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      ELTons 2012 - Blog by Luke Meddings

      Starting on the 16th May, Luke Meddings, 2010 ELTons winner and co-author of 'Teaching Unplugged: Dogme in English Language Teaching', will be blogging all about the ELTons in the run up to the awards and beyond. The winners will be announced at a ceremony in central London on 23 May 2012, with this year's guest presenter Scott Thornbury. Follow Luke's blog at: http://englishagenda.britishcouncil.org

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      Writers wanted for on-line ELT materials

      Oxford University Press are looking for new writers for on-line and digital materials for adult learners.

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      Vote for the 2012 Language Learner Literature Awards

      Every year, the Extensive Reading Foundation recognizes the best new works of language learner literature in English. From the fifteen finalists chosen by the judges, the ERF will select one winner in each of five categories taking into account the votes and comments of students and teachers of English worldwide. Voting closes on June 30, 2012.

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      Featured blog of the month for April

      Our latest featured blog is Fiona Mauchline's - 'macappella'.

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      Call for Papers for TESOL-Italy's 2012 National Convention

      TESOL-Italy's 37th  National Convention will take place on November 16–17, 2012 in Rome at Polo Didattico, Piazza Oderico da Pordenone, 3.

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      € 55 million to make the Internet a safer place for children

      The new Safer Internet Programme covering the period 2009-2013 had been proposed by the European Commission on 28 February 2008 to protect children in the ever more sophisticated online world and empower them to safely use web services like social networking, blogging and instant messaging. Read more
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      Professional development materials

      The aim of these materials is to support a core group of practitioners (or an individual practitioner) to stimulate discussions with their colleagues around the issues involved in curriculum change. Read more
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      UNESCO Forum on Higher Education, Research and Knowledge

      The UNESCO Forum on Higher Education, Research and Knowledge is an initiative focusing on research in and on Higher Education and Knowledge, with the objective to widen our understanding of systems, structures, policies, trends and developments in higher education, research and knowledge with a special focus on low and middle income countries. Read more
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      Multidisciplinary Methods in Educational Technology Research and Development

      Over the past thirty years, there has been much dialogue, and debate, about the conduct of educational technology research and development. In this brief volume, Justus Randolph helps clarify that dialogue by theoretically and empirically charting the research methods used in the field and provides much practical information on how to conduct educational technology research. (Free book)... Read more

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      Three Steps to Eliminating Teacher Technophobia

      Why don't more teachers use technology in the classroom? Why do some jump in with both feet and look for any opportunity to involve students with digital media while others are still literally cutting and pasting quizzes together?... Read more