Academic Writing Part 2
Image via Wikipedia This is a follow-up to my previous entry on this subject. If you are looking for a website to help you teach academic writing to university students (whether EFL students or native-English-speaking students), I recommend those by Gavin Budge (Writing for the Reader), and by Andy Gillett: Academic Writing. As many of [...]
Academic Writing
Most of my classes are of the “Oral English” type, but I also teach some classes in which students are required to produce academic writing in English. At first, I assumed that my students were getting basic instruction in academic writing in their native language (Japanese) in other classes, e.g. their seminar classes. They probably [...]
Not seeing the wood for the trees, and other complaints
Today I attended an “IT in Education” conference in Tokyo. I’ve been reading James Atherton’s site, and came across these pages on technology (in education) in general and handouts in particular. A couple of points: technology is not neutral, and Do you want students to take notes? Would it help them to understand the material [...]
Giving Moodle the boot
Tried to upgrade my Moodle installs from 1.6.1 to 1.8 (what Fantastico was suggesting). Fantastico had no problem, but all kinds of problems showed up when I visited those Moodle sites and tried to start the upgrade process. In one case, Moodle told me it couldn’t even FIND the directory I was pointing it at. [...]
This looks like fun: conference in Stockholm in June
Damn! Another conference I wish I could attend. Stockholm in June. Yum. I feel homesick already. And I’m not from Stockholm, or even Sweden. The website for this Podcamp Europe unconference has done me the favour (there’s a hint I’m from Europe) of enlightening me on exactly what an unconference is. I hope some (or [...]
A teacher assesses Elgg, Drupal, et al…
Dan Meyer is checking out Elgg, Drupal, and others. Dan works fast, and thinks fast. He scribbles notes to himself and lets us read them. Watch Dan go. Go, Dan, go!
Web/School2.0 – what’s it good for?
I just posted the following comment on Chris Lehmann’s blog. See, I’d just read Pissed Off, and then read Chris Lehmann’s entry, and the incongruity hit me. I had to say something. What do you think? I’m a sucker for technology. I blog, read blogs, use Google Reader daily. Love it. But reading this post [...]
Can’t WriteToMyBlog
Thru Borderland’s Google Reader feed I discovered WriteToMyBlog It looks cool, and I’m all for web-based applications. Only one problem – I can’t for the life of me get it to work! I always get an error message when I click “Manage posts” or “publish”. Can’t be bothered to write for help. Update: I take [...]
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