Education and Technology —
Posts to this category in some way relate to education and/or technology. I often write about EFL practices and experiential education as they relate to the use of technology.
Ben and Dave have just launched Explode: a very simple, tag-based social network based on the Elgg platform. Users sign up, fill out their profiles, and then receive a graphic or javascript widget that they can use on their own sites to display the avatars of their Explode friends (see my sidebar for an [...]
An issue language educators should consider when using blogs with their students is whether or not to make corrections in the comment spaces of their learners’ blogs. I am of the opinion that if a student wants corrections from the teacher, that should take place in a private space, via email, on a discussion forum, [...]
I really enjoy reading some of the articles that come through my Digg feed. Like Alec, I’d love to see an EduDigg service get launched; where educators and other interested people can submit good posts and articles they come across and their peers can give them a thumbs up or down. As much as I [...]
Web Worker Daily » Blog Archive 5 Skype Tips for Web Workers «
This article outlines some helpful tips for using Skype. I particularly like the ability to remotely access my Mac from my cell phone to initiate calls - it apparently works in conjunction with Soonr. That should save a bit of cash [...]
A brilliant idea showed up in my aggregator this morning via Clarence Fisher:
Imagine that instead of tagging conferences, courses could be broken down and tagged. Instead of searching for who is writing about a certain conference, students could search for lessons on certain topics and for when they are being presented. They could then login [...]
In his presentation last week - part of the TESOL sponsored EVO 2007 online workshop in Webpublishing in Open and Participatory Environments - one of the topics Clarence Fisher talked about was the importance of digital literacy in society and education. For me, a key point he emphasized was the difference between audience and [...]
The epiphany of an educator: “Let me offer the universe to people.” Watch the 16 min. clip of the presentation by Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson.
via OneGoodMove.org
Marc Sheffner and I will be giving a pre-conference workshop tomorrow at JALT2006 entitled, Using Weblogs in Language Learning Classes. We put together a companion website for the participants, which we hope may be of use to other teachers out there interested in using weblogs with their students.
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Internet English is a one-credit, one-semester elective EFL course for students at Kyoto Sangyo University, running from October 2006 through mid-January 2007. The purpose of the course is to provide students with the experience of interacting/conversing with people from around the world in English, while simultaneously learning how to communicate on the open Web. [...]
I had good dose of John Taylor Gatto (Dumbing Us Down) and John Holt (The Underachieving School) this summer while spending some time in Florida with my family. Gatto argues that the three Rs can be mastered in about 100 hours, once the child has made the choice to learn them and applies herself [...]
Guatemala city
Originally uploaded by Jono 01.
Guate! Guate! Guatemala!
As part of the Braz-TESOL 10th National Convention in Brasilia, Barbara Dieu will be giving a presentation entitled, Networking on the Net, in which she, along with a handful of virtual participants, will be introducing Web-based learning tools that foster interaction and collaboration. She will also introduce the concepts of Personal Learning Landscapes and [...]