In which LLU gets on the ds106 carnival cruise Our friends Jim Groom and Martha Burtis are creating DS106...an online course for teaching exploring digital storytelling over at UMW.… Posted on: December 15, 2010 By: bsawhill With: 4 Comments
Oh Holly Holiday, You Got it -All- Wrong Time for a confession: I watch Glee. And I love it. Yes, yes I know in real life they are… Posted on: November 23, 2010 By: bsawhill With: 0 Comments
Social Networking and Octegenarians Last Thursday I had the pleasure of being the speaker for the "Third Thursday Series" at Kendal, a local community… Posted on: November 22, 2010 By: bsawhill With: 2 Comments
Artisanal education and the illusion of support. I absolutely dread calling tech support, and will do just about anything to avoid it, including spend three days with… Posted on: November 20, 2010 By: Ryan Brazell With: 1 Comment
Why taking attendance doesn’t matter Classes began here last Tuesday. On Monday the fotocopier was whizzing away, printing out syllabi at a mad clip (we… Posted on: September 14, 2010 By: bsawhill With: 4 Comments
Creating community: a new proof-of-concept. Earlier this summer I had the opportunity to spend two days asking "I wonder what THIS button does?" and "Gee,… Posted on: August 14, 2010 By: Ryan Brazell With: 1 Comment
There is No Royal Road to Language Learning: a week in Japan As I mentioned above, I had the very good fortune to be invited to Japan by the organizers of the… Posted on: August 14, 2010 By: bsawhill With: 1 Comment
Greetings from the land of Green Tea Ice Cream I continue to be baffled and amazed by air travel. I still can't quite fathom how it is we can… Posted on: August 2, 2010 By: bsawhill With: 0 Comments
Air Sketch – a Smartboard Alternative? SmartBoards are great for language teachers – if you happen to have one in the classroom you’re teaching in. Unfortunately,… Posted on: July 27, 2010 By: Felix Kronenberg With: 3 Comments
Conference as learning environment: we can do better. This past week I attended the SLOAN-C / MERLOT / MoodleMoot joint conference in San Jose, CA, and while I… Posted on: July 25, 2010 By: Ryan Brazell With: 8 Comments