Teaching and writing materials for migrant learners in Australia
2015 Jun 02

My turtles drink milk: Why I love Duolingo

For the last few months I’ve been spending 10 minutes a day ‘playing’ at learning Spanish on my phone with Duolingo, my favourite app. If you haven’t tried it, it’s a must – it’s free, there are no ‘in-app purchases’, and you even win ‘lingots’ to buy virtual rewards as you progress. (Duolingo makes their money by crowd-sourcing translations.) Things … Continue reading

2015 May 14

Free digital literacy resource kit from AMES Vic

Free resource kit

I had an excellent time at the NEAS conference: lots and lots to think about and the happiness of catching up with materials writer Lilliana Hajncl, who was presenting on the FREE Digital literacy for mobile phones: Resource Kit that she developed with Dora Troupiotis – it’s free from the AMES Vic website, but I have to confess I’d never looked … Continue reading

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