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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Mental Illness from a Sociological Perspective Sociologists have long been concerned about problem behaviors that other scholars and lay individuals label as mental illness. There are five paradigms that sociologists used throughout the years to explain mental illness: degeneracy‚ social pathology‚ labeling‚ medicalization‚ and genetics. Some of these theories are psychiatric‚ social‚ or biological. The first paradigm is degeneracy theory. Degeneracy theory is an explanation where society’s
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Janil Gada MBA MC1 - 0016 10 Genres of Events 1. Entertainment & Leisure Events: * Parikrama * Vedas * Nirvana * Swedish House Mafia * Nichelback Rockstar * David Guetta * Norah Jones concert * Sun Burn * Tomorrow Land * Burning Man * Boom Festival * Nakshatranche dene * Sur aur taal * Sa re ga ma pa * Indian Idol 2. Government & Civic Events: * MNS campaign * Election campaigns * Barack
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A very important event in my life would have to be the death of my grandmother. She was so awesome. I will miss her forever. My grandmother is a great role model for Me. Over the years it’s gotten easier talk about her death. My grandmother was a nice Portuguese lady. She lived in Portugal until she moved to the States with her nine children From there she lived in New Bedford until the year of 2000.I learned a great deal of Portuguese from her because she didn’t speak any English. The Death of
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Issues of Equality and Diversity and ways to promote inclusion with your learners. Review other points of referral available to meet the potential needs of learners. Inclusion‚ Equality and Diversity are all aspects of a learner’s entitlement. Inclusivity is about involving all learners in relevant activities rather than excluding them for any reason either directly or indirectly. Equality is about the rights of learners to attend and participate regardless of their gender‚ race‚ ethnic origin
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THE REJECTED SHEPHERD: EXAMINING FULFILLED PROPHECIES OF MESSIAH FROM THE BOOK ZECHARIAH A paper presented to Dr. John Saunders In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Course Completion for Haggai-Malachi by Keith J. Holland April 2007 Holland 1 CHAPTER ONE Introduction The nation of Israel has been waiting for their Messiah for millennia. Prophesied since the days of Adam‚ promised to Abraham‚ Isaac‚ and Jacob‚ anticipated by Moses‚ and lauded by David‚ the Jewish
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Professor Kim Dulaney From: LauWanzer Quince In re: Essay Report II: Critique of “Stories from the Homefront: Perspectives of Asian American Parents with Lesbian Daughters and Gay Sons” I chose to write about this topic related to LGBT (Lesbian‚ Gay‚ Bisexual and Transgender) because since I was 15 years old I have been able to relate and I have had many friends who are of Asian (Oriental) extract. Also‚ I have also had a roommate who was from Bankcock Thailand. This
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Catering for learner diversity with HEART Thomas FUNG According to UNESCO’s Salamanca Statement 1994‚ inclusive education is the best means of achieving ‘Education for All’. (EMB‚ 2005) This means that all children should have the right to receive basic education‚ no matter how weak they are academically and in discipline control. To do so‚ meeting students’ needs in curriculum planning and classroom teaching is of paramount importance (UNECO‚ 2005 & EDB‚ 2010). This article aims at sharing with
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Examining Collaborative and Individual Writing Processes Stephen McLeod University of Phoenix Collaborative writing is a tool that is being utilized more often in the professional world as well as the educational world. The collaborative writing process is similar to the individual writing process as many of the same rules apply. In this paper we‚ as a learning team‚ will illustrate some examples of how to use the tools of individual writing in the collaborative process. Writing as a
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Sociological Analysis of the Presidential Election of 2012 from a Structural Functionalist Perspective and a Conflict Perspective. As the presidential election draws closer‚ we could vividly view our society from social conflict and structural functionalist perspectives. The democratic process helps us to ask why do we accept and embrace democracy‚ how does it influence our social patterns and functions; and how does democracy really work for the stability of our society. In this essay‚ I will analyze
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