Tag Archives: Learning

Chance GIF’s and some learning

Posted on December 8, 2020 by Antonio Vantaggiato

Now that the semester is coming to an end I have the chance to share a little more, and not like the presentation done in August, and posted only now soon, the poor sitting for all this time in the … Continue reading →

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Teaching, Learning–and Studying: The Road Less Traveled.

Posted on May 14, 2018 by Antonio Vantaggiato

A book review on Repubblica.it reminds me of a singular issue in the teaching & learning community: Studying, the road less traveled. In it, studying is compared to a sort of rebel passion. Studying is disappearing, writes Paola Mastrocola, author of the … Continue reading →

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Intriguing Stuff In Abkhasia: Words Begin With ‘A’

Posted on April 19, 2018 by Antonio Vantaggiato

I love languages and and here I want to talk a bit about how huge and weird can be the world of languages, also in the sense that it has produced really strange stuff. I stumbled into the Abkhasian language (spoken … Continue reading →

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Talking about Learning Spaces with #edu646

Posted on February 23, 2018 by Antonio Vantaggiato

I love my graduate class #edu646 (Design of Learning Environments), which I’m doing with a small number of great students. Yesterday’s class was intriguing since we had one student on a Hangout from NY, while the other two and myself  stayed … Continue reading →

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Achala, Destroyer of Ignorance

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Antonio Vantaggiato

In my recent work trip to New York City, I had a chance to visit again the fabled Met Museum. In this latest visit I had an interesting encounter with a mythical fantastic persona: Achala, the Destroyer of Ignorance. I … Continue reading →

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