacy!
Fliss Clooney's curator insight, June 5, 8:21 AM

Interesting view from USA

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Why Schools Must Move Beyond One-to-One Computing

Why Schools Must Move Beyond One-to-One Computing | ELT Digest | Scoop.it

As many schools and districts are now rushing to buy every student a digital device, I’m concerned that most one-to-one implementation strategies are based on the new tool as the focus of the program. Unless we break out of this limited vision that one-to-one computing is about the device, we are doomed to waste our resources.


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Nik Peachey's curator insight, May 28, 6:53 AM

Many of the points being made in this article really apply across most application of technology in learning. It's far too often about the hardware rather than the functionality.

Darren Smith's curator insight, May 28, 6:31 PM

A challenging point of view considering SAPSS rush into technology at the moment.

Larry Davies's curator insight, June 3, 8:03 AM

Pedagogy before technology. Always.

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Everyday Language, Everyday Literacies Conference - csnl - Research Centres - Research - Education - The University of Sheffield

Everyday Language, Everyday Literacies Conference - csnl - Research Centres - Research - Education - The University of Sheffield | ELT Digest | Scoop.it

This conference will present keynote presentations and seminars around the theme of ‘Everyday Literacies’. The focus will be upon literacies as they are practiced in everyday life, embedded in social contexts.

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TESOL France - The Spring Day on Professional Development

TESOL France - The Spring Day on Professional Development | ELT Digest | Scoop.it

Saturday, June 1st 2013, 8:30am to 5:00pm
Pôle Formation CCI, Strasbourg
234 Avenue de Colmar 67100 Strasbourg, France

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ELTons | EnglishAgenda | British Council

ELTons | EnglishAgenda | British Council | ELT Digest | Scoop.it

The ELTons, sponsored by Cambridge ESOL, are the only international awards that recognise and celebrate innovation in the field of English language teaching. Find out below who the ELTons shortlisted nominees are for 2013.

Watch the live ELTons ceremony here on Wednesday 22nd May and discover this year's winners. Red carpet interviews will be from 18.15-18.45 and the ceremony will be from 19.00-20.00 UK time. Click here to find the time in your location.

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BELTA Webinar with Cecilia Lemos

BELTA Webinar with Cecilia Lemos | ELT Digest | Scoop.it

So far BELTA has brought you two great webinars from Vicky Loras and Tyson Seburn, and in May we are delighted to be joined by Cecilia Lemos. Cecilia will be following up on her very popular talk at the IATEFL conference in Liverpool last month join us at 4pm CET on the 26th of May to find out more. The webinar is open to everyone, and no registration is necessary. Instructions on how to join the webinar will posted closer to the event on this page and on our Facebook and Twitter pages.

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Great talk and highly recommended, if you get the chance to catch it.

 

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IATEFL Webinars

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25 May 2013, 3 pm BST

Professor David Crystal

‘Questions about language with David Crystal’

A chance to have your questions about language answered by one of the foremost authorities in the world.

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