Welcome

Welcome to the IATEFL Learning Technologies SIG Website.

You will find information about the SIG, back issues of our newsletter CALL Review, reports on past LT SIG events, information about future events and more.

If you are a member of the IATEFL LT SIG you should register with this site to gain access to the members area where you can read the latest copies of CALL review, access event presentation materials etc. If you are not a member, why not consider joining? You can find out more at http://www.iatefl.org/.

Registration is only available to members. It is a simple process.

  • Click on the 'Register' link in the log-in box or here.
  • Fill in the form choosing a user name and password that you remember. Please make sure you enter your IATEFL membership number correctly. This is essential - if you enter the wrong number you will not be able to log in.
  • When you submit the form the site will automatically send an e-mail to the e-mail address you gave. Open this e-mail and click on the link it contains in order to activate your account.
  • Once your IATEFL membership number has been confirmed your account will be enabled and you will be able to log in - this may take a day or so as it is done manually at the moment.

Any problems? Contact me by clicking on my name on the link at the bottom of the page.

Pete


Logging in to the site

In order to have full access to the site you need to have created an account here and you also need to be a current member of IATEFL and the SIG.

If you find that you are unable to log in to your account it may be because you have recently renewed your membership with IATEFL. Memberships run from the beginning of the month and don't become active until then. The LTSIG website automatically checks membership status each time you log in.

If you have any problems accessing the site, you can contact me by clicking on my name at the bottom of the page.


20/5 - LTSIG Open Meeting

When: Sunday 20 May 2012,  14:00 - 14:00 GMT.
Find the time in your time zone by clicking this link.

Where: The event takes place in the IATEFL online conference room.
Click here to join the webinar (this link will be live a few hours before the webinar is due to start).

Before entering the room you will be prompted to "Enter as a guest". Please use this model to enter your name:
Jane Smith (Italy)
This will make it easier for the speakers to identify you and answer your questions.

The Learning Technologies SIG committee will be holding an open meeting to enable its members and those curious about joining to get to know the committee members and their plans for this year. Not everyone was able to make the IATEFL SIG day in Glasgow this year so this is your opportunity to make your voice heard.  Come along and meet the SIG team, find out about our plans for the coming year and put forward your ideas for what we should be doing.

Our agenda will include:

  • Meet the committee including the incoming co-ordinator
  • Our plans for events this coming year: physical and virtual
  • Our plans for a revised newsletter / journal
  • Your comments on the above and any activities you think the SIG should be involved in

 

Glasgow, 19th March 2012


The IATEFL annual conference took place in Glasgow from 19th - 23rd March 2012. As part of this, the LTSig organised a pre-conference event on the 19th, together with a themed SIG day on the 20th.

LTSIG Pre-conference Event: Challenges and limitations in MALL

As more learners come to class equipped with mobile devices, the idea of taking advantage of this inside and outside the classroom for Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL) becomes an increasingly attractive idea.

Of course, there is a huge range of mobile devices that can be used for mobile learning, but in our PCE this year, we’ll be concentrating on handheld devices such as smartphones and tablet computers and considering how they are currently being used in language teaching and learning and what the future may hold. What are the challenges and the limitations of using these devices with learners?

Invited speakers included: Neil Ballantyne, the British Council’s Mobile Learning Manager; Gavin Dudeney and Nicky Hockly of the Consultants-E; Gary Motteram, Senior Lecturer of the School of Education, University of Manchester; and Paul Sweeney, Director of the consultancy Eduworlds Knowledge.

The timetable and full details of the event are available here or can be downloaded as a pdf file here.


LTSIG Day

Presentations included:

  • Carole Nicoll - Let's turn you on! Switch on to rhythmic mobile learning!
  • Paul Driver - Pervasive playfulness and mobile technologies for embodied language learning
  • Maria do Carmo Ferreira Xavier - Ideas to implement mobile phones in the English classroom
  • Philip Hubbard & Sophie Ioannou-Georgiou - Are you up to standard? Introducing the TESOL Technology Standards
  • Jitendra Kumar Singh - (LTSIG Travel Scholarship winner) - Collaborative e-learning and m-learning (ME-learning) management
  • Bruno Andrade - (Diana Eastment Scholarship winner) - Technology speaks volumes: enhancing integration, participation & speaking abilities
  • SIG open forum
  • Jamie Keddie - The story of Debbie and Nyan

More information can be found here.


 

CALL Review - Winter 2011

The latest issue of CALL Review is now available for LTSig members to download.
Members need to be registered and logged in to access the Members menu.

Articles include:-

  • Using forums to promote reflection in EFL teacher education - Elba Villanueva de Debat, Gabriela Helale and María Gimena San Martín
  • Technologies in an unplugged beginner course for senior citizens - Susi Türler-Karlen
  • Moodle + traditional classroom training = Blended Learning - Thomas Strasser
  • A language is alive - Mrudula Lakkaraju
  • Confidence, competence and creativity - Jill Llewellyn-Williams and Gabriel Roberts
  • Bridging a gap - Nicola Perry
  • Learning Technologies SIG, Brighton 2011 - Phil Hubbard