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

19

Post ACTFL Observations

November 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Technology still excites, motivates, engages. And it scares others. The biggest message we tried to convey is that it really isn’t about the technology, but rather about the pedagogy. How can we use 21st century technologies to engage students in meaningful activities…. I think this may be the topic of many subsequent posts. [...]

Nov

7

Off to the ACTFL conference

November 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Leaving next week for the ACTFL conference in San Antonio, Tx. The first part of the week I’ll be in Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) training, then I’ll be presenting a session and a workshop with my friend Cherice. Of course the presentations aren’t quite finished – I’ll try to remember and post the urls – [...]