IndiaGermany in NING

m.tighe@us-english-services.net — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:17:00 GMT

As I mentioned in a previous post, I am working on developing a community of Indian nationals who are on temporary work assignments in Germany. When I visit my client companies I always run into tens of these Indians. I am so curious as to how they are getting on here in Germany. After all, you can't get much different than India and Germany.

Fons Trompenaars at Zukunft Personal in Cologne

m.tighe@us-english-services.net — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 17:58:00 GMT

Fons Trompenaars

Fons Trompenaars at Zukunft Personal in Cologne

I have just spent the last two days at the Human Resources Trade Fair Zukunft Personal in Cologne. The event is the largest HR trade fair in all of Europe. During the fair, I spent some time with the people at SKYLIGHT GmbH. As the master trainer for blended learning in their corporate language trainer certificate program, CLTC-C, I fielded questions by prospective certificate candidates about the blended learning module of the three- par

St. Louis MO in search of real Blended Learning

m.tighe@us-english-services.net — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 21:30:00 GMT

St. Louis at night

I am now at the furthest point west I have ever been in my life. I probably would have passed this point going east anyway at some junction. This is a whole new experience for me and much more interesting than I had originally imagined it would be when planning my trip. I am impressed, from an intercultural standpoint, by the Midwest. In some ways China seems more familiar.

Washington DC and Virginia Schools- Where is Hybrid Learning used effectively?

m.tighe@us-english-services.net — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 17:05:00 GMT

Washington DC at night

I have been visiting a wide range of schools on this trip: everything from run down urban high schools in Washington D.C. to run of the mill rural junior high schools nestled in the rolling Virginia countryside. It is exhausting but fascinating.

Where is hybrid learning used effectively in schools?

Class of 2008

m.tighe@us-english-services.net — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:55:00 GMT

High school graduation

Part of the reason I am here in the USA now is to look at different school cultures and examine the different learning conditions, communities, methodologies and results achieved. Before touring several schools both public and private in the Baltimore area, I am first attending graduation ceremonies for the Mount St. Joseph

New York, Princeton, Baltimore, MD; Washington D.C. and St. Louis

m.tighe@us-english-services.net — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 10:55:00 GMT

New York City - great to be back!

Investigating schools in the USA and their use of blended learning and technology

Tomorrow I am going to travel to Baltimore, MD to attend the graduation ceremony of a private high school. After looking into public and private schools in the Baltimore/Washington DC area, I will be returning to NYC to look at technology in schools and meet teachers, administrators and students. I also will be exploring some of the learning aid developed by publishers to augment their p

Yvonne Koster, Blended Learning HR Specialist

m.tighe@us-english-services.net — Thu, 29 May 2008 21:43:00 GMT

Dr. Yvonne Köster

“One day, multi-medial learning will seem as ‘normal’ for people as writing an e-mail is to most people these days."

Peter Fellman: Quality in Education, School Management

m.tighe@us-english-services.net — Sun, 25 May 2008 21:11:00 GMT

Peter Fellmann, expert in school management and quality in education in China

Peter Fellmann is a real expert in school management and quality in education and has comprehensive experience in the German education system. He has served

Berlin: Business English, intercultural compentence and declining levels of education

m.tighe@us-english-services.net — Thu, 15 May 2008 13:54:00 GMT

People's palace being dismantled. Interview with the stasi for using the bathroom....

I have been coming to Berlin since 1984. Absurd as it seems now, I was even interviewed by the Stasi in East Berlin for using the restroom once at the American Embassy library. I guess they thought I was a spy, but that experience reall

Day 2: Sprachen und Beruf: Finance, Engines, Russia and Intercultural Competencies

m.tighe@us-english-services.net — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:25:00 GMT

Teaching financial experts, CLTC-C, Engine magazine, Russian Banks, Intercultural

I also especially enjoyed the presentation ‘Knowing the Client’s Needs: Teaching Financial Experts’ delivered by Gabriella Hirthe of ISD GmbH. Anyone who has taught financial experts will have noticed that Gabriella knew exactly what she was talking about when she described the peculiarities involved in teaching this p

Business English / Blended Learning Blog

IndiaGermany in NING

Fons Trompenaars at Zukunft Personal in Cologne

St. Louis MO in search of real Blended Learning

Washington DC and Virginia Schools- Where is Hybrid Learning used effectively?

Class of 2008

New York, Princeton, Baltimore, MD; Washington D.C. and St. Louis

Yvonne Koster, Blended Learning HR Specialist

Peter Fellman: Quality in Education, School Management

Berlin: Business English, intercultural compentence and declining levels of education

Day 2: Sprachen und Beruf: Finance, Engines, Russia and Intercultural Competencies