Of all the lectures that we have had this semester‚ I think that Wednesday’s (3/29) lecture was one of the more interesting ones I’ve not only had this semester as a whole‚ but in this class as well. I say this mostly due to the whole discuss and large focus on the ritual‚ spiritual and rehabilitation that the peyote plant offers. While I watch and read my fair share of untraditional documentaries and articles‚ I have never read‚ watch or heard virtually anything about peyote. While the use of
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Teaching Readers of English “A book of this kind is long overdue. . . . It is a giant contribution to the field. With its emphasis on a socioliterate approach to reading and literacy‚ it nicely captures the prevailing view of academic literacy instruction. Its extremely skillful and well-developed balancing act between theory and practice allows it to appeal to a wide variety of readers. Pre- and in-service teachers‚ in particular‚ will benefit immensely.” Alan Hirvela‚ The Ohio State University
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reaction that you would expect. He reacts very optimistic and decide to give a last lecture. He wanted to give this lecture because it would be the last time many of the people he cared about would hear him speak to an audience. The first part of the novel‚ The Last Lecture‚ discusses how Randy decided to make his lecture about achieving childhood dreams and about why his wife‚ Jai‚ did not want him to give the lecture‚ she want him to spend his remaining time with family but then she supported him
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oftentimes cause high school students much struggle when trying to thoroughly understand such conceptual ideas. To teach these theoretical concepts‚ one must not only equivalently utilize David Ausubel’s Expository teaching model‚ but also retain an overall knowledge of other valuable strategies related to Ausubels’s model (Woolfolk‚ 2004‚ p. 281). To Ausubel‚ the most significant idea is that of the advance organizer‚ a statement of introduction that aids students in organizing the information about
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“We cannot change the cards we are dealt‚ just how we play the hand.” -Randy Pausch The Last Lecture can teach a lot about the importance of life. Randy Pausch found out he only had so long left to live and through his last lecture and this book he shows how important it is to live every moment as it is the last because it just might be. He was asked to give a last lecture as many professors are‚ except he wouldn’t need to pretend it was his last because he was diagnosed with terminal cancer.
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para. 19) What this chapter is about . . . . . . . Reflective practice ± what is it? Why and how should we do it? Reflection `in’ and `on’ action Some models of reflective practice Using reflection as a basis for improving learning and teaching Writing your personal development journal (PDJ) Your individual learning plan (ILP) What makes a good teacher in lifelong learning? LLUK standards This chapter covers‚ at least‚ the following standards: AS 4; AK 4.2; AP 4.2; AK 4.3; AP 4
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On September 18‚ 2007‚ Dr. Pausch gave his memorable “last lecture” at Carnegie Mellon University. It is a tradition at Carnegie Mellon University that when a professor is retiring‚ they give one last lecture as their final goodbye. The idea of this lecture is to give an hour long speech that covers everything an individual would want to say if you were hypothetically dying. In spite of this‚ in Dr. Pausch’s case‚ he was literally dying with a diagnosis of terminal pancreatic cancer this being the
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Lecture Notes—Wednesday‚ August 28‚ 2013 There is no class Monday‚ September 2‚ 2013‚ Labor Day. The University is closed. Class started with Will Hilton’s dropbox video of Hubo dancing with the Drexel Dance Team. Professor Humpert showed the ‘Rise of the Machines” from Announcements. We did some discussion from Monday’s lecture to start the class today and to review what was discussed on Monday. Websters defines a robot as: 1: a machine that looks like a human being and performs various
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Teachings of the Buddha Summary and Reaction The book “Teachings of the Buddha” edited by Jack Kornfield is a collection of many stories drawn from popular sources of Indian‚ Tibetan‚ Chinese‚ and Japanese literature. Its short writings‚ poems‚ and drawings captured the essence of Buddhism‚ and helped Buddhists learn more about the path to Enlightenment. I have carefully chosen several of these short versus from the book‚ which I thought reflected the teachings nicely‚ and also intrigued me as
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The Latest Technological Teaching Aids Today’s generation of school children are part of a “connected” age where it is natural to not only use technology in everyday life‚ but in school as well. New technologies in the classroom offer a more engaging way to learn‚ one where the students no longer learn passively but instead by interacting‚ with computers and electronic devices the new school supplies. University level‚ high school and primary students alike are beginning to make good use of fast-moving
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