It’s been a while since I last wrote a post on this blog, so I thought I would make up for it with an invitation.
On Monday 28 March 2022, I will be giving an online guest lecture for 𝗡𝗮𝗻𝘆𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 in Singapore. The session is titled Using technology in English language teaching: Connecting pedagogy with practice and it’s part of the School of Humanities, Language & Communication Centre LCC speaker series. The second part of the session will be interactive, allowing educators to share ideas and reflect together.
The excellent news is that it is 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗹𝗹 and I thought that you may be interested in joining us. You are more than welcome to invite colleagues who might be interested too.
Find more information about the session and how to register below:
Date: Monday 28 March
Time: 17.00 Singapore time (This is 10.00 am UK summertime).
How much: Free of charge
To read or download the event poster click here. Guest lecture summary
While technology is now widely regarded as an all-important resource in the 21st-century classroom, utilising its core affordances can present teachers with overwhelming challenges and dilemmas. How are teachers supposed to confidently evaluate the potential of new technologies in achieving or even surpassing curriculum objectives? Is every technology really transformative? How can they respond to the latest trends advocating the adoption of new technologies? How can they make informed and pedagogically sound decisions about whether – or not – to integrate them into their classrooms?
This interactive session will help teachers develop a critical understanding of key issues surrounding the use of technology in language teaching and explore connections between pedagogy and practice. It will also explore effective and practical ways of evaluating learning technologies and creating engaging, relevant, and personalised language learning experiences. In the last part of the session, participants will work in a small group activity aimed at helping them consolidate what has been discussed.
I hope to see many of you there 🙂
Sophia Mavridi is a lecturer in digital technologies and English Language Teaching at De Montfort University (Leicester, UK). She also teaches on the MA programme at NILE (Norwich Institute for Language Education). Her research focuses on the intersection of digital pedagogy and teacher education as well as online, blended, and hybrid language teaching. In addition to her regular publications in academic journals, her latest volumes include English for 21st Century Skills (Express Publishing); Language Teaching Experiences during COVID-19 (British Council); and Digital Innovations and Research in Language Learning (IATEFL).
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