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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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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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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I have been contacted by the Christian Science Monitor about a story they want to do on using Skype in the language classroom. They need to know that this is not a passing fad and that many US colleges/universities/highschools are using this tool for meaningful classroom exchanges.
Of particular interest to the CSM is the [...]

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One of the many tensions that is present in a classroom that encourages experimentation and growth and reaching outside vs hiding inside is that of THE CALENDAR. It would be so wonderful if we did not have to be put in the position of altering the flow of learning and the shape of a [...]

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