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Monica — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:34:06 +0000

There is a growing body of evidence that blogging, chatting etc. are helping children to improve their literacy skill.

(see e.g. a recent article from BBC).

Comforting news for worried parents...now we just need to learn the new language

and reassuring news for people working with mobile and social learning technology. We might be on the right track.

come sono fortunata…

Monica — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 11:31:39 +0000

ma chi le fa 'ste classifiche!?

adesso non ci possiamo neppure piu' lamentare

Monica — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 08:50:24 +0000

We have recently bought a new house and we are working on it.

Here is "our" song ....ma era una casa tanto carina

Celebrate peace!

Monica — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:48:22 +0000

21st September is peace day - take 30 seconds to think about it ...and don't forget to observe a 24h-ceasefire with YOUR enemies!

Monica — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 07:58:19 +0000

This summer I got puzzled by the popularity of Scandinavian noir in Italy. So, after Nesbø, I have been reading the millennium trilogy by Stieg Larsson. I loved Lisbeth Salander!

But I am still puzzled...Why people who live in such a quiet part of the world write stories that are so dark and violent? I am not sure the dark and long winter nights are enough to explain. On the other side, why Italians love scandinavian noir so much? I feel it is so far (landscapes, culture, atmosphere...)

Monica — Tue, 26 May 2009 13:26:37 +0000

I am candidate to the Faculty Board. Election on Thursday and Friday. This is my presentation.

Motivation

I came to Norway just before finishing my PhD and NTNU has offered me great opportunities. My main motivation to be in the Board is to assure that IME will continue offering opportunities for growth to other researchers, independently by gender and background.

What is important for me

I strongly believe that research is paramount for IME. It is only by excelling in research that we can continue attracting the best students, both from Norway and internationally. Research-based education is our strengths and we have to make sure that this will continue to be our trade-mark in the future. This requires support to research in different forms, including more incentive mechanisms, more flexible allocations of duties, and most importantly, more administrative and managerial support to assure that researchers can use effectively their time to do what they are best at doing.

Excellence in research greatly benefits from multi-disciplinarity and cooperation within and across faculties. This is why as a board member, I would support the thematic area of ICT.

I believe that there is a need to streamline and improve communication from the Faculty to the Departments. This is necessary to promote better planning, more transparent decision making processes, and more grassroots participation.

I also believe that the Faculty in cooperation with the individual departments should promote actions to improve the working environment and to promote a culture of cooperation and common growth.

Monica — Thu, 21 May 2009 07:56:09 +0000

We have finally evaluated the tools for managing interruptions in ASTRA. Results coming soon...stay tuned

It is really great we got access to the usability lab at NSEP (thanks to Dag) and the valuable help of Terje.

Monica — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 10:31:02 +0000

Era una notte buia e tempestosa 12 anni fa quando ho cominciato la mia avventura norvegese. una dozzina di rose rosse per la signora...ma quante spine!! tornare o restare sembrano ugualmente difficile! ...pecchè nun ce ne jammo in America?

Monica — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 10:06:37 +0000

Trondheim has got a REMIDA center!! (see tv coverage)The idea of a center for creative recycling and reuse was developed in Reggio Emilia to support the activities of infant-toddler centers, preschools, and schools. Quoting from the Reggio Emilia web site ”Remida is a cultural project that represents a new, optimistic, and proactive way of approaching environmentalism and building change through giving value to reject materials, imperfect products, and otherwise worthless objects, to foster new opportunities for communication and creativity in a perspective of respect for objects, the environment, and human beings.”…or with simpler, but more incisive, words “remida è il posto dei sogni dei bambini” (it’s the place of children’s dreams). The idea has grown in popularity and there are now a number of centers around the globe.

Thanks to all the people who have struggled to set up the center in Trondheim and lykke til videre!!!

Monica — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 10:39:53 +0000

Questa settimana la mia cuginetta si e' laureata all'Accademia di Belle Arti di Bologna. CONGRATULAZIONI!!!!!!

E' suo il bellissimo logo di FABULA - brava, vero?!