Teacher training in the age of Web 2.0: The current situation & future perspectives

Based on an overarching question of " How language teacher training should be in the 21st century",

we are pleased to announce a upcoming  webinar session on Wednesday 30th November 2011,

organised by ENS de Lyon-Ifé.

The poster is here

Date :

Wednesday November 30^th, 2011   time 14:00-15:00  Central European Time(GMT+1)

Place:

Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon (ENS-Lyon) and Broadcast Live via Elluminate

As screens play a growing part in our daily communication, as meeting possilbities have increased with social networks, how shall we prompt and train our teachers to take advantage of the potential of these tools and appliations in their language classrooms and beyond? Some of questions will be discussed throughout the webinar session.

Training for new teachers:

• How shall we connect this new type of training to the more traditional skills which are also still required and relevant?
• How much information and communication technology (ICT) should be an integral part of language teachers’ training and what are our pedagogical aims?

Continuing education for current teachers (“in-service” training):

• How can we create a love for the integration of technology?
• What are the new skills teachers need to learn to feel comfortable about technology choices for language learning and teaching?
• Can continuing education induce changes in practice?
• Are training courses that focus solely on the technological aspect of tools and applications useful?

An interactive debate with four leading researchers in the field of language teacher training will address insightful answers to these questions drawn by their own specific professional experiences.

The invited speakers:

Christine Develotte, ENS de Lyon-Ifé , France

Mirjam Hauck, Open University, UK

Melinda Dooly, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona ,Spain

Join us for the special live debate(Videostreaming webinar)

For free registration email now

ls6.teachertraining@gmail.com