Category Archives: conferences

Walking the walk?

Posted on May 11, 2015 by Ceri Jones

(the palm trees that framed our conversations in the gardens at Oxford House) Last weekend I attended the first Innovate Conference at Oxford House in Barcelona.  It was a great experience and one that we all appreciated very much. A big thanks is in … Continue reading →

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Denver the guilty dog

Posted on March 8, 2015 by Ceri Jones

Last weekend I was at the TESOL Spain conference in Salamanca. A beautiful city and a great conference, thanks to all the organizers for a warm welcome. This was one of the activities we looked at in my session on … Continue reading →

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Into, through and beyond

Posted on November 20, 2014 by Ceri Jones

 This weekend I’m going to be attending the Image Conference in Córdoba.  If you don’t know about The Image Conference, check it out here on the website.   It’s a great initiative and I really enjoyed the first event in Barcelona … Continue reading →

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Macmillan online conference 2013 slideshow

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Ceri Jones

Making the most of reading texts A big thank you to everyone who was at the webinar – and a special thanks to people tweeting from the session. It was great fun! Here’s the slideshow: reading texts mac 2013 The … Continue reading →

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Macmillan online conference 2013

Posted on November 14, 2013 by Ceri Jones

Tomorrow  at 11am CET I will be presenting a webinar at the Macmillan Online Conference.  Two years ago I presented a webinar on extensive reading and we discussed ways of encouraging students to read for pleasure beyond the classroom. This … Continue reading →

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Stories waiting to be told

Posted on June 15, 2013 by Ceri Jones

At The Image Conference at Barcelona last weekend (June 8) I spoke about three types of images I like to use and explore in class. The first was, of course, close ups. Like the one below for example. I think close-ups … Continue reading →

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The Image Conference

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Ceri Jones

This Saturday I am going to be attending and presenting at The Image Conference in Barcelona.  It’s the first event of its kind and I’m really looking forward to it.  If you click on the poster you’ll be through to … Continue reading →

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talking dogme (2) looking back

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Ceri Jones

This week has been a fairly busy week, a lot of hours away from my computer screen for a change, and lots of walks in and out of shady Plaza Mina in the centre of old town Cádiz.  That’s where … Continue reading →

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talking dogme

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Ceri Jones

Tomorrow morning (Saturday, May 4), I’m attending a local teachers’ event at the Active Language centre in Cádiz.  The event is run by TEFL del Sur. It’s a relatively young association.  It was set up in 2011 and is spear-headed by … Continue reading →

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Following from afar

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Ceri Jones

This week the annual IATEFL UK conference is being held in Glasgow. I’m guessing I probably didn’t need to tell a lot of the visitors to this blog. For the first time I’m following from afar.  It isn’t the first … Continue reading →

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