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  • Celebrating 10 years of digital expertise

    Posted by , on 8th, April, 2013, in MLearning, News

    This year, Macmillan English Campus turns 10. To celebrate our 10 years of digital expertise we have made a series of short videos to help answer your questions about using digital resources in the classroom. Here’s one of the films from the series, which looks at teaching using apps. You…

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  • IELTS Skills apps in practice

    Posted by , on 7th, March, 2013, in IELTS Apps

    We love to see our apps being used successfully by teachers and pupils in the classroom. It demonstrates just how fast the landscape of teaching is changing, with mobile learning, specifically, becoming an increasingly important feature of digital education. So, we gave some teachers at Bellerbys College the chance to trial our…

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  • The onestopenglish app

    Posted by , on 18th, January, 2013, in MLearning

    Guest writer: Mike*, English teacher based in Italy Perhaps I should be worried. The teachers tell me I have a problem. An addiction. The symptoms, they say, are becoming all too obvious – short attention span, the occasional dizzy spell, withdrawal symptoms when I can’t get my fix. Perhaps it’s…

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  • The benefits of buying in bulk

    Posted by , on 7th, January, 2013, in IELTS Apps, News, Sounds App

    Now that Macmillan Education has a growing collection of learning apps, there’s even more reason for institutions to purchase them in bulk for their students*. From our Sounds Pronunciation App to our new IELTS skills apps, it is even easier to encourage students to practice their language on the go…

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  • A m-learning lesson plan

    Posted by , on 19th, September, 2012, in MLearning

    Check out this lesson plan by Tim Bowen, giving tips and suggestions for using m-learning in class. Student worksheets include reading activities, vocabulary-building exercises and a focus on verb and noun collocations. Download the lesson plan here or head to Onestopenglish, the number one resource for English language teachers, for…

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  • Apples Aren’t the Only Fruit

    Posted by , on 23rd, August, 2012, in MLearning, News

    Using New Macmillan Practice Online on Tablets At Macmillan, we have long been embracing the possibilities offered by online learning, supporting students who increasingly want to learn ‘on the go’, whether from tablet devices or mobile phones. With the new release of Macmillan Practice Online we have improved the user…

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  • A podcast from the pro

    Posted by , on 9th, August, 2012, in MLearning

    Every field has its rising stars and in Mlearning there is RJ Jacquez.  A mobile learning analyst and consultant, Jacquez plays a big part in spreading the message about the benefits of mobile learning, as well as predicting future trends. Jacquez has released a series of podcasts which go some…

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  • Apps reviewed, by Lindsay Clandfield

    Posted by , on 26th, July, 2012, in Reviews, Sounds App

    Apps, short for applications, are actually the first thing that many people think about or turn to when talking about Mlearning. After all, the mobile devices are only hardware, it’s the software programmes that run on them that can make things much more interesting. What kind of software is being…

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  • Education 2.0

    Posted by , on 12th, July, 2012, in MLearning

    Have you heard of Education 2.0?  It’s a new look for education as we know it, incorporating new technologies into the learning process and creating a new learning environment that is more responsive, more individual-focussed and more flexible. With the introduction of mobile phones into the learning environment, students can…

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  • Review: Sounds, The Pronunciation App

    Posted by , on 5th, July, 2012, in Sounds App

    Reviewed by Nicholas De Wilde. The school where I work devotes one hour a week to specialised pronunciation lessons. Very often we hand out printed versions of the phonemic chart and try to familiarise our students with the symbols and the sounds they represent. During one of these sessions I…

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