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By Carolina Santarossa &  Josefina Castillo Over the last decade, research into second language learning and teaching has focused increasingly on the use of technology in the classroom. The interactive features of multi-media can entice teachers to explore novel ways to engage students more creatively. In this sense, the technological device that is closest to […]

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Professional Development with Technology

One teacher’s story on how he developed as a teacher in tandem with technology. David Dodgson describes the evolution of his role as a teacher through experimenting with technology over the years. Read about his experiences within ever-changing environments, utilising  whatever tools he had at his disposal, from cassette tapes to interactive whiteboards. This time […]

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MOOC’s and M-Learning

  Massive Open Online Courses and M-Learning       By Aysun GÜNEŞ- Anadolu University Abdullah SAYKILI- Afyon Kocatepe University Claudia RODAS- Northern Arizona University   Information is Everywhere  Since 2008, MOOCs have been at the forefront of innovation in  education and have inspired much discussion and controversy about the nature of  “learning”. Many academics […]

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Working with Multi-Level Groups

  Featuring a pedagogical discussion on working with multi-level groups, with Mike Harrison, Divya Madhavann and Tyson Seburn from the Teacher Development SIG Online Team.       I think an important question in the landscape of multi-level instruction is – can the individual needs of all trainees really be taken into account all the […]

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New Layers of Learning with Google Classroom

Stories from the Google classroom ( 2014 – 2016 ) Home Page Digital writing project using Google Classroom by Carla Arena &  Clarissa Bezzera October 2014 was  the beginning of a turning point on how students turned in their compositions at Casa Thomas Jefferson, a binational center in Brasilia. It was to transform the way teachers gave […]

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