Motivating students to learn English: Digital tools and games
It is my honor to be invited to speak at 2021年度京都産業大学英語教育研究会 (Kyoto Sangyo University English Education Research Forum 2021) on September 25, 2021. Presentation + workshop slides In-class response systems In-class response systems allow students to respond to questions during a lesson. Kahoot and Socrative Kahoot is a game. The free version only allows multiple-choice […]
ＩＣＴを活用した授業 Using technology in the classroom
３年度教員免許状更新講習 It is my honor to serve as a lecturer for the 2021 teaching license renewal training on August 2, 2021, at Kyoto Sangyo University. Slides from workshop Part 1: In-class response systems In-class response systems allow students to respond to questions during a lesson. Socrative, Kahoot, and Pear Deck (high-tech classrooms) Kahoot is like […]
Announcing the Language Center Handbook 2021!
I am excited to announce the publication of the Language Center Handbook 2021, which I coedited with Dr. Angelika Kraemer. You can download the table of contents and find the link to purchase a hardcover copy on the IALLT website. The Language Center Handbook 2021, edited by Elizabeth Lavolette and Angelika Kraemer, is the latest […]
AKS 2021 presentation
I gave an online presentation yesterday for Arbeitskreis der Sprachenzentren, an organization for language centers in Germany. One advantage of most conferences going online is that it’s easy to join conference all over the world from my kitchen in Kyoto. The presentation wasn’t recorded, but I did record myself practicing. Lavolette, E. (2021, March). From […]
Online Teaching Resources
Starting last spring, I have been fielding a lot of questions from my fellow faculty members at Kyoto Sangyo University about how to use technology. So, to answer their questions about Moodle, Teams, Microsoft 365, etc., I created a Google Doc of online teaching resources, which links to many other Google Docs, videos, websites, etc. […]
English Information Literacy – Writing good survey questions
Drag and drop the best answer choices for each question (or the best question for the answer choices).