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Testing out COVERITLIVE, Liveblogging from Digital Stream@CSUMB

March 17th, 2008 · Barbara · No Comments ·


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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 […]

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Learning to ask hard questions in another language

February 28th, 2008 · Barbara · 2 Comments ·

Week four of my Spanish conversation class has just finished. I am teaching 2X a week vs 3X a week…my hope was that we would have more time on task if we met for an hour and 15 minutes (vs 3X a week @ 50 minutes). The class meets at night. […]

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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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The Knowledge Tree Extravaganza: Read! Listen! Talk with Us!

November 5th, 2007 · Barbara · 1 Comment ·

My dear colleague and comrade/comadre in blogging, Barbara Ganley, has been chiding me via Twitter about how long it has been since I have been here on the blog. She is the queen of slow blogging (borrowing the term from the slow food movement.)Her posts emerge as multimedia feasts to savor and to ponder […]

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