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Plagiarism checker
Sunday, 18 Apr, 2010 – 14:10 | No Comment
Plagiarism checker

The World Intellectual Property Organization defines intellectual property or IP as “creations of the mind: inventions, literary and artistic works, and symbols, names, images, and designs used in commerce.”  Each year, …

Online Plagiarism Scanner
Monday, 22 Mar, 2010 – 14:38 | 2 Comments
Online Plagiarism Scanner

Well!  I am back and with some exciting news.  My new site www.academicplagiarism.com is finally up and running! What is academicplagiarism.com? Basically, it’s an affordable, and flexible alternative to the complicated corporate plagiarism detecting resources …

How to embed Youtube videos in Moodle
Thursday, 17 Sep, 2009 – 18:43 | No Comment

This video tutorial walks you through the steps of embedding videos directly on your main Moodle page using the “Label” feature.  I prefer to embed videos directly as opposed to using links for two reasons.
1-To …

Moodle’s Vocabulary Glossary
Wednesday, 16 Sep, 2009 – 18:10 | No Comment
Moodle’s Vocabulary Glossary

This semester I decided to experiment with Moodle’s Glossary block and so far, the results are great.  Vocabulary development is an important component of both classes I’m teaching this semester (Integrated Skills and Listening/Speaking).  Moodle’s …

An Integrated Skills Course Using Moodle
Tuesday, 30 Jun, 2009 – 14:16 | No Comment
An Integrated Skills Course Using Moodle

It’s been a while since I last posted.  Over the last 5 weeks, I’ve been very busy teaching a technology-enhanced integrated-skills course.  As opposed to a hybrid course, students were required to physically attend all …

Voicethread: Listening and Speaking
Thursday, 14 May, 2009 – 15:10 | No Comment
Voicethread: Listening and Speaking

Voicethread is a wonderful resource to promote learner interaction in a collaborative environment.  I discovered Voicethread through a colleague who used it in her speaking/listening class with intermediate students.  Lindsey used Voicethread as a follow-up …

Teaching with Google Maps
Thursday, 30 Apr, 2009 – 18:58 | No Comment
Teaching with Google Maps

It’s incredible what you can do with technology these days.  What better way to teach ESL students how to ask for directions and give directions than to actually take them on a virtual walk of …

CALL: Pedagogy and Challenges
Monday, 9 Mar, 2009 – 18:18 | One Comment
CALL: Pedagogy and Challenges

Successful implementation of CALL depends on its ability to empower the language teacher to implement specific pedagogical tasks that are difficult to execute in other environments (Pederson, 1986).
Salaberry (2001) looked …

Digital stories in the ESL classroom
Wednesday, 25 Feb, 2009 – 18:46 | No Comment
Digital stories in the ESL classroom

Digital storytelling is described by some as an art form and a powerful tool for self-expression.  Googling the phrase “digital stories” returns thousands of sites that specialize in this unique form of expression.  The majority …