Caroline
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TESOL 2011 presentation
Oct 19th
My presentation New Generation courseware: mobile learning in the language learning classroom has been accepted for the TESOL 2011 convention in New Orleans next March, http://www.tesol.org/s_tesol/convention2011/# It will be based on my research between January and July 2010, but much updated after attending various conferences and events including Educa Online Berlin in December, Learning Without Frontiers in January 2011, and Southampton University’s eLearning Symposium.
No Future? The English Language Teaching Coursebook in the Digital Age
Oct 12th
The market for English Language Teaching aids is huge and growing rapidly. There are around one billion learners and eleven million teachers of English today. However, with the introduction of smart phones, ebook readers and tablet computer devices such as the iPad, learners’ expectations about how they access and use learning content have changed. But my recent research shows that the publishing sector has not implemented innovations accordingly. The traditional printed coursebook model could be outdated very quickly. I will be presenting on my research findings at Online Educa Berlin 2010 on 3 December, and outline how content producers should investigate the needs of learners, teachers and institutions, consider the latest thinking in language learning methodology and develop new products and business models. More…
