Steven J. Ogden

Steven J. Ogden is a teacher, teacher educator, consultant, writer, and publisher. For more than 25 years, he has been extremely fortunate to live and work in some phenomenal places. During this time, he has held a variety of academic roles—including teacher, coordinator, and trainer—at institutions across the Middle East, Japan, Sri Lanka, the UK, and Turkey. For the past fifteen years, he has worked in ELT publishing as an examinations writer, teacher educator, sales manager, and academic director. He currently works as a packager, managing various publishing projects and writing course materials and resources for national and international ELT publishers. He also works part-time as a training consultant for a global petrochemical company based in Istanbul.

Abstract 

Making Learning Memorable Using Whole-Brain Teaching Techniques 

This practical talk explores some of the latest scientific research on how the brain learns best and the retention of new information happens to help us develop a series of techniques that increase engagement, encourage active participation and make learning more memorable. At the heart of this session are a series of hands-on, interactive story-based activities which provide the context for reflection and then a springboard into a variety of fun, quick-fire ‘blast’ type activities that you can use and adapt (hopefully!) yourselves from Monday morning onwards. Very much looking forward to seeing you there!