WordTag free social gaming App
WordTag is a great new FREE social gaming App similar to ‘Draw Something’ and excellent for learning new vocabulary and left brain exercise. The aim of the game is for students to describe words to other students, friends or random players in 120 characters or less. There are 3 levels of word difficulty to choose
- Published in ILC
Introduction to SAMR
For those not familiar with Dr Ruben Puentedura’s SAMR model of transforming learning through technology, there’s an easy to digest video below that explains the concept.
- Published in ILC
Oxford Bookworms trial
There’s an iPad Oxford Bookworms trial currently running at HCT from Oct 21 to Nov 8th. There’s also an OUP App available called ‘How good is your English’ which helps students find their Bookworm reading level. Click here for the trial Click here for the App
- Published in ILC
Just out – Self-Access Learning Journal (SiSAL)
The latest edition of Studies in Self-Access Learning Journal is just out with some great new articles such as the Impact of Teacher Training for Autonomous Learning. Covers Scaffolding Students’ Initial Self-Access Language Centre, Readiness for Self-Access Language Learning: A Case of Iranian Students, Supporting the Development of Autonomous Learning Skills in Reading and Writing
- Published in ILC
Blackboard Tools to Enhance Teaching
The Ed Tech Innovations team has mapped these desirable teaching and learning practices onto HCT’s LMS tools (Bb Vista 8 and/or Bb Learn 9.1) to demonstrate the potential of the VLE to enhance teaching and learning practices. The following examples of good academic practice using e-learning are outlined below to support Policies 3.1,
- Published in Blackboard
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