Ddeubel's Blog – August 2007 Archive (2)

INAUGRAL PODCAST - EFL CLASSROOM

I have started an EFL / ESL (English as a foreign language) community and welcome anyone interested in teaching English overseas to join us. Vibrant community with lots of expert teachers.

We will have a first ever podcast. Scheduled time is 9:30 pm in Seoul, Korea, which is 8:30 am EST (east coast of America). Thursday the 16th. Hosted by Art Williams. Welcome all to come and listen and if new to this, just learn about…

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Added by ddeubel on August 15, 2007 at 4:25pm — No Comments

Teaching "through" technology NOT by using technology

I've been musing like so many on Classroom 2.0 about the implications of using new forms of technology in the classroom and how it can "enable" students. Meaning, in the full sense of the word "education", allow students to learn the basic skill which enable a citizen to contribute fully and positively to society (yeah, I believe in that, in Dewey).

So much of technology even at this present moment, is used as an adjunct, as a s"l"ideshow to the real lesson/learning. I think this…

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Added by ddeubel on August 12, 2007 at 4:38pm — 2 Comments