Crowd Wise 10: What to read next

Diversity and independence are important because the best collective decisions are  the product of disagreement and contest,  not consensus or compromise.James Surowiecki Where can we find...

Crowd Wise 9: On the dirty subject of money

"Dogs have no money. Isn't that amazing?  They're broke their entire lives. But they get through.  You know why dogs have no money?  No Pockets." Jerry Seinfeld I remember...

Crowd Wise 8: Working with Learners vs Working with Teachers

Educational e-communities can contain groups of students, groups of learners or both.  In your experience which is easier or more comfortable? Are the activities the same?  Why/why not? What...

Crowd Wise 7: Building the team

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed it is the only thing that ever has." Margaret Mead Throughout the world we can see - in towns, cities,...

Crowd Wise 6: Threats to e-communities

He wondered what the man's name was and where he came from; and if he was really evil at heart, or what lies or threats had led him on the long march from his home; and if he would not really...

Truthtelling and the global EFL teacher

Catching up on current articles in the blogosphere I came across two which were very similar and I had a strong reaction as I flashed back to a question I was asked twice in my life and the consequences...

What's in the News?

"Pick a card, any card. Share with us what you heard in the news today /this week/ this month..." "Interesting!  I didn't hear about that, did you Frank?" "No way!" "He said what?  Anna,...

Brains = Filing Cabinets or QuadPro Hard Drives?

Oh, naming this post that was just a ploy to get you to come here and listen to me muse about linguistics a little... Thing is, right, this morning when I jumped into the taxi and gave him instructions...

Crowd Wise 5c: Why do people join e-communities?

An ant can carry a leafbut a colony of ants can carry an elephant.African proverb From the dawn of time, or better said, from the dawns of civilization we divvied ourselves up and created tribes. ...

Crowd Wise 5b: My culture, your culture, our culture

People of different religions and cultures live side by side in almost every part of the world, and most of us have overlapping identities which unite us with very different groups. We can love what we...

ELT Blogosphere & Twitterverse, Summary Feb 2010

Top posts on Kalinago English in February Crowd Wise:  a new series on edu-e-communities Getting students learning with YouTube Videos for Valentine's Day More ELT teachers on Twitter Twitter 4...

Crowd Wise 5a: R u U online?

I first started asking this question long before I entered the world of the web2.0. It was based on what I'd heard about second-life, way before I even knew teachers taught there, and I wondered if...