Understanding the science of motivation. By Tristan Verboven By clicking this link, and reading these lines, you have engaged in a complex alchemy. The forces that have brought you here, that cause you… Continue reading
The good news is that we are better at remembering than we think. Indeed, there are even things that we never forget. We need to stop thinking of our brains as filing cabinets, and treat them more like the creative, indulgent creatures that they are. Here are three rules to follow that will keep your info in their brains:
In the following podcast, the historian meets the bard. World War Two was an event that has shaped the modern world. One that deserves attention to detail, requires factual accountability but must be handled with care. Newly released on itunes, The Story Engine takes a new approach to history, it puts it back in the hands of the storyteller. Spinning dusty volumes into yarn. In this two-part story of the showdown between Hitler and Stalin, every word refers to an actual event in the war, while the imagery is fantastical. A mixture of Gothic prose, operatic crescendo and fact. History the way it should be told. History the way it was once told, but with the benefit of academic accountability. I present The Curse of the Broken Cross:
by Harry Martin If you think distance learning by online technology is designed solely for professionals then you are mistaken. Anybody with learning endeavors can pursue the program without any qualification barriers. Learning… Continue reading
Novices can get by putting together a great plan with nice slides. More experienced speakers have a few custom tricks up their sleeve to make a good impression. But the Masters know that there are three things they need to be to bring an audience their side. Credible, Relevant and Memorable. Sound easy? Its not. That’s why we call them Masters:
1.) Convenience – You can do it from pretty much anywhere. No getting dressed, finding parking and sitting in an auditorium.
2.) Motivation- Students learn better when they are self-motivated, and online platforms force students to manage their own time and assignments.
3.) Versatility – Increased availability of free learning tools for students, such as the new school “University of the People.”
4.) Access – Student populations who may not do well in traditional classroom settings can thrive in an online environment
5.) Price – Many new online platforms are increasingly affordable, a welcome change in higher education.
School is riddled with misnomers and obsolete terminologies. Relics of the days we are glad we no longer have to live. But as our world moves on, some words have stood the test of time. They bind us to power structures that lay at the very foundations of how we use knowledge and education. But the smell lingers, a smell that is so old we have gotten used to it. Here is another installment of words up for review:
The Truther Girls Hosts: Sonia and Karen Website thetruthergirls.com YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/thetruthergirls Blog site: thetruthergirls.wordpress.com Here is a link to a recent interview with The Class Struggle’s Editor in Chief, Tristan Verboven. He… Continue reading
The unilingual approach is ideal when students need as much exposure and immersion as possible in a short time. But immigrant students have far more immersion than they can handle. They are looking for a familiar voice in the crowd and for a helping hand in their transition. They live in two language communities at once. If they are to live a dual life, they need to be bilingual.
Words are important. If we are smart, we choose them carefully. But mostly we just repeat or recycle them. We claim words as our own original thoughts, but how often have you looked at the words you use to describe what you do?
