Contexts that Motivate Learning Motivational learning can be broken into four contexts. Those contexts are: Practical‚ Personal‚ Experiential‚ and Idealistic. First‚ the practical context of learning would be learning something because you know in advance it will benefit you. Second‚ the personal context of learning would be learning something because you want to do it for yourself to accomplish an important goal. Third‚ the experiential context of learning would be learning something because
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Reflection The term learning to me means that we are acquiring knowledge for something we did not know or a new way of doing something. I think online learning is different than traditional because online learning is more of independent studies and can be easier or more difficult to manage depending on each person’s learning styles. My view of learning as only changed by knowing more learning styles and how they can vary in technical terms. Myself as a learning is described by being a dynamic
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Charter Schools are Reforming Education Are the children getting the education that you desire for them? Is there the possibility of an alternative system to provide a new and more promising education to students? Public charter schools are the school reform that states and school districts are turning to as the solution to close the achievement gap. Just like when there is change in anything else there is going to be those that are in favor of and those who will resist and challenge the change
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When an adult decides to go to back to school‚ that person can be motivated by a variety of things. Studies show it can be categorize in four different contexts Practical‚ Personal‚ Experiential and Idealistic. Practical context can be described as a learning tool for a person who wants to learn something that can benefit them now or in the future. Personal context is described when a person wants to learn for personal gain or to achieve an important goal. Experiential context of learning would
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Lately‚ the top story in the news day after day‚ months after months have been about William Jefferson Clinton‚ also known as Bill. Who could blame them‚ there is nothing better than a story out of the ordinary‚ especially one with presidential status. For the past months he has been the most talked about figure‚ being the essential topic for news‚ talk shows‚ late night comedy and even going as far as the big screen. Talk about ’Primary Colors’ and ’Wag the Dog.’ What has gotten to me the most however
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1- The term dot.com The term Dot COM (English .com) appeared before the explosion of bubble Internet to indicate‚ the madness which seized the “entreprenautes” to the evocation of three sesames of the E-trade: market‚ customers and Internet. A synonym of E-business. 2- The Internet Bubble The "dot-com bubble" sometimes referred to as the "I.T. bubble" was a speculative bubble covering roughly 1995–2001 with its peak on March 10‚ 2000 with the NASDAQ peaking at 5132.52 during which stock markets
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A Study of the Allusions in Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 Author(s): Peter Sisario[->0] [(essay date February 1970) In the following essay‚ Sisario examines the source and significance of literary allusions in Fahrenheit 451 and considers their didactic potential for the beginning student of literature.] Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 is more than just a readable and teachable short novel that generates much classroom discussion about the dangers of a mass culture‚ as Charles Hamblen points out
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A man suspected robbed an Evanston CVS Pharmacy at knifepoint last Wednesday returned to the store exactly one week later and tried to commit the same crime but was caught by police‚ according to Evanston Police Department news release Thursday.Hilton D. Corin’s‚ 36‚ of the 7700 block of Bolton Way in Hanover Park‚ is being held in Cook County Jail in lieu of bail as of Friday. He is facing felony charges of armed robbery and attempted armed robbery‚ according to authorities.Bail was set at $150
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Nestle is no stranger to boycott. Beginning in the 1970’s the corporation which brought consumers trusted brands such as Ovaltine and Nestle Tollhouse chips suffered backlash from their aggressive marketing of infant formula in underdeveloped countries‚ which was leading to sickness and death among infants. Consumers across the United States not only boycotted Nestle brands and products but petitioned and picketed to gain support against the corporation. Ethical business practices along with the
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Business Research RES/351 8/14/2013 GlaxoSmithKline Paxil Class Action Lawsuit Paxil is a FDA-approved prescription medication that is commonly used to treat depression‚ obsessive-compulsive disorder‚ generalized anxiety disorder‚ social anxiety disorder‚ and post-traumatic stress disorder. What unethical research behavior was involved? The lawsuit claims that GlaxoSmithKline falsely and deceptively advertised and promoted the prescription antidepressant medication
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