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 […]
Archive for the 'Version 3' Category
John here. Some of you have asked for a list of the lessons in the system. It shouldn’t be surprising that I, as academic director, possess such a list. I’ve been pretty busy fixing all the issues with old lessons while simultaneously producing new content, but I have put together some spreadsheets for our users.
The […]
One of my favorite new features of the new site is the personal feed. Subscribing to your own custom feed of Chinese lessons is a simple 4 step process.
Step #1 - Select which levels of future lessons you would like to receive. These subscriptions are designed to replace the various level feeds in […]
A quick comment on the logic here. We got caught up in a bit of the long-term vision of the product here. The Calendar system was originally designed where named calendars would replace named folders in version 2. This would preserve all the functionality in version 2, but add the extra value of the pacing […]
We have started a separate page for “known issues.” The issues listed there are not typos or individual lesson issues, but larger site issues. Take a look at it before reporting a bug. We will be updating this page frequently.
Check it out: V3 Known Issues
-John
By now, regular readers of the ChinesePod blog will have realised that V3 has left no stone unturned. The 8 Week Program is no exception.
For the uninitiated, the 8 Week Program provides a personal study plan designed by one of our counsellors, followed by a daily 10 minute practice session scheduled at whatever time you […]
Yes, ChinesePod has been promising a grammar guide for a while now. There’s a good reason that it has not yet appeared. Basically, an entire language’s grammar is a lot of information, and we want to organize it well. With the help of the Academic Team, I’ve been working on the Grammar Guide since the […]
ChinesePod is a community of practice
Published by March 23rd, 2007 in China, About ChinesePod and Version 3. 30 Comments
Our recent posts have talked about ChinesePod as a tool. Today I want to emphasize the people (learners, experts, and practitioners). We’re all here to share knowledge, work towards common goals, and learn Mandarin collaboratively. We are, in that sense, a Community of Practice.
The concept of CoP was originally framed (20 years […]
Brand new to this version of the site we are introducing basic social networking features. In this section, we hope to facilitate two functions: (1) finding other users and (2) tracking conversations.
Finding Other Users
All registered users (Free Account, Basic, Premium) will automatically start a profile. First, we recognize all users will not be interested in […]
The vocabulary study section has much of the current functionality with a few enhancements.
Vocabulary Lists
First of all, vocabulary words can be added from the lesson review similar to as they can now. Once words have been saved, users can add tags to categorize them as they see fit. Instead of using ‘folders’ as […]
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