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Onestopblogs collects data from all of the listed blogs and then does useful and interesting things with that data. Here are just some of its features:
Top stories: Stories that are being discussed on several blogs are brought together on the homepage, making it easy to see what’s new.
Latest posts: Keep up-to-date with the latest thoughts from our bloggers, all on one page.
Publications: Find out which books and academic papers are creating a buzz in the blogosphere.
Search or filter: Use the Search function or filter blogs and posts by your own specialist subject or field; from business and exams to teacher training, technology and linguistics.
Submit a blog: Put your own blog forward for inclusion or suggest a blog that you like.
Setting up your own blog
The best way to become part of the onestopblogs community it to set up your own blog! This is very easy to do. There are lots of blog platforms you could use, but three that offer the platform, domain name and hosting for free are:
Blogger: https://www.blogger.com/start
WordPress: http://wordpress.com/
TypePad: http://www.typepad.com/
Posts tonen met het label blogs. Alle posts tonen
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zondag 17 mei 2009
zaterdag 16 mei 2009
We are now a proud member of OneStopBlogs
A Study in Scarlet is proud to announce their inclusion into the OneStopBlogs directory.
Onestopblogs brings together blogs from throughout the English language teaching community. Featuring blogs from the best teachers, trainers and linguists on the web, onestopblogs is the portal for news, views, tips and trends in the world of ELT.
A service for teachers
It can be hard to keep up with the latest methodologies and technologies in ELT and how they are being used in the classroom. One way to stay in the know is by subscribing to some good, authoritative blogs. But keeping track of them all can be hard work. Now, thanks to onestopblogs, you can read all the best ELT blogs in one place.
We launched onestopblogs with 70 of the most varied and interesting blogs in the ELT community, covering everything from Exams and ESP to teacher training and technology. Look out for specialist blogs from authors and academics such as David Crystal, Pete Sharma, Lindsay Clandfield and Nik Peachey.
A service for bloggers
You can reach new audiences by making sure your blog is listed on onestopblogs. So please join us by sending your blog to the onestopenglish team. Of course if you object to having your blog listed, please let us know and we will take it down immediately.
Onestopblogs brings together blogs from throughout the English language teaching community. Featuring blogs from the best teachers, trainers and linguists on the web, onestopblogs is the portal for news, views, tips and trends in the world of ELT.
A service for teachers
It can be hard to keep up with the latest methodologies and technologies in ELT and how they are being used in the classroom. One way to stay in the know is by subscribing to some good, authoritative blogs. But keeping track of them all can be hard work. Now, thanks to onestopblogs, you can read all the best ELT blogs in one place.
We launched onestopblogs with 70 of the most varied and interesting blogs in the ELT community, covering everything from Exams and ESP to teacher training and technology. Look out for specialist blogs from authors and academics such as David Crystal, Pete Sharma, Lindsay Clandfield and Nik Peachey.
A service for bloggers
You can reach new audiences by making sure your blog is listed on onestopblogs. So please join us by sending your blog to the onestopenglish team. Of course if you object to having your blog listed, please let us know and we will take it down immediately.
dinsdag 12 mei 2009
What is a Learner Blog?
Aaron Campbell (2003) has outlined three types of blogs for use with language classes. The most demanding is probably the Learner Blog:
The Learner Blog is the third type of blog and it requires more time and effort from the teacher to both set up and moderate, but is probably the most rewarding. It involves giving each student an individual blog. The benefit of this is that this becomes the student's own personal online space. Students can be encouraged to write frequently about what interests them, and can post comments on other students' blogs.
The Learner Blog is the third type of blog and it requires more time and effort from the teacher to both set up and moderate, but is probably the most rewarding. It involves giving each student an individual blog. The benefit of this is that this becomes the student's own personal online space. Students can be encouraged to write frequently about what interests them, and can post comments on other students' blogs.
What is a Class blog
Aaron Campbell (2003) has outlined three types of blogs for use with language classes. Nowadays, Class blogs are becoming increasingly important:
The Class Blog is a shared space, with teacher and students being able to write to the main area. It is best used as a collaborative discussion space, an extra-curricular extension of the classroom. Students can be encouraged to reflect in more depth, in writing, on themes touched upon in class. Students are given a greater sense of freedom and involvement than with the tutor blog. Often this blog is not made public, as it focuses on the life inside the classroom.
The Class Blog is a shared space, with teacher and students being able to write to the main area. It is best used as a collaborative discussion space, an extra-curricular extension of the classroom. Students can be encouraged to reflect in more depth, in writing, on themes touched upon in class. Students are given a greater sense of freedom and involvement than with the tutor blog. Often this blog is not made public, as it focuses on the life inside the classroom.
11 Reasons to use a Blog in your Classroom?
There are many reasons to use a blog in your classroom.
1. It provides your students with a "live" audience.
Normally assignments will have only one reader: The Teacher. By asking your students to contribute on the blog, they will increase the interactivity with other readers (fellow students or the millions of internet users all over the globe).
2. The focus will be more on content (as opposed to form)
3. It provide extra reading practice for students.
This reading can be produced by the teacher, other students in the same class, or, in the case of comments posted to a blog, by people from all over the world.
4. Blogs can be used as online student learner journals
The value of using learner journals has been well documented. Usually they are private channels between teacher and student. Using a blog as a learner journal can increase the audience.
5. To guide students to online resources appropriate for their level.
The Internet has a bewildering array of resources that are potentially useful for your students. The problem is finding and directing your learners to them. For this reason, you can use your tutor blog as a portal for your learners.
6. Blogs can increase the sense of community in a class.
A class blog can help foster a feeling of community between the members of a class, especially if learners are sharing information about themselves and their hobbies, and are responding to what other students are writing.
7. To encourage shy students to participate.
There is evidence to suggest that students who are quiet in class can find their voice when given the opportunity to express themselves in a blog.
To stimulate out-of-class discussion.
8. To create a space for pre-class or post-class discussion.
And what students write about in the blog can also be used to promote discussion in class.
9. To encourage a process-writing approach.
Because students are writing for publication, they are usually more concerned about getting things right, and usually understand the value of rewriting more than if the only audience for their written work is the teacher.
10.As an online portfolio or even an archive of student written work.
There is much to be gained from students keeping a portfolio of their work. One example is the ease at which learners can return to previous written work and evaluate the progress they have made during a course.
11. To help build a closer relationship between students in large classes.
Sometimes students in large classes can spend all year studying with the same people without getting to know them well. A blog is another tool that can help bring students together.
1. It provides your students with a "live" audience.
Normally assignments will have only one reader: The Teacher. By asking your students to contribute on the blog, they will increase the interactivity with other readers (fellow students or the millions of internet users all over the globe).
2. The focus will be more on content (as opposed to form)
3. It provide extra reading practice for students.
This reading can be produced by the teacher, other students in the same class, or, in the case of comments posted to a blog, by people from all over the world.
4. Blogs can be used as online student learner journals
The value of using learner journals has been well documented. Usually they are private channels between teacher and student. Using a blog as a learner journal can increase the audience.
5. To guide students to online resources appropriate for their level.
The Internet has a bewildering array of resources that are potentially useful for your students. The problem is finding and directing your learners to them. For this reason, you can use your tutor blog as a portal for your learners.
6. Blogs can increase the sense of community in a class.
A class blog can help foster a feeling of community between the members of a class, especially if learners are sharing information about themselves and their hobbies, and are responding to what other students are writing.
7. To encourage shy students to participate.
There is evidence to suggest that students who are quiet in class can find their voice when given the opportunity to express themselves in a blog.
To stimulate out-of-class discussion.
8. To create a space for pre-class or post-class discussion.
And what students write about in the blog can also be used to promote discussion in class.
9. To encourage a process-writing approach.
Because students are writing for publication, they are usually more concerned about getting things right, and usually understand the value of rewriting more than if the only audience for their written work is the teacher.
10.As an online portfolio or even an archive of student written work.
There is much to be gained from students keeping a portfolio of their work. One example is the ease at which learners can return to previous written work and evaluate the progress they have made during a course.
11. To help build a closer relationship between students in large classes.
Sometimes students in large classes can spend all year studying with the same people without getting to know them well. A blog is another tool that can help bring students together.
What is a Tutor Blog?
Aaron Campbell (2003) has outlined three types of blogs for use with language classes. Today we will talk about the 'classic' blog: The Tutor Blog.
The Tutor Blog is run by the teacher of a class. Most of the time the content of this type of blog will be limited to syllabus, course information, homework, assignments, etc. But in recent times we have seen that the teacher may also choose to write about his or her life, sharing reflections about the local culture, target culture and language to stimulate online and in-class discussion. In this type of blog, students are normally restricted to being able to write comments to the teacher's posts.
The Tutor Blog is run by the teacher of a class. Most of the time the content of this type of blog will be limited to syllabus, course information, homework, assignments, etc. But in recent times we have seen that the teacher may also choose to write about his or her life, sharing reflections about the local culture, target culture and language to stimulate online and in-class discussion. In this type of blog, students are normally restricted to being able to write comments to the teacher's posts.
dinsdag 5 mei 2009
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