Contemporary Reading - Beyond the Superficial
Photo by Pixabay from Pexels How to connect reading, listening and video watching for students? How to find interesting, current and thought provoking topics to engage students in […]
Top ten podcasts every teacher needs to hear [wiley.com]
Top ten podcasts every teacher needs to hear — from wiley.com; with thanks to Emily Liebtag for her posting on Twitter for this resource Excerpt: […]
Reading in Time-Poor Days
via GIPHY "Paradoxically, the ephemerality — and sheer volume — of text on social media is re-creating the circumstances of a preliterate society: a world […]
VR with Google Cardboard for Irish Literature Hybrid Course
I’m designing a new Irish literature hybrid course where college students will use Google Cardboard with their mobile phone applications (app) for virtual reality […]
Times for Tolerance
Political positions are not supposed to be embedded in classrooms. Or so some may say. Teaching, like so many other activities, is never neutral nor […]
Reading -For Kindergarten to K12
Photo by Ivandrei Pretorius from Pexels I can't remember ever meeting a child who didn't like stories. Stories, whether short or long, simple or complex are practically part […]
Let the Kids Discover
Ever walked through an alley wondering where it will lead you to? October is a wonderful time to discover new alleys of resources for both […]
Navigating Post-Truth Societies: Strategies, Resources, and Technologies
The blog was originally posted on the AACE Review. The Problem While fake news and information bubbles are not new, awareness of their impact on […]
#vted Reads: Dreadful Young Ladies, with Sarah Birgé
Listeners: how do you talk to your students about the special love that exists between a woman and a Sasquatch? The post #vted Reads: Dreadful […]
Effective Reading Instruction
What are the instructional strategies that promote reading success especially for marginalized students?
Writing and Reading with AI Assistance
How do you know whether the text you have selected for teaching or for assessment purposes really is at the level which students should be […]
And Now? Now Comment!
Writing is not always students' favourite activity in classes and I often find that sometimes it is just more beneficial to set writing for an […]
