Get-together 2020: Sustainable online teaching and learning

An IATEFL recorded panel discussion

Moderator: Tyson Seburn (TDSIG Coordinator)

Panel: Andy Hockley (LAMSIG Coordinator), Cecilia Lemos (representing TDSIG), Sophia Mavridi (LTSIG Coordinator), Lawrie Moore (LASIG Joint Coordinator)  

This session was recorded as part of the IATEFL 2 day 'Global Get Together' held April 2020

As a profession with varying degrees of online teaching and learning familiarity, we have needed to adapt quickly over the past several weeks. For some, it’s been a formidable transition; for others, it’s been trying to stay afloat; for all of us, it’s a move that has highlighted both insights and challenges. Now that this initial phase has happened, our focus can shift towards sustainability. This moderated panel brings together advice and collaborative discussion from the perspectives of digital learning pedagogy, management, teacher development, and learner autonomy.

Andy Hockley is the Coordinator of LAMSIG. He has been involved in ELT (as teacher, trainer, manager, and management trainer) for over 30 years and is co-author of From Teacher to Manager (CUP, 2008) and Managing Education in the Digital Age (The Round, 2014). He lives in deepest Transylvania.

Cecilia Lemos is a member of the TDSIG committee and has been in ELT since 1993, as a teacher, trainer and writer. A strong believer in continuous professional development, her main interests are assessment, feedback, and lesson observation. She is currently the academic manager for Richmond in Brazil.

Sophia Mavridi is the Coordinator of LTSIG. She is a digital learning specialist & EAP lecturer and researcher. She is currently teaching in UK higher education as well as providing in-service training for institutions around the world. Her latest co-edited books are Digital Innovations & Research in Language Learning (IATEFL LTSIG, 2020) and English for 21st Century Skills (Express Publishing, 2020).

Lawrie Moore is Joint Coordinator of LASIG. Originally from the US, Lawrie has been living and working in Vienna, Austria for over 20 years. She is an ESP/EAP lecturer at the tertiary level and a teacher trainer who enjoys supporting new EFL teachers in creating learner-centered classes and empowering their learners.

Tyson Seburn is the Coordinator of TDSIG, but for this panel discussion, will serve solely as moderator.