MOBILE ESL LEARNING
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BlackBerry LESSON
A few months ago I wrote an article on how to spell BlackBerry (the device and not the fruit) after reading about it on Twitter. Yes it’s me who writes perhaps more about BlackBerry devices than my teaching, some of my followers probably love to hate me, but others love to love me, so to [...]
ONLINE LEARNING
What are the main differences in teaching in a traditional classroom to e-learning? Traditional Courses Online Courses Instructor-focused More “passive” learning Instructors “deliver” knowledge Outgoing, verbal, high-achieving, students participate the most Technology may be used, but is not central to the role of being a learner Various media may be used, but most delivery is [...]
TEACHERS NEED FEEDING!
Calling all teachers on Twitter, if you have a blog/website and would like me to add your feeds, please leave a comment below, my feeds are all pushed via my BlackBerry. The use of RSS (the most common translation is now “Really Simple Syndication”) is a family of Web feed formats used to publish frequently [...]
TEACHER TUESDAY
Last Tuesday marked the start of #teachertuesday on Twitter. What does this mean? The hash mark (#) before a word in a post allows you to tag that post for that word. However, in order to get tracked via a hash tag, you need to opt-in and follow. Once you’re following hash tags, every time [...]
THE FOUR AGREEMENTS
agreement 1 Be impeccable with your word – Speak with integrity. Say only what you mean. Avoid using the word to speak against yourself or to gossip about others. Use the power of your word in the direction of truth and love. agreement 2 Don’t take anything personally – Nothing others do is because of [...]
THE ABC’S OF ONLINE TEACHING
The ABC’s of Online Teaching A Allocate time in preparing and administering your online course. B Build confidence in your ability to teach online. C Communicate with your students at least 2 – 3 times a week using tools such as Announcements, Calendar, Discussions, Chat, Mail and Who’s Online. D Discuss issues and topics with [...]
THE DOS AND DON’TS OF FACEBOOK
Credit to www.catepol.net Source www.youtube.com and www.facebook.com
CONNECTED SPEECH
What is connected speech? When we speak naturally we do not pronounce a word, stop, then say the next word in the sentence. Fluent speech flows with a rhythm and the words bump into each other. To make speech flow smoothly the way we pronounce the end and beginning of some words can change depending [...]
HAPPY EASTER!!!
Wishing all my readers, colleagues, students, friends and followers a very Happy Easter. Easter Vocabulary Words and Definitions Basket a container made of twigs, rushes, thin strips of wood, or other flexible material woven together. Bonnet a hat, usually tying under the chin and often framing the face, formerly much worn by women but now [...]
