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Twitter as news feed: more amazing connections with strangers

March 2nd, 2008 · Barbara · 8 Comments ·

This week we have changed gears slightly in my class and have moved from “Secuestro Express” and the kidnappings in Venezuela to “María llena de gracia” and the story of women who act as “mulas” and transport drugs from Colombia to the United States.
With each class and each topic we address, the lines between [...]

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Fear 2.0: the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative Digidramas

January 31st, 2008 · Barbara · 1 Comment ·

This week I had the honor to make a presentation at ELI in San Antonio with 4 remarkable women: Leslie Madsen-Brooks, Laura Blankenship, Barbara Ganley and Martha Burtis…”The Fear 2.0 Dream Team Bloghers” as Brian Lamb reportedly referred to us later in the week.

Our topic was Fear…the fear that we as educators, technologists, individuals [...]

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Fear 2.0, Web 2.0, Life 2.0 & Language Learning: Why “stranger danger” isn’t.

January 8th, 2008 · Barbara · 12 Comments ·

In a few weeks, I will have the pleasure and the privilege of presenting at the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI), with 4 other women teachers/technologists. I am honored to be a part of this extraordinary group of women, thinkers, and troublemakers (heh heh). The conference title and theme is “Connecting and Reflecting: Preparing [...]

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LLU-EdTech Talk Reunion and videofest: December 6th 8 p.m. EST

December 3rd, 2007 · Barbara · No Comments ·

Exactly two years ago (really!) this blog began. My first blog post was about what I was cooking for dinner for my parents. Gritty stuff (yawn)
This blog began on the edublogs site (thank you James Farmer) and then lived for a little while with the Edtech talk guys and then eventually got housed closer to [...]

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Language Lab Unleashed #22 and Elluminate via Australia: TONIGHT!

November 8th, 2007 · Barbara · 1 Comment ·

Oh we are going to be so clever tonight.
As listed below, Barbara Ganley and this Barbara here are going to be talking about our recent paper that was published by the Knowledge Tree e-journal tonight, beginning at 8:30 p.m. EST via Elluminate. Don’t know what time that is where you are? Click here [...]

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