Foreign Language Description: This might be very helpful for foreign languages students for this person speaks several languages and provide 5 techniques to learn any language. 5 techniques to speak any language: Sid Efromovich at TEDxUp via 5 techniques to speak any language: Sid Efromovich at TEDxUpperEastSide – YouTube.
Daily Archives: Friday, June 6, 2014
World of Robots
Johnny Mickael World of Robots – Computer Science Class: Computer Fundamentals and Applications CGS 2100 Introduction: Introduce students to a real life example by completing Excel Datasheets project with Valencia College IT Department so that they applied the principals and outcomes of Excel Datasheets with Valencia College IT Department or nonprofit organizations. Video: […]
How Well Do You Remember?
When you think of memory what comes to mind? Here are twenty items displayed on the table, can you remember? Items What technique did you used to memorize the items?
How well do you REMEMBER?
When you think about memory what comes to mind? How do you memorize?
What Do Students Really Remember?
EDF2085 – Diversity for Educators: To be used at the beginning of the semester to build cultural capital; while establishing awareness of varied perspectives in a classroom. The lesson begins with a thought provoking infographic, followed by a trip down memory lane; to encourage future educators to think about the influence teachers have on students. […]
AVOIDING INTERCULTURAL FAUX PAS
TITLE: AVOIDING INTERCULTURAL FAUX PAS CLASS: BUSINESS COMMUNICATION OST 1335 INTRODUCTION: The “global village” is emerging fast. To be successful in a global marketplace, business communicators need to become more aware of their own culture and how it differs from others. These differences include: time, space, food, religious customs & holidays, body language—just to name […]
No more Bulky Binders – ePortfolio Bliss
Laurinda Lott When I first enrolled in Destinations, I had a goal to find a new way to enhance a current portfolio project that is used in most of our Teacher Education courses. This assignment that I am posting is slightly different than most as it is not just a simple lesson plan to be […]
The Importance of Humanities
As I haven’t been able to log onto the site for a while, my husband created my own website, where I posted the Powerpoint and the links, lesson, and material. You can access the site here. Introduction Humanities is a required course that many students do not feel is important in their careers. Coming to […]
If-Else Construct – A C Programming Selection Structure
I teach information technology (IT) courses including programming courses. One of the programming languages I teach is C, and one of the first constructs the students need learn is the if-else construct, which is a selection-type programming structure. Selections allow the program to branch in different directions based on a condition, which usually has to […]
Music and the Brain
Introduction: Few will deny that music has a powerful impact on most of our lives, but it is interesting to think about why it is so powerful. Music can help put us into various emotional states, whether it be relaxed, focused, or even angry. I will discuss this topic in a Music Appreciation class. Why […]
“The States”: History and Geography in Action
Gina Dalle Molle Title: “The States” History and Geography in Action Class: I plan to use mine in my EAP 1500 Speech Class Introduction: I have an existing group speech project that I do in EAP1500. I already have the students responsible for creating a power point as part of the speech. I have been […]
Adjunct Living ain’t easy
Does anyone else agree that this commercial, silly though it is, has a special sense of what’s screwed up about being an adjunct and the reliance of schools on adjunct labor? Let me know what you think.
Gina Dalle Molle Title: “The States” History and Geography in Action Class: I plan to use mine in my EAP 1500 Speech Class Introduction: I have an existing group speech project that I do in EAP1500. I already have the students responsible for creating a power point as part of the speech. I have been […]
Critical Thinking and Civil Debate for Ordinary Life (and Ethics, btw)
This lesson is about how basic critical thinking works, and how important it is when discussing issues that are controversial or personal or are otherwise disposed to unnecessarily heated discussions. I will begin by showing that techniques exist for this, both for regulating emotions and then for proceeding in a rational way regardless of how […]
Microbial world to me and my target population
1. Infographics: Why Microbiology? http://visual.ly/why-i-picked-microbiology- Description: It is a very interesting and one of the pre requisite subject to enter into any health care field. However, students are scared of this subject as it has too much content to cover in one semester. On the other hand, by mid semester, students start liking this […]