March 2013 – Language Lab Unleashed

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In addition to getting the front-facing part of my website in order before this summer, I’ve been thinking about ways I can control (and keep the data from) more of my web-based infrastructure. Tim Owens has really been leading the way on this front, at least in my little corner of the internet; he…

Opening Day!

Opening Day at Fenway Park is almost here! Even the Bava is dancing with joy! Here is a link…

Posted on: March 29, 2013
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Say MOOC again! How MOOC mayhem might make us better teachers

The MOOCs are coming. Be very afraid. And did you hear them say that they are coming to take over…

Posted on: March 27, 2013
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New digs for a new season

With an awesome new job on the horizon, one that not only encourages but demands regular reflection via blogging, I decided to take this weekend and get my digital house in order. When I started building my portfolio last spring, I expected to run both that and my blog off my RyanBrazell.net. After a few…

Spring cleaning!

We spent the weekend doing some housecleaning here at LLU... a coat of fresh paint, moved some furniture around, opened…

Posted on: March 24, 2013
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Cooking with Drag Queens: Teaching Inclusion and Discovering the Limits of the Spanish Language

One of the reasons I love to teach is that I get to learn. Be it from my students or…

Posted on: March 18, 2013
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Launching.

I have two jobs at my institution: I am a language center director and I am language teacher. Both…

Posted on: March 15, 2013
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