Constructivism: A Holistic Approach to Teaching and Learning Janet Giesen Faculty Development and Instructional Design Center Northern Illinois University Introductions • Your name • Your department or unit • Your experiences or knowledge of constructivism • Why have you joined us today? Overview • Learning cycle • Constructivism – Learning theory – Process – Instructional strategy • Classroom applications • Instructor and student roles Learning Cycle or “5 E’s” Engage
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One day that changed my whole life. I was 25 years old when I was diagnosed with cancer. It was at a time when I was doing what I did best – dancing and I was taking a course to become a future color and style advisor. I had been working on it for almost two years‚ I grew to the level that I could easily record the dance steps and I built up the necessary condition. In fact I lived and breathed dance and style but nearing the summer of 2007‚ I was getting really fatigued and wasn’t able to attend
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Starbucks‚ Whole Foods and Google are three Fortune 500 companies that exhibit unique loyalty by their employees and have developed non-traditional methods for increasing employee motivation. They have achieved this success in part because of their ability to communicate with their employees. It is because of this communication that they are able to motivate employees through intrinsic rewards. Creating Motivation: Analysis of Google‚ Starbucks‚ and Whole Foods
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Student-Centered Approach in Teaching Java Abstract The purpose of the study is to determine if there’s a grade improvement of the First Year IT students at STI in their Java programming class if the instructor uses student-centered teaching compared to a class where the instructor uses the conventional way. To do this‚ the study will use an experimental research design in comparing the two groups: a treatment and a control group‚ with the same Java programming subject and teacher. For the
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elsevier.com/locate/gene Short Communication A novel method for whole blood PCR without pretreatment Ritu Sharma a‚⁎‚ Amardeep Singh Virdi b‚ Prabhjeet Singh b a b Department of Biochemistry‚ Government Medical College‚ Amritsar-143001‚ India Department of Biotechnology‚ Guru Nanak Dev University‚ Amritsar-143005‚ India a r t i c l e i n f o Article history: Accepted 22 March 2012 Available online 11 April 2012 Keywords: DNA Whole blood Amplification PCR Coronary artery disease Apolipoprotein B
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PREFACE This Accounting Information Systems I Module Assignment has been prepared to fulfill the requirements of the subject. This module assignment is to prepare a comprehensive written analysis that requires us to apply one of the transaction cycle in accounting information system process to the particular organization. Accounting Information Systems (AIS) is a system that collects‚ records‚ stores‚ and processes data to produce information for decision maker. Knowledge of AIS is very useful
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An Integrated Approach to Teaching Literature in the EFL Classroom This article considers the reasons why teachers often regard literature as inappropriate to the language classroom. These views reflect the historic separation between the study of language and the study of literature‚ which has led to the limited role of literature in the language classroom. However‚ the use of literary texts can be a powerful pedagogic tool. This article describes various approaches to teaching literature and
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Eric Smith Christine Hill Organizational behavior January 24‚ 2013 Case Analysis: John Mackey‚ Whole Foods Market 1. What role‚ if any‚ does McGregor’s Theory Y play at Whole Foods? Explain. According to Kreitner and Kinicki (2013) McGregor contrasted two views on human nature by insisting that Theory Y assumes that people are more positive at work‚ and believed managers could accomplish more by viewing employees as such (p.9). The other outdated theory‚ is Theory X‚ which is a more
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9/4/13 NUR 111 Teaching Learning Project Teaching Topic: Teach a child(ren) to identify major body organs and teach about basic functions of these organs. This could be used in reference to teaching children about body parts in general; to help prepare a child for a possible surgical procedure; or teach about a new illness or newly diagnosed health condition. Supplies: I will use a cloth doll that has flaps that open to disclose abdominal body parts that are attached with Velcro as well as
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Case Analysis of Whole Foods Decides to Open in Detroit Company Background Whole Foods Market‚ Inc. is an American foods supermarket chain specializing in finest natural and organic foods with locations in the United States‚ Canada and the United Kingdom. It was founded by John Mackey and his girlfriend Rene Lawson on September 20‚1980‚ and today Whole Foods Market is headquartered in Austin‚ Texas. The current CEO is the founder John Mackey. Whole foods Market is the largest U.S. retailer of natural
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