As part of the English language teaching community, his focus is on public spaces for exploring teacher identity and development. These primarily include spaces like #tleap (bit.do/tleap), 4CinELT, and IATEFL Teacher Development Special Interest Group. As a university EAP instructor, his main area of interest is collaborative and cooperative intensive reading. This manifests itself mostly through his work on the Critical Reading & Writing and Information in the Digital Era courses, and through authoring Academic Reading Circles.

Education

• M.A. Educational Technology and TESOL
• B.A. Philosophy

• Saumell, V. and Seburn, T. (2018). Teaching presence in Edmodo and Facebook Groups in Argentinian and Canadian blended language learning contexts. In A. Palalas (Ed.), Blended language learning: International perspectives on innovative practices (pp. 329-358). China Central Radio 7 TV University Press Co., Ltd.
• Seburn, T. (2021). How to Write Inclusive Materials. ELT Teacher 2 Writer.
• Seburn, T. (2017). Learner-sourced visuals for deeper text engagement and conceptual comprehension. In K. Donaghy and D. Xerri. (Ed.), The Image in English Language Teaching (pp. 79-88). Malta: ELT Council.
• Seburn, T. (2016). Academic Reading Circles (Print Ed). the round.
• Seburn, T. (2015). R is for racism. In PARSNIPS in ELT: Stepping out of the comfort zone (Vol. 3). Digital Platform: Smashwords.