<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Olo ELT]]></title><description><![CDATA[Educational content development, teacher training and consultancy for meaningful English learning.]]></description><link>https://www.oloelt.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 12:01:50 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.oloelt.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Make It Motivating!]]></title><description><![CDATA[A leaderboard lights up one group and leaves another cold. What if motivation does not live inside the activity at all, but in what happens when a particular learner meets it?]]></description><link>https://www.oloelt.com/post/make-it-motivating</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a9c2f35b398ace40dfd058b</guid><category><![CDATA[Articles]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 15:38:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/294f7e_62a401fe79544cee88dfabccf4f6dce2~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_941,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ola Refaat</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[On Lesson Planning and Motivation]]></title><description><![CDATA[When planning is required, it can easily become a task to complete. What might it become when it gives the teacher something back?]]></description><link>https://www.oloelt.com/post/on-lesson-planning-and-motivation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a9bd201d055a51adf160fad</guid><category><![CDATA[Reflections]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 08:42:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/294f7e_2d23f78228d149e6b3567e241d8d910a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_931,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ola Refaat</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[On Having Something to Say]]></title><description><![CDATA[At 10.20, she was scheduled to have an emergency. Not a particular emergency. That would have required information she did not possess.]]></description><link>https://www.oloelt.com/post/on-having-something-to-say</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a942ca321ca4b8be968389b</guid><category><![CDATA[Reflections]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 14:39:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/294f7e_0e2cfb3899f64886a62708e6bf68408b~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_910,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ola Refaat</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>