tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68522001609381072382024-03-05T13:09:55.633-03:00Education and New Technologies4 South American English teachers currently specialising in education & new technologies at <a href="http:www.flacso.org.ar"> FLACSO</a> share their experiences with the ELT community!Gladys Bayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10637060860005714720noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852200160938107238.post-33835294813106428752010-04-10T21:37:00.004-03:002010-04-10T22:34:01.762-03:00A YEAR AT FLACSO<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhswKar0nLXl2foijLNv7pMnJVeABT13jkpisreHgd5eGOj2tcy1JAIbvZ1YOT9HPmJjYXm_JOZzw-hg0xFWY__3Wa7cLE43EZeSpkTNOLRYO5y6Svzp7d-7D59KwGZKi8W2nQMh9uaHlY/s1600/DSC07580.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhswKar0nLXl2foijLNv7pMnJVeABT13jkpisreHgd5eGOj2tcy1JAIbvZ1YOT9HPmJjYXm_JOZzw-hg0xFWY__3Wa7cLE43EZeSpkTNOLRYO5y6Svzp7d-7D59KwGZKi8W2nQMh9uaHlY/s200/DSC07580.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458685752198010946" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdQpBRJ7b-HIWeDTUUTWe3Gf2ZmF_b5Y-Tl1HrphfKy05J3w1OSNiFgDRcq8dnIDEMWpMOuZeskBZEAhJWnyQfoWrY7-l30mTmPOltljX_gwUu_4nZgQY-bfx-WTorHbHNADkmyzjOsDU/s1600/DSC07715.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 277px; height: 208px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdQpBRJ7b-HIWeDTUUTWe3Gf2ZmF_b5Y-Tl1HrphfKy05J3w1OSNiFgDRcq8dnIDEMWpMOuZeskBZEAhJWnyQfoWrY7-l30mTmPOltljX_gwUu_4nZgQY-bfx-WTorHbHNADkmyzjOsDU/s200/DSC07715.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458685063057504642" border="0" /></a><br />A year ago by these days we were just about to start a new postgrade on Education and New Tecnologies. The year went by so quickly that a 2 weeks ago this degree was over and now Gladys, Mariana and I me are the new graduates.<br /><br />The year I spent was great! I had the possibility to grow up professionally with the help of my colleagues. During the course I worked with different teachers from all over Argentina and it was a really great experience to design a Webquest, write an article and complete a project using a wiki. At the beginning it was shocking to see that something you had written the previous night was re-written and none of your words could be seen when opening the wiki. It was hard to see your words to vanish as time went by but it was incredible to see that despite the surface structure was different the deep structure kept ones ideas!!!!!!!!!!<br /><br />I have learnt quite a lot and read tones of pages! but what I found incredible was to have made such good friends from whom I have learnt a lot, as well. It was really nice to meet them in the flesh. I have also met Gladys for very short times during our breaks before the presentations and I also met Mariana Porta with whom I shared a dinner before coming to Esquel, which is 2000 km away from Buenos Aires.<br /><br />Now I have my diploma on Education on ICT, but as I want to learn more in a few days I am starting to drive a new road, an specialization on Education and ICT. I know it is going to be hard, but I will try.<br /><br />Gladys<br />Mariana<br /><br />WE DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!juanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07972123477375444404noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852200160938107238.post-62115911475845143862009-08-05T13:50:00.002-03:002009-08-05T13:52:16.955-03:00What do students wait from us in their classes?<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_A-ZVCjfWf8&hl=es&fs=1&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_A-ZVCjfWf8&hl=es&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>juanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07972123477375444404noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852200160938107238.post-25493376382353960682009-06-22T15:41:00.006-03:002009-06-23T00:40:36.485-03:00SMART MOBSWe've been reading about the great social change that ICTs bring along, particularly in the evolution of social cognition, its generation, spread and growth. One of the most important books about this topic is <h2><span style="font-size:100%;">Smart Mobs: The Next Social Revolution by </span><span style="font-size:100%;">Howard Rheingold </span></h2><h2><span style="font-size:85%;">This is a lecture he delivered in MIT</span>.<span style="font-size:85%;"> ENJOY!</span></h2>The link is <a href="http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/22/">here </a><br />And<a href="http://www.smartmobs.com/"> here</a> you will find the book's website with reviews, summaries, news, blog entries, etc.<br /><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0" id="Main" width="481" align="middle" height="361"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://mitworld.mit.edu/flash/player/Main.swf?host=cp58255.edgefcs.net&flv=mitw-00069-authors-rheingold-mobs-22oct02&preview=http://mitworld.mit.edu//uploads/mitwstill-00069-authors-rheingold-mobs-22oct02.jpg"><param name="quality" value="high"><param name="bgcolor" value="#000000"><embed src="http://mitworld.mit.edu/flash/player/Main.swf?host=cp58255.edgefcs.net&flv=mitw-00069-authors-rheingold-mobs-22oct02&preview=http://mitworld.mit.edu//uploads/mitwstill-00069-authors-rheingold-mobs-22oct02.jpg" quality="high" bgcolor="#000000" name="Main" allowscriptaccess="always" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" width="481" align="middle" height="361"></embed></object>Mariana Portahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10834994820067499684noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852200160938107238.post-66376767984875115862009-06-09T11:44:00.006-03:002009-06-09T12:07:58.291-03:00Cultures without bordersLast year I presented this in an URUTESOL syposium. I was just reviewing it under the new light of this experience with FLACSO. So I thought it was a good idea to bring it up again with a few comments.<br /><br />The main idea behind this presentation is that the meeting point between language and culture finds its greatest stage in the internet, where production is abundant, available for free and extremely rich. It is our role to teach students to dig behind symbols to find those interesting stories that weave below the evident. To what extent will this new medium transform our lives? We cannot say anything yet, but certainly it will expand the types and number of genre and challenge our creativity and competence.<br /><br />Now, do you want to witness the wonderful story between Richard and Marian? Do you want to know why Alejo, an Urugayan child and Salvador, a Spanish grownup became friends? In this presentation I collect a few stories and illustrate them with their authors permission. The all show the natural human need to communicate, made possible throught the interent. They are briefly analyzed in their linguisctic and cultural content.<br /><br /><br /><div style="width: 425px; text-align: left;" id="__ss_210201"><a style="margin: 12px 0pt 3px; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; display: block; text-decoration: underline;" href="http://www.slideshare.net/mportagalvan/v2-stories-from-a-culture-without-borders?type=presentation" title=" Stories From A Culture Without Borders"> Stories From A Culture Without Borders</a><object style="margin: 0px;" width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=v2-stories-from-a-culture-without-borders-1198292938893281-3&stripped_title=v2-stories-from-a-culture-without-borders"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=v2-stories-from-a-culture-without-borders-1198292938893281-3&stripped_title=v2-stories-from-a-culture-without-borders" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><div style="font-size: 11px; font-family: tahoma,arial; height: 26px; padding-top: 2px;">View more <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="http://www.slideshare.net/">OpenOffice presentations</a> from <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="http://www.slideshare.net/mportagalvan">mportagalvan</a>.</div></div>Mariana Portahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10834994820067499684noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852200160938107238.post-717541547461553762009-06-08T18:26:00.004-03:002009-06-08T18:36:54.974-03:00Crossposting?Hi!<br /><br />This is just a test post to see if I can crosspost my contributions here to my official blogfolio.<br /><br />I've followed these steps:<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Sign In –> your blog’s Settings –> Email tab –> at the Mail-to-Blogger Address, fill in the email address (ex: yourbloggeraccount.YourEmailAddress@blogger.com) –> choose: publish immediately or save emails as drafts –> Save Settings. Make sure you take on of the complete email address you’ve just assigned for this account.</span><br /><br />(source: <a href="http://clickmomukhamo.com/blog/archives/2008/02/10/how-to-cross-post-to-multiply-blogger-and-vox/">How To: Cross Post...</a>)<br /><br />I've set the email account as indicated at the target blog, wonder if that's ok...<br />If this works, the next question is: will this just crosspost my own entries, or any post submitted by any of the blog writers?<br /><br />Cross your fingers for me!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Gladys</span>Gladys Bayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10637060860005714720noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852200160938107238.post-68010323526301183342009-06-08T15:54:00.003-03:002009-06-08T15:59:55.210-03:00Happy birthday, Mariana!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXVj4P7oj7kFx-xGEdCglhkfuBLr6ifP3u9m4uLTYCtMvjvk2zpY0anUwGaPwwTyfOoPAuPLfLmCpEGIXOoN8-_4XOgVE6bRXBAhyq_H7gYdXAWUN1y1oNdwIjgfAqPSHNTGTitD1bQJE/s1600-h/MaruPorta.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 236px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXVj4P7oj7kFx-xGEdCglhkfuBLr6ifP3u9m4uLTYCtMvjvk2zpY0anUwGaPwwTyfOoPAuPLfLmCpEGIXOoN8-_4XOgVE6bRXBAhyq_H7gYdXAWUN1y1oNdwIjgfAqPSHNTGTitD1bQJE/s320/MaruPorta.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345032912125645506" border="0" /></a><br />Listen, everyone! It was Mariana's birthday last Friday.... Since I didn't log on between Friday and this morning, this is my first chance to send her my hugs... Mariana: I hope you had a great time, close to your family.<br /><br />Anyone else willing to leave their greetings here? Or am I the only one who fails to send cybercards in time? ;-)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Gladys</span>Gladys Bayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10637060860005714720noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852200160938107238.post-77595172587186333932009-06-07T00:45:00.002-03:002009-06-07T00:50:36.174-03:00My first AssignmentHi Everybody,<br /><br />Yesterday I got the results for my first assignment. When I read at my e-mail I was terrified at the idea of failing, my heart starting to beat faster and faster as the page was opening, it took ages to open, but I felt the same way I did when I was at my secondary school.<br />How are you all doing?<br /><br />Hope to hear from you soon<br /><br />Regards,<br /><br />Juan Domingo<br />Esquel-Argentinajuanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07972123477375444404noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852200160938107238.post-31274883097949053572009-05-20T17:21:00.005-03:002009-05-20T17:47:40.493-03:00Looking back, looking ahead...The recent discussions and readings shared in our studies during the last two weeks have led me to re-view ("see with new eyes", as White and Arndt -1991; Process Writing- had defined it) all new technologies around me...<br /><br /><div style="width: 425px; text-align: left;" id="__ss_1466622"><a style="margin: 12px 0pt 3px; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; display: block; text-decoration: underline;" href="http://www.slideshare.net/gladysbaya/internetme?type=powerpoint" title="Internet+Me">Internet+Me</a><object style="margin: 0px;" width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=internetme-090520152033-phpapp02&stripped_title=internetme"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=internetme-090520152033-phpapp02&stripped_title=internetme" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><div style="font-size: 11px; font-family: tahoma,arial; height: 26px; padding-top: 2px;">View more <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="http://www.slideshare.net/">presentations</a> from <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="http://www.slideshare.net/gladysbaya">Gladys Baya</a>.</div></div><br />Some ideas I particularly want to remember: <ul><li>We need to make these tools ours ("appropriate" them, integrate them into our lives so that they serve <span style="font-weight: bold;">OUR </span>purposes) if the're to have a lasting effect on our lives... Then, we must look into ways to help our students do the same in turn!</li><li>Different ways of doing things will inevitably lead to a redefinition of identities and social roles</li><li>... And that's about the only thing new technologies will "INEVITABLY" do... ;-) The rest is in the hands of the tool users...</li></ul><br />BTW, this reminds me of something I read a long time ago, when I was studying the relationship between teaching and policy: "By refusing to take sides, the ELT community has actually been supporting the conservative status quo." We'd better make our choices this time, before someone else makes them for us!<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 204);">Gladys</span><br /><br />PS: If you've never watched <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLlGopyXT_g">The Machine is (Using) Us</a>, don't put it off another day!Gladys Bayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10637060860005714720noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852200160938107238.post-14053644441542653552009-05-18T14:24:00.002-03:002009-05-18T16:13:56.819-03:00Difficulties to implement new technology?<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/pQHX-SjgQvQ&hl=es&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/pQHX-SjgQvQ&hl=es&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Mariana Portahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10834994820067499684noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852200160938107238.post-29997385761605378712009-05-18T13:52:00.005-03:002009-05-18T14:18:23.616-03:00The Internet<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAfbNmbWqij07nAx7fHdwZa830RqbLX71gbvuZkOepcvtwCga3YQszJYa46wc-RXjh3iTZgaxeet6opgkBPWlS2AXlVhLuLiicphiuAfSKb86YfTVyq_mRFe9YrLY-IDSyQhWeiMbzcA8/s1600-h/internet-map.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 293px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAfbNmbWqij07nAx7fHdwZa830RqbLX71gbvuZkOepcvtwCga3YQszJYa46wc-RXjh3iTZgaxeet6opgkBPWlS2AXlVhLuLiicphiuAfSKb86YfTVyq_mRFe9YrLY-IDSyQhWeiMbzcA8/s400/internet-map.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337211157919986402" border="0" /></a><br />We've been reading about the Internet, its origin, history and evolution. I found this map particularly interesting to see the great differences in access to the internet and to band width. Consequences for language use in the internet? What about our role as bilingual professionals and teachers of English? What about digital literacy and language use? I recommend <a href="http://www.ipligence.com/worldmap/">these links too.</a>Mariana Portahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10834994820067499684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852200160938107238.post-11496765473667055892009-05-03T18:06:00.005-03:002009-05-03T18:18:46.162-03:00It feels like home just because we are teachers!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKZP8xsGVG1nZ1iLNJ3etIaR97NY0qPvTE1EYwJNMP69yobbEVZL5zjTiAOiT0osEBe5lv9_5It2HqdrLARqVM6SHPPs_A7ADOx8R51BkjkYBX-POJKFiG2r3hSuDhAX7F719ItRK7Pc4/s1600-h/2600542493_1b958ae40d.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 231px; height: 219px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKZP8xsGVG1nZ1iLNJ3etIaR97NY0qPvTE1EYwJNMP69yobbEVZL5zjTiAOiT0osEBe5lv9_5It2HqdrLARqVM6SHPPs_A7ADOx8R51BkjkYBX-POJKFiG2r3hSuDhAX7F719ItRK7Pc4/s400/2600542493_1b958ae40d.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331709400657810882" border="0" /></a><br />Hello! I'm Mariana and it is so superamazing that we are here together! It feels like home to have you three around, even if I only know Gladys! I think we English teachers have such a great advantage when it comes to technology! Just the fact that we are able to read and write in English allows us to be connected, plus we are used to sharing with people of pretty diverse background! Well, I'll tell you a bit more about me, I manage two franchises of Alianza, one in Montevideo and one in Canelones, both in Uruguay. I am also a sociologist, licenced in 1994. Later I kept on more involved with organizational studies, especially organizational communication. So, there are so so many ways in which this diploma interests me!<br />Well, thanks for being around!<br /><br />Here you will see two of my blogs, <a href="http://ialei.blogspot.com">one of poems </a>in Spanish (I write them) and <a href="http://eflprofessionals.blogspot.com">one more related to my job interests</a>Mariana Portahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10834994820067499684noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852200160938107238.post-22583784629156641912009-04-19T01:33:00.001-03:002009-04-19T14:12:53.099-03:00FLACSO MY FIRST THOUGHTS ABOUT THIS COURSE<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik28iYhfEjV5pOUl1cMNmvvLNKA2vKGjRzCIshu_DCW0sdgHKyoWiaQchCEOPTdjX0GUBQr1QUCfpFSGVv5HPb5-d1XuPmOnC1pA8xNQ43w56O3lzfT4Av7aIQ_IYuSoHoKCnyV3llN5U/s1600-h/DSC03589.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326272224850371922" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik28iYhfEjV5pOUl1cMNmvvLNKA2vKGjRzCIshu_DCW0sdgHKyoWiaQchCEOPTdjX0GUBQr1QUCfpFSGVv5HPb5-d1XuPmOnC1pA8xNQ43w56O3lzfT4Av7aIQ_IYuSoHoKCnyV3llN5U/s200/DSC03589.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Hi everybody!!!<br />I'm Juan Domingo.<br /><br />I'm anxious about this course!!!<br /><br /><a style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)" href="http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dd8rgz34_0zh89xdgp&hl=en">Here are my fears and thoughts about this new way I'm starting!!!</a><br /><br /><br /><br />I live in <a style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)" href="http://www.esquel.gov.ar/">Esquel</a> a small town in the northwest of Chubut. I hope you like it!!<br /><br />I hope you're having a nice weekend<br /><br />Regards,<br /><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;font-size:180%;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255)">Juan Domingo</span></span>juanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07972123477375444404noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852200160938107238.post-85013419522482630172009-04-18T21:29:00.001-03:002009-04-18T21:31:17.650-03:00Hi!Hi everyone! Just been browsing the platform, the <span style="font-style: italic;">Virtual Classroom</span>, actually!<br />Looking forward to starting straightaway!<br />Regards,<br />MarinaUnknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852200160938107238.post-19877232899642766832009-04-18T11:22:00.002-03:002009-05-15T19:18:19.737-03:00Off we go!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYe_yDORIUrL6c1jzwRLqtR1JNLLN3TRAjUvogon8GraifGU8qiB0lJqmL1AIS5q-lx51jKgkzeSjmCMKwtd5JqpNtCTPCPunhvPixQ8wbCuS_aPh7XLbLW74cMTjOsscw7h3Z4EWIsa4/s1600-h/takeoff.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYe_yDORIUrL6c1jzwRLqtR1JNLLN3TRAjUvogon8GraifGU8qiB0lJqmL1AIS5q-lx51jKgkzeSjmCMKwtd5JqpNtCTPCPunhvPixQ8wbCuS_aPh7XLbLW74cMTjOsscw7h3Z4EWIsa4/s200/takeoff.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336178554068166354" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;">Well, campus for "<a title="FLACSO- Diplom. en Educ. y Nuevas Tecns." href="http://www.flacso.org.ar/formacion_posgrados_contenidos.php?IDPC=3&ID=100" target="_blank">Diplomatura en Educación y Nuevas Tecnologías</a>" (<a title="FLACSO" href="http://www.flacso.org.ar/" target="_blank">FLACSO</a>) opened yesterday at 9 PM GMT (that was 6 PM my time). Having taken online courses before, I was almost positive we'd be allowed at least a couple of days to log in and browse around, familiarising ourselves with the online environment and our partners (which turned out to be over 200, BTW!). Yet, can you believe I was quite upset because some "local" duties prevented me from entering the site before today? :-p!</span> <p align="justify" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">It was nice to find out we'll be using a Moodle platform, which I'm a bit familiar with, and at the same will profit from seeing used in more effective ways. It was even better to confirm 3 colleagues I look up to are just starting walking along the same path at the same time. As I'm a social learner, this means a lot to me, and I hope they like the idea of collaborating in this blog and sharing a bit of what we go through in our course with every English teacher on the Web via this blog!</span></p> <p align="justify" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">In his welcome "speech", our coordinator has invited us to record our feelings and impressions as we just get started, and save them so that we can go back to them. I've drafted my impressions <a title="Diplom-FirstImpressions" href="http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=ddsvccfp_146g6drrhdh" target="_blank">here</a>, feel free to peep if you like!</span></p> <p align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(255, 128, 64);font-family:Freestyle Script;font-size:180%;" ><strong>Gladys</strong></span></p>Gladys Bayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10637060860005714720noreply@blogger.com10