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

#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

Gamification and Ludology: Presentation recording

Ivan Lombardi talked about two uses of gamification at the Teaching & Learning Seminar. Firstly at the University of Fukui (Japan) where Fukudai Hero is a video game-like English class for students of Engineering (with low motivation to take compulsory English classes). It aims to strengthen the students’ engagement with the class content (usually a range of topics for basic communication in English) by using core game elements like quests, a point system, and free choice. At Nottingham, the online MA Programme in Digital Technologies for Language Teaching includes a gamified module on Game-based learning.

Recording of the presentation: http://comms.nottingham.ac.uk/learningtechnology/2016/04/19/seminar-gamification-and-ludology-6-april-2016-recordings/

Dr. Goria awarded with the Lord Dearing Award

Dr. Goria was chosen as one of the winners of this year's Lord Dearing Awards

Dr. Cecilia Goria, Director of the Master of Arts in Digital Technologies for Language Teaching, was awarded with the Lord Dearing Award*.

In her proposal emphasised the way that informed use of digital technologies facilitate her efforts to innovate and excel. As she wrote in her abstract: "My contribution to teaching and learning is special, because I make informed use of the latest technologies, emphasising student-led learning and autonomy. Characterised by the ongoing commitment to innovation, a broad variety of methods and the development of best practice my teaching combines Face-to-Face (F2F) with Distance Learning (DL) pedagogies."


* The Lord Dearing Awards acknowledge the outstanding achievements of University of Nottingham staff in enhancing the student learning experience.

For more information about this year's Lord Dearing Awards winners: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/tld/awards/dearingawards/lda2015abstracts.aspx

C. Goria to the Guardian: "There is no longer a four-walled classroom"

Dr. Cecilia Goria, academic director of the Master of Arts in Language Teaching, was interviewed by Martin Williams from the Guardian about the effects of technology in language teaching.
She stated that "there is no longer a four-walled classroom; teaching and learning now extends beyond that", yet she dismissed the idea of using technology as a silver bullet for language teaching arguing  that "using technology for the sake of it doesn't add anything to either the teaching or the learning. It is really only an improvement if it goes hand-in-hand with a change in the pedagogy."


The interview was part of the technology in language teaching series funded by Rosetta Stone: http://www.theguardian.com/teacher-network/teacher-blog/2014/may/12/technology-language-teaching-learning-pedagogy