Archive for May, 2007

The Ideal Lesson Graphic

Published by John Pasden May 10th, 2007 in Product Features and Version 3. 9 Comments

What is the ideal lesson graphic?
With the launch of V3, we got one message loud and clear: the ideal lesson graphic is not a random stock photo. Fair enough. It’s not that we’re stock photo aficionados; in this case using stock photos was the best way to get the graphics all done for the crossover […]

Changes to the blog today

Published by Ken Carroll May 10th, 2007 in About ChinesePod. 1 Comment

Later today we will move this blog over the Praxis Language.
We’re doing this to simplify things. I will blog at the new url and both SpanishSense and ChinesePod will link to it. My posts there will concern the broader issues - learning, web 2.0, linguistics, etc. For Chinese-specific items, I’ll post in the ‘Connect’ […]

What does ‘learning on your terms’ really mean?

Published by Ken Carroll May 8th, 2007 in About ChinesePod. 18 Comments

We’ve been busy over at Praxis Language, talking about, amongst other things, the meaning behind the slogan Learning on your terms. Link.
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Why are you learning Chinese?

Published by Ken Carroll May 6th, 2007 in Learning Chinese and About ChinesePod. 39 Comments

Here’s something we haven’t talked about for a while: Why we’re all learning Chinese.
There are lots of new people entering the community since V3. I’m seeing some new ideas and attitudes - particularly in the ‘Connect’ section. Some people arrive here on a mission: they were already determined to learn Mandarin before […]

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Ken Carroll discusses issues concerning learning generally, and learning Mandarin in particular. With technology as the driver, he believes the most effective learning combines elements of collaboration with self-direction. If that seems like a contradiction, then you need to read the blog.