ELTWeekly Volume 9

Bernhard Schindlholzer on ‘Artificial intelligence & the future of education systems’

Post author:Tarun Patel
Post published:February 6, 2017
Post category:ELTWeekly Volume 9 Volume 9 Issue 4

Dr. Bernhard Schindlholzer is a technology manager working on Machine Learning and E-commerce. In this talk he gave at TEDx FHKufstein, Bernhard Schindlholzer contemplated the implications of ephemeralization - the…

Jack Delosa on ‘The future of education is not what it used to be’

Post author:Tarun Patel
Post published:February 6, 2017
Post category:ELTWeekly Volume 9 Volume 9 Issue 4

What is the value of a university degree? It is no longer the golden ticket to a successful career, but students continue to follow the well trodden path from high…

Using digital projects to raise teenagers’ global awareness

Post author:Tarun Patel
Post published:February 1, 2017
Post category:ELTWeekly Volume 9 English Teaching Tips Volume 9 Issue 4

For this professional development webinar, Richard Whiteside discussed the benefits of getting students to do digital projects as a way to build 21st century skills and global awareness. He also provided practical ideas and tips for doing digital projects with your class, using examples from Eyes Open and Uncover. Catch up with the recording below!

Richard began by stating that digital projects can be very interesting to students, and a great way to get them motivated. The idea that the work they have produced will have an audience (be that via presenting the finished project, or putting it online) can add to that motivation.

So what are digital projects?

Richard unpacked this to look at what is a ‘project’ in it’s own right. Respondents shared that group work, creating something, problem-solving, tasks, were all key definitions of what they believe a project is.

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