BESIG Issues
Friday, 6th August 2010The next BESIG Issues has just been circulated! It's another winner....don't forget to check out the Learning Tech page! Pete & Barney
Archive for the ‘Announcement’ Category
The next BESIG Issues has just been circulated! It's another winner....don't forget to check out the Learning Tech page! Pete & Barney
New website
Wednesday, 14th July 2010Our new look website is being designed up as I type...and it already is looking fabby....cannot wait to see it uploaded.....
The blog is back!!
Wednesday, 7th July 2010Hello there. Our blog is back after a slightly extended technical hiccup. Sorry if you've been trying to drop by and catch up. Hopefully everything works fine now and, as a side-effect, I've learned a bit about fixing and restoring databases - which is good. Thanks for reading.
Tools for the 21st Century Teacher: free eBook
Wednesday, 16th June 2010Came across this free eBook from Michael Zimmer. Thanks to Chris Stanzer for the original tweet, and the free technology for teachers website.
Schools and agents
Monday, 7th June 2010The headline reads: Access is still the biggest problem for mobile learning in the business English classroom. Although proving effective, new technologies in the business English classroom still have many challenges associated with access in some parts of the world – according to leading experts in business English. For the complete article, ...
DELTA Development blog
Wednesday, 26th May 2010We have just added the DELTA Development blog to our blogroll. Enjoy.....
Business Issues
Wednesday, 19th May 2010Wow - a cracking issue of the latest Business Issues has just landed on my doormat. Read sage words from the joint co-ordinator, Paul East, who is also (incidentally) a Director of PSA. Interesting stuff from sooo many writers .... Maurice Claypole, Barry Tomalin, Cleve Miller, Evan Frendo, James Schofield, Bob ...
Cantabrigia
Wednesday, 12th May 2010Cold and sunny, a perfect day to revisit my Alma Mater. Great morning meeting and then the Virtual Forum, which went well. Always amazing to see those names of participants logging in from all over the world - in this conference, especially from Europe & South America - & also great to see ...
Cambridge World of Work Virtual conference – 12th May
Thursday, 6th May 2010Next Wednesday's World of Work virtual conference schedule is as follows: The impact of new technology on language teaching, learning and assessment - Pete Sharma An observer’s reflection of the 2009 World of Work Forum - Russell Whitehead Learning & Technology for the Workplace - Gavin Dudeney BULATS Online - The Global Benchmark - Deshini ...
Demystifying Digital – new course dates
Wednesday, 28th April 2010Please note that this course is now scheduled to run in Oxford on 25th - 26th September 2010.
Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary – 8th Edition
Monday, 26th April 2010Woke up to the sound of the postman delivering this door-stop-size new dictionary....within seconds of finishing my Shreddies the CD-ROM was loaded on my desk-top. I mean, where else would you start looking at a new lexicon? Dove straight into the iWriter and can already see some templates for writing ...
Blended Learning – Madrid
Sunday, 11th April 2010Thanks to all the teachers who came to the session in Madrid at the Macmillan Teacher's day. It was great to be there! If you need anything from the talk, just drop me mail! Hope you had a good rest of the day....and apologies for Messi....:-)
Controversies in ELT – Maurice Claypole
Tuesday, 30th March 2010Review copy of Maurice's new book has just crossed my desk. No real question as to the two chapters I look forward to most: The best of both worlds (Implementing blended learning in ELT) Second Life comes of age (Teaching English in a virtual world) And the award for the chapter with the ...
World of Work – online Virtual Conference – Cambridge ESOL
Friday, 26th March 2010The World of Work unit of Cambridge ESOL are holding an online Virtual Conference on May 13th 2010. Pete will be giving an introductory as a member of the panel. For more on this exciting event, visit: Cambridge ESOL. The theme of the event is ' Perspectives on Technology : Workplace English Teaching, Learning ...
The trials and sorrows of an IATEFL conference goer……
Thursday, 25th March 2010How does anybody ever choose anything to go to at an IATEFL conference? I'm only there for ONE day and already there are too many choices. Only schizophrenics need apply. Session one -should I go to: Teaching the mobile generation - Nicky Hockly (The Consultants-E & Pearson Longman) - iPods, MP3 ...
ELT Networking event
Thursday, 25th March 2010I am really looking forward to going to this: NETWORKING EVENT 18.30 – 20.45 - Wednesday, 31 March 2010 - Embankment Level, 80 Strand, London, WC2R ORL It's for finding out about the variety of options open in the world of ELT in an informal atmosphere …. People from publishing • teacher training • exam ...
Madrid
Monday, 22nd March 2010Looking forward to the Teacher's conference in Madrid. I started teaching there nearly 30 years ago!!!! Just about to do the next update for Blended Learning - my bit's on M-Learning. Easter then the Learning Technology committee meeting at IATEFL, Harrogate. It's all go...:-)
Demystifying Digital – a new course for freelance editors and authors
Wednesday, 17th March 2010Pete Sharma and Byron Russell of Pete Sharma Associates have teamed up with experienced ELT project managers and writers, Jill Florent and Des O’Sullivan, to develop a two-day training course for freelance ELT publishing professionals. The aims of the course are to provide a hands-on introduction to interactive whiteboards, podcasts, ...
BESIG Ning
Thursday, 11th March 2010Carl Dowse, guru, expert, all-round good guy, is pleased to announce that a new social network centred around BESIG events has been created for members. It is a Ning. This may sound like something from Fireball XL5 but is in fact a space for members to meet and network online prior to ...
New ‘merged’ website
Wednesday, 3rd March 2010Don't worry if you have typed in te4be and have landed on our new home page - we have now successfully merged the te4be site with the PSA (Pete Sharma Associates) corporate site. Many thanks due to Barney for all his hard work behind the scenes. Also to Kevin Westbrook (of ...