Blended Learning Course Design: A Boot Camp for Instructors March 14-15, 2014 | Atlanta, GA Blended courses combine the best pedagogical practices of two teaching methods—online and face-to-face instruction. If you have considered converting a traditional course into a blended course, you have probably asked, “What should happen before, during, and after class?” Kuwaiti Public Holidays Kuwait will enjoy 8 public, national, and bank holidays in 2013. The weekend in Kuwiat is Friday and Saterday, if a public holidays fell on a weekend, it is observed on that day and not moved to another date. Muslim holidays in kuwait are evaluated using the Umm al-Qura Calendar of Saudi Arabia which depends on the sunrise, sunsets, and moon phases calculated on the bases of Mecca location. For this reason, Muslim holidays in the Gulf might be observed a day before other Muslim countries outside this region do. We hope that you will enjoy your 2013 Kuwaiti holidays, and remember to book for hotels or flights in advance for a cheaper bargain, since last min bookings can go really high.
LivingLab - e-Estonia Programme: Estonia-Latvia-Russia ProgrammeProject name: Baltic ICT PlatformProject acronym: Baltic ICT The overall objective of the project is to foster the economic development in cooperating regions by better communication between the business and government by using modern ICT technologies. Project sub-objectives Set up effective network of Demo Centres in cooperating regions in order to increase the usage of modern ICT technologies by governmentsGovernmental bodies have clear understanding of the demand for their services in cross-border areasGovernmental bodies are obtaining the tool for utilizing modern ICT solutionsElectronic services are developed and piloted Partners Project duration and budget
45 ways to avoid using the word 'very' Writers Write is your one-stop resource for writers. Use these 45 ways to avoid using the word ‘very’ to improve your writing. Good writers avoid peppering their writing with qualifiers like ‘very’ and ‘really’. They are known as padding or filler words and generally add little to your writing. According to Collins Dictionary: ‘Padding is unnecessary words or information used to make a piece of writing or a speech longer.
Education Week Leadership Forums - Ed Tech 2013: Powering Up Success Register as a group and you’ll save $30 on each registration. Who should attend? You will be joining other superintendents, assistant superintendents, CIOs, CTOs, Directors and other ed-tech experts from across the country in this day-long interactive Leadership Forum. 100 Incredible & Educational Virtual Tours You Don't Want to Miss By Katheryn Rivas One of the wonders of the Internet is that it can bring the world to you instead of your needing to find the time and money to explore the traditional way. The following virtual tours bring opportunities to explore cities, famous landmarks and buildings, museums, college campuses, and even outer space. You can learn how things are made, explore the human body or that of a life-sized whale, and visit ball parks and theme parks.
Case studies Modern technology has made it possible to perform tasks that in the past demanded presence in the office, to be comfortably performed from distance. It is fully conceivable that telework centres locating in rural areas curb the time spent on long trips to the office and create jobs for those, who can only work in local area. This research project deals mainly with the latter. The main research question was, what kind of services are suitable for telework centre with a focus on jobs that can be taught to local labour force that is currently unemployed. We were interested in the potential role of telework centres from the perspective of job creation. It is quite common that high-skilled specialists use telework as means to change the work environment.
Become a Programmer, Motherfucker If you don't know how to code, then you can learn even if you think you can't. Thousands of people have learned programming from these fine books: Learn Python The Hard Way Learn Ruby The Hard Way Learn Code The Hard Way I'm also working on a whole series of programming education books at learncodethehardway.org. COL Certificate for teachers’ ICT integration Certificate program for teachers’ ICT integration (CCTI) is a free eLearning course which helps teachers to acquire skills and competencies on information and communication technology (ICT) in teaching and management. The Commonwealth of Learning (COL) developed CCTI in collaboration with SchoolNet SA. There are four core modules (Learning, teaching and thinking with ICT, ICT in schools, ICT and the roles of the educator, Assessing ICT integration) and six elective module sets (Finding, evaluating and developing digital subject resources, Project approaches to learning with ICT, eLearning in the connected classroom, Managing learning and teaching with ICT, ICT leadership in schools, ICT planning for schools). Each module has several activities, and each activity contains reading, summary of theories, and Questions &Answers sessions. Learners can find their immediate objectives after each activity at ‘learning pathway’. The eLearning course is available on CD-ROM or online.
Previously Off the beaten path – Travel guides at Wikivoyage Off the beaten path is a showcase article about a lesser-known or unusual travel destination, selected monthly by Wikivoyage's users. See Previous Destinations of the month for better-known destinations, Previous Featured travel topics for phrasebooks, itineraries and travel topics, and Wikivoyage:Destination of the Month candidates to nominate and discuss future "Off the beaten path" destinations. Previously featured destinations were: 2013[edit] 2012[edit]
Toolkit - e-Estonia Following materials are meant to serve the needs of anyone, whose job is to present and promote Estonian information society, e-services, ICT sector and companies abroad. These quality materials were produced by Estonian ICT Demo Center with the co-financing from EU structural funds and Tallinn Enterprise Board. They are free for use and sharing to anyone promoting or interested in Estonian ICT.
What Does Your Handwriting Say About You? What Does Your Handwriting Say About You? graphology Graphology is the study of handwriting, especially when employed as a means of analyzing a writer's character, personality, abilities, etc. How you write can indicate more than 5,000 different personality traits.