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Kids eating as much salt as adults - Medical Observer. LARGE quantities of salt in bread and cereal are contributing to Australian children consuming almost as much salt as adults, according to new research. Australian dietitians sampled urine from 238 children aged 5–13 years old and found 69% had sodium levels that exceeded the upper limit. “This is really setting your kids up for this trajectory of hypertension, increased stroke and increased cardiovascular disease,” said Professor Caryl Nowson, lead author of the study and chair in nutrition and aging at Deakin University.
Professor Nowson will present her data at the LEAP: Leadership, Evidence & Advancing Practice dietetics conference, held in Sydney from September 5 to 8. According to Professor Nowson, 40% of the salt in a child’s diet comes from breads and cereals, foods not traditionally considered as salty. “Some of the cereals that kids like, like Coco Pops or Rice Bubbles, have 0.5g of salt, and kids only need up to 2g of salt a day,” she said. 2012; online 31 August.
Six Ways Cloud Technology Will Impact Learning. Enhance video and mobile learning access. The launch of mobile computing has generated a demand for content that’s available anywhere, anytime. As a result, developing learning content for mobile technology is quickly becoming a top priority for CLOs. The cloud is suited for global, 24/7/365 delivery of learning content via numerous technologies — laptops, mobile devices, tablets and more. The real challenge is finding the best way to develop mobile learning content. “We are still trying to figure out the mobile aspect of learning,” said Randy Hugie, program manager, certification and skills assessments at Novell. Improve management costs and efficiency. “There are many generic (learning) functions that can be performed efficiently and inexpensively in the cloud. “EMC is a technology company, and through virtualization and using a cloud service model for some of our newer education offerings and programs, we’ve reduced costs significantly,” Clancy said.
Internet Etiquette in Online Learning. Technology is changing the way we communicate, as well as the way we learn. The Internet has made online learning almost instant: students can interact with each other through e-mail, online chat, and other communication software. For both students and teachers, it is important to set rules for how classmates and instructors interact with each other online, ie, they need to have some kind of “etiquette” in the online learning and teaching process. The rules for online teaching and learning shouldn’t be all that different than those for a physical classroom. Courtesy and attention are essential, but online interaction requires a few specific rules to make the experience valuable—even fun—for everyone involved.
Mind your manners. It’s okay for conversation and correspondence to be informal, but make sure everyone observes courtesy: students should address instructors the way they would in class, both in online chats and in e-mails. Keep it short. Stay on topic and on time.
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