Primarily, insights into my learning on a Masters distance course with the University of Nottingham.
Adam House, host of TEFLCast, breaks down the fundamentals of online gaming within virtual worlds, and we uncover some striking parallels with the basic tenets of teaching and learning. Part One Exploring Adam’s Xbox 1 system, the discussion revolves around the broad appeal of online games such as Destiny and Dragon Age Inquisition. Apart from…
Here I use Snag It to give advice to a friend about studying Spanish online. Take a look! Image and Screen Capture Since my tutor recommended I try alternative ways to express my ideas on my blog, I have been experimenting with free online audio and video capture tools. This one, Snag It, I have…
Online Animated Presentation Software Continuing the theme of experimentation, I re-worked my ‘This is my city: London’ presentation using Powtoon, an online animation and slides tool, to compare results with previous attempts. It is important to point out here that I used their SlidesPro plan, and not the Studio plan, which includes animation. With Powtoon,…
Background Having thoroughly enjoyed the Education Revolution talk at the American Chamber of Commerce last month, I invited the speaker, Noel Thomas, co-principal at Yew Chung International School in Beijing, for an informal video interview. From Apple 2E’s to BBC micro-computers to 1-2-1 laptop computing and the internet, Noel has been at the heart of…
Here I use Present.Me to introduce building names to young learners. Check it out! Video Presentation Software Wanting to spice up the teaching of building names in one of my young learner classes, I set about making a short video. I decided to use Present.Me, literally, to present me, or, well, present my hometown of…
Background Having thoroughly enjoyed the Education Revolution talk at the American Chamber of Commerce last month, I invited the speaker, Noel Thomas, co-principal at Yew Chung International School in Beijing, for an informal video interview. From Apple 2E’s to BBC micro-computers to 1-2-1 laptop computing and the internet, Noel has been at the heart of…
TCSOL Video Podcast This project is being launched in order to gain a deeper understanding of teaching and learning Chinese in China, through the medium of a video podcast (vodcast). It can be assumed that those teaching Chinese and those studying Chinese, coming from very different backgrounds, have different experiences and expectations about learning languages….
Background Having thoroughly enjoyed the Education Revolution talk at the American Chamber of Commerce last month, I invited the speaker, Noel Thomas, co-principal at Yew Chung International School in Beijing, for an informal video interview. From Apple 2E’s to BBC micro-computers to 1-2-1 laptop computing and the internet, Noel has been at the heart of…
Twelve weeks have past and I am inspired by research articles of published academics and forum discussions with my peers. There is so much to take in, I do worry about forgetting it all! But before I do, let me summarise the key ideas that resonate most strongly with me: “One of the fundamentals of…
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9ks7jOdJ88&w=560&h=315] Potential for learning in VWs While exploring the space before our online meeting in Small Worlds (SW) this week, I walked around the garden, looked at the food and drink laid out in the kitchen, and watched an excellent Youtube video clip by Karelia Kondor about her “absolutely compelling experience” learning languages…