Tag Archives: change

What, Like, Makes #Language Change? ► #YA #efl #elt #ASMSG #BYNR #IAN1 #book #JT4a #t4us #aga3 ► #RaveReviewsBookClub #esl #ell #eltchat #edchat

Posted on January 23, 2014 by profesorbaker

http://t.co/Cmdx4HYKua ► Second #Language Acquisition► #efl #elt #ASMSG #BYNR #IAN1 #book #JT4a #t4us #aga3 ► #RaveReviewsBookClub #esl #ell — Thomas Jerome Baker (@profesortbaker) January 23, 2014 What, Like, Makes Language Change? Language changes for many reasons. When one language comes … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections, Research | Tagged acquisition, change, language, second | Leave a comment

International Education: How Do You Define It?

Posted on July 19, 2011 by profesorbaker

What is an international education? This question increasingly has relevance in the globalised world we live in today. In the past century, it was enough to educate a child within an education system that was defined by national aspirations, national … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Education Technology | Tagged baccalaureate, better, change, education, IB, International, World | Leave a comment

Learning to Change/ Changing to Learn: Student Voices

Posted on June 10, 2011 by profesorbaker

The third PSA in a series created by Pearson Foundation and the Consortium for School Networking, focusing on the challenges and opportunities of integrating technology into teaching practice around the world. Students discuss the ways in which they use technology … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Education Technology, EFL | Tagged change, students, technology, voices | Leave a comment

Schooling the World: The White Man’s Last Burden

Posted on May 8, 2011 by profesorbaker

If you wanted to change an ancient culture in a generation, how would you do it? You would change the way it educates its children. The U.S. Government knew this in the 19th century when it forced Native American children … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Debates, Education, Education Technology, EFL | Tagged ancient, burden, change, clash, culture, education, indigenous, modern, reform, school, society, tradition, transformation | Leave a comment

Would You Change? A Connectivist Reactive-Writing Lesson Plan (#CCK11) (#ELTchat) (#esl) (#edreform) (#education)

Posted on February 4, 2011 by profesorbaker

Would you change? That’s the writing prompt for a reactive-writing lesson. Here, I’m using my biography, true stories taken from my life experience, to increase the likelihood of engaging my students. After all, who would have thought that the teacher … Continue reading →

Posted in Connectivism, Education, EFL | Tagged CCK11, change, collaboration, connective, connectivism, draft, First, Hollywood, knowledge, military, peer-review, process, reactive, second, Tracy Chapman, video, War, writing, YouTube | Leave a comment

Change The World – Just An Empty Phrase? Let’s Change The World!

Posted on December 31, 2010 by profesorbaker

How many times have you read or heard the phrase, “Change the World”? A thousand? A hundred-thousand? A million? A billion? Have we used it so much, over and over again, that there is no common understanding anymore of what … Continue reading →