I reviewed the Webinar titled “Gamification: is it Edu-tainment or a Genuine Opportunity to Engage Learners?” By Brian Knudson of Noggin labs. Gamification of Learning high lights – What The webinar started by a brilliant experiment with those who signed up for the webinar and shared the results of the game. The webinar covered two broad categories of gaming types: simulations and social games. In this paper I was drawn to the first category‚ simulations because of its broad existence and usability
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Teresa McGuinness CELTA: Assignment 1- Learner on the Focus Part 1 Overview The International House Intermediate class is a mixed genre class‚ with student ranging in age from 25 to 50+ years old. It contains a combination of abilities and levels from lower intermediate to higher imediate. Class Profile The first language of the students varies; covering such native languages as France‚ Spanish‚ Italian‚ Mexican‚ Arabic‚ Somalia‚ Portuguese and Russian. The students have a wide knowledge
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Assignment 2 Understanding Learners: Me as a Learner Being a father of four gorgeous children I have always felt that I was an educator‚ a teacher‚ a leader‚ a mentor‚ as well as a learner long before I entered the teacher preparation course. I never realised how much children could teach me‚ especially about myself. When I would see the reflections of myself in my children I would‚ at the time‚ just consider them to be cute imitations. I would love it when my four year old would run his fingers
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Dell’s Dilemma in Brazil: Negotiating at the State Level Wednesday‚ October 3‚ 2012 Introduction Keith Maxwell is the Vice President in charge of Worldwide Operations‚ for Dell Computer Corporation. Dell Computer’s was founded
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WYOFF AND CHINA-LUQUAN: NEGOTIATING A JOINT VENTURE(A) Introduction & Situation Analysis Joint ventures (JV) are a popular method of foreign market entry because they theoretically provide a way to join complementary skills and know-how‚ as well as a way for the foreign firm to gain an insider’s perspective on the foreign market. Since China began its market opening in 1978‚ joint ventures have been the most commonly used form of foreign direct investment (FDI)‚ with about 70% of FDI in China
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I found many of the topics discussed in Becoming a Learner useful‚ but the things I found most useful were how most college students go into college and how it is wrong. Sanders describes how many students go into college with the assumption that college will give them a good life. Talking about this he says‚ “The problem with this conversation is that it can turn education into an obligation instead of an opportunity” (Sanders 26). I can relate to this because many times I have thought that college
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A child who is an English language learner (ELL) requires a positive‚ supportive‚ and secure environment in order to learn the second language (Gunning‚ 2013‚ p. 35). If the child feels a strong support system‚ he/she will have the confidence to attempt and work on their English skills (Gunning‚ 2013‚ p. 13). Educators must “know about and understand diverse family and community characteristics‚” which is NAEYC’s standard 2a. Acquiring knowledge on diverse characteristics that families exhibit will
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Valinda Hinkey SPE 226 April 15‚ 2012 Betty Cokeley Educating the Exceptional Learner Introduction An observation was completed on a 2nd grade student who has two different types of visual disorders. The first disorder is dyslexia and the second disorder is a visual disorder which requires the use of an overhead projector with instructions being written in fluorescent colors. The observation was a math activity which involved counting‚ identification of colors‚ simple addition‚ and graphing
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Transcript of Canada Timber: Negotiating with the Japanese The Difference between Canada and Japan Opinions This is my point of view about this subject I have another point of view about this subject Canada Timber: Negotiating with the Japanese Relationship and business deals 1 Mr. Morita‚ Japanese company representative‚ bowed for the canadian rep Mr. Tim Wilder‚ CEO of the canadian company who did not bow back!! The missunderstanding started at Tokyo airport in three ways Executive Summary 3 Next
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IB LEARNER PROFILE INQUIRERS We nurture our curiousity‚ developing skills for inquiry and research. We know how to learn independently and with others. We learn with enthusiasm and sustain our love of learning throughout life. KNOWLEDGABLE We develop and use conceptual understanding‚ exploring knowledge across a range of disciplines. We engage with issues and ideas that have local and global significance. THINKERS We use critical and creative thinking skills to analyze and take responsible
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