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By Chris Evason | Managing Director, International Education Services - EvoLLLution. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have entered the English language education environment and are already making waves. Late last year, we launched a Massive Open Online English Course (MOOEC) and quickly established a global user base in the thousands. We are also about to launch a series of Australia-wide workshops (in partnership with English Australia) to professionally develop English as a Second Language (ESL) staff in the use of online ESL tools. This will help to expand the number of education professionals able to provide English language education over the web. More...

By Sherry Yuan Hunter | Director of the English Language Program, University of Toronto - EvoLLLution. At a recent Languages Canada conference, my industry colleagues established that teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) was the second oldest profession in the world (motherhood, of course, being the first).[1] As we all know, English is the current lingua franca of international business, education, science, technology, aviation, diplomacy and even entertainment. More...

By Jon Felperin | Director, Upskilling Academics - EvoLLLution. The Internet has changed marketing forever. This change can be traced back to the early days of email (May, 1999) when Seth Godin first detailed the concept of “Permission Marketing” in his classic book by the same title. According to Godin, permission marketing is a response to a consumer shift away from traditional marketing, when an organization gains the privilege of sending “anticipated, personal and relevant messages to people who actually want to get them.” More...

By Rajeeth Dev Anand - EvoLLLution.
1. Why did you decide not to enroll in a higher education institution in your home country?
I’ve lived in four different countries; America is actually my fourth. I’ve done schooling in all these countries. Why I preferred coming to America over these other countries was not because of any influence of education. It was purely because the chance presented itself to me. Before I got into MSU [Michigan State University], I was part of MSU Dubai, which was a branch started in Dubai. At first I was planning to join one of the American universities in Dubai, but then when I heard Michigan State started a branch, I took the opportunity to enroll. More...

By Dan Royles - Chronicle Vitae. Last month I shared some tips on how to get ready for a teaching position abroad. Now it’s time to talk about how to get settled once you arrive.
At first you'll probably go through a honeymoon period: Everything about your new home will feel lovely and charming. After some time, however, you'll likely experience what the French call dépaysement, the feeling of not being in one's own country. Going abroad—especially if you go by yourself—means being away from the networks of support that family and friends provide. A language barrier and new culture can heighten feelings of isolation, so it's important to look after your own emotional well-being. See more...

By Kelly J. Baker - Chronicle Vitae. In January, writer and illustrator Joanna Walsh created a collection of bookmarks, each of them featuring one of her favorite female novelists or nonfiction writers, and she mailed them out to friends. The bookmarks encouraged people to make 2014 “The Year of Reading Women.”
Women read more than men, yet male authors still dominate literary journals. In an annual count, VIDA draws attention to gender inequality in publishing with pie charts demonstrating how major literary magazines are often dominated by male bylines, reviewers, and authors reviewed. See more...