Come join me for a webinar today with @rediaula !

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Brad
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    Today, April 26th, at 7:30PM Paris-Madrid time (check your time here), I’ll be giving a webinar thanks to Maria (@MJGSM) and the Spanish Education Community “Internet en el Aula“.   Feel free to check out the slides which explain in greater detail what I’ll be covering, but in general I’ll be exploring how the internet and elearning is changing our profession, seeking on-the-ground experiences from those that attend, and finally I’ll be presenting Edulang’s pay what you want program, our thoughts on changes within ELT and a quick summary of the applications we’ve developed. Here’s the WizIQ link (…)

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Our reaction to @TechCrunch ‘s “Death to Gatekeepers in the Publishing Space”

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Brad
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  The internet is flattening the world in ways we never could have imagined 10 years ago, and especially for those of us in the publishing and Education arenas.  I was blown away by a recent article by John Biggs that spoke specifically to this evolution where he challenged the monopoly of the “goliaths” with this very simple truth: “We are, after all, just talking bits shipped to devices and $1,000 made in 1,000 ninety-nine cent increments is the same as $1,000 made in one-hundred $10 increments.” If we look at ELT publishing specifically, most of the current “standards” for testing (…)

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Which do you think is better for #ESL students. Image 1 or 2?

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Brad
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  Do you know what UX/UI stands for? No… it’s not another buzz word, or ELT jargon just invented   I didn’t know either until I started hanging around cool geeky web designers!  UX is an acronym for “user experience”, and UI is “user interface” and both have a huge impact on how learners process the applications in front of them, and hence how well they learn.  Changes that are very subtle can actually have a HUGE impact… So, today, I’d love your input on the spice that we’re thinking of changing in the UI on English Addicts.  Please click (…)

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Embracing global challenges in our local profession

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Brad
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  Why do we do, what we do?   Very simple question, very difficult answer as it reaches back into our own personal histories, cultural histories and the events that have collided throughout to bring us to today.  And, everyday we make choices as teachers, parents, humans that take us down a new historical path…   How do you feel about your path today?  Settled, longing, confused, connected?   Most of us will agree that the 21st century is an exciting time to be alive, and also a confusing one as environmental, modern family issues and economic trials might ‘unsettle’ (…)

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How are you teaching English to your own #esl children?

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Brad
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  One of the coolest things about our new Pay What You Want program is the great number of new learners coming in, and the wonderful feedback we’ve been getting… like this cute little video from a French family thanking us!!!  #LOVEit     The family explained that these two young brothers are training for tennis competitions, attending school, and also want to add English on the side.  They needed something easily accessible, interesting, and with pedagogical tasks they could do on a quick, regular basis. Of course we’re happy they chose English Addicts and it was nice to know (…)

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