Published on June 7, 2013
By kierandonaghy
Ceri Jones gives us a teaser for her session Unleashing the Power of Images at The Image Conference in Barcelona on 8th June. [slideshare id=22592624&doc=unleashingthepowerofimagesteaser-130607034942-phpapp01] Read more about Ceri and her session here. Unleashing the Power of Images Keynote Ceri Jones Richmond 15.00 – 16.00 Aula magna From digital cameras to mental […]
Published on June 5, 2013
By kierandonaghy
Teacher, trainer and materials writer Fiona Mauchline answers The Image Conference Questionnaire. Your favourite video and image websites: This is a no-brainer, really J My favourite image site is obviously www.eltpics.com along with the blog Take a photo and… – what else could I say? I tend to use youtube and vimeo for videos of […]
Published on June 4, 2013
By kierandonaghy
Teacher, trainer and blogger Steve Muir talks about his session at The Image Conference. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTzf7BuA03o?rel=0] Find out more about Steve and his session here. Telly Learning Steve Muir British Council 16.15 – 17.15 Room 11 In this practical workshop we will look at a range of classroom activities inspired by clips from short […]
Published on June 2, 2013
By kierandonaghy
Teacher, trainer and writer Kieran Donaghy talks about his session at The Image Conference. Your favourite film to use in class: The film which I’ve used most successfully is To Kill a Mockingbird. It’s a beautiful story about childhood, racism and empathy which students of all ages really relate to and love. Useful film-related […]
Published on June 2, 2013
By kierandonaghy
Teacher, trainer and materials writer Mark McKinnon answers The Image Conference Questionnaire. Your favourite game website: My favourite game website is Conquer Club (an online version of Risk). That takes up all of my online game time. I’ll be going straight home after the conference to check my troops! I’m also a member of […]
Published on May 31, 2013
By kierandonaghy
Teacher, trainer, presenter and writer Jamie Keddie talks about his plenary session at The Image Conference. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCnJjPgvTME?rel=0] You can read more about Jamie and his session here. Visual literacy in ELT Opening plenary session Jamie Keddie 09.30 – 10.30 Aula magna Throughout our lives, we are the unwitting subjects of an onslaught of images. […]
Published on May 28, 2013
By kierandonaghy
Teacher, trainer and British Council Teaching English web manager, Paul Braddock answers The Image Conferencce Questionnaire. Your favourite film: My memory is awful so my favourite film is always the last good film I saw – in this case a British film called Sightseers, which is a bit like Mike Leigh’s Nuts in […]
Published on May 26, 2013
By kierandonaghy
Teacher, trainer and materials writer Gerard McLoughlin talks about his session Using images and video to change perspectives at The Image Conference. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKZdCxwf5rQ?rel=0] You can read more about Gerard and his session here. Using images and video to change perspectives Gerard McLoughlin 17.45 – 18.45 Room 11 In this workshop we will look at how […]
Published on May 21, 2013
By kierandonaghy
Teacher, trainer and materials writer John Hughes answers The Image Conference Questionnaire. Your favourite film to use in class: When I do workshops on using videos, participants always suggest new films which then become my current favourites. As I tend to specialize in Business English teaching, the short film ‘Signs’ (directed by Patrick Hughes, no […]
