EVO (Electronic Village Online) is a set of free
online workshops dealing with a range of topics related to the field of
language teaching and the integration of new tools to the ELT classroom. EVO
takes place annually, over five weeks, starting on the second week of January,
and it is attended by hundreds of teachers around the globe.
EVO sessions are moderated by teachers and
teacher trainers from different backgrounds, according to the topic, and held
100% online. Sessions are mostly hands-on workshops, where tools and resources
are shared and participants are expected to explore them and come up with their
own conclusions and materials. The good thing is that, in general, materials
and assignments are shared on wikis or blogs so that participants can work at
their own pace. Some moderators also offer weekly webinars where doubts are cleared
and questions answered. You can find more information on EVO and prior sessions here.
I chose to take part in two sessions: Digital
tools in the classroom (moderated by Carla Arena, Ana Maria Menezes and Jane Petring among other
trainers from different countries) and Digital storytelling for kids (moderated
by Shelly Terrell, Barbara Sakamoto, Özge Karaoglu, Jennifer
Verschoor and David Dodgson among others). I knew most of the moderators
because I follow them on Twitter, and I was really excited to be able to attend
their sessions because I knew they would be just great!
I
must say I realize now that I was far too ambitious to register for two
sessions, because there are lots of tools and resources to explore and I’m
finding it difficult to keep up with the pace of both groups! However, I’m
doing my best to take every advantage of this great opportunity to meet
educators from around the world and discover new and exciting tools!
I’ll blog about this experience weekly. You are welcome to join the
ride!
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