Building a Bridge Between CLIL and Learning Technologies: Lessons Learnt from Three Sessions of a Training Experience

Starting from a brief background on the potential of learningtechnologies for CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning),the paper will describe the main features of an online educationinitiative co-moderated by the author in cooperation with acolleague in 2014, 2016 and 2017. The main outcomes from the threesessions will be highlighted by discussing the data gathered fromthe questionnaires distributed to the participants including someof their own comments. According to a multi-method approach,some quantitative and qualitative data will be commented on inorder to highlight the impact of such an education initiative on theteachers’ personal and professional growth. Benefits in terms of languagecompetences, digital competences, transversal competencesand online interaction will emerge from the discussion, as reportedby the majority of the participants: 200 in the 2014 session, whobecame 5000 in the 2016 and 2017 sessions, a global community ofpractice still active in the Facebook group and eager to share ideas,practices and materials on learning technologies for CLIL. The paperwill show the effectiveness of building a bridge between CLILand learning technologies for improving teachers’ professional developmentand innovative teaching strategies.