GROUPWORK Various names have been given to this form of teaching, and there are some distinctions among these: cooperative learning, collaborative learning, collective learning, learning communities, peer teaching, peer learning, reciprocal...
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Here is a nice article on designing multiple choice tests
There are several websites that allow you to set up a wiki for your class quickly and easily, the most popular ones are PB Wiki Wetpaint Wikispaces
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I came across this book quite by chance. The title of the book – Learner English by M- Swan & B. Smith – has little to do with the contents at first sight (I did not expect to find detailed analyses of different languages in it...
blended learning = F2F instruction & paper-based manuals + tutored self-study using a range of educational technologies* * may include one or more of the following web-based learning modules in a VLE (virtual learning environment) CD-ROMs...
That’s one of the questions I had never asked myself before I started reading extensively on the topic of using visuals in e-learning. I used to think that it was always good to have a picture or a diagram next to any text, and it was the...
Here is a quintessential summary of the ideas I have come across in my webquest. ELT teachers tend to use blogs to post links to interactive online quizzes for their students to do to post links to reading matter & downloadable materials...
Having taught English for over 10 years now, it is my considered opinion that it does not hurt to learn to draw. I am not an artist, but I wish I could draw everyday objects, animals and people on the board quickly and easily. This skill...
That’s the title of the book by Barkley, Cross and Major, a copy of which I purchased a few months ago. The authors distinguish ca. 30 Collaborative Learning Techniques, or CoLTS for short, and divide them into five categories. Here is a...