Have you ever wondered where our language came from?  The following poem which  I've been asked to post up so very many times... was don...

Wow, I am finally surfacing and trying to get my head in gear this afternoon - upon opening up my google reader  and quickly browsing throug...

Diversity and independence are important because the best collective decisions are  the product of disagreement and contest,  not consensu...

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

Educational e-communities can contain groups of students, groups of learners or both.  In your experience which is easier or more comfortab...

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world.  Indeed it is the only thing that ever has."...

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 ...

An ant can carry a leaf but a colony of ants can carry an elephant. African proverb From the dawn of time, or better said, from the dawns o...

People of different religions and cultures live side by side in almost every part of the world, and most of us have overlapping identities w...

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...

You are not one of the myriad of interchangeable pieces, but a unique human being, and if you've got something to say, say it, and thin...

For the first time ever, in the long History of Teaching English as a Foreign Language, an opportunity to go glam has come up. You can bec...

Friendship is a plant of slow growth Mark Twain   According to popular statements regarding the ideal size of a community, the number 150 ...

The golden rule is that there are no golden rules George Bernard Shaw Some groups have protocols set in place for when one of their membe...

People have less privacy and are crammed together in cities,  but in the wide open spaces they secretly keep tabs on each other a lot more....

Data is not information, information is not knowledge,  knowledge is not understanding, understanding is not wisdom. Clifford Stoll Amy J...

 I think it's fair to say that personal computers have become the most empowering tool  we've ever created. They're tools of co...

Computers are magnificent tools for the realization of our dreams,  but no machine can replace the human spark of spirit,  compassion, love,...

Dear Latin American Readers, You might be in luck... IATEFL have one more scholarship available, check the link(s) below and apply ASAP! T...

COMPETITION ANNOUNCEMENT: BRITISH COUNCIL IATEFL CONFERENCE ROVING REPORTERS 2010 The IATEFL Online Project is a British Council / IATEFL pa...