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InnovateEdTech sessions: Harriet Ballantyne & Doug Belshaw

January 31, 2020June 22, 2018 by Tim Gifford

Here’s another look at some of the excellent talks from last year’s Innovate EdTech conference. First, we hear from Harriet Ballantyne, who talks about how to manage and develop online communities through learning apps, as well as the importance of gathering feedback from learners and acting on it. Then, Doug Belshaw gives us some great insight into developing digital literacies and shows how we can demonstrate achievement online with Open Badges.

The power of social learning

January 30, 2020June 4, 2015 by Shaun Crowley

Social learning is a term that is increasingly being used by ELT practitioners. But what is it, and what’s all the fuss about? In this post, Shaun Crowley explains the concept and the mechanics behind it in ELT and non-ELT apps – arguing that social learning has the potential to enhance EFL blended learning.

Infographic: What is EdTech?

January 30, 2020April 29, 2014 by Hristina Vasileva

Here’s a snappy infographic based on ELTjam’s talk on what EdTech means for ELT at the IATEFL 2014

5 minutes at an ELTjam session: Pt. 1/3

January 30, 2020April 28, 2014 by Tim Gifford

During the 2014 IATEFL conference in Harrogate ELTjam hosted a low-key, invite-only event in a hotel across from the main conference centre. It was called the ELTjam session and was intended to bring together individuals from across the ELT and learning space in order to share insights and predictions on what the future might hold for the industry.

Move Fast and Break ELT Things

January 30, 2020January 14, 2014 by Tim Gifford

I feel we’re sticking to the same old ways of working, producing similar content for a similar publishing industry, thus confining learners to a similar path.

busuu.com: The State of Language Learning Pt. 2/2

January 30, 2020September 19, 2013 by Tim Gifford

In our previous post on busuu.com we took a preliminary walk through the platform in order to get better acquainted with the learner experience and how the platform presents learning opportunities to its members. In this post we want to to think about how busuu manages to leverage such effective appeal. How do you get to … Read more

busuu.com: The State of Language Learning Pt. 1/2

January 30, 2020September 16, 2013 by Tim Gifford

busuu.com is inconceivably big. It is in fact the largest social network for language learning in the world with over 30,000,000 users from 200 countries. That’s more than the population of Uzbekistan. It’s more than the populations of the Czech Republic, Sweden and Austria combined. It’s more than 800 times the size of Liechtenstein, the homeland … Read more