New research is suggesting that a newborn’s cries imitate the cadence of their biological mother’s native language… interesting.

Feel free to listen, and read, and comment here.

Today from 12:15-1 and then again from 3:30-4:15 in Peters 327, we will be joined (virtually) by The Right Reverend Dr. Jim Groom of the University of Mary Washington for a conversation about blogging…what it is, what it isn’t, and how it can be used in teaching and learning.

Jim, who coined the phrase (battlecry?) and the mindset of EDUPUNK, will bring his tree-hugging charm and wit and grit (and probably his Yankees hat as well) to this session, and explain why he believes blogs (in particular WordPress Multi User blogs) can change teaching and learning forever.

Ever asked yourself “What Would Jim Groom Do ?” Well, now you can find out.

Bring your lunch…we will provide the beverages.

Here is a slide show that Jim created for the occasion:

To see the entire Fall 2009 Techno Tuesday Schedule click here.

To see our delicious page and links from previous sessions, please click here

With many thanks to Serena and Shannon and Bionic teaching for their flickr pics.

If you are studying Spanish and could not make it to the Días de los Muertos celebration in Wilder Main yesterday, have no fear. You can explore the celebration and the customs surrounding this day in the hispanic world via Second Life.

Thanks to the Smithsonian Institution’s efforts in new technologies, one can “visit” and “interact” with latino cultural practices virtually. Click here for more information about their programs and their resources.

To participate in the Smithsonian’s virtual Día de los Muertos, launch Second Life on one of our lab machines, create an avatar (it’s free), and then click on this link to explore the Day of the Dead celebrations .

¡Bienvenidos!

Join us in Peters 327 from 12:15 – 1:00 or at 3:30-4:15 for TechnoTuesdays.

Today we will be exploring Second Life and how it can be used for teaching and Learning. Our guide will be Sue Simonson Shick from Case Western Reserve University as well as some of her faculty collaborators.

For more info on TechnoTuesdays, please click here

Check out our delicious page for info on what we have covered in the past as well (click on the tags listed on the right hand side to sort posts)

We will be open Sunday, October 25th at 6 p.m. until 11 p.m. We look forward to seeing you! Flaubert and friends missed you.