Two of our students participated in the graduation ceremony

Two of our students, Chantelle Bartolo Cremona and Christopher Evans participated in the graduation ceremony today. 

Graduation day!

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.

Tutorial on Active Worlds

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.

Tutorial on Active Worlds

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.

Presentation of the implementation of the COMP-PLETE framework

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.


The presentation slides: https://www.slideshare.net/cgoria/iceri-2019-presentation-shared-on-twitter

Presentation on the design of the Telecollaboration in Language Learning module

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 Virtual Exchange and 21st Century Teacher Education Conference (Leon, Spain, 4-6 September, 2019).
The presentation slides:
https://www.slideshare.net/angelntini/developing-an-online-course-on-telecollaboration-for-teachers-a-reflection-on-the-design-and-implementation

Dissertation talk: The use of leaderboard: Effects on time-on-task and learner achievements

Don't miss this Friday (26 July) at 11:00am (UK time) the dissertation talk "The use of leaderboard: Effects on time-on-task and learner achievements" by our student Saw Lean Khaw.
Saw Lean will present her dissertation, talk about her experience, and reply to questions related with the research subject.
Please fill in the Doodle to register your attendance: https://doodle.com/poll/p73vd843gzicir9h
The link for the virtual room: https://uni-of-nottingham.adobeconnect.com/r8fi3nk0ena/

Dissertation talk: The influence of a digital game walkthrough on the retention of English vocabulary in young learners

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.

Ronan will present his dissertation, talk about his experience, and reply to questions related with the research subject.

Please fill in the Doodle to register your attendance: https://doodle.com/poll/t242uhnynckbqy2e
The link for the virtual room: https://uni-of-nottingham.adobeconnect.com/r8fi3nk0ena/

Just released: Professional Competencies in Language Learning and Teaching

The book entitled "Professional Competencies in Language Learning and Teaching", edited by Cecilia Goria, Lea Guetta, Neil Hughes, Sandra Reisenleutner, and Oranna Speicher is now released and it is freely available online: https://doi.org/10.14705/rpnet.2019.34.9782490057399

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.

Dissertation talks: "Gamified Twitter and the Willingness to Communicate" by Bryan Kilvinski and "How Does Academic Voice Arise in Internet-mediated Communication?" by Christina Markanastasakis

Don't miss this Friday (17 May) at 14:00 (UK time) two dissertation talks.
How Does Academic Voice Arise in Internet-mediated Communication? by Christina Markanastasakis
Gamified Twitter and the Willingness to Communicate by Bryan Kilvinski

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 IATEFL Learning Technologies Special Interest Group. Christina will present part of her dissertation at the 28th ICDE World Conference on Online Learning in Dublin.
Bryan and Christina will present their dissertation, talk about their experience, and reply to questions related with their research subject.
Please fill in the Doodle to register your attendance:https://doodle.com/poll/fufutgizfef3qkei

The link for the meeting room: http://uni-of-nottingham.adobeconnect.com/r8fi3nk0ena/

Hope to see you all on Friday!

Dissertation talk: "Getting the Vocabulary to Click" by Daryl Ross

Don'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.

Daryl will present his dissertation, talk about his experience, and reply to questions related with the research subject.
Please fill in the Doodle to register your attendance: https://doodle.com/poll/e4vna98gsk3dcdw4

Studentships for the MA in DTLT

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. Application deadline: 10 May 2019

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.

More info about the Master of Arts in Digital Technologies for Language Teaching and application form: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/language-centre/teaching/dtlt.aspx

More info about the studentships: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/clas/prospective/funding.aspx

Call for abstracts for the "Radical Electric Teaching: A Conference and Showcase"

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.

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.

Conference website: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/conference/fac-arts/english/radical-electric-teaching/index.aspx

Call for abstracts: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/conference/fac-arts/english/radical-electric-teaching/documents/retc-cfp-2019.pdf

Deadline for abstract submission: Wednesday 17th April 2019

Just published: Personal learning environments and personal learning networks for language teachers’ professional development

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.

Link to the chapter: https://doi.org/10.14705/rpnet.2019.28.872

#BalanceforBetter - Cecilia Goria

Cecilia 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

Neill Wylie: Language Acquisition in a Virtual World

Our student Neil Wylie shares a brief report about his study in a Virtual World.
You may read the article by clicking the following link:
https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/news-events/newsletters/article/SmqcUJT_f2r7yQlJgR0xtw