Professor Dawson enjoys finding innovative ways to improve the learning experience of her students in large 2nd year classes with in-person and online sections (CUOL). She has used a variety of e-learning tools in her courses from discussion boards, electronic submission and grading of students’ written work, plagiarism software, back channel tools, videos, clickers, BigBlueButton for synchronous communication, and Twitter. Some of these tools helped engage her students, some did not. Drawing on her experience and the results of students’ feedback, Professor Dawson will provide insight into advantages and disadvantages of some of the e-learning tools she has tried.
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Vol. 5 Issue 18 – Webinar: ‘Bringing the Four Skills Together’, June 7
The OUP team is hosting a webinar on Friday, June 7. The topic of the webinar is “Bringing the Four Skills Together”.
Vol. 5 Issue 18 – Video: Teaching with Technology – Everything and the Kitchen Sink: Experimenting with E-learning Tools
Professor Dawson enjoys finding innovative ways to improve the learning experience of her students in large 2nd year classes with in-person and online sections (CUOL). She has used a variety of e-learning tools in her courses from discussion boards, electronic submission and grading of students’ written work, plagiarism software, back channel tools, videos, clickers, BigBlueButton for synchronous communication, and Twitter. Some of these tools helped engage her students, some did not. Drawing on her experience and the results of students’ feedback, Professor Dawson will provide insight into advantages and disadvantages of some of the e-learning tools she has tried.
Vol. 5 Issue 18 – Conference: ‘Globalization and the Teaching of English’, Rajasthan – India, October 19-20, 2013
ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#18 | May 27, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 About the University: Jain Vishva Bharati University was established with the inspiration of late Gurudev Tulsi, a great, saint and scholar of the modern era. In 1991, Government of India notified JVBU as Deemed to be University under Section 3 of University Grants Commission Act,… Continue reading Vol. 5 Issue 18 – Conference: ‘Globalization and the Teaching of English’, Rajasthan – India, October 19-20, 2013
Vol. 5 Issue 18 – Cambridge English Teacher Webinar Replay: Communicative language learning: five activities
The Cambridge English Teacher team has posted the ‘Communicative language learning: five activities’ webinar replay.
Vol. 5 Issue 18 – Conference: ‘ECAH 2013 – The European Conference on Arts and Humanities’, UK, July 18-21, 2013
The International Academic Forum in conjunction with its global partners is proud to announce the Inaugural European Conference on the Arts and Humanities, to be held from July 18-21 2013, at the Thistle Brighton, Brighton, UK.
Vol. 5 Issue 18 – Conference: ‘2013 International Conference on English Linguistics (ELSOK 2013)’, Seoul, Korea, July 3-6, 2013
We are pleased to announce the 2013 International Conference on English Linguistics, to be held from July 3 to July 6, 2013, at Korea University and Korea Military Academy in Seoul, Korea. The conference will be organized by the English Linguistics Society of Korea, the Korean Association for the Study of English Language and Linguistics, the Korean Generative Grammar Circle, the Modern Linguistic Society of Korea, and the Phonology-Morphology Circle of Korea.
Vol. 5 Issue 18 – Article: ‘English Language Communication of Higher students in schools of Tamilnadu’ by G.Karthiga
English occupies important place in school education system of Tamilnadu. Even though Tamil plays a prominent role in education system parents and students are becoming aware of English language. Tamil can help us survive in Tamilnadu and even in certain other countries but a second language like English can help them survive in any part of the world. This importance is engrossed only after higher secondary education.
ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue 17
ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#17 | May 20, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 Workshop: ‘Innovative Pedagogies for Enhancing The Employability Skills of Students’, BITS Pilani, K.K. Birla Goa Campus, September 2013 Conference: ‘ECTC 2013 – The European Conference on Technology in the Classroom’, Brighton, United Kingdom, July 11-14, 2013 Conference: ‘ECLL 2013 – The European Conference on Language… Continue reading ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue 17
Vol. 5 Issue 17 – Conference: ‘ECLL 2013 – The European Conference on Language Learning’, Brighton, United Kingdom, July 18-21, 2013
ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#17 | May 20, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 The International Academic Forum in conjunction with its global partners is proud to announce the Inaugural European Conference on Language Learning, to be held from July 18-21 2013, at the Brighton Thistle Hotel, Brighton, England. CONFERENCE THEME: “Shifting Paradigms: Informed Responses” Over the past years,… Continue reading Vol. 5 Issue 17 – Conference: ‘ECLL 2013 – The European Conference on Language Learning’, Brighton, United Kingdom, July 18-21, 2013