Thom Kiddle
Videos & Podcasts
Videos & Podcasts
Balancing Leadership and Teaching. Thom Kiddle, HLT Digital 2023.
Exploring the Balance Between Embracing Technology and Maintaining a Humanistic Approach. Thom Kiddle, HLT Digital 2023.
Humanising Assessment. Thom Kiddle, HLT Digital 2023.
What Humanism Means to Me. Thom Kiddle, HLT Digital 2023.
Ltelt-iraq. 2014. Learning Technologies In ELT.
Отдел культуры и образования. 2015. Technology in Classroom-based Assessment: Friend of Foe? E-merging Forum 5.
NILE. 2017. IATEFL 2017.
NILE. 2018. TEASIG PCE. IATEFL 2018.
EAQUALS. 2018. EAQUALS Testimonial.
Macmillan Education ELT. 2018. Principles and Pitfalls In Language Assessment.
Mondadori Education. 2018. Top Up Your Teaching Skills: Principles and Pitfalls in Language Assessment. Webinar
Mondadori Education. 2018. Principles and Pitfalls in Language Assessment.
NILE. 2018. Power-Up Courses: Flipping Your Classes.
VILTE Warwick. 2018. Tools That Help Teacher Trainees to Engage with Video through Discussion and Commenting.
Macmillan Russia. 2018. Thom Kiddle - Management in Educational Organisations, Parts 1- 4.
CA Institute s.r.o. 2019. Thom Kiddle (NILE).
CEBS. 2019. Thom Kiddle: The Interaction Between Testing, Teaching and Technology.
IUE SFL Online Learning. 2020. IUE Online Workshop Festival Plenary Session.
EnglishAustraliaTV. 2020. Online Assessment.
Macmillan Education ELT. 2020. Principles And Practices In Asynchronous Online Learning. Advancing Learning Webinar.
Macmillan Education ELT. 2020. Mediation In The CEFR: Implications For Learning, Teaching & Assessment.
Macmillan Education ELT. 2020. Professional Development for Teachers In the “New Normal”. Q&A.
Macmillan Argentina. 2020. Mediation In The CEFR, Implications for Learning, Teaching & Assessment. Webinar.
Macmillan Argentina. 2020. Principles and Practices in Asynchronous Online Learning. Webinar.
Macmillan Argentina. 2020. Professional Development for Teachers in the “New Normal” Q&A. Webinar.
International House Milano & San Donato. 2020. Key Competences for Language Teachers in the 2020s. Oct 2020.
Sponge ELT. 2021. Teacher Training and Development.
British Council Uzbekistan. 2021. Looking at Specific EMI Teacher Training Needs Assessment in EMI: Using a Flipped Learning Approach.
Mondadori Education. 2021. Principles and Practices in Asynchronous Online Learning.
British Council | TeachingEnglish. 2021. IATEFL preview.
Creative English by Mr. Iner. 2022. Thom Kiddle, Director of NILE (Norwich Institute for Language Education). Teacher Talks 78.
EAQUALS. 2022. Elena Deleyto La Cruz, Thom Kiddle: Using Authentic Video in Language Teaching and Learning - Why, What and How?
NILE ELT. 2023. NILE CEFR Filtering Tool.
Macmillan Education ELT. 2017. Podcast: Episode 5: Thom Kiddle Interview
Thom Kiddle. 2019. MALTM overview
2020. The Leader’s Council Podcast. In Conversation: Thom Kiddle
2021. ELT in Chile. Episode 34: Talking about the Future of English Language Teaching with Thom Kiddle - Youtube Source
2021. ELT in Chile. Episode 34: Talking about the Future of English Language Teaching with Thom Kiddle - Spotify Source
2021. Hybrid Learning. Interview with Thom Kiddle - Hybrid Learning
Podcasts
2021. TEFL Training Institute Podcast What Should Language Tests Measure? (source)
2021. TEFL Training Institute Podcast Becoming Aware of Your Physical Learning Environment. (source)
2022. CEFRL Conversations. CEFRL Conversations: Thom Kiddle. (source)
2022. Teachers Talk Radio. Morning Break with Jane Ritter: Quality and Accreditation in Online Teaching and Training Online. (source)
2023. TEFL Training Institute. Effective Online Teacher Development. (source)
Other videos
FoELT. Teacher Competences in the 2020s. Plenary 2. (source)
Interviews
TEFLlogue. Interview With Thom Kiddle, DELTA Grad in Chile. Parts 1 & 2 (source) (source Part 2)
2018. Macmillan Russia. Marina Kladova Interviews Thom Kiddle, on CELTA, Delta, MA, Professional Competence and Development. (source)
2023. ELT NEWS. Thom Kiddle, Director Of NILE, Talks About Teaching And Assessment. (source)
Thom Kiddle
Recommended books
The English Verb: An Exploration of Structure and Meaning.
Michael Lewis.
Language Test Construction And Evaluation.
J. Charles Alderson, Caroline Clapham, Diane Wall.
About Language: Tasks for Teachers of English.
Scott Thornbury.
Psychology for Language Teachers.
Marion Williams, Robert L. Burden.
Discover English.
Rod Bolitho, Brian John Tomlinson.
A History of English Language Teaching.
Anthony P. R. Howatt, Henry Widdowson.
Doing Task-based Teaching.
Dave Willis, Jane Willis, J.
Lexical Priming: A New Theory of Words and Language.
Michael Hoey.
The Power Of Tests: A Critical Perspective on the Uses of Language Tests.
Elana Shohamy.
The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language.
Steven Pinker.
Place in HLT
I think my main contributions to HLT have been in the areas of two traditionally non-humanistic areas of language education: language testing and assessment, and the integration of digital technology in language learning and teaching.
On the testing side, many of my projects, courses, presentations and workshops have focused on alternative approaches to assessment, assessing integrated skills, and developing teacher assessment literacy for empowerment in classroom-based assessment.
In terms of technology, I have aimed to support teachers in dealing with technology overload, and being critically selective of what tools, platforms and other resources may be effective in their classes and their learners’ learning. I strive to emphasise the central role of the tutor / trainer in online education, both language education and teacher education.
Through my work with AQUEDUTO and Eaquals, I aim to bring a consideration of quality to all aspects of education, which for me is centred around a humanistic approach to the learner and the learning environment.
