On dissidence and creativity

Many are the quotes on dissidence…and creativity “Every act of creation is first an act of destruction” – Picasso “Never forget that only dead fish swim with the stream” Malcolm Muggeridge “Kites fly highest against the wind” Winston Churchill Some educators, by wearing the “edupunk” label and embracing the DIY cause, remind me of Camus: … Read more

Tweets on 2008-07-21

#cck08_elt giving up on this idea 🙁 # #cck08_elt 1 out of 4 tweets got in – this is my last attempt # #cck08_elt twemes not picking up the new tag – twitter stressed out again # #cck08_elt re-checking twemes channel – nothing appeared first time 🙁 # opening a dedicated #cck08_elt channel on twemes … Read more

Tweets on 2008-07-20

@amalderez hope you had a safe trip home and a well-deserved rest. Going back to SP tonight-still enjoying sunny morning in Fortaleza # back from walk along beachfront and breakfast – sunny outside – my last day in Fortaleza – fly to wintry SPaulo tonight 🙁 # Powered by Twitter Tools.

Tweets on 2008-07-17

#edutechbr mentor role: educator – scaffolder of learning that you cannot predict (learning goal comes from mentee) # #edutechbr importance of relationships/relevance of training opportunities/worry with identity/emotional rollercoaster # #edutechbr mentor = supporter/listener # #edutechbr mentors acculturators – help mentees full members of a community # #edutechbr mentors need to be sponsors – ability to … Read more

Tweets on 2008-07-16

@amalderez…this is witchcraft – will sacrifice a goat and then going to check your account again # @dudeneyge we are all sitting next to each other 🙂 just following the plenary and commenting on it very politely # @amalderez got your message here 🙂 but your #edutechbr messages do not show…must find out what the … Read more

Tweets on 2008-07-15

#edutechbr just bough two more books: Metaphors and Emotion (easy going) + Research Methods in Applied Linguistics by Dornyei (tough read) # #edutechbr @anamariacult I am sure you will do wonderfully! Thank you for your help in yesterday’s session. # #edutechbr Critical Literacy in ELT Project by Cris Lima and Nella de la Fuente # … Read more