This is an archive of the 2013 version of ocTEL.

hi from Sheffield

hi, my name’s David Read and I work as a learning technologies coordinator and ESL tutor at the English Language Teaching Centre (ELTC) at the University of Sheffield. My job title suggests an intimate knowledge of technology, but the reality is that I’m first and foremost a teacher (have been for 20 years!) and my technology role largely involves helping teachers get to grips with the devices and online services we have at our Centre, such as Interactive Whiteboards, VLEs (Blackboard), Chromebooks and various audio/video recording devices. [...]