The DIESOL Podcast | EdTech in ESL
The DIESOL Podcast covers EdTech in the field of English as a Second or Other Language. The show helps teachers consider best practices for their English Learning students and how to integrate technology into the classroom to help students where they are.
DIESOL: Developing Innovation in English as a Second or Other Language
- Update frequency
- every 15 days
- Average duration
- 44 minutes
- Episodes
- 131
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
DIESOL 049 - Using Tech to Support a Positive Classroom Environment
Face to face instruction, online instruction, and “hybrid” models all now face new challenges. Ixchell & Brent explore what new classes might look like and how to make adjustments for the current sea…
DIESOL 048 - Interview with Larry Ferlazzo
In this episode we get to ask Larry Ferlazzo himself his thoughts on getting ready for a new school year amidst the aftermath of a pandemic year. Larry teaches English, Social Studies and Internatio…
DIESOL 047 - Summer of SAMR: Redefinition
In our final episode of SUMMER OF SAMR we look at the fourth level of the SAMR model: Redefinition. Redefinition can seem like a heavy lift, so we're breaking it down for you here to help you see wha…
DIESOL 046 - From Tech Noob to Ambassador w/ Sarah Fisher
Sarah Fisher is an ESL Instructor, Online writing Instructor, former French Instructor, a Wakelet Ambassador, an Adobe Creative Educator, and is a certified Google, Mote, and Flipgrid educator. But t…
DIESOL 045 - Summer of SAMR: Modification
In our second episode of SUMMER OF SAMR we revisit the third level of the SAMR model: Modification. Modification takes us into the transformational phase of the model, but how is that different than …
DIESOL 044 - Martin Cisneros
Martin Ricardo Cisneros (@TheTechProfe) is a Modern Learning Advisor, speaker, and Director of IT. Listen in to a high-energy conversation as he shares the changing history of tech in language learni…
DIESOL 043 - Summer of SAMR: Substitution & Augmentation
The 2020 Pandemic forced many English Language Teachers to use digital tools to facilitate the delivery of content. However, what kind of framework exists to make sure we aren't using at tool simply …
DIESOL 042 - Using Data in Teaching & Language Learning with Mark Makino
How can we separate our feelings about what's working in our classes from the reality? Many ESL teachers have a passing knowledge of using data, but most may not actively pursue using spreadsheets to…
DIESOL 041 - Interactive Videos & Captions in Language Learning
In this episode we dive into the use of interactive video and the role of captions in language learning. What value is there in including videos in our teaching? How do interactive videos help conten…
DIESOL 040 - Self-Driven Student Learning with Luna
Teachers can talk all day long about what's working and what's not working, but it's important that we hear directly from students to hear what's engaging them and how they learn on their own. This e…
DIESOL 039 - Reading
While reading is a huge topic with too many areas to give justice in just 40 minutes, Brent & Ixchell take a first swing at it here. A look at a little bit of research on L2 reading strategies, along…
DIESOL 038 - Drinks with DIESOL: March 2021
WARNING: silliness ahead!
On 5th Mondays, we open up the floodgates to the #DIESOLcrew for games, trivia, and drinks. Hair down, feet up, manners out.
This time we did some Mad-Libs and other stuff…
DIESOL 037 - EdTech in Elementary ESL with Angela Barnett
Many of our interviews have been with instructors of adult learners, so this time around we are fortunate to sit down with Angela Barnett (@MrsBarnett_tchr), third-grade teacher, and educator for clo…
DIESOL 036 - Digital Portfolios for English Language Learners
In an age of unparalleled stress around high-stakes testing from home and proctoring problems across the globe, digital portfolios can offer students a better way to show the depth and breadth of the…
DIESOL 035 - Humanizing Online Education with Dayamudra Dennehy
Dayamudra Dennehy shares insights on how to create a friendly and accepting online community with your English Language Learning Students. From creating a liquid syllabus that's open before class sta…
DIESOL 034 - Punctuation!
Punctuation causes all sorts of disagreements among native English speakers, and despite seemingly straightforward rules, there are always exceptions, variations, and style differences. Still, stude…
DIESOL 033 - Dustin Staats from Board Gaming with Education
We sit down with Dustin from Board Gaming with Education to talk about understanding and using board games, both physically and digitally to help engage students. Dustin shares ideas on games and how…
DIESOL 032 - 21 Tools for 2021
We made it to 2021! Congratulations on making it through, and we're excited to shake off "that year" and explore some more fun with twenty twenty-one! The truth is that 21 tools is probably an overw…
DIESOL 031 - Matt Miller
Matt Miller joins us to give a positive ending to a trying year! Listen in as he shares how he transitioned from being a textbook-dependent teacher to an innovative educator in his language classes a…
DIESOL 030 - ISTE Standards in ESOL
We've spent two episodes looking at the TESOL Technology standards and in our final installment of this series we explore the ISTE standards. Why is it important to look at the ISTE Standards when we…