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Thursday, 17th October (Cambridge)

Posted on October 17, 2024 by roycross

1. The latest edition of Oxford University Press’s English Language Teaching Online Conference, ELTOC begins next Thursday, 24th October. More info and registration here https://elt.oup.com/feature/global/eltoc/?cc=gb&selLanguage=en Topics to be covered include ‘How AI can save your time’, ‘Video and multimodal literacy’ … Continue reading →

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Tuesday, 15th October (Richmond)

Posted on October 15, 2024 by roycross

1. A good blog post for Macmillan English by my NILE colleague, Jason Skeet: What is assessment for learning and why is it important? https://www.macmillanenglish.com/blog-resources/article/advancing-learning-what-is-assessment-for-learning-and-why-is-it-important Assessment for learning is one of those terms used frequently in education but often discussed … Continue reading →

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Thursday, 10th October (Cambridge)

Posted on October 10, 2024 by roycross

1. Here’s one from Bill Gates that got lost at the back of the drawer earlier this summer, Can online classes change the game for some students?, an interview with Blaire Penry, the 2024 Washington State Teacher of the Year … Continue reading →

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Tuesday, 8th October (Richmond)

Posted on October 8, 2024 by roycross

1. I’ve mentioned Carne Ross’s blog, Gentle Anarchy, before. Here’s his deconstruction of an article in Saturday’s Financial Times by John Sawers, the onetime director of MI6, the UK’s external intelligence service, Deconstructing the Discourse of the State https://carneross.substack.com/p/deconstructing-the-discourse-of-the There’s a … Continue reading →

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Thursday, 3rd October (Richmond)

Posted on October 3, 2024 by roycross

1. First up today, another extended online celebration of teaching from the British Council, this one a ‘non-central’ event not included in Tuesday’s list, the ASEAN TeachingEnglish Online Conference 2024, Understanding our Learners. It begins next Thursday, 10th October, and … Continue reading →

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Tuesday, 1st October (Cambridge)

Posted on October 1, 2024 by roycross

1. The British Council is celebrating World Teachers’ Day 2024 in style over three days at the end of this week – Thursday 4th, Friday 5th and Saturday 6th October – with a plenary talk and five interactive webinars each … Continue reading →

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Thursday, 26th September (Cambridge)

Posted on September 26, 2024 by roycross

Blog version: https://roycross.blog/ 1. The latest book by social psychologist Jonathan Haidt, The Anxious Generation, has attracted a lot of attention. Here’s his interview with Elise Hu, the host of TED Talks Daily https://www.ted.com/talks/jonathan_haidt_are_smartphones_ruining_childhood?subtitle=en “The Anxious Generation” is shaping cultural … Continue reading →

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Tuesday, 24th September (Richmond)

Posted on September 24, 2024 by roycross

1. The next Green ELT event, at 16:00 UK time this Friday, 27th September, is Intersectionality, ELT and climate change – piecing it all together with Rose Aylett & Zarina Subhan. More info here https://green-action-elt.uk/events/ and registration here https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMtc-GoqDMvGtd7jH6QOKJU92xip3EjokbI#/registration The … Continue reading →

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Thursday, 19th September (Richmond)

Posted on September 19, 2024 by roycross

1. First up today, four free courses from EENet, the Enabling Education Network https://www.eenet.org.uk/inclusive-early-childhood-education-training-videos/online-courses/ Two on Inclusive Beginnings and two Versatile Videos courses You need to register (for free): there’s good, clear guidance on how to do so here https://learnlink.eenet.org.uk/how-to-access-courses-on-eenets-learnlink/ … Continue reading →

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Monday, 16th September (Cambridge)

Posted on September 16, 2024 by roycross

1. Short notice of a free online course from Old Dominion University at 16:00 UK time tomorrow, Tuesday 17th September, with Helen Crompton, Transforming Teaching with AI (Workshop): Tools to Lighten the Workload https://online.odu.edu/events/transforming-teaching-ai-tools-lighten-workload Stay sane this semester. Discover how … Continue reading →

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