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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJuNgBkloFE

Disturbing.
This YouTube was shared with me by a colleague (Jim Stroud) on EnglishCafe
http://www.englishcafe.com/blog/americans-are-not-stupid-with-subtitles-13273
I laughed, but am horrified. Were any of these ’staged’? Would that many people truly not recognize that some places were mis-labeled on that world map?????
The educator side of me sees wonderful PBL (project-based-learning) possibilities here.
I believe this should be shown [...]

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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, [...]

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 [...]

Joe Horne of Atlanta GA gave me permission to share these words of his wisdom with you:
“I would say that distinguishing between good and bad information on the web is an essential life skill for students, workers and civilians.  As a user of the web, this is a crucial skill. 
And if you are teaching a [...]

Hello to all readers.
Well, this morning I’m experiencing an odd clash of emotions.  I’ve been using WiZiQ (http://wiziq.com) for some months now, with as many students and friends as I’ve been able to convince to try it.
I have scheduled sporadic chats on WiZiQ and invited many prior students, colleagues, others to join me to ‘play’ [...]

I participate on several listservs, finding the interactions very rewarding personally and professionally. 
One of these listservs is facilitated by David J. Rosen, a man for whom I have great respect and admiration.  It is the National Institute for Literacy’s Workplace Literacy mailing list. 
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Recently, [...]

Nearly one year ago I attended a conference at which a colleague asked this question (of as many conference participants as possible): 
What is one thing you know now that you wish you had known when you began teaching, and why?
and at another conference event, we were asked:
What is a short list of ‘things to remember’ [...]