Emily Bryson

In 2004, my husband (then boyfriend) Brian and I spent our humble life savings on an adventure around South America. We visited incredible beaches in Brazil, markets in Uruguay, wineries in Argentina, deserts in Bolivia and Inca sites in Peru. At the time, I distinctly remember thinking how wonderful it would be to work online from anywhere, and stay on that magical continent indefinitely. But alas, the internet was only available via internet cafes and Zoom was a decade from release. In the coming years, I landed myself a permanent teaching position at a college in Glasgow. The role offered an...

MET interviews Emily Bryson, whose article 'Graphic Facilitation for English language teaching: a superpower' features in the March/April 2022 (Volume 31, Issue 2) edition of Modern English Teacher.

The article offers a range of simple icons to practise with and goes on to outline the benefits of using drawing to teach and learn vocabulary. Students find them useful, interesting and entertaining.

Students need a whole range of digital literacy skills in order to fully participate in an online course. Emily Bryson provides a detailed account of what is needed.