When DLA Producers Donna Marie Howard and Zoe Langston-Blass travelled to Poland to present a new authentic video series, they found themselves upgraded from a small meeting room to a lecture theatre to cope with demand. In this blog, Donna discusses why the audience reaction at IATEFL Poland could be a sign of the times for ELT.
Read MoreEvery language has its grammar and video is no exception. DLA co-founder Adam Salkeld examines how we harness visual grammar to make our authentic videos more effective.
Read MoreThe idea of using film or video in learning is hardly new. In 1913 the inventor Thomas Edison predicted that within ten years books would be obsolete because it was “possible to teach every branch of human knowledge with the motion picture”. Despite some great educational film and TV during the 20th century from the likes of Disney and the BBC, the revolution didn’t happen on schedule.
Read MoreVideo Integrated Learning. That’s what we’re calling it.
So, what is ‘it’? As you likely know if you’re reading this piece, DLA create learning experiences that are engaging and effective, with video at their heart. Many clients with whom we work ultimately ask us for two key deliverable assets at the end of a project - the video, and the learning materials - and many of them see these as two separate things. We don’t.
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