This article describes the ways in which the popular webinars organised by IATEFL TEASIG, where speaker from the field of ELT assessment provide one hour webinars on various topics, can be extended by means of social media facilitated discussions. A specific example is provided to illustrate this phenomenon, which the author believes to be an effective way of extending the conversation beyond the constraints of the formal webinar, providing participants with a familiar context in which they can voice their own ideas and ask the speaker further questions, sharing insights and resources.

TEASIG webinars and Facebook discussions

Sharon Hartle
2016-01-01

Abstract

This article describes the ways in which the popular webinars organised by IATEFL TEASIG, where speaker from the field of ELT assessment provide one hour webinars on various topics, can be extended by means of social media facilitated discussions. A specific example is provided to illustrate this phenomenon, which the author believes to be an effective way of extending the conversation beyond the constraints of the formal webinar, providing participants with a familiar context in which they can voice their own ideas and ask the speaker further questions, sharing insights and resources.
2016
webiniar, professional development, assessment, IATEFL TEASIG, Facebook discussion
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