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

Jane Basnett: What the MA in DTLT has done for me so far and my thoughts on what I am discovering now

Jane Basnett - second year student currently writing her dissertation - reflects on her experience studying for the Master of Arts in Digital Technologies for Language Teaching.

Read Jane's post: http://janeebasnett.blogspot.co.uk/p/the-ma-project.html

Only for students of the MA in DTLT: Dissertation Show on Thursday 23 July

Poster for the Dissertation Show created by one of our students, Chryso Pelekani

Students of the Master of Arts in Digital Technologies for Language Teaching are invited to the online Dissertation Show on Thursday, 23 July at 11 a.m. (UK time).

The Dissertation Show is an excellent opportunity for students working on their dissertations to present what they have done so far and their plans for completion and get feedback from their peers and tutors. It aims also to provide ideas and tips for future research on the broad area of language teaching and learning with digital technologies to students who will undertake their dissertation during the next semester.


For more information about the Dissertation Show, please contact the MA in DTLT programme director Dr. Cecilia Goria (cecilia.goria@nottingham.ac.uk).

Lesson Plans submitted to the Competition are now available online!

The social media promotion team of the MA in Digital Technologies for Language Teaching hosted a lesson plan competition for all teachers worldwide. The contest attracted the interest of many educators and we had some great lesson plans submitted.
What is more important, contestants gave their permission to share publicly their lesson plans so everyone could benefit from them. 

We created a special board on our Pinterest account where you can find a collection of the lesson plans submitted in the competition: https://www.pinterest.com/dt4lt/language-learning-lesson-plan-competition/

Student experiences of studying for the MA in Digital Technologies for Language Teaching

We asked our students to share their thoughts about their experience of studying for the Master of Arts in Digital Technologies for Language Teaching. Our students talked about several issues including the distance delivery method and teaching methods, support given by the tutors, and learning gains.

This video is a synthesis of their videos - we hope you find it interesting and informative!

Jane Basnett - Studying for the Master of Arts in Digital Technologies for Language Teaching

Jane Basnett, 2nd year student of the MA in DTLT, feels a little bit disappointed that the course is coming to an end!

Innovative Language Teaching and Learning at University Conference - 19 June 2015

The School of Cultures, Languages and Area Studies at The University of Nottingham is hosting the 5th annual conference in the "Innovative Language Teaching and Learning at University" series. Following great success in Newcastle (2011), Bristol (2012), Manchester (2013) and Leeds (2014), in 2015 the conference will focus on 'Enhancing Participation and Collaboration'.


The #InnoConf15 is taking place at the University of Nottingham (University Park Campus) on 19 June 2015. Confirmed keynote speakers are Jan Hardman (University of York) and Zoltán Dörnyei (University of Nottingham).

A volume with selected papers from the conference, edited by Cecilia Goria, Oranna Speicher and Sascha Stollhans, will be published with research-publishing.net in 2016.

For further information, please see the conference website: http://innoconf2015.weebly.com/

Update
Read the conference report: http://blogs.nottingham.ac.uk/clas/2015/07/14/innovative-language-teaching-and-learning-at-university-enhancing-participation-and-collaboration/

Survey about attitudes to postgraduate study - Lucky draw winner announcement

The social media promotion team of the Master of Arts in Digital Technologies for Language Teaching of the University of Nottingham held a survey about attitudes towards postgraduate study from 30 March to 15 June 2015. We would like to thank all people for taking the time to participate in our online survey. Your input is valuable to us and it will help us determine the best way to improve the Master of Arts in Digital Technologies for Language Teaching programme.

People who responded in our survey had the opportunity to enter a draw for a SanakoStudy Solo license (http://www.sanako.com/products/study-1200/study-solo/). The draw was held on 16 June 2015 and the winner was selected at random. The lucky winner is Alena Widows.

Survey about attitudes to postgraduate study - Few days left to participate!

The social media promotion team of the Master of Arts in Digital Technologies for Language Teaching of the University of Nottingham is running a survey about attitudes towards postgraduate study. 

Your participation in the survey will be greatly appreciated and will help us deliver better services to our future students. Also, respondents in the survey will have a chance to win a SanakoStudy Solo license. The drawing will be conducted on 15 June 2015 and the lucky winner will be announced on the Facebook page of the MA in Digital Technologies for Language Teaching and will be contacted via email.

The survey consists of 23 questions and will take approximately 5-7 minutes to answer.

To answer the survey click the link below:
http://goo.gl/forms/nkyBsw6uSV

Survey about attitudes to postgraduate study - chance to win a free SanakoStudy Solo License

The social media promotion team of the Master of Arts in Digital Technologies for Language Teaching of the University of Nottingham is running a survey about attitudes towards postgraduate study. 

Your participation in the survey will be greatly appreciated and will help us deliver better services to our future students. Also, respondents in the survey will have a chance to win a SanakoStudy Solo license. The drawing will be conducted on 15 June 2015 and the lucky winner will be announced on the Facebook page of the MA in Digital Technologies for Language Teaching and will be contacted via email.

The survey consists of 23 questions and will take approximately 5-7 minutes to answer.

To answer the survey click the link below:
http://goo.gl/forms/nkyBsw6uSV

Reminder - The Q&A session is today!

The second Questions & Answers session on Twitter for the Master of Arts in Digital Technologies for Language Teaching of the University of Nottingham is today! The session will run for one hour from 3-4 pm (UK time) (check your time zone). Follow the Twitter account of the programme (@dt4lt), use ‪#‎dt4lt‬ and get ready to voice your questions!

Don't miss the chance to discuss your questions about studying online with us and get answers from tutors and students of the programme!

Looking forward to e-see you!

Next Q&A session on Thursday 4th June

We hope that you enjoyed today's Q&A session on Twitter as much as we do. There were several interesting questions about studying for the Master of Arts in Digital Technologies and our students (special thanks for their participation) gave insightful and helpful answers based on their personal experience.
The next Q&A session will happen on Thursday 4th June 2015, from 3-4 pm (UK time) (check your time zone). The Q&A session is a great opportunity to voice your questions about studying online for the Master of Arts in Digital Technologies for Language Teaching of the University of Nottingham and get answers from a team of tutors and students. So, make sure that you don't miss it!


We also prepared a Facebook event for people who do not have a Twitter account, so they can post their questions there.

Looking forward to e-see you!

Reminder - The Q&A Twitter session is today!

The first Questions & Answers session on Twitter for the Master of Arts in Digital Technologies for Language Teaching of the University of Nottingham is today! The session will run for one hour from 11-12 a.m. (countdown to the event). Don't miss the chance to discuss your questions about studying online with us and get answers from tutors and students of the programme!

Looking forward to e-see you!

Only a few days left before our Q&A session on Twitter! - Monday 1st June

Only a few days left before the first Q&A session on Twitter happening on Monday 1st June 2015, 11-12 am! The Q&A session is a great opportunity to post your questions about studying online for the Master of Arts in Digital Technologies for Language Teaching of the University of Nottingham and get answers from a team of tutors and students. So, make sure that you don't miss it!

Don't forget to use the #dt4lt, follow the @dt4lt Twitter account and we will follow you back.

We also prepared a Facebook event so you won't forget about the Q&A session! Join the Facebook event to receive updates and info!

Looking forward to e-see you!

University of Nottingham - League tables

The University of Nottingham is placed 77th in the world and in the top 1% of Universities internationally by the latest (2014) QS World University Rankings.

In UK, the University of Nottingham is consistently ranked in the top 30 Universities.

• The Complete University Guide 2016: 25th
• The Times Good University Guide 2015: 22nd 
• The Guardian University Guide 2015: 22nd 

The University of Nottingham is ranked 8th in the UK in the Research Excellence Framework (the Research Excellence Framework is a quality measure of universities’ academic work, which will decide how much funding they receive for the next six years).

The Times Higher Education Student Experience Survey, which polls student opinion on 21 aspects of university life, placed Nottingham 10th in the UK in 2014.

R. Martínez - Studying Technology-Enhanced Creative Writing

How is the experience of studying Technology-Enhanced Creative Writing at the Master of Arts in Digital Technologies for Language Teaching? For Robert Martínez, 1st year student, the Technology-Enhanced Creative Writing module has been a journey of discovery in terms of professional, academic and personal achievements. Watch his self-reflection video:

Join us on Twitter for a chat about #dt4lt programme

Do you want to advance your career or are you looking for a career change? Are you looking for a masters degree program that can fit into your busy schedule? Are you looking for something to broaden your knowledge and hone your skills on language teaching?

We invite you to our Questions & Answers (Q&A) sessions on Twitter where you will have the opportunity to discuss your questions about studying online for the Master of Arts in Digital Technologies for Language Teaching of the University of Nottingham and get answers from a team of tutors and students.

Join us on Twitter using the #dt4lt hashtag on Monday 1st June 2015 from 11-12 am (check your time zone) and on Thursday 4th June 2015 from 3-4 pm (UK time) (check your time zone). If you are not on Twitter you can ask your questions here or on our Facebook event.


Looking forward to e-see you!

Jane Basnett - We are all unique

Jane Basnett, second year student of the Master of Arts in Digital Technologies for Language Teaching, shares her thoughts on providing individualised learning for every student.


Read more on her blog: http://janeebasnett.blogspot.com/2015/05/we-are-all-unique_10.html

Marguerite Coutinho - Studying for the Master of Arts in Digital Technologies for Language Teaching

Marguerite Coutinho, 2nd year student, created a short animation to share her experience of studying at the Master of Arts in Digital Technologies for Language Teaching.

Karina Thorne - Studying for the Master of Arts in Digital Technologies for Language Teaching

Karina Pearl Thorne, 1st year student, summarizes in 90 seconds her experience studying at the Master of Arts in Digital Technologies for Language Teaching.