IATEFL Conference 2007
Macmillan English Campus in Aberdeen
 ELT goes to Aberdeen
Last week saw the 41st annual IATEFL conference and exhibition in Aberdeen, in Scotland.
Around 1,500 people from the ELT world, including many teachers and publishers, gathered to meet, attend and present sessions about English language teaching and innovation.
There were presentations on every conceivable subject, ranging from new teaching approaches to business models for language schools. Technological innovation was at the forefront of the conference, with video and audio footage being broadcast over the internet, as well as dedicated online forums.
Interested in finding out more about the conference?
Click here for an interactive online forum including web coverage of presentations, workshops and interviews; photo galleries and interviews with delegates and presenters:
Blended learning was a prominent feature of the conference, including a dedicated blended learning symposium on the Sunday morning.
At the Macmillan English Campus Stand
A team from Macmillan English Campus attended the conference and could be found at a prominent stand at the front of the exhibition centre. On entering the hall by the main entrance, visitors were met by an array of Macmillan banners.
Members of the team were on hand to give demonstrations of the English Campus to representatives from different language schools, to answer questions and to distribute promotional items to willing recipients!
As Kerry Ormand, Sales Manager for the UK, Greece and Spain remarked, 'There was a great blended learning buzz about the fair and lots of interest from teachers on how English Campus could be tailored to fit with their existing programmes and enhance their students' learning. '
Blended Learning in Practice: Campus Case Studies
Byron Russell, the Macmillan English Campus Sales Manager for Western Europe gave a well-attended presentation on blended learning, detailing the different ways in which institutions have been using the English Campus to date.
He then gave an overview of the benefits of using the English Campus, focusing on the different opportunities provided by blended learning and the specific possibilities provided by Macmillan English Campus to enhance language teaching and learning. He focused on this from both a pedagogical standpoint and from the point of view of language schools seeking to differentiate themselves from competitors in an increasingly crowded market.
Some of the benefits for your language institution include:
To contact Macmillan English Campus please use the following address: |
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Macmillan English Campus
The Macmillan Building
4, Crinan Street
London, N1 9XW
United Kingdom
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+44 (0)20 7843 4873 |
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englishcampus@macmillan.com |
To find out more about the Macmillan English Campus, please click here.
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