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.

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!

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)

Please join us! We will start up again after Fall Break….

One tool, each Tuesday, with lots of time to talk. Simple.

Check out the link here and via the pulldown menu above (TechTips—>TechnoTuesdays)

We will be showing them some of the tools we use here for language learning….including the Mixxer with Skype, Second Life, and World of Warcraft (European version) for language learning.

This is partly due to budget cut backs, but also due to the fact that according to Justin’s fabulous usage tracking tool, on average there are very few folks come to the CILC from 5-7 p.m. on weeknights. We would rather have the lab open when it is needed by our users, vs staffed and vacant.

The Korean EXCO will still meet in the CILC on Wednesday at 5. The lab will only be open to them at that time.

Our hours for the fall semester are, for the moment:

M-Th: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.
F: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday: closed
Sunday: 6 p.m. – 11 p.m.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you!

Enjoy the long weekend! Flaubert, Jafar and friends look forward to seeing you next week!