Digital dilemmas

Penny Ur Cambridge University Press & Assessment

Summary

In this talk, I will address selected issues relating to the use of digital technology in teaching. For example: how much should we be using advanced digital tools, and where is ‘low-tech’ more effective? What about students who use ChatGPT to compose, or edit, their writing and then present it as their own work? I will discuss these and other questions, and suggest some possible ways of responding to them.

Biodata

Penny Ur has extensive experience as an English teacher in primary, secondary and tertiary education and has taught courses for teachers at Oranim Academic College of Education and Haifa University. She has also lectured extensively at conferences worldwide. She is particularly interested in practical aspects of effective English language teaching, and the place of research as a source of professional knowledge. She was for ten years the editor of the Cambridge Handbooks for Language Teachers series. Her books include Grammar practice activities (2nd Edition) (2009), Vocabulary activities (2012), A course in English language teaching (3rd edition) (2024), published by Cambridge University Press. In 2013 she was awarded the OBE (Officer of the British Empire) by Her Majesty the late Queen for services to English language teaching, and in 2022 the ELTons Outstanding Achievement award by the British Council.

Presentation Details

Type of presentation: Plenary
The presentation is for: General audience
The presentation focuses on: Various
The session is: A balanced mixture of theory and practice
Category: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging, including Catering for Special Educational Needs (SEN)
Presentation is commercial: No
Speaking on behalf of a publisher, examination board, or commercial organisation? No

Scheduled for

Date: Saturday, 2024-09-21, 15:00 - 16:00
Place: AUD 1L NE