20
MAR
2024

See you at TESOL in Tampa?

It’s that time once again! I’m looking forward to seeing friends old and new at the TESOL Convention in Tampa. I’ll be giving a brief talk as part of the CEA Accreditation Workshop preceding the conference on Wednesday. After that I’ll be around for the rest of the week. Will you...
02
MAR
2023

Supporting migrant workers in Vermont

At the beginning of March I had the chance to work with some students at Middlebury College who are volunteering their time to help some of the migrant farm workers here in Vermont with their English. Students sign up to help out and are then paired with their...
22
SEP
2021

Meeting the Challenges of Online Instruction

I’m looking forward to speaking at the 2021 VietTESOL Conference on Meeting the Challenges of Online Instruction. That will be at 11:45pm EDT on Friday, October 22 on the east coast of the U.S. and 10:45 a.m. on Saturday, October 23 in Vietnam.  Registration info here:...
10
APR
2021

Encouraging student-centered learning in academic English

Join me on April 24 for the spring version of Oxford Day Online. I’ll be talking about Encouraging Student-Centered Learning in Academic English. See the description below. Do check your local time zone. This is mostly aimed at an Asian audience so the sessions are in the...
07
SEP
2020

Improving testing and assessment in our programs

I’m looking forward to giving one of the keynote talks at Oxford Day Online, a virtual professional development event, taking place online on Saturday, November 7th.  My talk is called Improving Testing and Assessment in our Programs. And this talk will be given as part of...
06
FEB
2019

Upcoming talks in Cambodia and Vietnam

I’m looking forward to a series of talks and workshops in Cambodia from February 13-17 and in Vietnam from February 20-24. This series is sponsored by the English Language Programs of the U.S. Department of State. I am especially excited about delivering the opening plenary...
14
DEC
2017

Who else wants more engaging conference presentations?

Have you had the experience of attending professional conferences where you experienced death by PowerPoint—a presentation in which the person at the front of the room has too much text on too many slides. Often, the presenter then proceeds to read to the audience everything that...