I have been to a flipped conference: and it worked! Last month, I had the extraordinarily good fortune to be able attend the EUROCALL Open Educational Resources SIG Conference… Posted on: April 4, 2012 By: bsawhill With: 1 Comment
Why I teach. My job is a language center director first and foremost, but the opportunity to teach language classes gives me a… Posted on: October 18, 2009 By: bsawhill With: 2 Comments
Teaching Transparently: Scuba diving in 2nd year college Spanish www.flickr.com This fall we had an overabundance of enrollments in the first semester of 2nd year Spanish class. And with… Posted on: October 18, 2009 By: bsawhill With: 0 Comments
Ending the semester, Lessons Learned (Part 4: Assessment) I have thought a lot about HISP 205 since the semester ended last May. I think (often) about how I… Posted on: July 26, 2009 By: bsawhill With: 2 Comments
Ending the semester, lessons learned (Part 3) Lesson #3: Marc Prensky got it all wrong Marc Prensky's famous and yet false binary that says our students are… Posted on: June 23, 2009 By: bsawhill With: 3 Comments
Ending the semester, lessons learned (Part 2) Lesson # 2: It's not about you: actually, it's always been about them I believe that before you apply any… Posted on: June 23, 2009 By: bsawhill With: 0 Comments
Ending the semester, lessons learned (Part 1) … (of what will be many) I am laying far too wide awake here in timezone limbo in my hotel room at the nmc conference (with… Posted on: June 12, 2009 By: bsawhill With: 3 Comments
Midterm assessment: My turn APRIL 2, 2009: When we last checked in with the adventures of HISP 205-09 I had received their anonymous informal… Posted on: May 12, 2009 By: bsawhill With: 0 Comments
What’s under the hood: letting the outside in One of the most frustrating things about blogging is that fact that unless someone actually takes the time to comment… Posted on: April 27, 2009 By: bsawhill With: 4 Comments
Informal Assessment, Disruption & Repair: Making change happen. March 20, 2009: Midterm assessment time. The College wants to know whether students are in peril of failing. No surprise:… Posted on: April 26, 2009 By: bsawhill With: 1 Comment