On APRIL 21, 2021 – APRIL 23, 2021 Svitlana Mikhno attended the workshop “E-TOOL” (Teaching Online Opportunity Lab) organised with the financial support from A.S. Hornby Educational Trust and coordinated by the British Council. The workshop “E-TOOL” aimed to create a platform for the Ukrainian EFL teaching community to:
• foster their confidence in using online teaching/learning tools;
• develop their own and students’ digital literacies;
• exchange positive practices.
The programme consisted of workshops, specifically tailored to participants’ needs, covering a variety of topics:
• “Top Tips for Great Screencasts” (Jo Gakonga, University of Warwick, UK)
• “Intensive EFL Training: 21-Day Speaking (Vlogging) Challenge” (Alla Krasulia, Sumy State University, Ukraine)
• “Task Based Learning in a Virtual Environment” ( M. Dulmin Upeke Wijerathne, British Council, Sri Lanka)
• “Motivational potential of technology in the English language classroom” (Larysa Andreiko, Sumy State University, Ukraine)
• “Using IT tools in projects and distance learning” (Liveworksheets, Storyjumper, Voki) (Victoriia Lomaka, School № 5, Sumy, Ukraine)
• “Online Assessment Tools and Strategies” (Wendy Finlayson, English Language Fellow Program of the U.S. Department of State, the USA)
• “Essentials of Online Teaching: Reading and Listening Skills” (Shaun Hicks, English Language Fellow Program of the U.S. Department of State, the USA)