MFLE: Shortlisted for eLearning awards

I'm feeling rather chuffed and concerned that a new suit might be in order. Well, a suit. Full stop. My first project for LTS is up for a top prize at the UK eLearning Awards.

The Modern Foreign Languages Environment, which I helped redefine and rebuild two years ago and which, along with Content Editor supremo Annelie Carmichael, the superb technical team at LTS and Scottish CILT, I continue to manage, has been shortlisted for the UK's eLearning Awards as the best example of a website supporting learners. We've got a fancy do on November 8th in Piccadilly, in the red hotel I bought aged six.

I'm chuffed because the MFLE has been developed not just by the central team but by every teacher who's ever blogged, jumped on the forum or submitted a resource to the site. It was thanks to the pull of the site that we have seen such an uptake of social media in the modern languages world in Scotland, and, perhaps, elsewhere.

The MFLE was a pilot project of the "have a go at anything you think might make a difference" variety and, as a result, it certainly helped push social media firmly into the limelight of the policymakers in Scotland and, I know, in England, too. In return, it's thanks to those individuals that the site has done so well, consistently ranking one of Learning and Teaching Scotland's best and most popular web services.

Thanks team. Thanks MFLE-ers. Let's hope that we have reason to share some virtual bubbly with you on November 8th.

Comments

[chris]

You did have a suit, once. Congratulations on the reason to acquire another one!
;-)

[nzchrissy]

Congratulations to you and your teachers that added to the site. Well deserved shortlisting and will keep fingers, toes, legs eyes and everything else crossed that you win an award!

[Lynne]

What better site is there?? It definitely deserves to win!

[Annelie]

Thanks for the kind comments from our supporters. The site's success owes so much to our contributors, online or otherwise, and to Ewan's creativity and forward-thinking.

Bonne chance, LTS...