A beautiful and interesting manifesto can be found here:
Maybe we could create a class/group manifesto with our students?
You can join the 4th Connecting Online (free) Conference on February 3, 4 and 5.
The topic this year is “Share your experiences in using the Internet for instruction and learning”.
You can get more information on
Macmillan offers free webinars for teachers.
First webinar this year will be on February 1st, when Rachael Roberts will talk about “A Step in the ‘Write’ Direction”.
Macmillan also offers teachers photocopiable resources.
From January 9 to February 12, you are invited to participate in workshops online that are offered for free by the Electronic Village Online (EVO). There are 14 different sessions (workshops) being offered and registration is open. A must-see, must-join.
I teach because I believe. I believe in people, in change, in education. I want to see change in education in my country. I am so absolutely sure I am not the only one.
Applying for a scholarship on an e-moderating course yesterday, after the BReltChat, I started reflecting on students’ silence. During the chat we said that maybe TTT is high because students do not feel like speaking or don’t know much about the topic or don’t really understand what to do. Two years ago I started an online course on Moodle with Puc-SP and I remember not feeling like talking sometimes. I found the topic very interesting, I liked the tutor, I reflected upon what was being said in the forums and chats, but little by little I felt I did not have much to say or to add. I mean, nothing relevant or worth saying. I wonder if our students feel the same. I wonder if they choose to remain silent because they do not feel they have something interesting, appropriate or relevant to say. The problem is that in face-to-face courses, silence is rarely welcome. This week, I am reflecting on why students keep quiet and what I can do to deal with their choice and right for silence and my need for their production and feedback.
The truly inspiring Vance Stevens can (and should be) found and read at
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