Practical linoit in the classroom
One of my favourite tools on the web is bulletin boards (no, not those from early 90s web chats). They work like a basic corkboard… Read More »Practical linoit in the classroom
Adding mystery to your language class
SUDDEN LOUD KNOCKING. BANG. BANG. BANG. You wake up, groggy, and in the moments before reality seeps through, you can’t remember where you are or… Read More »Adding mystery to your language class
Bookstores, taxes & Swiss PD, with Vicky Loras
A recent Brad Patterson brainstorm led to the collaboration on an amazingly simple, yet hugely insightful blog challenge: PLN interviews–my interviewee, Vicky Loras. Vicky is… Read More »Bookstores, taxes & Swiss PD, with Vicky Loras
Magical list of TESL/TEFL events
Many times over the years I have tried to find out about conferences and other TESL-related events available throughout the world in case I could… Read More »Magical list of TESL/TEFL events
A trip to Halifax for TESL Canada Conference 2011, Pt. 2
I’m not sure why I’ve always wanted to travel to the east coast, but when I learnt that the 2011 TESL Canada Conference would be… Read More »A trip to Halifax for TESL Canada Conference 2011, Pt. 2
TESL Canada session – Customising web tools for EAP classrooms
I recently attended the TESL Canada Conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia. With a good majority of the 400+ attendees representing the college/university sector, I decided… Read More »TESL Canada session – Customising web tools for EAP classrooms
As a teacher and a colleague: PASS or FAIL?
The Canadian university academic year has come to a close; all that stands between my students and their summer breaks are two final exams. All… Read More »As a teacher and a colleague: PASS or FAIL?
Wordlefied
This is a word cloud made from inserting this blog’s URL into Wordle. Though I didn’t make it to his VRT11 session myself, I do… Read More »Wordlefied