Monthly Archives: November 2009
FOL Howto
I will be using this page to add pdfs on Howto do things on FOL for students and faculty HowTo use the Dropbox
What makes people successful
Analyst Richard St. John condenses years of interviews at TED… to work out what makes people successful. He discovered 8 things that lead to success. A good discussion starter for your meetings or courses. Review – 8 things for success
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New ways of teaching in the 21 century
Lord Puttnam message about barriers in education systems and new ways of teaching in the XXI century.
Change Management
4 key factors to change management Involve Your Team Communicate Constantly Plan Properly Don’t let up
Posted in leadership, Theory - something to think about
Tagged inspiration, leadership
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Moving toward the future – action and inaction
A short animated movie about the state of progressive action and inaction today — and what’s standing in the way of a better future. Please be aware that level headed pragmatists may be upset by some of the scenes in this movie.
Wordle
Wordle to help brainstorm with students Wordle is a website specifically designed to create ‘word clouds’ from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text. You can tweak your clouds with different fonts, layouts, and color schemes. The images you create with Wordle are [...]
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Teachers Today
A short commentary about how teachers are changing the culture of education in the 21st century through the use of technology and web 2.0 created.
Imagination
Letting the imagination soar Teacher Carol Stephenson describes a novel exercise that allows children to let their creativity fly. (Oct. 30, 2009) Can this happen in higher education?