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 are where you can read the latest copies of CALL review, access event presentation materials etc.
Registration is simple.
- 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. Make sure you enter your IATEFL membership number correctly.
- 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 and the database has not yet updated.
If this is the case please let me know and I will deal with it. Contact me by clicking on my name at the bottom of the page.
Online Round Table 27/8
As members of the IATEFL Learning Technologies special interest group, you are invited to a round table online discussion on Educational
Technology as part of the 'Rebooting the Conference: Technologies in Education' being held August 26 – 28 at the British Council in Moscow
(see http://tinyurl.com/32ya4a8 for details)
The discussion will take place on:
Friday 27th August from 14:00 -15:00GMT
(check your local time here: http://timeanddate.com/s/1tnc)
We will be using Adobe Connect. The direct link to the room is http://connectpro10829081.emea.acrobat.com/bcreboot/. Please note this is because space is limited to 100 participants (including the panel guests) – please turn up early to ensure a 'virtual seat' in the discussion room
During the discussion, a number of invited guest speakers from different parts of the world will be talking about how they see the
role of educational technology in language education.
LT SIG Diana Eastment Scholarship
A scholarship to commemorate Diana Eastment the founder of MUESLI
This new scholarship commemorates the founder of MUESLI (Micro Users In English as a Second Language Institutions) which became known as the CALL SIG (Special Interest Group) and now is the LT (Learning Technologies) SIG. It is supported by LTSIG funds and donations from Diana's friends and colleagues.
You do not have to be a member of IATEFL to apply. The award is open to all and the winner will be expected to become actively involved in the LTSIG. Priority will be given to applicants from the IATEFL Wider Membership Scheme countries. Future changes to the terms of the award may be made by agreement between the LTSIG and the Scholarship Working Party.
For further details visit:-
http://www.iatefl.org/scholarships/lt-sig-diana-eastment-scholarship
Call Review - Spring/Summer 2010
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:-
- Mobile Learning - Nicky Hockly
- An appetite for learning - Neil Ballantyne
- A world turned upside down - Kevin Westbrook
- Microblogging - Rita Zeinstejer
- A digital portfolio for the blind - Christell Schneider
- Using ILIAS with advanced level universtity students - Donald Richardson
- Developing reading online - Nik Peachey
- How to set up a simulcast - Heike Philp