Cultural and Technological Appropriation

celular antropafago Originally uploaded by fbar. François Bar has just sent me a link to the Abaporu blog, part of a research project he is doing with Francis Pisani and Matt Weber on the appropriation of new technologies, more specifically mobile technology. Abaporu (aba = man; poru = to eat, in tupi-guarani) is also the … Read more

Europodians

Interesting news for language teachers in an article which has just been published on the SiliconRepublic.com, an Irish Technology News Service. “Enovation has emerged as the sole IT provider for a prestigious EU-wide project that will see universities deploy language courses by mobile devices like phones, iPods and PDAs. The project, entitled ‘Europodians’, involves working … Read more