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Web Literacy Education for Educators - November Learning. Talks from inspiring teachers. Deconstructing Media - How Advertising Impacts Society. Ad deconstruction examples. Psychology And Advertising. Analyzing Advertisements. POLYVISION LESSON - Analysing Media Texts. How to Cite Sources: A Comment on Common Knowledge. The Myth Of Learning Styles. How to Cite Sources: A Comment on Common Knowledge. Avoiding Plagiarism: When Should I Cite a Source? Omnivox - Fin de la session - Omnivox. Omnivox - Fin de la session - Omnivox. Omnivox - Fin de la session - Omnivox.

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The term was coined in 2008 by David Cormier, manager of web communications and innovations at the University of Prince Edward Island. The first MOOC was created the previous year, at Utah State University. Today, there are hundreds of thousands of courses available online at no cost. You can study anything from business to zoology in your own home at no cost. MOOCs are designed like college courses but are available to anyone anywhere in the world, at no cost. Coursera is perhaps the most well-known of the online education facilitators. EdX is another non-profit course site created by founding partners Harvard and MIT and based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

MIT has their own open courseware, where most of the materials used in the teaching of almost all of MIT's subjects are available on the Web, free of charge. European institutions are also getting in on the act. A new way of choosing what book to read next. Assessment Instrument. Northrop Frye on An Approach to the Bible. Articles.

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Can You Convince Me? Developing Persuasive Writing

If you've got lessons plans, videos, activities, or other ideas you'd like to contribute, we'd love to hear from you. More Find the latest in professional publications, learn new techniques and strategies, and find out how you can connect with other literacy professionals. More Teacher Resources by Grade Your students can save their work with Student Interactives. More Home › Classroom Resources › Lesson Plans Lesson Plan Overview Featured Resources From Theory to Practice Persuasive writing is an important skill that can seem intimidating to elementary students.

Back to top Petit, A., & Soto, E. (2002). Students can discover for themselves how much they already know about constructing persuasive arguments by participating in an exercise that is not intimidating.Progressing from spoken to written arguments will help students become better readers of persuasive texts. Writing an Effective Thesis Statement. Lesson 2 of 6 (Common Core Standard W.4.1a) Lesson 2 of 6 (Common Core Standard W.4.1a)

Preparing Students To Write Persuasive Speeches With Scaffolding Reading. Develop a thesis and supporting reasons. Teaching Students To Think And Analyze. Chris Anderson: How web video powers global innovation. Gerald Edelman talks to Basil Gelpke: Simple words and deep meanings. Learning. I was teaching a Psychology of Adjustment course to undergraduates.

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Most of them were 18 and 19 years old. It was a college in Georgia with a class demographic of about 2/3 who were White and 1/3 Black. We got to the section on cultural diversity awareness. Because it was the South, we began our discussion about racial differences. At one point during the discussion, an attractive, blond, former high school quarterback said, “America is a free country. Fast forward one class session, I did the “White Privilege” activity with the students. I told this story to a colleague. Given the way the US politicians communicate regarding the country’s issues, they could have benefited from learning how to communicate, listen, debate, and compromise over diverse issues and ideas. Topics covered in this post include: A Rationale for Learner Voice in School To do so, school personnel need to be intentional in promoting and living the ideals of democracy. The Role of the Educator Like this: Like Loading...

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