LTSIG - Once upon … a game: where stories and games spark learning!

2 speakers and 2 differents approaches to this topic.

Speaker 1: Jamie Keddie 
Tittle: Title: A story-based approach to audio-visual

What is it about language teachers and video? Why do we turn to YouTube for material and inspiration? Adverts, short films and TikTok videos might be fun and entertaining – but why bring them into the classroom?

The answer is simple. Like all human beings, learners need narrative. As teachers, we intuitively know this and video provides us with a constant stream of visual stories to engage them.

In this practical talk, you will learn an fresh, innovative approach called ‘videotelling’, which brings the story – and your students – to the front of the class. You will learn how to harness the full multimodal power of video to get learners speaking, writing, thinking and storytelling.
 

Jamie Keddie

Jamie Keddie is a teacher trainer, Oxford University Press author, storyteller and occasional stand-up comedian. He has inspired teachers in over 40 countries with his ideas on storytelling and visual materials and passionately believes that improving as storytellers helps us develop as thinkers, communicators and teachers.

In 2008, Jamie won a British Council ELTon award for his innovative video lesson plans. Since then, his LessonStream courses and resources have helped thousands of teachers motivate their students and find meaning in their teaching.

Jamie is an affiliate trainer at the Norwich Institute for Language Education (NILE) in the UK and a trustee of the Hands Up Project, a charity that connects children in challenging parts of the world through storytelling.

Speaker 2: Nick Michelioudakis
Tttle: Gamification and AI

‘How about a game?’ This question has to be one of the easiest ways to send student motivation soaring. In the past, games in class were a rare treat; now however, not only are there many more of them readily available online, but AI has given us the option to turn ordinary activities into games.

This workshop aims to show you five practical activities that you can use in order to boost student motivation by gamifying your lessons.
 

Nick Michelioudakis

Nick Michelioudakis (B. Econ., Dip. RSA, MSc [TEFL]) has been active in ELT for many years as a teacher, examiner, presenter and teacher trainer. He has worked for many publishers and examination boards and he has given seminars and workshops in numerous countries.

He has written extensively on Methodology, though he is better known for his ‘Psychology and ELT’ articles which have appeared in numerous newsletters and magazines.

His areas of interest include Psychology, Student Motivation, Learner Independence, Teaching one-to-one and Humour.

For articles, videoclips or worksheets of his, you can visit his YouTube channel (https://tinyurl.com/k3scpams) or his blog (www.michelioudakis.org).

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