tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73243645718563860262024-03-06T03:01:53.959+00:00Master of Arts in Digital Technologies for Language Teachingdt4lthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09252735105227725921noreply@blogger.comBlogger171125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7324364571856386026.post-9436210239190382722020-07-02T13:38:00.001+01:002020-07-04T09:10:17.174+01:00Program schedule for the Open Day on July 6th<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Registration is free but required for attending the Online Open Day: <a href="https://forms.gle/viZdbQMvQnydeLP27">https://forms.gle/viZdbQMvQnydeLP27</a>dt4lthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09252735105227725921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7324364571856386026.post-76874178116410997552020-05-27T08:35:00.004+01:002020-05-29T09:18:27.567+01:00Dissertation talk: Impact of Duolingo on Students’ Motivation and Language AccuracyDon't miss this Friday (29 May) at 10:30am (UK time) the dissertation talk "Impact of Duolingo on Students’ Motivation and Language Accuracy" by our student Irena Bielicka. Irena will present her dissertation, talk about her experience, and reply to questions related with the research subject.<br />
The link for the virtual room: <a href="https://uni-of-nottingham.adobeconnect.com/_a908729032/r8fi3nk0ena/">http://uni-of-nottingham.adobeconnect.com/r8fi3nk0ena/</a>dt4lthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09252735105227725921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7324364571856386026.post-48563108989233912662020-05-10T13:06:00.000+01:002020-05-11T18:19:24.415+01:00Dissertation talk: The effects of mobile devices on JUFE students’ metacognitive skills while developing oral English tasksDon't miss this Friday (15 May) at 10:30am (UK time) the dissertation talk "The effects of mobile devices on JUFE students’ metacognitive skills while developing oral English tasks" by our student Leonardo Bermudez Chingate. Leonardo will present his dissertation, talk about his experience, and reply to questions related with the research subject.<br />
The link for the virtual room: <a href="https://uni-of-nottingham.adobeconnect.com/_a908729032/r8fi3nk0ena/">https://uni-of-nottingham.adobeconnect.com/_a908729032/r8fi3nk0ena/</a>dt4lthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09252735105227725921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7324364571856386026.post-10400114209612608962020-05-08T16:34:00.001+01:002020-05-08T16:39:19.371+01:00Our student Karina Pearl Thorne presents her course on Creative Writing on #LearningRevolution ConferenceDon't miss tomorrow, Saturday (9 May) at 11:00pm (UK time) the presentation by Karina Pearl Thorne at the Learning Revolution online conference on the design of her online course on Creative Writer Identity Development as part of her dissertation.<br />
The presentation, titled "Creative Writer Identity Development for English Language Learners" is a call for English language learners and teachers to join a free online course in creative writing. The presentation will introduce the online course, the main digital tools, the weekly study schedule and the benefits for taking part.<br />
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Karina is a language learner, online English tutor, Masters student and Creative Writing enthusiast. She leads a small online community called Share Your Story with Confidence, focusing on reading, writing and positive thinking to boost creative output. When she can, Karina combines her personal passions with her academic studies, such as the project that will be presented in the learning revolution conference.<br />
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The link for the conference website: <a href="https://learningrevolution.com/page/gmt-1-1">https://learningrevolution.com/page/gmt-1-1</a> dt4lthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09252735105227725921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7324364571856386026.post-45700799564342285242020-03-13T17:57:00.000+00:002020-03-13T17:59:19.374+00:00Publication based on a students' dissertation project<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We are very proud to announce the publication of the article "Design of a Gamified Twitter Environment: Investigation of how Students' Personality and Attitude in Language Learning Affect their Participation" at the Digital Innovations and Research in Language Learning (edited by S. Mavridi and V. Saumell). The study is based on the dissertation project that one of our students, Bryan Kilvinski, designed and developed under the supervision of our tutors Angelos Konstantinidis and Ivan Lombardi.dt4lthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09252735105227725921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7324364571856386026.post-27022809727567064372020-02-13T13:59:00.000+00:002020-03-05T14:06:11.564+00:00Studentships for studying online at the Master of Arts in Digital Technologies for language Teaching<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEQZGaRPnScxQrhH4TWiqjHzSDwA5gVFOLUUwpaSFGTMQ1LtbTRZfHu9713jcY1Db2tx5uSrBBnSdMGOUSTN3W-ykvtseDmLlYGHeWMZOyaq81pLiVZqbUWrlDC-MuahsMTiMNvCVJ9OU/s1600/MA+2019-2020+Poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1472" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEQZGaRPnScxQrhH4TWiqjHzSDwA5gVFOLUUwpaSFGTMQ1LtbTRZfHu9713jcY1Db2tx5uSrBBnSdMGOUSTN3W-ykvtseDmLlYGHeWMZOyaq81pLiVZqbUWrlDC-MuahsMTiMNvCVJ9OU/s400/MA+2019-2020+Poster.jpg" width="366" /></a>The School of Cultures, Languages and Area Studies is offering a number of studentships and fee waivers for students of the Master of Arts in Digital Technologies for Language Teaching. Masters studentships include home fees-only awards and home-fees plus stipend awards.<br />
Application deadline: 11 May 2020<br />
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To be eligible to apply for School funding, you must be holding an offer of a place to study at the Master of Arts in Digital Technologies for Language Teaching of the University of Nottingham. You are advised to apply at least one month in advance to be eligible to apply for the studentship.<br />
More info about the Master of Arts in Digital Technologies for Language Teaching and application form: <a href="https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/pgstudy/course/taught/digital-technologies-for-language-teaching-(distance-learning)-ma">https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/pgstudy/course/taught/digital-technologies-for-language-teaching-(distance-learning)-ma</a><br />
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More info about the studentships: <a href="https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/clas/prospective/funding.aspx">https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/clas/prospective/funding.aspx</a> (search for the heading Masters Degree Funding and then click on School of Cultures, Languages and Area Studies Masters Studentships)dt4lthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09252735105227725921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7324364571856386026.post-21921973928064612602019-12-10T15:37:00.000+00:002019-12-11T10:40:34.034+00:00Two of our students participated in the graduation ceremony <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Two of our students, Chantelle Bartolo Cremona and Christopher Evans participated in the graduation ceremony today. dt4lthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09252735105227725921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7324364571856386026.post-82411130479701794302019-12-10T09:50:00.000+00:002019-12-11T09:06:50.474+00:00Graduation day!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQxrTdhyphenhyphenq5ii1VY5KeXQ_Dswz3tvLEeBKoTLcq4-feZGsd1XHB0YFFu7iJtMYlnKsuvK98M6xeCXcg8mdOo4DpEl1vzha4GM-O2obY4kotZIvGlwHdlHDhUjZhWnB9MAbteoQ9fJ6OquY/s1600/graduates+2019.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="485" data-original-width="720" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQxrTdhyphenhyphenq5ii1VY5KeXQ_Dswz3tvLEeBKoTLcq4-feZGsd1XHB0YFFu7iJtMYlnKsuvK98M6xeCXcg8mdOo4DpEl1vzha4GM-O2obY4kotZIvGlwHdlHDhUjZhWnB9MAbteoQ9fJ6OquY/s320/graduates+2019.jpg" width="320" /></a>Many congrats to our students who graduated today Eugenia Balseiro, Chantelle Bartolo Cremona, Leonardo Bermudez Chingate, Irena Bielicka, Agata Cyrklewicz, Christopher Evans, Sean Gallagher, Nisreen Karhili, and Federica Spigarelli.dt4lthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09252735105227725921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7324364571856386026.post-81661306682132493202019-12-05T19:13:00.000+00:002019-12-11T09:15:39.123+00:00Tutorial on Active Worlds<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Today we had a very vivid discussion today on our virtual park on Active Worlds about the features and the possible use of virtual worlds for language teaching.dt4lthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09252735105227725921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7324364571856386026.post-26777467934958670192019-11-28T19:59:00.000+00:002019-12-11T09:12:02.437+00:00Tutorial on Active Worlds<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Great tutorial on Active Worlds today, guided by Angelos Konstantinidis, with lots of questions answered, while students explored dance moves, flying, and costume change! Towards the end of the session, students freely explored a space created by one of our former students, Neill Wylie.dt4lthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09252735105227725921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7324364571856386026.post-31289226585247217882019-11-12T21:27:00.000+00:002019-11-15T21:34:03.312+00:00Presentation of the implementation of the COMP-PLETE framework<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Dr. Cecilia Goria, director of the Master of Arts in Digital Technologies for Language Teaching programme, and Sally Hanford presented at the ICERI2019 conference how Microsoft Teams is used for a COMP-PLETE online learning experience in the Master of Arts in Digital Technologies for Language Teaching, University of Nottingham.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">The presentation slides: <a href="https://www.slideshare.net/cgoria/iceri-2019-presentation-shared-on-twitter">https://www.slideshare.net/cgoria/iceri-2019-presentation-shared-on-twitter</a></span>dt4lthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09252735105227725921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7324364571856386026.post-46549279648879300422019-09-04T19:41:00.000+01:002019-09-09T19:43:24.712+01:00Presentation on the design of the Telecollaboration in Language Learning module<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Yrpt2ZFWLEHpMIrRl1tQAsZXJwoUdwrQdgpJWHNmM1Rv7ZwqX7Kvdtbn_MqT3nMlAyYgpwTb9PRIN16askKK8Veik1d1WcKJXDT8SO9TODxx7Ao25rmWCLQD7c20bdwrpdBD8HgpZX4/s1600/conference+angelos.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1278" data-original-width="1600" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Yrpt2ZFWLEHpMIrRl1tQAsZXJwoUdwrQdgpJWHNmM1Rv7ZwqX7Kvdtbn_MqT3nMlAyYgpwTb9PRIN16askKK8Veik1d1WcKJXDT8SO9TODxx7Ao25rmWCLQD7c20bdwrpdBD8HgpZX4/s320/conference+angelos.jpg" width="320" /></a>Angelos Konstantinidis, team member of our Master of Arts in Digital Technologies for Language Teaching, presented the research design and development process of the Telecollaboration in Language Learning module at the <a href="https://sites.google.com/unileon.es/evaluate2019/home" target="_blank">Virtual Exchange and 21st Century Teacher Education Conference (Leon, Spain, 4-6 September, 2019)</a>.<br />
The presentation slides: <br />
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Saw Lean will present her dissertation, talk about her experience, and reply to questions related with the research subject.<br />
Please fill in the Doodle to register your attendance: <a href="https://doodle.com/poll/p73vd843gzicir9h">https://doodle.com/poll/p73vd843gzicir9h</a><br />
The link for the virtual room: <a href="https://uni-of-nottingham.adobeconnect.com/r8fi3nk0ena/"><span class="d-locationName">https://uni-of-nottingham.adobeconnect.com/r8fi3nk0ena/</span></a>dt4lthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09252735105227725921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7324364571856386026.post-49501110717212822742019-06-14T13:19:00.002+01:002019-06-14T13:31:45.494+01:00Dissertation talk: The influence of a digital game walkthrough on the retention of English vocabulary in young learners<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Don't miss this Friday (21 June) at 11:00 (UK time) the dissertation talk: "The influence of a digital game walkthrough on the retention of English vocabulary in young learners" by our student Ronan Kelly. Ronan successfully completed his dissertation in 2018.<br />
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Ronan will present his dissertation, talk about his experience, and reply to questions related with the research subject.<br />
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Please fill in the Doodle to register your attendance: <a href="https://doodle.com/poll/e4vna98gsk3dcdw4"> https://doodle.com/poll/t242uhnynckbqy2e</a><br />
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This volume examines many of the complex issues regarding the language skills and professional competencies acquired by students studying Modern Foreign Languages at universities in the United Kingdom and across Europe. It also outlines the innovative pedagogical strategies, methods, and resources employed by language academics to help graduates transition from university into the world of work through their MFL studies. dt4lthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09252735105227725921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7324364571856386026.post-80772522167815858032019-05-14T10:42:00.003+01:002019-05-14T10:42:47.844+01:00Dissertation talks: "Gamified Twitter and the Willingness to Communicate" by Bryan Kilvinski and "How Does Academic Voice Arise in Internet-mediated Communication?" by Christina MarkanastasakisDon't miss this Friday (17 May) at 14:00 (UK time) two dissertation talks.<br />
<i>How Does Academic Voice Arise in Internet-mediated Communication?</i> by Christina Markanastasakis<br />
<i>Gamified Twitter and the Willingness to Communicate</i> by Bryan Kilvinski <br />
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Both Christina and Bryan successfully completed their dissertations in 2018. Bryan, in collaboration with his two supervisors Angelos Konstantinidis and Ivan Lombardi, submitted and will publish part of his dissertation research in an edited volume by the <a href="https://ltsig.iatefl.org/" target="_blank">IATEFL Learning Technologies Special Interest Group</a>. Christina will present part of her dissertation at the <a href="https://wcol2019.ie/" target="_blank">28th ICDE World Conference on Online Learning</a> in Dublin.<br />
Bryan and Christina will present their dissertation, talk about their experience, and reply to questions related with their research subject.<br />
Please fill in the Doodle to register your attendance:<a href="https://doodle.com/poll/fufutgizfef3qkei">https://doodle.com/poll/fufutgizfef3qkei</a><br />
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The link for the meeting room: <a href="http://uni-of-nottingham.adobeconnect.com/r8fi3nk0ena/">http://uni-of-nottingham.adobeconnect.com/r8fi3nk0ena/</a><br />
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Hope to see you all on Friday!dt4lthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09252735105227725921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7324364571856386026.post-21988381279480784452019-04-08T11:31:00.000+01:002019-04-08T11:36:40.163+01:00Dissertation talk: "Getting the Vocabulary to Click" by Daryl RossDon't miss this Friday (12 April) at 14:00 (UK time) the dissertation talk: "Getting the Vocabulary to Click: Evaluating the Use of
Collaborative Multimedia Content Creation in a Korean Freshman English
course with the use of Interactive Images created on Thinglink" by our student Daryl Ross. Daryl successfully completed his dissertation in November 2018.<br />
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Daryl will present his dissertation, talk about his experience, and reply to questions related with the research subject.<br />
Please fill in the Doodle to register your attendance: <a href="https://doodle.com/poll/e4vna98gsk3dcdw4">https://doodle.com/poll/e4vna98gsk3dcdw4</a>dt4lthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09252735105227725921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7324364571856386026.post-26923470402018818142019-04-02T20:21:00.000+01:002019-04-02T20:21:03.318+01:00Studentships for the MA in DTLTThe School of Cultures, Languages and Area Studies is offering a number of studentships and fee waivers for students of the Master of Arts in Digital Technologies for Language Teaching. Masters studentships include home fees-only awards and home-fees plus stipend awards. Application deadline: 10 May 2019<br />
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To be eligible to apply for School funding, you must be holding an offer of a place to study at the Master of Arts in Digital Technologies for Language Teaching of the University of Nottingham. You are advised to apply at least one month in advance to be eligible to apply for the studentship.<br />
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More info about the Master of Arts in Digital Technologies for Language Teaching and application form: <a href="http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/language-centre/teaching/dtlt.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/language-centre/teaching/dtlt.aspx</a><br />
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More info about the studentships: <a href="https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/clas/prospective/funding.aspx">https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/clas/prospective/funding.aspx</a>dt4lthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09252735105227725921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7324364571856386026.post-52974229487208446142019-03-21T10:13:00.002+00:002019-03-21T10:13:29.908+00:00Call for abstracts for the "Radical Electric Teaching: A Conference and Showcase"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Future innovations in teaching and learning will evolve where new thinking in teaching, new approaches to curriculum design and management, and new technology come together in alignment. This two-day conference brings together university teachers and educators, learning technologists, practitioners and students to share the concepts, practices and technical applications that will form the educational settings of the future. <br /><br />The conference is organised as part of the University’s development of ‘Applied English in the Augmented University’, a project based in the School of English that aims to develop a unique future vision of international education at distance, enabled by curricular and technological innovation.<br /><br /><b>Conference website</b>: <a href="https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/conference/fac-arts/english/radical-electric-teaching/index.aspx">https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/conference/fac-arts/english/radical-electric-teaching/index.aspx</a><br /><br /><b>Call for abstracts</b>: <a href="https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/conference/fac-arts/english/radical-electric-teaching/documents/retc-cfp-2019.pdf">https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/conference/fac-arts/english/radical-electric-teaching/documents/retc-cfp-2019.pdf</a><br /><br /><b>Deadline for abstract submission: Wednesday 17th April 2019</b>dt4lthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09252735105227725921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7324364571856386026.post-13117715929949479852019-03-17T11:17:00.001+00:002019-03-17T11:26:39.815+00:00Just published: Personal learning environments and personal learning networks for language teachers’ professional development<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We are proud to see our tutors and students in the Master of Arts in Digital Technologies collaborating and publishing a book chapter on Personal Learning Environments and their potential for supporting our students’ learning and for creating professional development opportunities for our students.<br />
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Link to the chapter: <a href="https://doi.org/10.14705/rpnet.2019.28.872">https://doi.org/10.14705/rpnet.2019.28.872</a>dt4lthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09252735105227725921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7324364571856386026.post-10459017483391057862019-03-08T14:55:00.003+00:002019-03-08T14:55:39.058+00:00#BalanceforBetter - Cecilia GoriaCecilia Goria, academic leader of the Master of Arts in Digital Technologies for Language Teaching, actively guides and supports teachers around the world in integrating technologies in their classrooms #BalanceforBetter dt4lthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09252735105227725921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7324364571856386026.post-64006393625996680722019-02-28T15:39:00.001+00:002019-02-28T15:39:33.700+00:00Neill Wylie: Language Acquisition in a Virtual WorldOur student Neil Wylie shares a brief report about his study in a Virtual World.<br />
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<a href="https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/news-events/newsletters/article/SmqcUJT_f2r7yQlJgR0xtw">https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/news-events/newsletters/article/SmqcUJT_f2r7yQlJgR0xtw</a>dt4lthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09252735105227725921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7324364571856386026.post-76983205600790484682018-11-16T23:23:00.000+00:002019-12-13T14:24:50.553+00:00Dr Cecilia Goria talks about her poster in the Finding The Student Voice in Assessment Conference<iframe src="https://cdnapisec.kaltura.com/p/1355621/sp/135562100/embedIframeJs/uiconf_id/38386321/partner_id/1355621?iframeembed=true&playerId=kplayer&entry_id=1_x75f6t4j&flashvars[streamerType]=auto" width="560" height="395" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozAllowFullScreen allow="autoplay *; fullscreen *; encrypted-media *" frameborder="0"></iframe>dt4lthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09252735105227725921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7324364571856386026.post-10867001716081946532018-03-09T10:19:00.002+00:002018-03-09T10:26:33.057+00:00Applications are now open!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The distance learning Master of Arts in Digital Technologies, University of Nottingham, offers an excellent opportunity for enthusiastic language teachers to engage with new learning technologies and develop their skills, creativity and knowledge.<br />
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Applications are now open: <a href="http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/language-centre/teaching/dtlt.aspx">http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/language-centre/teaching/dtlt.aspx</a> dt4lthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09252735105227725921noreply@blogger.com0