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 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 7 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 ICT and English for Academic Purposes as well as running the
Media and Technology module on the MA TESOL at the Unversity of Westminster.
The Guardian recently published an article about Russell's work with training videos. You can read it at Guardian Article
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’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.
Russell Stannard's new website that offer completely free training videos to train teachers in using technolgoy in teaching is now on-line. Examples such as how to use Wikis, how to use iTunes, Videos on using Blackboard, tips for Powerpoint, On-line quzzies,doing good searches and finding good websites are all now available and more content is being loaded every day. www.TeacherTrainingVideos.com
Just over a year after launching the site, www.teachertrainingvidoes.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