Archive for November, 2008

Emily Dickinson quote (about hope)

Monday, November 24th, 2008

Over and over again I am ‘blown away’ by the power of Emily Dickinson’s poetry.
Do you remember this one?
[I am sharing it as a silent tribute in honor of and as hopeful inspiration for a very special woman who has recently had uterine cancer surgery and will soon begin chemotherapy...]
HOPE is the thing [...]

Top Seven “musts” for effective, meaningful online learning opportunities?

Monday, November 24th, 2008

ALL REACTIONS, SUGGESTIONS, COMMENTS welcomed!
What would you list as the “Top 7″ considerations for an online learning environment to be effective and meaningful for you for an online language learning experience?

“Off the top of my head,” here are mine: [I'll probably edit this list as I ponder further. This list is in random order, [...]

GW quote, USA together

Sunday, November 9th, 2008

Thank you credits to whomever created this puzzle, and whomever photographed it and posted it at: http://www.zefrank.com/from52to48withlove/index.html

General George Washington spoken on July 3, 1775:
Impress upon the mind of every man, from the first to the lowest, the importance of the cause, and what it is they are contending for.

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Rethinking educational infrastructure…

Friday, November 7th, 2008

Below is an edited version of a discussion I posted in an online course I’m taking:

What infrastructural changes would be needed to generate a change from letter grades or ranked grades to “S” for satisfactory or “blank” (indicating not yet achieved) for specific skills and targets?

Consider that the federal government is [...]