The Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies will hold its ninth annual e-learning symposium on 23/24 January 2014 at University, Avenue Campus.
The aim of the symposium is to seek to bridge the gap between the ‘techie’ and the teacher, giving educators ideas to help them integrate e-learning into their practice but also to inspire them to see where the online future could lead. The symposium is always well-attended by practitioners from a wide range of disciplines and institutions.
Main themes for the 2014 symposium are:
- Engaging in CALL research
- MOOCs: how and why?
- Technology in language learning: the view from schools
- Creating apps for language learning
- Best practice in telecollaboration
- Open educational resources
- The use of innovative tools in language teaching
- Online assessment
- Use of mobile technologies for language learning
Keynote speakers:
Professor Jozef Colpaert, Vice-chairman of the Institute for Education and Information Sciences, Director of Linguapolis Language Institute at the University of Antwerp, Belgium.
Joe Dale, independent Modern Foreign Languages and technology consultant
Professor Hugh Davis, Professor of Learning Technologies and University Director of Education at the University of Southampton.
Dr. Marina Orsini-Jones, Associate Head of Department, English and Languages, Coventry University
*University staff can attend the symposium for a discounted rate of £80 (standard rate £200)*
To register and see the programme online, go to https://www.llas.ac.uk/events/6848