5 Ways to Take Good Notes!
When you listen to a presentation (like a TED Talk) or a lecture (like in a classroom), become an active listener. Take notes! WHY? Because taking notes helps you focus and reviewing notes helps you remember.
Speaking Circles International – Become a Facilitator
The Speaking Circle Facilitator Training program teaches you the skills to become a masterful facilitator. Training occurs in two phases.
Build Active Engagement with Contemporary Topics Online Classes – Appendix 4
Supplementary online activities for online classes One of the major challenges of online classes is keeping students engaged. In face
Build Active Engagement with Contemporary Topics Online Classes – Appendix 3
Appendix 3: Speaking Tasks for Zoom Classes (referenced to Contemporary Topics, 4th edition, Pearson) A key to creating and maintaining
Build Active Engagement with Contemporary Topics Online Classes – Appendix 2
Appendix 2: Coaching Tips to promote active learning in online classes As teachers, we know that a major part of
Build Active Engagement with Contemporary Topics Online Classes – Appendix 1
Appendix 1: Flipping the classroom to maximize interaction in Zoom classes (referenced to Contemporary Topics, 4th edition, Pearson) A key
“Gamify” to promote engagement
Gamification is the use of game design elements and game mechanics in non-game contexts, such as language education. The concept
“Deliberate Practice” for improving speech processing
Bottom up listening refers to speech processing skills for detecting sound: identifying phonemes, rhythm, cadence, stress, word recognition. Our first
A “Sound” Approach to Teaching Listening
This is a guest post from Marisa Ueda (www.listening-marisa.com) Here, two fundamental theories of the Ueda Methods (the effective methods
Becoming an Active Listener
Being an active listener is very important in language learning. If we can encourage our students to become active listeners
Principles for Teaching Active Listening
When designing your own listening activities, it's important to focus on "active listening", that is what the listener does in
Some Features of Pearson English Interactive
Michael Rost, author of Pearson English Interactive, talks about the benefits of the course and blended learning.
Principles of Listening Instruction
Educational research has consistently shown that many students fall behind in oral communication and literacy development because of a lack
Pearson English Interactive: Benefits of a Blended Learning Model
Sharing learning resources with students is a great way to utilize technology in language teaching. Like a lot of teachers,
User Experience and Instructional Design
When we discuss technology, we often refer to “user experience,” that is, the user’s sense of ease of navigation, ease
Understanding Learning Management Systems from the Inside-Out
As teachers we have two skill sets that we’re continuously trying to revise and adapt and improve. The first of
Sharing Learning Resources with Students
Sharing learning resources with students is a great way to utilize technology in language teaching.[i] Like a lot of teachers, I
Using Technology in Language Teaching
I use a lot of technology in my teaching now, but this hasn’t always been the case.[i] In fact, when I
