Description How can we think and teach outside the exams' box? In this hands-on workshop, we will look into the ways different exam skills are related to the development of a critical, creative mind and attempt to define what constitutes a "creative approach" to teaching for the exams. After demonstrating creativity's role in our classes, […]
Sentence Tranformations: From boring exam task to motivating teaching tool Description Sentence transformations are often considered one of the least exciting parts of exams. During this talk we will be looking at a number of ways you can make them fun, more interesting and a teaching tool rather than merely a testing tool. General […]
A creative approach to exam preparation Testing is often used as a short cut to extrinsic motivation – but, I argue, we can make test preparation more a process of intrinsic motivation by making it more creative. I suggest ways of testing which make it consistent with good teaching practice, where motivation addresses the whole […]