Grading essays with Google Forms

Stumbled onto this great screencast today about using Google Forms to grade your essays. If you're trying to move away from so much paper in writing class, this is a great way to give students feedback.

Extensive Reading blog post

I was browsing through Twitter today, and I came across a blog post about extensive reading that I think will be of interest to many of you (Angela - this one's for you!). It's got some great ideas about the importance of extensive reading, why it doesn't often work, and how to make it succeed. If it's something you're trying out with your classes, you might give this blog post a look.

The White Elephant in the Room: Extensive Reading in ELT/EAP

Notes from CAA

Last week, David and I attended the Colonial Academic Alliance conference. There were some great sessions on English language teaching, and I took some notes. I'm attaching the link here if you're interested in looking at them. Please let me know if you have questions and/or if my shorthand doesn't make sense!

CAA Notes