Iain DAVEY
   Department   Kyoto Junior College of Foreign Languages  , Department of English Studies for Careers
   Position   Associate Professor
Date 2011/09/27
Presentation Theme ELT Content and Process Utilizing Moodle and Wordpress
Conference GloCALL 2011
Promoters GloCALL
Conference Type International
Presentation Type Speech (General)
Contribution Type Collaborative
Venue Manila, Philippines
Publisher and common publisher I. Davey and D. Ward
Details This presentation explores the background, philosophy and procedures showing how two of most popular CMS (content management systems) have been effectively deployed by language instructors teaching academic skills courses at two universities in Japan. A diverse range of pedagogical materials and activities will be illustrated, with each exploiting the free web-based services offered by Moodle and WordPress; programs widely used by educators for creating effective online learning and management environments.