I am enjoying the wonderful free wireless at the Harrisburg PA airport (with ample availability of power outlets!!!) while awaiting my flight back home from a NITLE sponsored event on Enhancing Study Abroad using Web 2.0 tools. These events provide an opportunity to see some old friends but also a chance to see [...]
Fear 2.0, Web 2.0, and Study Abroad
March 30th, 2008 · Barbara · 2 Comments ·
Tags: eli08fear • fear2.0 • finding balance • study abroad
Calling all K-12 language teachers (a.k.a. one of the hardest teaching jobs out there): Please share your stories!
March 26th, 2008 · Barbara · 4 Comments ·
Prior to coming to my current job in higher ed and language learning technology, I taught in a grade school. Grades 7-12 to be exact. The wonder years. (I now realize how wonderful they are, and how awesome my colleagues were then, now that I have kids of my own in that age [...]
Tags: classroom tools • education • finding balance • K-12 • language learning • learning centers • NECTFL • students
Testing out COVERITLIVE, Liveblogging from Digital Stream@CSUMB
March 17th, 2008 · Barbara · No Comments ·
Tags: edublogging • finding balance • incredible connections • learning centers • pedagogy • twitter • whats and whys
The Name Game
March 10th, 2008 · Barbara · 54 Comments ·
I am taking a poll (and writing a paper) so please help me out and leave your answers in the comment box above:
If you work in the area of language learning technology, or know someone who does, please tell me what your/that person’s title is. We all know that it sometimes [...]
Tags: 1965 • edublogging • education • language learning • learning centers • names
State of the art language learning: if this is you, we can help.
March 9th, 2008 · Barbara · 3 Comments ·
At the same time of the Xerox club (see below), Sister Joan Schmitt was teaching French in the Holy Family High School Language Lab. As you can clearly see, it was a compelling, technology-rich, language learning experience.
Please note, if your lab looks like this, please put down the reel to reel immediately and [...]
Tags: education • language learning • learning centers • nuns • pedagogy • students
