Introduce yourself! - Virtual Round Table Web Conference2024-03-29T15:56:29Zhttp://virtual-round-table.ning.com/forum/topics/introduce-yourself?commentId=3109966%3AComment%3A25978&feed=yes&xn_auth=noHi folks,
Actually, I am full…tag:virtual-round-table.ning.com,2011-09-18:3109966:Comment:461762011-09-18T15:50:21.623ZGraciela Renee Gonzalez Sorrondehttp://virtual-round-table.ning.com/profile/GracielaReneeGonzalezSorronde
<p>Hi folks,</p>
<p>Actually, I am fully addicted to networking, at the point that I won't be using any text book in the future</p>
<p>Somehow, all my students are fascinated!</p>
<p>I am extremely grateful to all of you who like Heike contribute to enriching my teaching and personality as well!</p>
<p>My warmest regards to The English Teachers who like me enjoy the profession!</p>
<p>Graciela Gonzalez Sorrondegui</p>
<p>Hi folks,</p>
<p>Actually, I am fully addicted to networking, at the point that I won't be using any text book in the future</p>
<p>Somehow, all my students are fascinated!</p>
<p>I am extremely grateful to all of you who like Heike contribute to enriching my teaching and personality as well!</p>
<p>My warmest regards to The English Teachers who like me enjoy the profession!</p>
<p>Graciela Gonzalez Sorrondegui</p> Hi dear colleagues! I am Fais…tag:virtual-round-table.ning.com,2011-09-18:3109966:Comment:461752011-09-18T03:02:03.100Zfaisal ibrahim shamalihttp://virtual-round-table.ning.com/profile/faisalibrahimshamali
<p>Hi dear colleagues! I am Faisal Al-Shamali. I am Jordanian. I have got an M.A. degree in Linguistics, Yarmouk University, Jordan in 1998. I have been working an English Language Instructor since 1994. From 2004-2007, I taught English Language at King Saud University, Riyadh Teachers' College in Saudi Arabia. From2008-2009, I taught English at Dhofar University as an English Language Instructor. In 2009, I taught English for Thai Students at IH, Chiang Mai, Thailand. I got a TEYL certificate…</p>
<p>Hi dear colleagues! I am Faisal Al-Shamali. I am Jordanian. I have got an M.A. degree in Linguistics, Yarmouk University, Jordan in 1998. I have been working an English Language Instructor since 1994. From 2004-2007, I taught English Language at King Saud University, Riyadh Teachers' College in Saudi Arabia. From2008-2009, I taught English at Dhofar University as an English Language Instructor. In 2009, I taught English for Thai Students at IH, Chiang Mai, Thailand. I got a TEYL certificate from UMBC, USA. I joined webinars in Ukraine, American Embassy in Jordan, Washingtom DC, Shelly Terrell's webinars, wiziq's, American Tesol. In August 2010 I got a certificate on E-Teacher Professional Development at UMBC, USA. I got a certificate in “ Shaping the Way We Teach English” by University of Oregon, 2011. Currently, I am teaching in Saudi Arabai at KAU, English language Institute.</p>
<p>with my warmest rgds to all you all.</p> Graciela Renee Gonzalez Sorro…tag:virtual-round-table.ning.com,2011-09-17:3109966:Comment:460822011-09-17T22:39:37.549ZGraciela Renee Gonzalez Sorrondehttp://virtual-round-table.ning.com/profile/GracielaReneeGonzalezSorronde
<br></br><br></br><cite>Graciela Renee Gonzalez Sorronde said:</cite>
<blockquote><div><p>Hi my dear colleagues! I am Graciela Gonzalez, in Montevideo ,Uruguay, South America. I am free lance and graduated from University of Reading and with two post graduation courses held at Interational House and Geos Academy in England</p>
<p>I attended the Tesol Congress in New York in 2008, event that didnot fullfill any of my expectations</p>
<p>My target is adults, people who need to brush up their English,…</p>
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<br/><br/><cite>Graciela Renee Gonzalez Sorronde said:</cite>
<blockquote><div><p>Hi my dear colleagues! I am Graciela Gonzalez, in Montevideo ,Uruguay, South America. I am free lance and graduated from University of Reading and with two post graduation courses held at Interational House and Geos Academy in England</p>
<p>I attended the Tesol Congress in New York in 2008, event that didnot fullfill any of my expectations</p>
<p>My target is adults, people who need to brush up their English, which is widely recognised in the country, but badly taught</p>
<p>unless you attend bilingual schools.</p>
<p>Somehow I fully appreciate your commitment, and I look forward to hearing from you often, the chances of personal growth</p>
<p>in South America are quite few, and Teacher development is nule</p>
<p>I am 59 years old and looking forward to dealing with whatever comes from ovearseas! Please, keep me posted</p>
<p>My warmest regards to my colleagues who like me are teaching addicts!</p>
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</blockquote> Hi, everyone,
I'm Joe Mc…tag:virtual-round-table.ning.com,2011-03-27:3109966:Comment:315682011-03-27T11:17:48.842ZJoe McVeighhttp://virtual-round-table.ning.com/profile/JoeMcVeigh
<p>Hi, everyone,</p>
<p> I'm Joe McVeigh from <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=11+Chipman+Heights,+Middlebury,+Addison,+Vermont+05753&ll=44.014021,-73.168087&spn=0.015247,0.041842&t=h&z=15" target="_blank">Middlebury, Vermont</a>, in the northeastern part of the United States. I work independently as a teacher-trainer, consultant, editor, and author of ELT textbooks. I have some experience living and working in China, the UK, Hungary,…</p>
<p>Hi, everyone,</p>
<p> I'm Joe McVeigh from <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=11+Chipman+Heights,+Middlebury,+Addison,+Vermont+05753&ll=44.014021,-73.168087&spn=0.015247,0.041842&t=h&z=15" target="_blank">Middlebury, Vermont</a>, in the northeastern part of the United States. I work independently as a teacher-trainer, consultant, editor, and author of ELT textbooks. I have some experience living and working in China, the UK, Hungary, India, and Chile, and (In Shallah) I'll be in Saudi Arabia in April 2011. But most of my experience is in the US in intensive English language programs.</p>
<p> I'm very active in the <a href="http://www.tesol.org/s_tesol/index.asp" target="_blank">TESOL Association</a> here in the U.S. and just got back from the <a href="http://www.tesol.org/s_tesol/convention2011/" target="_blank">TESOL 2011 Convention</a> in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A., which was fabulous. This year, Pearson has published my co-authored book, <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Tips-Teaching-Culture-Intercultural-Communications/dp/0132458225/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1301224251&sr=1-2" target="_blank">Tips for Teaching Culture</a>. I'm also co-author of a couple of books in the new OUP series, <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Skills-Success-Reading-Writing-Student/dp/0194756238/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1301224251&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Q: Skills for Success</a>.</p>
<p> It's a busy weekend for me here, so I'll only be able to attend a handful of sessions, but I'll look forward to meeting you there. Thanks, too, to the organizers and presenters for putting all of this together and for a wonderful, and occasionally hilarious time!</p>
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<p>Joe McVeigh</p>
<p>website: <a href="http://www.joemcveigh.org" target="_blank">www.joemcveigh.org</a></p>
twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/JoeMcVeigh" target="_blank">JoeMcVeigh</a><br/>
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I have given up trying…tag:virtual-round-table.ning.com,2011-03-25:3109966:Comment:265452011-03-25T16:43:50.896ZConstance Kunenehttp://virtual-round-table.ning.com/profile/ConstanceKunene
<p>Hi All</p>
<p>I have given up trying to enter the venues. I am so disappointed. I was so much looking forward to this. I will call it a day for now. I will try again tommorow.</p>
<p>Hi All</p>
<p>I have given up trying to enter the venues. I am so disappointed. I was so much looking forward to this. I will call it a day for now. I will try again tommorow.</p> Dear Colleagues,
This is Az…tag:virtual-round-table.ning.com,2011-03-25:3109966:Comment:265872011-03-25T10:46:22.752ZAzhar Youssefhttp://virtual-round-table.ning.com/profile/AzharYoussefAhmed
<p>Dear Colleagues,</p>
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<p>This is Azhar Youssef Ahmed from Egypt. I'm a teacher of English language at a high school. I have got my MA degree in 2008 which is about develping writing skills of first-year prep students using TBL model. Now, I'm working on my PHD which is about using technology in teaching English as a foreign language. I'm also a teacher trainer. I like this extra job very much as I deal with many audiences, e.g., assistant teachers, teachers, supervisors, other…</p>
<p>Dear Colleagues,</p>
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<p>This is Azhar Youssef Ahmed from Egypt. I'm a teacher of English language at a high school. I have got my MA degree in 2008 which is about develping writing skills of first-year prep students using TBL model. Now, I'm working on my PHD which is about using technology in teaching English as a foreign language. I'm also a teacher trainer. I like this extra job very much as I deal with many audiences, e.g., assistant teachers, teachers, supervisors, other trainers, etc. As an online learner, I have participated in many courses. Building Teaching Skills Through the Interactive Web sponsored by Oregon University is one of them. I have tried many web 2.0 tools and created my own such as <a href="http://azharreflections.blogspot.com" target="_blank">my blog</a>, <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/missazharclassroom/" target="_blank">my wiki</a>, <a href="http://www.delicious.com/azharyoussef" target="_blank">my delicious page</a>, etc. I have also participated in EVO 2011 sessions, e.g., podcasting for ESL-EFL classroom, PLEs and PLNs for lifelong learning and Baw 2011: Becoming a webhead 2011. I'm also interested in computer applications. I have got many online courses from <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><a href="http://alison.com/?signup=1&ref=701102" target="_blank">http://alison.com/?signup=1&ref=701102</a>, such as video editing and publishing, screen capture tools, wordpress: blogging on the web, how to create your first website, and there are other courses that I'm taking now.</font></p>
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<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">For contact:</font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Yahoo ID: azharyoussef</font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Twitter: @azhar_youssef</font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Skype ID: azhar_youssef<br/></font></p> Hi
I'm Constance Kunene aka S…tag:virtual-round-table.ning.com,2011-03-24:3109966:Comment:264072011-03-24T22:50:17.821ZConstance Kunenehttp://virtual-round-table.ning.com/profile/ConstanceKunene
<p>Hi</p>
<p>I'm Constance Kunene aka Stance. I teach TEFL in Coventry, England. I am also a part-time MA English Language Teaching student. I look forward to improving my IT Skills in this conference. I also hope that by the end of the conference I would have developed more confidence to use IT in my lessons. This term I have been doing a module in CALL and I love every bit of it even though I find some things challenging. Next week I have a lecture in Second Life so I hope this conference…</p>
<p>Hi</p>
<p>I'm Constance Kunene aka Stance. I teach TEFL in Coventry, England. I am also a part-time MA English Language Teaching student. I look forward to improving my IT Skills in this conference. I also hope that by the end of the conference I would have developed more confidence to use IT in my lessons. This term I have been doing a module in CALL and I love every bit of it even though I find some things challenging. Next week I have a lecture in Second Life so I hope this conference will give me sound background knowledge in this area. I have no experience at all in engaging with the virtual world.</p> Hi,
I'm Faisal Ibrahim Al-Sha…tag:virtual-round-table.ning.com,2011-03-24:3109966:Comment:261962011-03-24T21:25:21.716Zfaisal ibrahim shamalihttp://virtual-round-table.ning.com/profile/faisalibrahimshamali
<p>Hi,</p>
I'm Faisal Ibrahim Al-Shamali. I got an MA in Linguistics, Jordan 1998. He has been teaching English Language since 1994. He taught English Language at King Saud University, Saudi Arabia; Dhofar University, Oman; IH, Chiang Mai, Thailand. He got CELTA in 2009. He got a TEYL and E-Teacher Professional Development certificates, UMBC, USA 2010. He joined webinars in Ukraine and Jordan. He got an E-Certificate by American Embassy, Jordan. He is registered in an online course by…
<p>Hi,</p>
I'm Faisal Ibrahim Al-Shamali. I got an MA in Linguistics, Jordan 1998. He has been teaching English Language since 1994. He taught English Language at King Saud University, Saudi Arabia; Dhofar University, Oman; IH, Chiang Mai, Thailand. He got CELTA in 2009. He got a TEYL and E-Teacher Professional Development certificates, UMBC, USA 2010. He joined webinars in Ukraine and Jordan. He got an E-Certificate by American Embassy, Jordan. He is registered in an online course by university of Oregon on CT. Also, he is registered in Webinar course held in Washington DC. He attended and presented at numerous international conferences in Jordan, Oman, Thailand, USA, etc. He is a member in TESOL. Howdy Heidi, Shelly, Berni, G…tag:virtual-round-table.ning.com,2011-03-24:3109966:Comment:263752011-03-24T20:32:24.035ZBrad Pattersonhttp://virtual-round-table.ning.com/profile/BradPatterson
<p>Howdy Heidi, Shelly, Berni, Graciela, Oya Tara, Sue Ann, and Marina-</p>
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<p>I'm kind of a newbie here on twitter, and building my PLN on the net, but oh my goodness am I loving it! VRT is just another amazing opportunity for us to share our wealth and I can't wait to get started. :)</p>
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<p>I have been a passionate language learner and traveller from a young age. After a stint of high school in France I, studied Italian, French and Sociology at Indiana University. Then,…</p>
<p>Howdy Heidi, Shelly, Berni, Graciela, Oya Tara, Sue Ann, and Marina-</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I'm kind of a newbie here on twitter, and building my PLN on the net, but oh my goodness am I loving it! VRT is just another amazing opportunity for us to share our wealth and I can't wait to get started. :)</p>
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<p>I have been a passionate language learner and traveller from a young age. After a stint of high school in France I, studied Italian, French and Sociology at Indiana University. Then, leaving the academic world for a bit, I spent a year working for a highly-acclaimed French Chef, Jean Robert De Cavel for a year. Later, as I continued to work within cuisine, I also taught those previously acquired 3 languages on the side. At age 24 I went to Mexico to learn Spanish, to work as a masseuse and to volunteer on organic farms. <br/> <br/> I returned home, continued to teach and cook, and prepared for a long, long hike. After hiking the Appalachian trail, I set off for China and the language challenge of a lifetime. I spent 3 years at ShanDong University teaching oral and written english to Masters and Doctoral students. Now I live in Paris and work as an intercultural/education consultant. One of my current clients is Edulang, an English e-learning company, where I serving as their "pedagogical soul" or community manager. I love the outdoors, martial arts, yoga and lead a very fun social life with my partner, Claire, who is a language fanatic as well. </p>
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<p>For more connects/profile info, please visit my splash page. Cheers, Brad <a target="_blank" href="http://about.me/brad5patterson" rel="nofollow">http://about.me/brad5patterson</a></p> Hi!
I'm an EFL teacher from…tag:virtual-round-table.ning.com,2011-03-24:3109966:Comment:260852011-03-24T13:07:40.250ZMarina Petrovichttp://virtual-round-table.ning.com/profile/MarinaPetrovic
Hi!<br></br>
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I'm an EFL teacher from Novi Sad, Serbia. I've been teaching English and running a private language school for fifteen years now. Four years ago I started teaching online, both English and Serbian, and became fascinated by the possibilities which virtual worlds, virtual classrooms and online teaching tools offer to language teachers.<br></br>
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I've learnt so much by attending the …
Hi!<br/>
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I'm an EFL teacher from Novi Sad, Serbia. I've been teaching English and running a private language school for fifteen years now. Four years ago I started teaching online, both English and Serbian, and became fascinated by the possibilities which virtual worlds, virtual classrooms and online teaching tools offer to language teachers.<br/>
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I've learnt so much by attending the <a href="http://www.lancelotschool.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19&Itemid=27">LANCELOT</a> and <a href="http://www.ihonlinetraining.net/ihcolt.html">IH COLT</a> courses, and most of all by joining Twitter and learning from my PLN.<br/>
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The VRT conference is very special for me because I've been helping with moderation since the first event, back in November 2009. Being around the teachers who discuss trends in education, creators of language learning content and teaching tools, inspired me to be proactive in this field myself. That's why, after blogging <a href="http://learnserbian.blogspot.com">about Serbian</a>, <a href="http://engleskizapocetnike.com">about English for beginners</a> and <a href="http://vyewvirtualclassroom.ning.com">sharing my knowledge about Vyew virtual classroom</a>, I started creating my language learning sites, such as:<br/>
<a href="http://skolasrpskog.com">Virtual School of Serbian</a> and <a href="http://lewinow.com">LeWiNoW</a> (still working on it)<br/>
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Looking forward to meeting you all at the conference or via Twitter <a href="http://twitter.com/educo11">@educo11</a>