Technology in Language Teaching (TnT) Workshops (Part of PAC7 at JALT2008 International Conference))

Description: This year, the JALT Pre-Conference Workshops (formerly the 'Skills Up ' Workshops) will be entitled the 'Technology in Teaching ' (TnT) Workshops. Participants at these workshops will be able to develop the technology side of their teaching skills through a series of practical, hands-on workshops. The workshops will be lead by experts in the field of language teaching and technology, with a particular focus on motivating uses of newer technologies. There will also be workshops aimed at developing expertise with more conventional technology. Features of this year 's workshops:
- a diverse selection of workshops, covering such areas as Podcasts (iPods), blogs and wikis, Web 2.0 tools for language learning and course management systems (Moodle)
- guidelines outlining technical difficulty of each workshop ( 'no previous knowledge required ', 'some previous knowledge required ', etc.)
- a choice of any workshop you wish to attend
- a 'mixed bag ' session, with a series of short workshops on ideas for the classroom
- hands-on practice for participants who bring their own laptop computer.

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Contact National JALT Conference:

URL: http://www.jalt.org/conference

JALT Central Office:

jalt@gol.com

Phone: Office: 03-3837-1630

Fax: Office: 03-3837-1631

Upcoming Events for National JALT Conference:

Friday, November 19th, 2010

JALT 2010: 36th Annual International Conference on Language Teaching

Time: 3:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Location: Nagoya, Aichi