The law of two feet: a reflection on the Istanbul conference

The Teacher Development and Learning Technologies SIG Joint conference in Istanbul in May, entitled “Developing with and without technology”, explored the role of technology in our development as teachers. Gavin Dudeney referred to the innovation cycle where a period...

Reports: Joint TDSIG & LTSIG conference in Istanbul, Turkey

You can now read all about our recent collaboration with the IATEFL LTSIG on the official conference website: http://iatefleventsturkey.com/ There, you’ll find reports about all the main presentations and workshops. The LTSIG have also produced several videos,...

Moving away from ‘dogme moments’

I’ve always felt that dogme, a genuinely learner-centred approach that turns top-down orthodoxy on its head, is intrinsically linked to teacher development. It may now be true to say that teacher development must be linked intrinsically to dogme, if the latter’s...

The Unplugged Conference

REGISTER NOW! We are happy to announce The Unplugged Conference, a one-day event on Sat 21 May 2011 at OxfordTEFL, Barcelona, Spain, organised along Open Space Technology lines so as to maximise participation, and with the aim of exploring and debating issues involved...