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Invited by the ICT-coordinator of the LanguageCenter of Tilburg University I recently did a presentation on IWBs for the centre's team. A number of boards will be installed there shortly and the session therefore was meant as a warming-up session to present some features and their application specifically for language teaching.
I was pleased to hear that the implementation plan also involves further professional development. After all, as I also concluded  in my metastudy of research literature (Koenraad, 2008) on added value and effects of digiboard use, qualitative good training, closely related to the subject being taught, is of vital importance to enhance chances to create and optimalise added value of IWB use. Check out the pdf-version on SlideShare .

In conjunction with the Utrecht University Summer School

the Faculties of Education of Heidelberg and Utrecht Universities of Applied Sciences offer a 7-day, international course exploring WEB 2.0 applications such as Wiki and Web-logging, real-time communication (Videoconferencing and 3D Virtual Worlds) and the Language Quest format for integrating the World Wide Web into classroom teaching.
Besides, the course location in the brand-new building of the Faculty of Education in Utrecht, the Netherlands, allows for demonstration of good practices of and personal training in the use of Interactive Whiteboards.

Intended participants are practising (student) language teachers, teacher trainers and materials developers. Dates: 10-07-2010 - 16-07-2010
More information and registration at: http://www.utrechtsummerschool.nl/index.php?type=courses&code=S5
Persons eligible for EU Comenius Grants can apply at their National Agency for compensation of costs for travel, accommodation and fees for this course. The deadline for grant applications is January 15, 2010, but please confirm with your National Agency for country-specific deadlines.

N.B. Participants who would like to extend their visit to the Netherlands can apply for an additional period of campus accommodation at 135 Euro per week.

TESOL CALL-IS EVO Sessions

 Have a look at these excellent and free opportunities for online professional developement, offered by TESOL.

For IWB-related professional development I point to 2 courses in particular:

One on Interactive Whiteboards: the pedagogy, the tools and resources. More info on Smart Teaching here:

http://evosessions.pbworks.com/Smart_Teaching_with_IWB

Also useful in relation with IWB-use, IMO, a course on Images and Education. Sign up for the Images and Educaton  sessions  on Jan 4th, 2010 at http://images4education2010.ning.comhttp://images4education2010.ning.com