Nov

22

80+ Participants in Integrating Tech Workshop

November 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Wow! Over 80 people chose to attend the Integrating Technology into Instructional Practice workshop. Thank goodness I had assistance from my University of Michigan Computer Science Engineering Freshmen son Bryan – he was invaluable providing help connecting to our secure network and just-in-time support. It was an exciting, fast-paced workshop exploring multiple authoring environments [...]

Nov

18

ACTFL 2009: Off to the house of the mouse

November 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages national conference is at the Swan and Dolphin in Orlando. The program looks interesting and it is always invigorating to meet with fellow educators for discussion and networking.  I’ll be presenting two hands-on technology-focused workshops: Integrating Technology into Instructional Practice (6 hours) and Enter the Conversation: [...]

Nov

8

A global view of social media

November 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Everyone working in educational technology should read the April 2008 Universal McCann Wave 3 report on global trends in social media. This is not an education-specific report, but rather a global view of the impact of social media – who is using what tool for what purpose. Absolutely worth a read – the content is [...]