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1. Exploring Generational Culture through Oral Histories

   In: American English Webinars Format(s): Text, Video

   This session, "Creating a Positive Classroom Community," explains how to successfully foster relationships among learners to create a sense of purpose and belonging in the classroom, resulting in greater student participation and rapport.

2. Webinar 2.3: Tips and Tools to Strengthen Participation and Engagement in Online Learning Contexts

   Format(s): Text, Video

   This webinar, Tips And Tools To Strengthen Participation and Engagement In Online Learning Contexts, begins with a general overview of different course delivery formats including MOOCs, blended or hybrid courses, and courses run fully online.

3. Assess and Motivate: Student Portfolios and Self-Assessments in the EFL Classroom

   In: American English Webinars Format(s): Text, Video

   This session, "Assess and Motivate: Student Portfolios and Self-Assessments in the EFL Classroom," explores the use of portfolios and self-assessments that document the completion of performance-based tasks as a great way to motivate students and measure learning.

4. Assess and Motivate: Student Portfolios and Self-Assessments in the EFL Classroom

   In: American English Webinars Format(s): Text, Video

   "Assess and Motivate: Student Portfolios and Self-Assessments in the EFL Classroom" explores the use of portfolios and self-assessments that document the completion of performance-based tasks as a great way to motivate students and measure learning.

5. Integrating Authentic Materials and Language Skills in English for Science and Technology Instruction

   In: English Teaching Forum 2001, Volume 39, Number 2 Format(s): Text

   This article describes how a unit in an English for Science and Technology (EST) course integrated three learning materials: a research article from a scientific journal, an article from a magazine that reports on the scientific journal article, and an instructional video with its script. Instruction was focused on both content and rhetorical functions. The author shows how the language skills of reading, writing, speaking, and listening were used for each of the three materials.

6. Process Writing and the Internet: Blogs and Ning Networks in the Classroom

   In: English Teaching Forum 2011, Volume 49, Number 2 Format(s): Text

   This article presents a student-centered technique for teaching writing to ESL and EFL students who are familiar with Internet-based technology. There are two classroom lessons which use blogs (an Internet-based diary tool accessible by many) and Ning networks (an Internet-based network created for small groups for a small fee). A process-writing concept focuses on students’ social relationships and interests. Step-by-step directions are included for teachers and students who may be less familiar with these two technologies.

7. Web 2.0 Tools: Using Free and Open Educational Resources to Impact Learning Locally and Globally

   Format(s): Text, Video

   This webinar, “Web 2.0 Tools: Using Free and Open Educational Resources to Impact Learning Locally and Globally,” explores some of the most useful online resources for educators with a focus on open education resources (OER).

8. L1 and L2 Writing Differences: From Understanding to Practice

   In: English Teaching Forum 2020, Volume 58, Number 3 Format(s): Text

   This article presents L1 and L2 writing differences in three categories (word-level, sentence-level, and global-level) and provides tips and activities designed to transfer that information into practice.

9. Dynamic Ways to Check Answers and Share Responses in the EFL Classroom

   In: American English Webinars Format(s): Text, Video

   This session, "Dynamic Ways to Check Answers and Share Responses in the EFL Classroom," reviews ways to check answers and share responses in a variety of ways to keep students focused and engaged in their learning.

10. Motivating with Gamification: Benefits and Cautions

    In: American English Webinars Format(s): Text, Video

    This session, "Motivating with Gamification: Benefits and Cautions,” examines gamification in face-to-face and online classes and explores ways to include gamification elements in ELT instruction.

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