This episode, I’m responding to a thoughtful article by Sarah Priestly. See it here https://eltjam.com/author/sarah-priestley/

I explore why English teachers love fun, and suggest the underlying motivation is essentially student engagement. This then brings me to start a series of instructional videos on Gagne’s 9 events of instruction. Gagne’s first ‘event’ is GAIN ATTENTION. I suggest a couple of ways to gain attention of your learners at the start of a lesson, and ask you for your opinion on a couple things. Give me some feedback in the Language Fuel Community (free) Facebook group!

You can read about Gagne’s 9 events, plus other key concepts in instructional design in the following book:

Gagné, R. M., Wager, W. W., Golas, K. C. and J. M. Keller (2005) Principles of Instructional Design (5th Ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Cengage.