So Much to Learn...So Little Time

Peter Ford: Blogging to Creativity and Beyond

This is Peter's presentation at the ECML BLOGS Workshop.

Peter gave the keynote at Communicate.06 which kind of launched me on  my merry blogging way.  A couple of points I picked up on:

• if you don't like blogs don't use them. They are only a tool to be used if you so wish
• a blog is just a box you write in with buttons to click
• teachers need to take risks in order to move forward
• blogs help give students a concept of audience
• "teach not tech" - whatever blogging platform you use the software should flow into the background and not become a hindrance to creativity

I've not edited the presentation at all so theres about 10 seconds until it starts:

Download peter_ford.MP3

Download ecml_final_workshop.ppt

Cheating?

The thing is this. Just checked my stats and I need 4 more visits to make it to 1000...do I cheat?

Look where we all come from

ECML WEB JOURNALS IN LANGUAGE EDUCATION WORKSHOP

Here I am at another multi-cultural conference. Teachers and teacher trainers from all over Europe.

About 30+ teachers and languages being represented. Simultaneous translation in both French and English.

Already networked with Denis Cunningham who is President of the International Federation of Language Teacher Associations...why is SALT not a member???

Check out what the ECML does.

This is the BLOGS project we will be working on.

Exam meeting

Reasonably pleased with myself today. First ever markers meeting. Int 2 listening and writing. Of sample writings i got half were in agreement with chief. 

WI FI Frustration

Sitting in the bloody airport and can't get the hang of wifi. Driving me nuts.