Previously, it was all about looking back at my journey this year through my favourite 11 posts, but that journey is much more than just my blog, it’s path is woven through the winding, twisting, infuriating and inspiring blogosphere out there. This review of 2011 is made up of blog posts that members of my PLN wrote that I wish I’d written, but I didn’t and am eternally jealous.Read More »11 posts I wish I’d written
There’s never a bad challenge when it comes to looking back, making choices and reflecting. And as the end of year approaches, my inner geek revels in the opportunity to choose my favourites and make lists. I do it with albums each year and with a nudge from Adam Simpson, I have lined up 11 of my favourite posts from 2011 to give you a full snowy (or rainy) afternoon of reading to make your brain hurt…I mean, be filled with absolute pleasure.Read More »11 from 11
EDIT: This is the first ever appearance of Academic Reading Circles online. Some information, including roles, have been since update in the book. Click here to see. If you use any information from this post, related ARC posts linked below, slideshares, or the book itself, please attribute it to Tyson Seburn, with a link to the related post, presentation, or book. Thank you!
I will conclude the academic reading circle series of posts by looking at the in-class dynamics, my interaction with student groups and midway checks. As my semester is entering its last week before exams, we concluded our ARC with the second week on the History course topic: feminism. Last week, we focused on Soviet propaganda. This week, it’s SlutWalks and the future of feminism.Read More »The interactions of ARC
Sometimes the photocopier is blown, there’s no tech in your room and you forgot all other materials back on your desk, far far away. A very minimalist activity that generates language and conversation would be helpful now–a nice, bite-sized glimmer of hope for prep gone awry. These types of activities are included in the #ELTBites challenge and I wanted to contribute. And let’s face it, how often do you get to suggest ELT bites?
Read More »ELT bites (not how you think)
EDIT: This is the first ever appearance of Academic Reading Circles online. Some information, including roles, have been since update in the book. Click here to see. If you use any information from this post, related ARC posts linked below, slideshares, or the book itself, please attribute it to Tyson Seburn, with a link to the related post, presentation, or book. Thank you!
A post ago, I showed the theory behind an academic adaptation to the model of literature circles, with a couple of handouts and videos thrown in there. A handful of teachers delighted me with their ‘successful’ subsequent uses , so I thought it might be useful (and fun) to show a practical example of my week’s Academic Reading Circle (ARC) with students not yet adept at the roles.Read More »ARC in practicum
EDIT: This is the first ever appearance of Academic Reading Circles online. Some information, including roles, have been since updated in the book. Click here to see. If you use any information from this post, related ARC posts linked below, slideshares, or the book itself, please attribute it to Tyson Seburn, with a link to the related post, presentation, or book. Thank you!
My students very often tend to do the required course readings once, struggling not only with comprehension, but also relating the content from week to week. In order to both improve comprehension and dig deeper, this post is about pushing students to engage with the readings. Read More »Academic reading circles (ARC): The first ARC appearance ever
Sometimes it seems like students understand what they’ve read, but it’s not always what it appears to be. I decided to show my students that answering questions in their own words is important.Read More »Comprehension is often not what it appears
Last March, I ran my blog through Wordle as an activity suggested by Dave Dodgson. What resulted was a surprisingly reflective exercise that showed what words dominate my recent posts, whether they were student-centred or not and ultimately the predominant topics I discussed. Reminded by a Brad Patterson post, I decided to do it again, but this time with my Twitter account.Read More »Tagxedoed
