I was born in Chia-Yi, Taiwan.
Got my BS, MA, and Ph. D. in the States.
I love travelling because it sparks many potentials inside me and broadens my horizon.
Facebook, Twitter, plurk, and Youtube have changed the world. I strongly recommed teachers to read this book for the purpose of understanding the Net generation kids.
(picture form Gettyimage) Web 2.0 has brought huge impact to the Internet surfers. Many social software have been widely used for communication and sharing ideas. Facebook, Twitter, Plurk, Second life, and Wikis have attracted thousands of users to be a part of the web 2.0 community everyday. These software software have really changed the world. Many companies don't rely on TV to promote their new products. Instead, they use blogs, facebook, and Twitter to announce new products' features.
Following is a link that introduces the use of Second Life at school.
Typhoon MORAKOT disappointed many people this year, especially those who prepared to celebrate Father's day. We did not go out to have meal together. Instead, we cooked couple dishes and invite my father, mother, sister, brother-in-law, and their daugher to our home. Although my son doesn't give me any gift (he even doesn't know how to say daddy), he does enjoy couple hours fun wih grandpa, grandma, and his cousin who is 9 days older than him.
I stayed in Shanghai for couple days during an official visit in July. It's my first time to visit China's biggest and modern city. Shanghai is really an international city and it is changing rapidly. I saw many skyscrapers and traditional Chinese style buildings in the city. The world EXPO will be held in Shanghai next year, and it shows that Shanghai has proved its unique and important role in the world. The economy booming in China attacts tremendous amont of money to invest the countryand people are getting rich. In Shanghai, people will observe what is called CHANGE in a short period of time.
LAMS的操作介面非常容易上手,它的操作方式有點類似Macromedia公司的Authorware (如圖),操作方式是採用拖放(drag and drop)的方式來建立學習活動的序列,教師可將整個學期或單元課程所安排的活動以視覺化規劃設計出來,例如教師可以利用LAMS來建立一整學期的教學進度與每節課程的教學活動,使用LAMS讓老師可以全盤思考與仔細規劃課程活動的細節,透過視覺化的介面讓教學者能將課程活動的架構以概念圖方式(兼顧左腦的邏輯與右腦的圖像思考)呈現出來,同時LAMS亦提供許多教學設計的模板(template),教學者可以利用內建的模板快速建立課程計畫,並能針對需求加以客製化,而LAMS所提供的多樣教學工具更是可迎合各種教學法(pedagogy),設計出符合學習者需求的學習活動。此外,教學者設計者可將教學活動序列可以分享給其他的使用者,並可重覆使用。
We took our son to visit the famous tourist spot, Shitou. He was pretty excited and curious about all live plants around him, but we felt tired because we had to watch him from time to time. Thus, we didn't go to see the giant tree and sky walk. During the past few months, I have realized that it is really not easy to raise a child. However, it is really a wonderful experience to be a parent when I see my boy growing up everyday.
Australia's universities are ready for new semester, and freshmen are coming to school to attend orientation and search apartment. Macquarie univeristy's campus set up many information booth to provide assistance and answer new students' questions. The city buses also run through campus, so students can catch bus to the train stations and city center.
I spent most of time translating and learning to use LAMS at MELCOE. It is not an easy task. However, I do feel the joy of learning. I think learning is the happiest thing in my life.
Blue Mountain National Park is a World Heritage site. It is not too far from Sydney. This picture is the most famous spot, three sister rocks, in this beautiful park.