Author Archives: roycross

1. At 10:00 UK time tomorrow, Thursday 8th July, The Observatory on Borderless Higher Education https://www.obhe.org/ presents the first in a series of ‘Borderless Conversations’ with Perry Hobson from Sunway University & Mushtak Al-Atabi from the Kuala Lumpur branch of … Continue reading →

1. If you’re involved with an English Teachers’ Association (ETA), either as member or office-bearer, you might like to check out this announcement from the A S Hornby Educational Trust about funding for ETA projects https://www.hornby-trust.org.uk/projects#Projects You can learn more … Continue reading →

1. I was speaking to Steve Mann earlier today and he didn’t tell me he was newly famous. Scroll down the page for his video interview with John Shackleton on his new report on remote-delivered CPD – videos work very … Continue reading →

1. One for the weekend? A new UNESCO report on last year’s Mobile Learning Week, Beyond disruption: technology enabled learning futures https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000377753 The event focused on how technology can be used to ensure learning continuity and quality during the disruption … Continue reading →

1. You need to register on the National Poetry Day website to be allowed to download their learning materials; it’s well worth doing so https://nationalpoetryday.co.uk/education/free-education-resource-downloads/ One example of (very) many lesson plans for all levels and ages built around a … Continue reading →

1. Good notice of this one, as previous SHAPE events have booked out quickly: The Future of Schools, daily from 12th to 16th July. More info here https://shape-education.org/future-of-schools-2021 and registration here https://share.hsforms.com/1BMpkWlL6R8WM2U3uqegUUQ3iz8b Recordings and notes (and cartoons!) of past SHAPE … Continue reading →

1. The mEducation Alliance is “focused on promoting the usage of good EdTech practices and improving the effectiveness of EdTech initiatives globally” https://meducationalliance.org The mission of Learning Equality (LE) is to “enable every person in the world to realize their … Continue reading →

1. Set aside your prejudices – in either direction – and sign up for this book-launch-cum-discussion at 15:00 UK time next Friday, 2nd July: The History of Grammar in Foreign Language Teaching. More info and registration here https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIkcO-srD4vHdMm4e3KOtQH7r3UTJqyRIIs The book’s … Continue reading →

1. The most recent issue of ELT Journal, which is a special issue devoted to Comprehensive Sexual Education in ELT, is available for free here https://academic.oup.com/eltj/issue If, like me, you’re not 100% sure what might constitute ‘comprehensive sexual education in … Continue reading →

1. It’s possibly not so very surprising that the number one collaboration tool in this list is Prezi, given that it’s a post on the Prezi blog https://blog.prezi.com/collaboration-tools-for-hybrid-teams/ See how many you’ve heard of: I only scored two out of … Continue reading →