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
The Rock.Paper.Scissors newsletter is out: Resources related to the Learning & Development Checklist for the Birds
This month's Rock.Paper.Scissors e-newsletter focuses on networking. Missed the newsletter? Check it out. (Not on my monthly e-newsletter mailing list? Whatsamatter you? Sign up for free here.) Last week I posted the article from my newsletter that I wrote based on Munir Virani's talk about … [Read more...] about The Rock.Paper.Scissors newsletter is out: Resources related to the Learning & Development Checklist for the Birds
The Rock.Paper.Scissors newsletter is out: A Learning & Development Checklist for the Birds
This month's Rock.Paper.Scissors e-newsletter focuses on networking. Missed the newsletter? Check it out. (Not on my monthly e-newsletter mailing list? Whatsamatter you? Sign up for free here.) Munir Virani is a quiet, humble kind of guy whose eyes twinkle as he adroitly draws you into his … [Read more...] about The Rock.Paper.Scissors newsletter is out: A Learning & Development Checklist for the Birds
The importance of backing up or how not to avoid tears of a 4 year old while not pissing of Uncle Dave
This poor little 4 year old learns about deleting beloved photo of Uncle Dave (see video clip below). I'm about to start teaching a new Social Media course for UNON here in Nairobi. I'm soooo looking forward to sharing new tips, tools & techniques for using Social Media to learn, … [Read more...] about The importance of backing up or how not to avoid tears of a 4 year old while not pissing of Uncle Dave
Smoking helps you relax – a new perspective
A big picture, Mountain Life Lens® perspective. Fresh. Or maybe not so much :) ~~TGIF- each Friday I rejig & re-post a blog entry from my www.life-lenses.com blog, which is about enhancing our perspective & worldview.~~ … [Read more...] about Smoking helps you relax – a new perspective
2000 years of cultural migration mapped in just over a minute
How cool is this - 2000 years of culture mapped in just over a minute. Take a peak & marvel at the innovative way cultural movement is portrayed. Northeastern University researchers map 2,000 years of cultural migration: [The researchers] tracked the birth and death locations of more than … [Read more...] about 2000 years of cultural migration mapped in just over a minute
Dr. Seuss meets push pins – "The Best Use of Office Supplies We've Ever Seen"
Need some quick comic relief with a touch (okay buckets full) of creativity? Check out this short video, about an adventurous girl named Elastika which I found on The Muse & is from Guillaume Blanchet I Filmmaker. Who knew there were so many creative ways to use push pins & elastics?! A … [Read more...] about Dr. Seuss meets push pins – "The Best Use of Office Supplies We've Ever Seen"
Dementia Quiz – test yourself with these 4 funny questions
Here are 4 questions to test for dementia (with tongue planted firmly in cheek). (Answers appear below.) 1. You are a participant in a race. You overtake the second person. What position are you in? 2. If you overtake the last person, then you are in what place? 3. Very tricky … [Read more...] about Dementia Quiz – test yourself with these 4 funny questions
Why parents age faster than people without kids
The boss wondered why one of his most valued employees was absent but had not phoned in sick. So he dialed the employee's home phone number and was greeted with a child's whisper. 'Hello?' 'Is your daddy home?' 'Yes, he's out in the garden,' whispered the small voice. 'May I talk with him?' The … [Read more...] about Why parents age faster than people without kids
