http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/mfle/ The Modern Foreign Languages Environment Podcast includes interviews with educators who use technology to teach languages, edited highlights of conference seminars and news from around the Scottish Modern Languages community. Go to www.ltscotland.org.uk/mfle for more tips and advice. Mon, 27 June 2006 08:15:00 +0000 Mon, 27 June 2006 08:15:00 +0000 LT Scotland Feeder en-gb Learning and Teaching Scotland 2005-2006 podcast@ltscotland.org.uk (www.ltscotland.org.uk) podcast@ltscotland.org.uk podcast mflePodcast: Languages and Technology The Modern Foreign Languages Environment Podcast includes interviews with educators who use technology to teach languages, edited highlights of conference seminars and news from around the Scottish Modern Languages community. Go to www.ltscotland.org.uk/mfle for more tips and advice. Learning and Teaching Scotland Learning and Teaching Scotland podcast@ltscotland.org.uk no http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/mfle/ Monday, 27 June 2006 08:10:00 +0000 http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/audio/mfle/mflepodcast21_10wayspart2.m4a 10 ways to stay connected without losing your mind, and why blogging isn't one of them - Part 2. The second and final part of Ewan McIntosh's keynote speech at Telford and Wrekin's ICT Conference on June 16, 2006. http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/mfle/ Monday, 27 June 2006 08:08:00 +0000 http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/audio/mfle/mflepodcast20_10wayspart1.m4a 10 ways to stay connected without losing your mind, and why blogging isn't one of them - Part 1. The first part of Ewan McIntosh's keynote speech at Telford and Wrekin's ICT Conference on June 16, 2006. http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/mfle/ Monday, 19 June 2006 08:08:00 +0000 http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/audio/mfle/mflepodcast19_aifl.m4a Ewan McIntosh podcasts his presentation on Personal Learning Planning at the Assessment is for Learning conference, 8 June 2006. http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/mfle/ Monday, 7 June 2006 08:08:00 +0000 http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/audio/mfle/mflepodcast18blogspodcasts2makingof.m4a A continuation from mflePodcast17, where Ewan McIntosh presented 10 points for changing classroom practice for the 21st century. In this part see what happens as 90 educators learn how to podcast for the very first time. http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/mfle/ Monday, 7 June 2006 08:07:00 +0000 http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/audio/mfle/mflepodcast17blogspodcasts_2.m4a Ewan McIntosh talks about the 10 factors of change, factors which have been brought to light in his teaching this year, the experiences of others on and offline and in listening to podcasts, reading books and meeting Marc Prensky for the first time last month. http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/mfle/ Monday, 15 May 2006 08:07:00 +0000 http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/audio/mfle/mflePodcast16StudentMotivation.m4a What are the differences in culture between the USA and UK? Can we predict what we might be doing with our kids by looking towards the USA? Marc Prensky shares his thoughts on raising student motivation in learning. http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/mfle/ Wednesday, 10 May 2006 08:54:00 +0000 http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/audio/mfle/mflePodcast15Gaming.m4a Marc Prensky is an internationally acclaimed speaker, writer, consultant, former French teacher and designer in the critical areas of education and learning. He is the author of Digital Game-Based Learning, the founder and CEO of Games2train and creator of the sites www.dodgamecommunity.com and www.socialimpactgames.com . In this podcast he outlines how gaming and game-making can help learn language, amongst other subjects. http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/mfle/ Friday, 05 May 2006 10:15:00 +0000 http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/audio/mfle/mflePodcast14prenskykeynote.m4a All educators are struggling to find ways to get today’s kids more involved in their schoolwork. The key, says Prensky, is not curriculum, certification or testing, but rather ENGAGEMENT. He argues forcefully that this generation is NOT in need of better content, but of more engaging approaches, more understanding, and 21st century skills. In this talk, through numerous examples, Prensky shows specifically how games engage kids, and how educators can employ and benefit from not only existing games but also the powerful educational principles behind them. http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/mfle/ Mon, 02 May 2006 10:15:00 +0000 http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/audio/mfle/mflePodcast13CommunicateKeynotePt2.m4a This is the second and final part of Peter Ford's keynote speech at Communicate.06, the national ICT conference from Scottish CILT, LTScotland and Partners in Excellence. In this rousing finale he brings together the elements of classroom teaching that can contribute to motivating learners with new technology. http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/mfle/ Mon, 02 May 2006 10:15:00 +0000 http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/audio/mfle/mflePodcast12CommunicateKeynote.m4 This is the first 20 minutes of Peter Ford's keynote speech at Communicate.06, the national ICT conference from Scottish CILT, LTScotland and Partners in Excellence. Here, he outlines the importance of giving our students an audience. http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/mfle/ Mon, 20 Mar 2006 10:15:00 +0000 http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/audio/mfle/mflePodcast11Blogging3.m4a In this third and final part Peter shows how blogging can develop beyond simple message posting, and how worldwide communities can bring languages to life. http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/mfle/ Mon, 20 Mar 2006 10:15:00 +0000 http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/audio/mfle/mflePodcast10Blogging2.m4a Teachers are the key to getting students to write habitually. Peter gives some ideas and tips on getting students to enjoy writing more. http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/mfle/ Mon, 20 Mar 2006 10:15:00 +0000 http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/audio/mfle/mflePodcast9Blogging1.m4a In this first part Peter introduces the concept of blogging: what is it and what are its principal gains for modern foreign languages? http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/mfle/ Thu, 09 Mar 2006 17:35:00 +0000 http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/audio/mfle/mflePodcast8eTwinICT.m4a Baldev was most recently Head of IT and teacher of science at John Cabot City Technology College (11-18 secondary school) in Bristol and is the recipient of 2004 National Teaching Award for Innovation in Education. Baldev has developed a number of websites to support classroom learning for the British Council as part of the Montage collaborative project. He is also involved in the delivery of E-twinning which focuses on the use of ICT to develop an international dimension in schools. http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/mfle/ Thu, 09 Mar 2006 17:30:00 +0000 http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/audio/mfle/mflePodcast7eTwinSpace.m4a Nuria de Salvador is one of the members of the eTwinning Central Support Service (CSS) Helpdesk. She has worked for European Schoolnet since September 2004. She has 15 years of experience as a secondary foreign language teacher and teacher trainer in Barcelona, Spain. In this podcast she explains how to exploit the free online tools of the Etwinning TwinSpace. http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/mfle/ Thu, 09 Mar 2006 17:20:00 +0000 http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/audio/mfle/mflePodcast6eTwin3.m4a After over ten years of teaching MFL in UK schools (most recently as Head of International Studies at John Cabot College in Bristol), Richard set up the Imagine Education consultancy partnership in 2004 to support worldwide ICT-based initiatives aimed at enhancing teaching and learning and international collaboration in the classroom. In this podcast Richard talks about how he would use ICT to help further international collaboration in the classroom, and why this collaboration is so important to him. http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/mfle/ Wed, 01 Mar 2006 13:30:00 +0000 http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/audio/mfle/mflePodcast5eTwin2.mp3 Conor Galvin talks about the teaching side of running an international link, at the eTwinning event held recently by the British Council in Edinburgh. http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/mfle/ Wed, 01 Mar 2006 13:25:00 +0000 http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/audio/mfle/mflePodcast4eTwin1.mp3 Anne Gilleran talks about what eTwinning is and how it can be useful in running collaborative projects with foreign schools, at the eTwinning event held recently by the British Council in Edinburgh. http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/mfle/ Tue, 08 Nov 2005 13:40:59 +0000 MFL Administrator Podcast http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/audio/mfle/mflePodcast2Gifted.mp3 The latest MFLE podcast features extracts from Ewan McIntosh’s seminar on using technology in inclusive classes, which was presented at the SETT learning festival. Contains French-language music. http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/mfle/ Mon, 03 Oct 2005 16:04:09 +0000 MFL Administrator Podcast http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/audio/mfle/SETTPodcasts/mflePodcast-eTwinning.mp3 In this first mflePodcast you can catch up with the SETT seminar on eTwinning from Susan Linklater (British Council) and George Glass (HT, Cauldeen Primary School), recorded on 21 September 2005. This edition features French music. http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/mfle/ Fri, 16 Sep 2005 10:35:45 +0000 MFL Administrator Podcast http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/audio/mfle/mflePodcasttest1.mp3 This is a test episode of the Modern Foreign Languages Environment Podcast. Listen in all next week for seminar recordings and reports from SETT The Learning Festival.