ESL etc.

From January 14 to February 24, TESOL is offering a free, online conference. In addition to being free, the session are open to non-TESOL members. The Electronic Village Online is run by TESOL’s computer assisted language learning (CALL) interest section, so the sessions are mostly technology-focused. To participate in a session, you simply join the associated Yahoo! group. Participants are advised to join no more than two sessions. Registration begins January 1.

For full descriptions of each session, click below. In addition to an outline of the content broken down by week, you can also find the intended audience and the required tools. The sessions that have caught my eye are the ones on lesson planning, drama, and music.

Sessions for TESOL Electronic Village 2008

• Advanced Tips & Tricks for Successful Online Teaching and Learning: Facilitating Use of Authentic English
• Becoming a Webhead
• Blogging for Educators
• Effective Lesson Planning
• EVO Video 2008 ESL/EFL Video Slide Shows and Vlogging
• Exploring the Big Apple, Byte by Byte
• Getting Started with Drama in Your Classroom
• Getting the Most out of Web 2.0 for ESP
• Integrating Technology into Adult ESL
• Music in the Classroom, or I got Rhythm!
• Research on Web 2.0 applications to English Language Learning
• Social Media in ELT
• Teaching with PowerPoint