VLEs - good practices

VLEs - good practices Some great examples of eLearning used in various sectors...
e-Learning is Increasing Sales & Improving Business Performance @ Boots

A great tool for your e-classroom!

"The always-ready program that allows you to instantly capture images and record video on your computer—then share them with anyone. Jing is a great tool for adding basic visual elements to all of your online conversations"

Jing is a FREE tool that aids your e-teaching in numerous ways. It is fast, easy, and very practical. Explore this brilliant tool by following this link: Jing

"Make a Point
Need to emphasize a point or explain a tricky concept? Mark up your screenshot with a text box, arrow, highlight, or picture caption."

The art of meaningful conversation 

"You talk to people everyday. But do you really feel like you’re communicating? These talks will help you go beyond small talk, to the conversations that nudge along understanding."

Watch these TED talks on the topic of meaningful conversation, and learn how to soften that brick wall, uncross your purposes, and remember the beauty and apparent "limitations" of humanity.

Grab a hot cup of tea, open your eyes and ears, and enjoy!

Gobsmacked - I love this word, and use it ever so often, but never knew that its birth year is the same as mine. Talk about gobsmacked!

Do you know which words entered the English language around the same time you entered the world? I'd love to know!

Find out which word was crafted in the year of your birth with the help of OED here.

Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, 8th edition
gob • smacked 
BrE   / ɡɒbsmækt / 
NAmE   / ɡɑbsmækt / 
  adjective 

 word origin
 ( BrE ,  informal )
so surprised that you do not know what to say
I was gobsmacked when she told me the news.

1980s: from gob ‘mouth’ + smack ‘slap’, with reference to being shocked by a blow to the mouth, or to clapping a hand to one's mouth in astonishment.

 © Oxford University Press, 2010

How exponential technologies will disrupt the world.

How exponential technologies will disrupt the world.

Hey teachers and students,

Here's a great video to accompany the Business Advantage Intermediate Unit 2: Disruptive technologies.
This activity will give your students the opportunity to:

[*]learn what disruptive technologies are[/*]
[*]learn the vocabulary of disruptive technologies and sort it into categories[/*]
[*]come up with ideas for innovative products[/*]

A pdf lesson can be found by clicking on this link, posted by Cambridge English Online.