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Created with Padlet What is Padlet? If Google Docs is a blank sheet of paper, that is shared vertically, then Padlet is a blank wall that is shared horizontally. Much like Google Docs, this wall is built for collaborative work. You can access it anytime, anywhere, and you can put or hang whatever you like…
What on earth is Tandem Language Learning? I must begin by saying that I had never heard of the term ‘tandem learning’ until I started the Teleollaboration module for my Masters this semester. (What’s Telecollaboration?! Find out in an upcoming post!) So I am very glad to dig deeper into this idea now, thanks to…
Reference Sandra McKay on Reflective Teaching Practices, Teacher Talk 32, 2007 http://www.cape.edu/docs/TTalk0032.pdf
哲学思考：男女与身份 我们第一节课讨论的话题跟性别角色有关系。一说性别就想出女生和男生，这两个。可不可以考虑别的。两个够吗？让人用 别的词汇自己表达自己描述好吗？强烈拒绝性别角色这个观念行吗？对我来说，性别角色这个观念产生误解。我们简单的把好几个行为放在一起，叫它们“阳性”或 者“阴性”，一直分开人口两部分。解释人民怎么样那么简单吗？不是。是很复杂。如果你找到自己在一组，但你表达行为是从另外组来的。怎么办？身份是在中间 好吗？身份是在外面行吗？如果我找不到自己：我还存在吗？ 在职场上，很多公司有性别歧视。有些行为，只有男生可以做。其实，身份很复杂。 你有自己对自己的感觉。还有别人对自己的感觉。那个感觉对吗？在中国我有这个经验，说我的国籍是英国人没有意义。这个消息不告诉你我是什么样的人，我喜欢 什么，我对什么东西重要，我的生活原则是什么。我常不愿意回答。对它浪费计划。浪费机会更了解我。性别，国籍，什么的，都限制我。都限制个人的表达。读完 这篇文章你重新考虑性别和身份是什么么？
Using FlipSnack as a Research Scrapbook I am collecting ideas for my big research project next semester – images, articles, journal articles, book recommendations, etc. and I wanted to find a good place to store all this information. So here I am trying FlipSnack, a free page flip software that enables you to create stylish…
Here is an informal reflection of where I am at right now in terms of teaching and learning, inspired by an Educause Review article entitled Heads on Fire: Open Education, the Long Tail, and Learning 2.0, by John Seely Brown and Richard P. Adler. Friends in China can watch the video on Youku.
What is Research? For me, general research is wanting to know more. It’s satisfying a curiosity. Delving deeper into a topic. Academic research, for me, relates more specifically to solving a problem or testing the validity of a theory. My First Stab at Research A couple of years ago I carried out some ‘general research’…
A teacher friend was invited to speak at a Braz-TESOL Seminar in Brazil last month on the topic of Online Learning & Liveware. She asked me to contribute by sharing my experiences as an online, distance learner. I obliged with a 5 minute video presentation. Friends outside of China are welcome to watch the video…
三个月前我参加了孔子和北京国际汉语学院安排的外国汉语教师来华研修班。 我采访了这个活动的参与人。我们讨论的话题是学习和教语言。 采访6:来自印尼的罗慰珉（我的同学）。 Threemonths ago, I participated in a workshop for foreign Chinese teachers, organised by the Confucius Institute and Beijing International Chinese College. During my time, I interviewed some of the participants about their interest in studying and teaching langauges. The sixth interviewee was my class-mate from Indonesia, Robin. Friends outside of China are…