How Teaching Online Made Me a Better Face-to-Face Instructor

I have been teaching online courses for more than eight years now. I was one of the first at my previous institution to transition a face-to-face (F2F) course to a 100% online course and now, in addition to my F2F courses, I also teach for two fully online institutions. However, I still find many of my F2F colleagues reluctant to make that transition.

Source: www.facultyfocus.com

See on Scoop.itLos Debutantes – Vivir con Diabetes

Opinion: Tablets Are a Fad — They’ll Largely Disappear in 2–3 Years

The iPad came out of the Apple chute in 2010 like gangbusters, setting all kinds of sales records. Schools picked up on the iPad too. But the tablet is a fad, we argue; it will pass away in short order (two to three years) because it is neither a mobile device nor a work device – and folks (and schools, we should hope) want those two types of devices!

Source: thejournal.com

See on Scoop.itTeaching and Learning in the 21st Century

10 Ideas for 1st Century Education [PDF]

See on Scoop.itTeaching and Learning in the 21st Century

Introduction: Education for today’s future

1. Open up lessons
2. Think outside the classroom box
3. Get personal
4. Tap into students’ digital expertise
5. Get real with projects
6. Expect (and help) students to be teachers
7. Help (and expect) teachers to be students
8. Measure what matters
9. Work with families, not just children
10. Power to the student

 

See on www.innovationunit.org

How they vote on Cocos Island, a Costa Rican territory where only 28 people live

See on Scoop.itPersonal Growth – Let´s be very happy!

A special Coast Guard mission will give officials in Costa Rica’s most remote territory a chance to vote Election Day. Cocos Island — located more than 30 hours by boat off the Pacific coast — has 28 Environment Ministry officials living on and monitoring the protected, uninhabited island.

See on www.ticotimes.net

soy tico subtitulado en ingles – YouTube

See on Scoop.itPersonal Growth – Let´s be very happy!

Este es un video que por su importancia me parecio necesario subtitularlo en ingles…

Marisol Araya Fonseca‘s insight:

Tomorrow we, Costa Ricans, will elect a new president.  I would like to share this song with the world.  As a translator I should say that the translation has some mistakes (I did not do it just in case, I’m a Medical Translator), but as a "Tica" I need to say that I love my  country and that I hope tomorrow will be a great day for all of us, "Ticos"

Pura Vida!!

See on www.youtube.com

Understanding your digital footprint – new opportunities!

See on Scoop.itPersonal Growth – Let´s be very happy!

Just like a tattoo, your digital reputation is an expression of yourself. It is formed and added to by you and others over time. In her Digital Tattoo presentation at ISTE 2013 (also in video forma…

 

Managing your digital footprint starts with asking questions like: Who are you? What do you stand for? What are your passions and beliefs?

 

The important lesson with managing your digital footprint is that

 

===> everything we do online should represent who we are and what we stand for and we must have the knowledge that this representation will stick with us potentially forever. <===

 

 

See on judyoconnell.com

The Relation of Sleep with Success

See on Scoop.itPersonal Growth – Let´s be very happy!

We live in a fast paced world where time is money and everyone is trying to make as much money as possible. Therefore, the common notion of success at present is spending as much time and efforts a…

Marisol Araya Fonseca‘s insight:

I need to take a train to go to my job, one hour from home, so I need to get up at 4 A.M. from Monday to Friday.  For me it is really painful, but I love my job, and I love my body too.  So, I go to bed around 9 P.M. and sometimes, when I can, at 8 P.M.  To sleep is very important because it helps me to have a great job performance.

 

See on www.nateleung.com

Thai short film ‘Giving’ – Amazing commercial from True Move H – YouTube

See on Scoop.itPersonal Growth – Let´s be very happy!

Amazing short film cum commercial from Thai telecom service provider TrueMove. It’s such an awesome commercials that can put the best of short films to shame.

Marisol Araya Fonseca‘s insight:

Wow!!  Life always gives us the favor back.  Amazing video!

See on www.youtube.com

Daniel Goleman

See on Scoop.itPersonal Growth – Let´s be very happy!

Author of Emotional Intelligence, Social Intelligence, Primal Leadership, Working with Emotional Intelligence, Destructive Emotions, Ecological Intelligence, Focus, Vital Lies, Simple Truths, The Brain and Emotional Intelligence, and Healing…

Marisol Araya Fonseca‘s insight:

He is one of my masters in EI.  I recommend his books!

See on www.goodreads.com

Teach Emotional Intelligence in Schools – Toronto Women’s Expo

See on Scoop.itPersonal Growth – Let´s be very happy!

A Chinese friend writes that last week President Xi, the new national leader, told a graduating class that Emotional Intelligence is “more important than IQ,” and a competence that should be pursued in the workplace.

Marisol Araya Fonseca‘s insight:

I do it, and believe the learning environment is just great.  Students can feel the diference, their learning process is easier and smooth, and their performance improves a lot.  I really recommend to include EI in your teaching; it is of great help for the students and for the teachers too.

See on torontowomensexpo.com