Top Five Reasons to Love Twitter
Why should I tweet? 1. (meta)Blog anytime and it only takes a few seconds 2. Join academic groups on Twitter (e.g. NCTE) and keep oneself updated 3. Receive a succinct daily newsletter by subscribing to multiple sources of tweets 4. “Listen” to daily tweets by big figures in interested fields 5. Get connected to more … Read more
Where I’m From
I am from a mountain town, where big snow falls with plum flower blossoming. I am from a lake as blue as sapphire, where a little girl giggled in a pedal boat. I am from seven splendid waterfalls, which hide within clouds and rainbows and rocks. I am from bed-time folk stories, where a fairy … Read more
President Obama’s Shanghai Speech
President Obama gave a speech yesterday (Nov. 16th in China) to an audience of college students at the Shanghai Museum of Science and Technology. All the remarks including the Q&A session can be viewed here. In his speech, he briefed the historical cooperation happened between the two countries and announced the further educational exchange … Read more
An Autumn Morning
(Enlightened by school visits in Chinatown, NY) In the morning sunrise, The school playground was enclothed in ginkgo leaves. The leaves were wandering, dancing and chatting, while awaiting naughty arrivers. Suddenly, Uncle Wind came, “Hi, lovely leaves! Do you want to fly with me?” He grinned with his mouth widely open. “We do! We do!” … Read more
A Recent MIT Report on Tech-integrated Instruction
A recent report (Klopfer, Osterwil, Groff, & Haas, 2009) issued by the Educational Arcade at MIT presents very interesting (teaching) examples regarding the utilization of video games, social networking, and simulations in classroom. The full report can be viewed here which includes: • the background and affordances of Simulations, Digital Games, and Social Networking; • … Read more
President Obama’s Speech to Students
The white house has released president obama’s prepared remarks that he will deliver to school children today. Overall it seems very much in line with Obama’s campaign speeches and recent statements on education, in which he urges individual responsibility and innovation. But there are a few interesting points which should be pointed out here, like … Read more
Hi there!
The purpose of this blog is to record, share, and reflect on my learning journey at TC, in the roles of an international learner, a teacher, a researcher, a “writer”, as well as a future educational reformer. I want to share my experiences with not only friends and colleagues in the U.S. but also professionals … Read more
