Here I am on the day of the submission. I can’t believe how much has happened in just few months’ time. I have come away with a very different approach to materials and far more appreciation I had imagined. Our seminars allowed me to look at using, designing and adapting materials for various contexts. Some very different to mine, others quite similar. The wealth of what could be used in class is truly astounding and has definitely inspired me to keep on exploring. In my very first blog I hoped for inspiration and I am glad to say I have achieved that.

From now on I will look at coursebooks more critically but also have more ideas on how to adapt those. Thanks to being able to engage with other people’s blogs I have developed an understanding for the digital natives and what they could bring to an EFL classroom. Seeing my colleagues embrace EdTech during presentations and their worksheet design has changed my attitude towards it. Listening to inspirational guest  speakers has showed an alternative career paths for us in the future.

I would hope what this blog set out to do will not end with this post. With so many avenues still to explore it seems this is just a beginning of another chapter in my teaching career. I would like to follow in some of my colleagues footsteps and embrace technology in the classroom not for the sake of it but to make the most of it. Hoping to explore mobile based apps and the world of online learning in order to connect with how learners around the world are trying to make learning interactive, engaging and challenging.