With blended learning now firmly entrenched in second language learning and teaching, Christopher Redmond delivered a workshop aimed at fostering positive washback for the IELTS Speaking and Writing tests in a blended learning environment. Chris outlined 3 activities, all of which can be conducted online and offline, to help teachers of IELTS broaden their range of teaching techniques and approaches. In attendance was Professor Rod Ellis, one of the leading proponents of task-based language teaching.