I remember in 1996 my brother and I would turn on a computer and run Microsoft Outlook program all night just to get one email from my mother who was in Rhode Island at that time, but if I try explaining that to my 4-year-old nieces, they would think it is one of the fairy … Continue reading Some thoughts on the digital and the critical in English language learning

I am very excited about continuing my work on PhoneMe Project. Last year we established great connections at UBC Learning Exchange and located over 100 poems  on our interactive map. This year we are moving to Vancouver Public Library, nə́c̓aʔmat ct Strathcona Branch, where we will be using Bud Osborn Creation Space to create poetic audio albums! 

This post in part rant, part reminisce with some comparison. Knowledge mobilization: a rant A while ago my friend Ernesto wrote a blog post Knowledge Mobilization and Interdisciplinarity: A rant. In this post he criticized academia's obsession with knowledge mobilization and the shallow rhetoric  of interdisciplinarity.  Ernesto rightfully called out our educational system that 'talks the … Continue reading Knowledge Mobilization inAction: My TEDx Audition

One day in 2011 a friend of mine and I were returning to Russia from a trip to Finland. Just as Vancouverites would drive over to Bellingham to do some casual shopping, we used to go to bordering towns of Finland on regular basis. That day, the trip followed all the same stages: shop, eat, … Continue reading Why linguistic landscapes are awesome

Here is one more poem I wrote during PhoneMe workshop last week. If you want to explore our interactive map, go to http://www.phonemeproject.com  Prompt: Write about something insignificant.     to Dust        I want to lift you up, your name, oh Dust! and glorify your presence.   You are the pollen of morning … Continue reading PhoneMe poems