Month: January 2017

Here are my Seven Points for Sunday: 1) Marie, it is interesting to read about your childhood near the French-Belgian border. You seem to have grown up in quite a non-stressful environment, in the countryside, with an abundance of nature at your doorstep. And besides gardening you traveled to an incredible part of France, an […]

One of my English language learners, a journalism professor living in the Russian Federation, will soon be attending a conference on Virtual Reality and how it applies to journalism. Over the past several weeks we have been reading and familiarizing ourselves with English VR texts, articles, and nomenclature to assist her in writing a paper […]

Impressions of the Annotating  Event Several times over the past few years, I have utilized Google Docs with an overseas student to comment and annotate specific homework assignments while simultaneously speaking with the  student on Skype, or having made corrections and comments prior to our meeting. In my experience, having numerous participants concurrently is  definitely […]

The Mimi Ito video begins to clarify my understanding of what “connected learning” is. According to Ito, there is an optimal progression with each individual’s  leaning environment, as each of us has a unique learning experience. Connectivity in learning aims to address the real world. As there is an apparently widening gap between the privileged […]

During my early educational years, actually since elementary school, I have always had an interest in languages, various cultures and geography. In my mind, all three were connected as I was curious about the world. This curiosity was principally fostered by my parents and by the fact that I realized I was originally from a […]