Cold War Warm-Ups Creating a Positive Online Environment
by Jennifer Cochran As an online ESL instructor living in the United States while teaching students in China, one fundamental challenge is cultivating a warm and personalized learning experience online. […]
The Importance of Using Names in Teaching
by Jennifer Cochran How Do Show Respect for Our Students? “Remember that a person’s name is to that person the sweetest and most important sound in any language.” – Dale […]
Teach Online for a Company or Go It Alone: Advantages and Disadvantages
By Scott Zimmermann Working for a teach online organization as an employee differs greatly from working independently. An independent English teacher is an autonomous entrepreneur; a company instructor is a […]
Where I Teach in Thailand
Eric Haeg is the Course Director of TEFL Campus Phuket. For more information on teaching English in Thailand, email Eric at [email protected] I started teaching in Thailand 14 years ago. Before that, […]
Keep Your Students Connected and Engaged with H5P
By Valerie Sartor We are now living in an age where direct instruction is becoming passé. In Spring 2018, I created a questionnaire for 84 students and student teachers, asking […]
Delivering Online Classes for Busy Professionals
By Lucy Nankivell Delivering online classes for busy professionals When I changed from classroom to online teaching, I thought I would be using much the same materials and methods as […]
Phil Wade Interviews: Rob Howard
Phil Wade Interviews: Rob Howard Rob Howard is the owner of Online Language Center, a live online course for C1/C2 level students. He is a teacher, tutor, trainer, material designer […]
6 Valuable Systems that Help Online Teachers to Save Time
6 Valuable Systems that Help Online Teachers to Save Time. Will this Work ever End? When I began teaching online full-time in 2010 I remember trying to pack teaching, […]
EFL News From Around The World
EFL News From Around The World Welcome to our weekly “EFL News From Around The World” news section, bringing you the latest happenings from the world of English language teaching. […]
Phil Wade Interviews: Dr. Nellie Deutsch
Phil Wade Interviews: Dr. Nellie Deutsch Nellie Deutsch (Ed.D) combines teaching as a way to learn, education technology, and mindfulness. She’s internationally known as a relationship-based coach, mentor, consultant, researcher, […]