How confident are you?
One of the most important qualities we must have from before we enter the classroom to after we exit is confidence: confidence that our programs… Read More »How confident are you?
Chips or fries?
Back in July, our curiousity about the changes in language usage over time got the better of us and we launched our first research project: … Read More »Chips or fries?
Using Blackboard 9.1
I’m currently teaching in a foundations program at University of Toronto, which gives conditionally accepted international students a year of language and credit courses to… Read More »Using Blackboard 9.1
Last chance for Part A!
A big thanks go out to all 81 participants in part A of “What’s the Word: a Coursetree research project”! Your spelling choices have not… Read More »Last chance for Part A!
No SmartBoard? Take a pic.
How many of you have ever thought, “Hey, I love my boardwork today. I wish I could print it off and keep it for later.” … Read More »No SmartBoard? Take a pic.
Giving feedback to teachers
Giving and receiving feedback is invaluable as a teacher, trainer and trainee. As a DoS, it was one of the more awkward moments of the… Read More »Giving feedback to teachers
Modifying direct quotes using ellipses and brackets
In our last post, we shared a presentation (and a pretty snazzy one if we do say so) to facilitate your lessons on avoiding plagiarism… Read More »Modifying direct quotes using ellipses and brackets
Summarising, Paraphrasing & Quotes
As we’ve all encountered at one time or another, plagiarism continues to run rampant in the EAP and university classroom. For a variety of reasons,… Read More »Summarising, Paraphrasing & Quotes