Just back from a lightning tour to Oslo which was looking as beautiful as ever where I gave a talk at the mini-symposium How to use Web 2.0 tools in distance and blended teaching. There is still a great deal of scepticism about using any sort of ICT in the learning environment. It is right to demand evidence that it is beneficial but on the other hand whether or not it is beneficial ICT is used in the wider world which we are supposed to be preparing our students for and that alone should be reason enough to demonstrate responsible use of such tools.
In my talk which was streamed live through the Internet along with all the others and which I believe will be available in a video archive shortly, I described how I have used various tools in my English teaching over the last few years and took the opportunity to introduce the VITAE project as our bid to attempt to transfer integration of ICT in learning not only through demonstration of tools but also by sharing with colleagues, mentoring colleagues and becoming a master learner.
