created and implemented this course in 2011. Since then‚ it has grown to about 400 students per year. This course introduces topics on identity and diversity to first year students through the creation of an electronic portfolio. There is a strong research component to this course as well. As a teaching team‚ we analyze raw data from a research team. I also helped to create a focus group in which we partnered with former students to give direct feedback concerning the course and adjusted the curriculum
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and skills of advanced math during this course‚ I sadly have to say none whatsoever. I am just as frustrated with math at the end of this course as I was when I started. I did put an honest effort into trying to learn the material as best I could. I thought that since I had not taken math since high school nearly ten years ago‚ I would grasp the concepts easier. Apparently I was wrong. I honestly believe that as lackluster as my performance for this course was‚ that I could not have done any better
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EUPHRATES Funded by the European Union EUPHRATES Call for applications guidelines 1st Cohort Extension of the deadline to 07th February 2014 Deadline for applying: From 17th December 2013 until 30th January 2014 1. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................ 2 2. GENERAL ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS ............................................................ 2 3. TARGET GROUPS.......................................
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determined to make my own version of the American dream a reality when I get to college. Life hasn’t always been easy for me. Back in Dushanbe‚ my school didn’t offer very challenging courses because the teachers thought that since students didn’t pay that much attention; there was no point in offering students challenging courses. I neither supported nor liked this idea of education system because I knew something for sure that the potential of students
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downloaded by: [University of Hong Kong Libraries] On: 07 April 2012‚ At: 11:51 Publisher: Routledge Informa Ltd Registered in England and Wales Registered Number: 1072954 Registered office: Mortimer House‚ 37-41 Mortimer Street‚ London W1T 3JH‚ UK Reflective Practice: International and Multidisciplinary Perspectives Publication details‚ including instructions for authors and subscription information: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/crep20 Assessing students’ written work: experience of a student practice
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Throughout my education‚ science based courses have been a central core. One course that left an indelible mark was called‚ “Medical Careers”. I had the invaluable opportunity to shadow and learn hands-on material from both doctors and nurses at Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Hospital. It was not until then that I decided to pursue a career in the medical field. However‚ in such an extensive field‚ it was difficult to narrow down to a single profession. Eventually‚ I was able to discover
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July 1993‚ Lexington‚ Kentucky. A woman gives birth to a beautiful baby girl with seven holes in her heart; thus began 19 years of visits to an esteemed cardiologist. Extremely worried‚ her parents inquired regarding their daughter’s future‚ alleviating their worries‚ the doctor’s advice to them was to be diligent and "treat her as you would a normal child." Knowing I have been different did not stop me from participating fully in life‚ especially during my childhood. In December 2012‚ we received
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This places social work students with an organization that works with a community or issue. As such group work plays an important part of all courses in this programme. Group Dynamics in Social work and Counselling is just one of them. As part of this course I was placed in a group to work and had to work on our final project together. Knowing this was a requirement I had to face the fact that I had to do this even with the bad experience of working
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just happy to be able to get my life back on track. Going back to school when I did was a huge risk due to my schedule. Being a stay at home mom‚ I decided that I would try on-line classes. I am so glad that I did. Being in an on-line course‚ I feel like part of the class. It is a lot easier‚ for my kids and I. As I once read‚ “The future doesn’t just drop into our laps…you get the future you want by making it happen” (cited in Hudson and McLean‚ 2006‚ p.4). I have seen the
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Reflective Essay As I take the time to reflect‚ it never ceases to amaze me how I’ve changed within the course of this year. Especially when I consider my writing style and how that has changed. From high school to completing my first year of college‚ a lot has happened as far as my writing style goes and those changes will help me to be a more professional writer in the future. My writing style in high school was formal and followed a strict template for writing research papers and all other
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