Senior Instructor

Bio

I started teaching English 20 years ago in Barcelona. Then I returned to the UK and completed a Masters in the use of multi-media in Education. This was in 2000 when the use of technology in the classroom was in its infancy. I spent the next 8 years teaching English to asylum seekers and refugees in inner-city London helping them to build their lives. In 2013, I moved to Zayed University where I was able to apply the knowledge I had gained from my Masters. Zayed University was leading the way in the use of technology in education. At the same time, I undertook research into the use of online collaborative writing. This focus on technology became even more relevant when the pandemic forced us all online. Now I am teaching Ethics which is a fascinating and challenging new topic. I am also doing a PhD in online collaborative writing.

Office

Abu Dhabi - Khalifa City, MF3-1-45

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Teaching Areas

Technology in the classroom
Online collaborative writing

Research and Professional Activities

Meredith, G. (2019). “Putting pedagogical writing theories into practice using online collaborative tools and computer-mediated communication”. EDULEARN 2019 Conference Proceedings.

Meredith, G. (2017). “Using online dialogue to co-construct texts with students”. IATEL 2016 Birmingham Conference Selections. Ed. Tania Pattison. Refereed publication. IATEFL

Meredith, G. (2016).”Beyond Process Theory: How new technologies are changing the way we write and communicate”. ICT for Language Learning Conference Proceedings. Libreriauniversitaria

http://conference.pixel-online.net/ICT4LL/files/ict4ll/ed0008/FP/2186-ICL1407-FP-ICT4LL8.pdf

“Consolidating Vocabulary Game“, “Collaborative Writing using Quip”, with Paolo Trejo, Recipes for the Wireless Classroom: Mobile Learning Activities, E.d Gitsaki, C & Waller, T. TESOL ARABIA 2015