Since the early 1900’s there has been a shift in the emphasis from learning with the focus being on the individual (local) to learning as part of a community (global). The emergence of social communities have worked in tandem with established forms of learning to educate the masses. These social communities were called by various names each having a different function and or terms of reference. Local learning takes place within ‘self’‚ as we learn people learn with us and from us‚ in a non formal
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Learning communities and Student Motivations A learning community is a setting in which individuals within the community have the same goals‚ common relationships‚ and show concern for one and other. Learning communities are very important‚ and as teachers we need to be able to make our classroom a productive‚ great and fun learning community in order for our students to be engaged. Students need to be engaged at every part of the day‚ lesson and even assignments. Creating a positive learning
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of requiring community-based learning courses? In my view there are many pros and cons of the requirement of a community based learning course. A pro is that it makes the student more well rounded and prepared for the when they graduate and engage with their communities on their own. Another pro is that it facilitates many feelings for students that they may not know that they could become in contact with prior to the course such as empathy. The cons of a community based learning course is that
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attending seminars‚ conferences‚ or attaining advanced degrees; but in most cases‚ there is a wealth of knowledge in the very building in which they teach. Many administrators have caught on to the concept of Professional Learning Communities (PLC). Basically‚ a Professional Learning Community is a group of teachers who work together to share ideas and concepts‚ and to analyze data in relation to instruction. The goal is to discover new teaching strategies and to improve instruction. Research has shown
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PPART 1 7a: The project is estimated to be completed on July 12‚ 2012. The project will take 135 working days. 7b: Need Survey->Set Product Specs->Shelf Life Report->Secure Fruit Suppliers->Production Trials->Quality Trials->Quality Metrics->Quality Training->Prepare Product Launch -and- Need Survey->Set Product Specs->Equipment Rehab-> Production Trials->Quality Trials->Quality Metrics->Quality Training->Prepare Product Launch 7c: Select Distributors
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This is a CLC assignment. It is important to promote the professional role of the nurse to provide health promotion and disease preventive care. Collaborating with other health care professionals and consumer groups in the community in redesigning health care can help meet the goals for Healthy People 2020. Refer to http://www.healthypeople.gov/ to open the Healthy People home page. Select the "2020 Topics & Objectives" tab. Select one of the 42 "Healthy People" topic areas for improving
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all those involved: the mentees‚ the mentors‚ and the community. As such‚ there are a number of tangible benefits that we‚ as mentors‚ can derive from our experiences. Prior to my involvement with the Collaborative Mentoring Program‚ the premise of service-learning was a relatively novel concept to me. However‚ through my involvement‚ I have gained tremendous insight into its effectiveness and utility as a catalyst for strengthening communities‚ engaging in
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COLLABORATIVE TECHNOLOGIES: INSIGHT FROM THE CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE Abstract Collaborative technologies exemplify information technology that has evolved in response to the need to increase efficiency and effectiveness of group meetings and cooperative work. As groups play a more important role in organizations‚ the use of collaborative technologies becomes more endemic. However‚ students training for organizational positions generally do not receive a high level of training in group work or working
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Collaborative Consumption: Is it a disruptive business model? Introduction Airbnb (www.airbnb.com) started in August 2008 as a booking service letting private‚ spare space around the world‚ a marketplace that connects people who need temporary living spaces‚ to people who have extra spaces. The extra spaces could be a spare bed‚ a room‚ an apartment or even a villa. In five years’ time they now have over 10 million nights booked‚ have over 300‚000 listings worldwide‚ operate over 33‚000 cities
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Foundations of Learning and Collaborative Working “Discuss the concept of collaborative working within your professional area” To be able to understand the rationale‚ the different factors influencing the outcome of collaborative working and how this can
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