Tag Archives: technology

eBeam – the students’ perspective

Posted on April 22, 2016 by sarahali

At the end of the eBeam trial I asked students to (anonymously) write down what they thought of it. Here are their responses (with permission): “It’s not really neccessary, we can use it sometimes, but not each course. Sometimes it … Continue reading →

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Using eBeam tools

Posted on January 8, 2016 by sarahali

It can be gleaned from my previous eBeam post that eBeam didn’t work as I had hoped it to as a whiteboard, but I thought it wasn’t too big a deal (I’ve managed without whiteboards for years) because I could … Continue reading →

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Using eBeam as a whiteboard

Posted on November 16, 2015 by sarahali

Using eBeam as a whiteboard was one of the eBeam  features that I was most excited about (yes – I should get out more!). Most teachers, especially those in EAP using university teaching rooms, have at some point been in … Continue reading →

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eBeam me up scotty 1

Posted on August 26, 2015 by sarahali

At the beginning of this teaching term I was asked to trial the eBeam for the college I teach at. I hadn’t heard of eBeam  before, so the first thing I did was google it. What is eBeam? What I … Continue reading →

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ring, ring, tweet, tweet: mobile nuisances

Posted on December 16, 2014 by sarahali

  Mobiles, mobiles, mobiles – what to do with them? At the start of each term, there’s the usual spiel about using mobile phones in class: Should we be concerned if students keep checking their phones? Is it the new … Continue reading →

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Technology and education

Posted on August 28, 2013 by sarahali

I’ve just finished reading an article on technology in the classroom: ‘Giving kids iPads won’t solve the educational challenge’ (http://www.infoworld.com/d/consumerization-of-it/giving-kids-ipads-wot-solve-the-education-challenge-224485) by Galin Gruman. I found it a really refreshing look at technology and the classroom. While most places seem to … Continue reading →

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Preliminary research findings

Posted on July 8, 2012 by sarahali

After having compiled the responses from the first term’s surveys, it’s clear that for students to really interact with the VLE I should include it more or better integrate it  into my teaching, rather than just use it for homework and … Continue reading →

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