Posts tagged ‘Conference’
CARN2020 – reflection on a virtual conference: day 1
CARN2020 – research ‘n’ practice
A rough and ready post on #learnpod13
I am on a complete high from attending my second unconference today. Thoughts on the day:
Things that I knew already:
- I like to go first. I was the first to pitch and thankfully in the first slot of the day.
- The world is made of amazing people and I have the pleasure of having these amazing people in my PLN.
- Meeting face to face is invaluable. Technology can enhance these relationships but face to face rules.
- Socrative, Educreations and Show Me are good apps to have on a class set of iPads Read more ►
Memorable Moment #3 : FE Teaching and Learning Conference & CPD
Conferences, expectations & ponderings #rscinspire13
I think the way that I attend conferences is changing. Tutors on my Tech for Learning Delivery course were laughing last week at just how many conferences I’ve attended – and I suppose as an FE tutor, it probably is quite rare to have such opportunities.
Recently, I attended the RSC-YH e-learning conference in Leeds. I’ve been a fairly regular attender and presenter at this event over the years, and although I had the usual pre-conference nerves as I approached the venue, it was really lovely to walk in and recognise, and be recognised, by friendly faces.
IATEFL Associates Day: first thoughts
i have been fortunate to have been able to attend Associates Day at IATEFL as a member of NATECLA. I had absolutely no idea what to expect from the day, there was no programme available – all I knew was that there was a ‘poster presentation’ activity in the afternoon where we could talk about NATECLA, and find about about other organisations.
My initial reflections on the day is – wow! So many committed, motivated and inspiring individuals, who have given up their valuable time (& sometimes own money) to come to Liverpool IATEFL. They are there as members of, and representatives of, Teacher Associations so very similar to NATECLA.
FE Teaching and Learning Conference
The conference started very promisingly and I found that I recognied many of the themes from Toni Fazaeli’s keynote. She started with a brief history of IFL, and it was interesting to see that as the organisation returns to it’s voluntary body roots that membership continues to rise.
I often struggle when teaching is presented as an analogy, especially when this is an analogy to some kind of performance, but I liked Toni’s analogy to the hypocratic oath. She said that tutors always want the best for their students despite the stretch they feel from funding, managers, awarding bodies. & OFSTED who seemingly want different things. This certainly came through during the session on Passionate Teachers at the RSC-YH conference this June. Read more ►
blogging on the train 1 : designing a bottom-up, student-centred, syllabus-driven technology in learning course
My first unconference reflection #1: managing your online presence
Passionate about teaching
At the RSC-YH 2012 e-learning conference I was one of seven people who spoke for 3 minutes about their passion for teaching in an ‘un-workshop’. Here, I want to share that passion in 300 words.
Wordle from presentations on ‘passionate about teaching’
People. People are what make my job so important to me. Being in the classroom with ESOL students and playing a role, either as teacher or teacher trainer, in providing opportunities for communication, either planned or unplanned. In an observation last week one student told me how much she liked my dress and how the colour suited me. I love that, as nervous as I know it is to have an observer in the room for the teacher, I was approachable enough for an E1 language student to talk to me, in her 2nd/3rd/4th language, in front of the whole class.