This final post is concerned with one of my longest lasting obsessions: utopian thought.
I think the roots of this mania are in the very early realisation of many things that were wrong with the world I lived in when I was a child, which was itself a utopian experiment that went tragically wrong -( i.e.… Continue reading
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Loading ...The move back to Dubai turned out to be a fantastic decision. I have had one of the most exciting years of my life. Most of you would know that I came back on the proviso that I would not seek full-time employment of any kind.… Continue reading
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Do you volunteer? Have you found yourself in conflicts? How have you dealt with them? I strongly believe that most conflicts (small and large) come from a lack of knowing the other person (country, race, group) and if we spend some time together we will find ways of influencing, learning from and respecting one another.… Continue reading
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...As I was watching people falling to the ground not from the sheer exhaustion and exhilartion of competing something I consider to be one of the greatest physical achievements but from a bloody bomb exploding right when they are about to cross the line simply broke my heart.… Continue reading
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Looking at my facebook updates, one might get the impression that it’s all smooth sailing and I enjoy every moment. Well, the truth is that there are times when I just want to run back to an office, turn on a screen or just go into a classroom full of difficult 17-year-olds.… Continue reading
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...I really needed someon to just say this much. I have been putting off writing for such a long time again and findign a way and a reason for starting all over again is always a bit difficult. But Tyson sorted it out for me.… Continue reading
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...….and may I present the first introductory assignment. Here are some random things to know about me in video format. I have also been a huge fan of making videos and have been amateurly (I think I just invented that word LOL) playing with video programming software on and off for the last few years.…
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...I am no stranger to blogging. I’ve had my own personal blog for 5+ years, and have a classroom blog with my partner, but this is the first time I have created a professional blog. I have wanted to blog professionally for some time now, but it’s amazing how one wonders: what I have to say – is it important?…
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...ETMOOC started today and we got our first assignment, which is basically just introduce ourselves in a blog post, podcast, video, etc. I chose a podcast because students in ETAD 470 will be making them this term and I wanted try out the method I’m recommending to them.…
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Personalisation (customisation) in the English classroom. It’s a huge topic but I feel very passionate about, and – perhaps a bit uncharacteristically of me – proud of the strides English language teaching has made in this area.… Continue reading
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