I have managed to bring the blog back to form, but do not remember if this is the way it looked before and if all the links on the right hand side are there. If you notice some that are missing, please let me know.

I have just accidentally erased my template page completely when instead of clicking on preview, I saved it. …argh Fortunately the posts have not disappeared, but I have lost all the changes I had made to it (colours, layout, comments and links) 🙁 Will have to work on it again!

I am back in Sao Paulo after three very full days in Curitiba. When I started writing on Saturday about it, I thought I would be able to sit down and write my impressions after the sessions but this was just as impossible as go to sleep at a normal hour…lol On Sunday we stayed … Read more

I have just arrived in Curitiba in the state of Paraná to take part in the Intercultural Studies Seminar led by professors from the University of Paraná and Rio Grande do Sul, Braz-Tesol Teacher Education SIG and sponsored by the British Council. The aim is to design and develop web-based ELT materials for intercultural education … Read more

This evening Michael Coghlan (TAFE – Australia) gave a very interesting voice conference presentation on Yahoo Messenger showing us the advantages of using this kind of tool in teaching. There were about 35 webheads present, listening, questioning online and also participating through text chat. Michael had previously prepared a PPT presentation which the participants downloaded … Read more

Today I had a most productive class in Polish on YM (both text chat and voice) with Agata from Poland and Babi from Hungary. Agata is a native speaker, formally educated in the language and living in Poland. Babi is Hungarian, learning Polish (chatting with a native speaker once a week but mostly on her … Read more

So here I am, back to blogging my way to paradise…lol Came back from the country yesterday under a torrential rain…we haven’t had a nice summer…I bet the sun is going to appear as from tomorrow when we go back to class…Murphy’s Law…If anything can go wrong, it will! Anyhow…I deleted all the comment boxes … Read more

“What are the key trends and developments in online learning and collaboration”? This is a wonderful presentation I had the opportunity of viewing and listening to yesterday. Jay Cross from Internet Time has been credited with coining the now-popular term “e-learning” and stresses the need of creating a “culture of learning” as in the end … Read more

I have just read an excellent article on Blogging by Will Richardson called ” Blogging and RSS — The “What’s It?” and “How To” of Powerful New Web Tools for Educators “ which appeared in Information Today in the Multimedia and Internet for Schools section. I strongly recommend it for those who are about to … Read more