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Deadline June 10: Apply For The Rihanna Global Scholarship Program for residents of Barbados, Brazil, Cuba, Haiti, Guyana, Jamaica, or the USA

Posted on June 7, 2016 by profesorbaker

Grammy-winning singer and songwriter has announced a global scholarship program through her Clara Lionel Foundation (CLF), which will award scholarships to international and U.S. students going to college in the U.S. In the video below, Rihanna shares her vision … Continue reading →

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The Chilean National English Test: The Years 2001 – 2014 (Hopeless and Helpless)

Posted on July 13, 2013 by profesorbaker

#Chile #National #English #Test: Understanding the Past & Future Adjustments http://t.co/GAz1MHo0wT pic.twitter.com/mGjcBsyGvC — Thomas Jerome Baker (@profesortbaker) July 13, 2013 The Chilean National English Test: The Years 2001 – 2014 [Kindle Edition] Price: $9.99 227 pages Book Description Publication Date: … Continue reading →

Posted in Connectivism, Culture, Education, EFL, Higher Education Teaching & Learning, Reading, Reflections, Research | Tagged Chile, Chilean National English Test, education, English, future, helpless, hopeless, inglés, learn, teach, vision | Leave a comment

Help Wanted! Journey of a Lifetime! Hazardous Conditions! Safe Return Doubtful! Hard Work Guaranteed! Dark Days & Long Nights! Join the #EdCampSantiago 2013 Expedition!

Posted on November 25, 2012 by profesorbaker

It was 1912 when a certain Ernest Shackleton was looking for some men for a hazardous journey in the newspaper advertisement below. The weird guy that posted this ad made a quite unattractive offer for a seemingly not funny expedition. … Continue reading →

Posted in Connectivism, Culture, Education, Education Technology, EFL, Higher Education Teaching & Learning, Reading, Reflections, Research, Teaching Tips, TEFL Employment, Writing | Tagged #EdCampSantiago, best practice, capacity, Chile, climate, collaboration, colleague, communication, community, edcamp, education, environment, innovation, knowledge, learner, organiser, professional development, quotes, Santiago, science, share, staus quo, Teacher, venue, vision, volunteer | Leave a comment

#EdcampSantiago: #Edcamp_Delta – A Bold Vision

Posted on November 14, 2011 by profesorbaker

Vision 2020: Transformation in Delta Schools Source: Aaron Akune Vice-Principal Delta Secondary School Ladner B.C. Co-Organizer of Edcamp Delta 2012 http://bit.ly/pFXOpe During the Edcamp Santiago conference on January 14, we will be speaking with members of the Delta School District, … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Debates, Education, Education Technology, EFL, Higher Education Teaching & Learning | Tagged Aaron Akune, Bold, Canada, DELTA, District, Edcamp_Delta, school, vision | Leave a comment

Banging Your Gong: After You Publish Your Blogpost, What Do You Do?

Posted on June 1, 2011 by profesorbaker

It depends. Many of us do nothing. We wrote, and continue to write, because we know it helps us. Us. That is to say, me, the blogger. I’m writing, I’m blogging, because it’s good for me. It helps me to … Continue reading →

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Day Five: Reflecting (#CCK 11)

Posted on January 21, 2011 by profesorbaker

Hi. I’m thinking, or better said, reflecting on #CCK11. Now, I’m actually alone in the house (incredible but true), it’s late afternoon, a nice cool breeze is blowing gently through my window, and my gaze has come to rest on … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Blogs in Plain English for EFL Students

Posted on December 12, 2010 by profesorbaker

Have you tried using blogs with your EFL / ELT students? It will provide your students with engagement with English, outside of the classroom, in all four language skills. I have heard of teachers who are using Blogs with students … Continue reading →