I broke (almost all) the Ted Commandments

I wasn’t going to write a post complaining about a conference, but then I clicked a link and read the post (from which I borrowed the image below) and realized it was a “sign”…I had to share my nasty experience.
On Mother’s Day, I was scheduled to present at the 29th annual conference of an American [...]

Arriverderci AP Italian?

Just 4 years into it…and now this!
In the fall, I had published an article on Italian teacher training in Foreign Language Annals (the journal for the American Council for the Teaching of Foreign Languages). Shortly before its publication, the editor had asked me to comment on the then recent decision of the College Board to [...]

7 facts about me

I have been tagged by Seth Dickens for the ‘Seven Things You Probably Don’t Know About Me’ Edubloggers thing. I’ve done a couple of these in the past so forgive any repetitions for those who’ve read my past lists.
The rules say you have to:

Link your original tagger(s), and list these rules on your blog
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i’m making some noise!

A number of weeks ago, Melanie McBride suggested that I make some noise about Web 2.0 technologies and user rights. I am an avid user of these technologies who appreciates the level of engagement of social media, and a scholar who would like to continue to implement these computer-mediated communication tools as regular instruments to [...]

this is not a post

I wonder if sometimes we don’t get carried away with blogging. When we “publish” a post, is it to validate whatever we say, feel, believe? At times, do we find ourselves needing to write and publish the words to give them credence as much to ourselves as to others? Words are power, so seeing them [...]