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May 28, 2011
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Blast from the Past! – new old article

Just posted another old (or should that be ‘vintage’?) article of mine that I dug up.  Re-reading it wasn’t too embarrassing so I thought I’d share. I can see lots of connections to now: the ideas about learner independence explain why Howard Vickers’ talk at the Dogme Symposium resonates so much with me, and the […]

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May 26, 2011
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One from the Vaults – “40 Things…”

Was clearing out my closet and found this article I wrote with my colleague Dominic Braham a few years back.  I’ve added it to the blog as a page in the “Other Writing” section. We enjoyed writing it and I hope you may find it interesting – here’s the link: http://teachertrainingunplugged.wordpress.com/other-writing/40-things-to-do-with-a-text/ Feel free to comment with […]

May 23, 2011
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Quick bit of housekeeping

You’ll notice (I hope!) that the top menu has slimmed down considerably. The old content is all still there, hidden neatly under drop-down menus. This will give me the chance to upload more old random stuff without clogging the main blog. I think it’s fairly self explanatory. If not, sorry, but have fun searching 😉 […]

May 21, 2011
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TDSIG Unplugged Countdown: “We have lift-off…”

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May 20, 2011
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TDSIG Unplugged Countdown: “One…”

This mini-series sketches out some of the ideas that I would like to explore at the upcoming TDSIG Unplugged Conference in Barcelona on 21 May 2011.  If any of them chime with you and you would like to explore them as well – or if you would like to work on completely different issues, the conference […]

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May 19, 2011
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TDSIG Unplugged Countdown: “Two…”

This mini-series sketches out some of the ideas that I would like to explore at the upcoming TDSIG Unplugged Conference in Barcelona on 21 May 2011.  If any of them chime with you and you would like to explore them as well – or if you would like to work on completely different issues, the conference […]

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May 18, 2011
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TDSIG Unplugged Countdown: “Three…”

This mini-series sketches out some of the ideas that I would like to explore at the upcoming TDSIG Unplugged Conference in Barcelona on 21 May 2011.  If any of them chime with you and you would like to explore them as well – or if you would like to work on completely different issues, the conference […]

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May 17, 2011
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TDSIG Unplugged Countdown: “Four…”

This mini-series sketches out some of the ideas that I would like to explore at the upcoming TDSIG Unplugged Conference in Barcelona on 21 May 2011.  If any of them chime with you and you would like to explore them as well – or if you would like to work on completely different issues, the […]

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May 16, 2011
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TDSIG Unplugged Countdown: “Five…”

This mini-series sketches out some of the ideas that I would like to explore at the upcomingTDSIG Unplugged Conference in Barcelona on 21 May 2011.  If any of them chime with you and you would like to explore them as well – or if you would like to work on completely different issues, the conference […]

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May 15, 2011
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TDSIG Unplugged Countdown: “Six…”

This mini-series sketches out some of the ideas that I would like to explore at the upcomingTDSIG Unplugged Conference in Barcelona on 21 May 2011.  If any of them chime with you and you would like to explore them as well – or if you would like to work on completely different issues, the conference […]

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