Author of the month: Nik Peachey. Nik Peachey, digital guru and author of our Tech Tools for Teachers series, talks about the highs and lows of his personal experiences of education and explains how a lazy workaholic (his own words) came to get so interested in learning technologies. He also imparts some valuable advice on becoming a materials writer and gives tips on the wonders of self publishing online through blogs and e-books. Tell us a little bit about yourself … Teaching is a bit of a mysterious career choice for me as I really didn’t like school and didn’t do very well at school, so I’m still amazed sometimes at how I ended up lecturing on an MA course at a British University.
My teachers didn’t think I was intelligent enough to sit my O-levels (the necessary requirement to progress in education past 16 in the UK; replaced by GCSEs in 1988) and I had to stay on an extra year to finish them, after which I left school and got a job. In five words, how would you describe yourself? That’s a tricky question to answer. The Facebook Nation. Facebook University. How Social Media is Ruining our Minds. Nik Peachey | YLTsig EVO discussion. Tools for Learners. Nik Peachey.
Nik Peachey Updated May 2013 Learning Technology Consultant I have been involved in ELT since 1992. I have worked all over the world as a language teacher, teacher trainer, technology trainer and consultant. I can create custom made face to face and online training courses for teachers and have been involved in a number of major training consultancies for ELT schools, organisations, publishers and education ministries around the world. In May 2012 I won a British Council ELTon for Excellence in Course Innovation for the Blended Learning in ELT course I designed for Bell Educational Services . I am an experienced virtual and physical conference presenter and have delivered educational technology related talks and workshops at major conferences all over the world. I also deliver the Media & Technology module on the University of Westminster MA TESOL. Among teachers I am best known for my free blogs, these include 'QuickShout' and his 'Learning Technology' blog.
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