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2009-08-11_0435

2009-08-11_0435

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Great presentations: what the f**k is social media?

Marta Kagan, of US branding company espresso, outlines in a brilliant presentation why organisations should be actively engaged with social media. While this has nothing directly relevant to EFL or teaching, I just thought it was a great presentation with big-hitting statistics, amazing graphics, repetition, slogans, and a nasty swear word which - a combination totally beyond the majority of my business or academic students!

What the F**K is Social Media: One Year Later

View more documents from Marta Kagan.

Authentic Philosophy Audio

Philosophy Talk

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Ten tried and tested internet tools for teachers

Ten tried and tested internet tools for teachers from http://www.boxoftricks.net.


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Death by PowerPoint

Check out this SlideShare Presentation:

Death by PowerPoint

View more presentations from Alexei Kapterev.

Sliding House Video

Design and architecture magazine wallpaper is an ideal source for authentic materials for creative high-level students. The short video below shows a house with a sliding roof that opens up just like a convertible car. Such innovative design ideas should stimulate discussion and engage students with an artisitc or engineering streak.

Wallpaper videos, as expected, are slick and stylish and provide an authentic context for low-frequency art and design lexis.

Reith Lectures (BBC Radio 4)

Self-explanatory stuff really but the Reith Lectures are broadcast by BBC Radio 4 and are available as audio, podcast, mp3 download, and has a transcript. There are also links to relevant BBC news and a discussion on the Open University forum.

Recent speakers include sociologist Anthony Giddens, conductor Daniel Barenboim, and writer Wole Soyinka. In the archive are also Bertrand Russell, Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, and Sir Bernard Lovell. Needless to say these a great sources of more academic vocab and exemplars of coherent argument.