Dear Steve, Sorry to reply so late, but I had so much work to do for the university that I have only just found time to search in any greater detail on the...
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Hodgson, Graeme (Braz...
graeme.hodgson@...
Oct 22, 2009 12:25 pm
Dear TD SIG members, Having just joined this discussion group, I am eager to hear from fellow Teacher Trainers who may have had some experienced running...
TENTH SEETA ON-LINE EVENT: 'HUMOUR IN THE CLASSROOM' Dear Colleague, The SEETA (South Eastern Europe Teachers' Association) Community invites you to its 10th...
Here a web seminar by Education Week on TD and Web 2.0: http://tinyurl.com/yjmwuqz   worth registering for, it's free  you can access even after the...
IATEFL Teacher Development Special Interest Group The role of the teacher in the in the 21st century An Open Space Technology (OST) event Isn't it time we sat...
This was a bit of an 80s fashion I seem to remember so time is ripe for a revival. Besides the web and its resources have given learners a lot more options...
Dear Friend,I strongly recommend this website www.justdial.com. It's a world class local search service & I've always found anything I've ever wanted.You can...
OST is an alternative or perhaps complementary way to rrganise a conference for teachers. What do people think of the idea? There is an OST event at IATEFL...
Hello there I have recently got an email from Susan Barduhn, who had quite a lot to do with IATEFL over the decades – apart from being Associates'...
Do you remember the world before the internet? Even if you don't, I'll wager that you spend at least SOME of your life off-line. I'm very curious to know which...
01 March 2010 'English Language Teaching in Japan' Issue #2 (March 2010) http://eltinjapan.blogspot.com/2010/03/elt-j-issue-2-march-2010.html ELT in Japan...
Dear All I've ordered my t-shirt, white with black logo in the end. My mother lives in Harrogate so if you would like to get your t shirt delivered there,...
Hi Colin  Thanks for the offer. I choose to sympathise with the lady and not trouble her. Just picked up Duncan Foord's Teacher Development - will post a...
Dear Everyone Sorry, as you probably guessed, my previous message wasn't intended for the discussion list. If you would like to see the T shirt in question...
Hi all I'd like to hear your thoughts on this. At the SIG committee meeting we discussed this group and possible ways to encourage more activity and provide a...
Hi Duncan I would agree - a blog / forum tends to be much better. BESIG also uses Ning and discussion groups on Linked In, which might also be worth looking...
Ning is no longer free, so I don't think it's an option for us poor SIGs anymore, especially seen as there are better, free platforms around, i.e. BuddyPress....
Sorry, I wanted to provide a link for those who are interested.... BuddyPress.org If you are *really* interested, sign up to the demo and give it a try! ... --...
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Hodgson, Graeme (Braz...
graeme.hodgson@...
Apr 30, 2010 12:17 pm
I think using a forum on the website is a great idea, provided there is the option of receiving alerts (weekly digest). Otherwise, the likelihood of members...
subscribing to a blog is a good way to find out about updates. use something like bloglines and just add the rss feed and whenever the blog is updated you are...
If you are really interested in a demo of BuddyPress, you need to create an account with buddypress.org <http://buddypress.org/register/>. The link was ...
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Maria Nilce
mnil@...
Apr 30, 2010 2:55 pm
It might be a good change! Things are chaging so quickly. Keep me posted. Maria Nilce ... From: Pauline Johnson To: TDSIG@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, April...
OTOH, I can say from experience that once you have got a mailing list together, if you lose all the e-mail addresses, it's hard to get the collection back...
Hi there . the YLT Sig now has 700 odd members but when there is a discussion only about 6-18 people are ever active participants . the vast majority are...
Hi, Wendy is right that many groups have 100s of non-participants and a very small accidental bunch (half a percent) who carry forward some discussion. Some of...
Hi all . Bill I can talk to you (and anyone else who wants) about Michael Fullan!!! He came to Hong Kong to help the ESF (English Schools Foundation) and the...
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Juliet du Mont
julietdumont@...
May 2, 2010 6:27 pm
Yes, I think there is quite a bit to be taken from what both Wendy and Bill have written. I must admit to feeling unmotivated to engage in a whole new process...
The dogme group has recently gone thru the same process and it was amazing to see how many bods popped up . and it will remain open . but Scott has handed over...
Thanks Juliet, true that many of us are a long way from UK and never get to any such IATEFL get-togethers. We have no models for online groups and their...
