What if I told you I had the secret sauce to building your personal & professional resilience? To simplifying communication & conflict resolution? To understanding yourself & others waaayyyy better so you can create better connections? We’re connected & disconnected all at the same … [Read more...] about An invitation to understand yourself & others waaaayyy better
What do we call non-academic skills
More and more people in education agree on the importance of learning stuff other than academics. But no one agrees on what to call that "stuff", says a great article from NPR. What do we call non-academic skills? You know, the ones we all intuitively know are critical but are … [Read more...] about What do we call non-academic skills
Using ICTs to enhance teaching & learning
You may recall that I was the instruction designer for & taught one of the modules of a recent MOOC (massive open online course) on using ICTs to enhance teaching & learning. Spiffy new news - you can get the whole course right here. Simply click on the links to download the … [Read more...] about Using ICTs to enhance teaching & learning
Hidden gems in Google Maps- learn how to scroll through time
Steve Dotto is a tech guru who regularly films easy to understand videos. I stumbled across his video on hidden gems in Google Maps, like this one... 1. Go to a place where you think Google has mapped by street view (hint: not in Kenya). I clicked on London & bingo. 2. Click on street … [Read more...] about Hidden gems in Google Maps- learn how to scroll through time
90-year-old Priscilla Sitienei is the oldest primary student in the world
Check out the following post from Mighty Girl. To have such a strong, unquenchable thirst for learning is powerful & inspiring. Check out Priscilla Sitienei, who goes to primary school with her great-great-grandchildren. At Leaders Vision Preparatory School in Ndalat, Kenya, one … [Read more...] about 90-year-old Priscilla Sitienei is the oldest primary student in the world
An Open Letter to Feminist Trolls – perspective busting thanks to Melissa A. Fabello
Warning; the video below is incisive, perspective busting & funny. Oh & it has some strong language. 'Funny how I'm only a bitch when I'm mis-behaving.' It's by Melissa A. Fabello 'a sex educator with a specialty in body image, as well as a fierce feminist activist.' Enjoy. ~~TGIF- … [Read more...] about An Open Letter to Feminist Trolls – perspective busting thanks to Melissa A. Fabello
Register now for March 9th launch- learn how to enrich your teaching & learning using ICTs for free
Interested in exploring ICTs (Information Communication Technologies)? Overwhelmed at the number of tools available & not sure where to start? Think ICTs consist only of people watching cat videos on Facebook? Check out this brand new, free, online course ~Using ICTs to enrich teaching and … [Read more...] about Register now for March 9th launch- learn how to enrich your teaching & learning using ICTs for free
Where there's a will, there's (definitely) a ….. way
I've had a fear of those long prickly pokey things (aka needles) for as long as I can remember. Yet despite this sometimes crippling fear I was able to give blood after the Westgate incident (this is nothing short of a miracle). Where there's a will, there's a tenacious way to get 'er done. Like … [Read more...] about Where there's a will, there's (definitely) a ….. way
Registration is now open- learn how to enrich your teaching & learning using ICTs for free
Interested in exploring ICTs (Information Communication Technologies)? Overwhelmed at the number of tools available & not sure where to start? Think ICTs consist only of people watching cat videos on Facebook? Check out this brand new, free, online course ~Using ICTs to enrich teaching and … [Read more...] about Registration is now open- learn how to enrich your teaching & learning using ICTs for free
Hey, get with the program. Learn how to use ICTs to teach & learn.
I'm working with a great team to design a free MOOC (massive open online course) called ‘Using ICTs to enrich teaching and learning.’ It's designed to guide your learning in an interactive, applied manner to answer 3 questions: What are ICTs (module 1), Why use ICTs in teaching and learning … [Read more...] about Hey, get with the program. Learn how to use ICTs to teach & learn.
It's not about the nail (it's about the process)
You simply won't be able to watch this without laughing. Truly. This short video is not only laugh-out-loud funny, it's a poignant reminder of the difference between Journey Life Lenses® & Destination Life Lenses®. Journey Life Lenses® are all about the process, how things unfold, the journey … [Read more...] about It's not about the nail (it's about the process)
Organizers, Prepare To Swoon: “The Art of Clean Up” Puts Messy Reality In Extreme Order
Organizers, Prepare To Swoon: “The Art of Clean Up” Puts Messy Reality In Extreme Order" is a Fast Company article that had me laughing. It could be renamed "Calling all Carrot Life Lenses®." Does that kind of order, that kind of organization make you want to vomit? Make you feel constricted? … [Read more...] about Organizers, Prepare To Swoon: “The Art of Clean Up” Puts Messy Reality In Extreme Order
