Russell Stannard

Russell Stannard is a principal lecturer in Multimedia/ICT at the University of Westminster as well as the course leader in the MSc in Interactive Multimedia . He runs a popular teacher training site www.TeacherTrainingVideos.com and was awarded the Times Higher/JISC "Oustanding Initiative in ICT 2008."
He has a regular column in the English Teaching Professional called Webwatcher where he writes about technology and language teaching. The column has been running for 9 years. The ELT Professional has begun to offer free on-line examples of Russell's articles from Webwatcher.
He has worked in Spain, China, Greece and the UK and was the Director of Studies of the International House Centre in Seville Spain for 9 years and a teacher trainer with the Spanish government.

Russell also teaches on courses in Media and Technology module on the MA TESOL at the Unversity of Westminster.

Teacher Training Videos wins Times Higher award

Just over a year after launching the site, www.TeacherTrainingVideos.com has won the JISC sponsored award from the Times Higher for "Oustanding Achievement in ICT." You can read about the award in the articles below.
Article from JISC/THE
Article in University of Westminster

Russell Stannard writes in the Guardian

The Guardian recently published an article about Russell's work with training videos. You can read it at Guardian Article

Russell Stannard writes in the THES

The THES article on video feedback, published in December 2006, which created so much interest in video feedback has now been released THES article on Video Feedback

Russell Stannard uses Camtasia for Feedback

Russell’s work on using Screen Recorder Software for teaching and giving students feedback has been extensively covered in the national press (Guardian and THES) and has led to several publications. Look on the left under "Feedback Videos" and watch some of examples of Russell 's work which is causing so much interest. Read this report JISC London Region and find out more about the work Russell is doing. A second report on how Russell uses Camtasia software to create feedack has now been published on the HEA website. You can read it here on the Higher Education Academy.
A new report with some of the latest research into video feedback has now been published in the Pilgrims Journal Humanising Language Teaching.

Russell Stannard's Latest Conferences

• January 5th 2009
  Russell is once again talking at the IH DOS Conference at the Novohotel .
• January 16th 2009
  Russell is giving a presentation on Web 2.0 at Sheffield Hallam .
• January 21st 2009
  Russell is giving a talk on using Video Feedback at Brunel University .
• January 31st 2009
  Russell is giving a VIDEO conference talk with Mira Costa Collage California .
• February 2nd and 3rd 2009
  Russell is leading one of the discussion groups at the Guardian Education Summit .
• February 14th 2009
  Russell is talking at Brent Adult College.
• February 20th 2009
  Russell is talking at Aberystwyth University.
• February 27th 2009
  Russell will talk about Open Educational Resources at the OU .
• March 6th and 7th 2009
  Russell is presenting to the National Language Schools Association English UK in Birmingham .
• March 11th 2009
  Russell is presenting to the Board of Governors at the University of Westminster.
• March 12th 2009
  Russell is presenting to the National Students Forum part of DIUS at the Charing Cross Hotel .
• March 24th 2009
  Russell is presenting to the JISC Conference in Edinburgh .
• May 11th 2009
  Russell is presenting his work on Feedback at the University of Westminster.
• June 17th 2009
  Russell is giving a training workshop at the University of Westminster on using Web 2.0.
• July 2nd 2009
  Russell is giving a training workshop at the University of Westminster for "Routes in Languages".
• July 7th 2009
  Russell is giving a keynote speech at Aston University on using training videos with students .
• July 9th 2009
  Russell is giving a keynote speech at Oxford Brookes University .
• July 10th 2009
  Russell is returning to Brunel University for a talk on web 2.0 in ELT .
• 31st October 12.00am 2009
  Russell is back at the London Language Show for a talk on web 2.0.
• November 13th and 14th 2009
  Russell has been invited back to his second home in Seville to give 2 talks for ACEIA and FECEI.