Alba Castro: “The human factor is still irreplaceable.”
“Why don’t my lessons sell?” – Marketing Tips For Online Teachers, Tutors and Trainers
A few weeks ago I did an intense 2-part #GetStrategy training for online teacherpreneurs, and one of the questions I received prompted this post: “I have no problem recruiting students on italki. Why can’t I do the same on my own site?” This goes in line with other questions I have been asked where teachers…
Jennifer Nascimento: “Forget those boring textbooks!”
Kirsty: “It’s important for trainers and course providers to gain credibility by building an online presence”
How to Create Your Own Mission Statement as an Online Teacher
If you are already reading this article or felt a tingle of recognition or awareness upon spotting the blog title, then you already know that teaching is not a job, it’s a mission. You’ll be doing it every day for the rest of your life, so it IS your life. When you are asking yourself…
A FREE Fantasy Adventure For German Learners In Your Web-Browser
If you’ve been following our Twitter or Facebook updates, perhaps you’ve heard that the third and final part of the Aschkalon fantasy adventure for German learners is now finally available as paperback edition. Now that all three parts are available as electronic and paper editions, I wondered what to do next. First of all, since some people…
3 Quick Ways To Get Into German Dialects
German is a language spoken by over 100 million people in the world, but did you know that Hochdeutsch is only one out of hundreds of dialects? Our country might be small, but its fractured history has led to the development of many varied regional identities and dialects. The German you are learning in Duolingo,…
8 Simple & Effective Strategies For Introvert Language Learners
Talking about being an introvert is a hip subject this moment in time. What made it so? Maybe it was the popularity Susan Cain’s book Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can’t Stop Talking. Maybe it was the fact that taking the Myers Briggs test with your breakfast is a much touted…
Alberto: “The teacher has an important role, but the primary role belongs to the student.”
An Epic Fantasy Adventure For German Learners (PDF, EPUB, MOBI)
If you’re subscribed to our German ebooks newsletter, you might have heard about it already: our epic interactive fantasy trilogy for German learners is finally complete! To celebrate the completion of this trilogy which was two years in the making, the first episode, Genowrin, is now available as a free download for a limited time (offer…
Compact Discs From The Cloud: A Story Of Lasers and Ink
Once Upon a Time … It’s now almost 20 years ago since my friend Nico (aka Thunder) and I released our first music album of painstakingly programmed beats and harmonies. It was a time when computers were still bulky beige boxes and the chirpy sounds they emitted were a far cry from the high definition audio of modern…
