Fully Online Course

  Knowing my particular learning style, I was a bit apprehensive when this course was offered on-line. I usually perform best in a traditional class environment. The combination of an on-line class and the challenging nature of the material to be covered contributed to my nervousness. I found however, that it was not as bad as I had imagined. Do not get me wrong, there is a lot of work involved, but with the, assigned readings, homework problems, and computational tools,Mr Gooogle it help us a lot  

       If you will take this class, my advice to you is plan ahead, organize your time, and stick to your schedule. You will learn more than you can hope for at the beginning this course it became like a headache for me because  there are many thing I dont know but now I feel happy .   

Academic Excellence in 140 Characters

How to Become an Academic

An academic is someone who holds an advanced degree and works as a researcher at a college or university. A career in academia is a very pleasant prospect, and you may find as you're working or studying that you wish you could be more of an academic. This article will approach becoming an academic as more than just studying - it's a way of life and a way of thinking.

Steps.    

1

Choose your discipline. There are very few people who can study lots and lots of subjects at once. Choose a subject you're interested in so you can focus your studies on it. This might be Chemistry, English, History or Foreign Languages. You can also do interdisciplinary research, which draws from several different disciplines.

     

2

Become Literate. Get hold of some books and start reading. Get books in your particular subject if possible, but also try and take in classical novels such as those of Charles Dickens. Try and enjoy them, as this makes it easier to remember them..    

3

Take in Some Culture. Not only do you need to read extensively, but culture is important too. Try and make it to plays and theatre productions to sample some good old-fashioned culture. Not all of being an academic is centred around being a bookworm.  

4

Look it up! A major part of being the academic is being curious, investigative and eager to learn. If there's a new word you discover, a book you'd not heard of, or a snippet of history you'd like in context, look it up! In the modern age, this doesn't necessarily mean whipping out a history book or dictionary, but it means looking around on the internet..    

5

Become Fluent. A major part of being academic is extending your vocabulary and grip of language. If you notice mistakes in your grammar, take steps to correct them. If need be, invest in a grammar book. Not knowing where to put your apostrophes and what synonyms are will make people think you're a very cheap sort of academic! You should also make a habit of checking spellings - if there's a word you aren't sure of the spelling for, check the dictionary..      

6

Study. If you're in work, see if you can enroll on some part-time college or university courses. If you're in school, try and really get into your classes, and get involved in extra study-based activities. Studying properly is another key to being academic! Some topics, like the sciences, require hands-on work that you can only really get at a college or school, which makes it extra important if you have made science your topic of choice. In order to become an academic, you will need to earn an advanced degree. In the US, these are, in order of completion, associate's degree, bachelor's degree (awarded for completion of undergraduate study), master's degree, and doctorate (awarded after graduate or postgraduate study).  

7

Apply yourself. Keep working at it. If you want to really be an academic, keep focused and keep studying. Losing interest for a while makes it a much harder mountain to climb when you start again.     

8

Get a job in it. If you're really committed to the academic way of life, get an academic job. Apply at colleges and universities. The chances of doing this are very small, with only about 1 teaching job available for every 10 PhDs produced. (This is because every academic typically trains around 10 new PhDs, as in a pyramid scheme). The rest typically spend up to 10 years wandering between low paid and low security short term contracts, before quitting and starting a new career at the bottom rung, such as school teaching.

9

Seek tenure. The ultimate achievement for a US academic is to achieve tenure, which means you can never lose your job without just cause. The purpose of tenure is to allow academics to pursue research and education without fear of losing their job because someone does not agree with their findings or teachings

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How to Become an Academic

An academic is someone who holds an advanced degree and works as a researcher at a college or university. A career in academia is a very pleasant prospect, and you may find as you're working or studying that you wish you could be more of an academic. This article will approach becoming an academic as more than just studying - it's a way of life and a way of thinking.

Steps

1.    

1

Choose your discipline. There are very few people who can study lots and lots of subjects at once. Choose a subject you're interested in so you can focus your studies on it. This might be Chemistry, English, History or Foreign Languages. You can also do interdisciplinary research, which draws from several different disciplines.

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2.    

2

Become Literate. Get hold of some books and start reading. Get books in your particular subject if possible, but also try and take in classical novels such as those of Charles Dickens. Try and enjoy them, as this makes it easier to remember them.

3.    

3

Take in Some Culture. Not only do you need to read extensively, but culture is important too. Try and make it to plays and theatre productions to sample some good old-fashioned culture. Not all of being an academic is centred around being a bookworm.

4.    

4

Look it up! A major part of being the academic is being curious, investigative and eager to learn. If there's a new word you discover, a book you'd not heard of, or a snippet of history you'd like in context, look it up! In the modern age, this doesn't necessarily mean whipping out a history book or dictionary, but it means looking around on the internet.

5.    

5

Become Fluent. A major part of being academic is extending your vocabulary and grip of language. If you notice mistakes in your grammar, take steps to correct them. If need be, invest in a grammar book. Not knowing where to put your apostrophes and what synonyms are will make people think you're a very cheap sort of academic! You should also make a habit of checking spellings - if there's a word you aren't sure of the spelling for, check the dictionary.

6.      

6

Study. If you're in work, see if you can enroll on some part-time college or university courses. If you're in school, try and really get into your classes, and get involved in extra study-based activities. Studying properly is another key to being academic! Some topics, like the sciences, require hands-on work that you can only really get at a college or school, which makes it extra important if you have made science your topic of choice. In order to become an academic, you will need to earn an advanced degree. In the US, these are, in order of completion, associate's degree, bachelor's degree (awarded for completion of undergraduate study), master's degree, and doctorate (awarded after graduate or postgraduate study).

7.    

7

Apply yourself. Keep working at it. If you want to really be an academic, keep focused and keep studying. Losing interest for a while makes it a much harder mountain to climb when you start again.

8.    

8

Get a job in it. If you're really committed to the academic way of life, get an academic job. Apply at colleges and universities. The chances of doing this are very small, with only about 1 teaching job available for every 10 PhDs produced. (This is because every academic typically trains around 10 new PhDs, as in a pyramid scheme). The rest typically spend up to 10 years wandering between low paid and low security short term contracts, before quitting and starting a new career at the bottom rung, such as school teaching.

9.    

9

Seek tenure. The ultimate achievement for a US academic is to achieve tenure, which means you can never lose your job without just cause. The purpose of tenure is to allow academics to pursue research and education without fear of losing their job because someone does not agree with their findings or teachings

2025 The Future of ICT

Future of ICT function

Technology is changing fast; expectations of the contribution that it can make the public services are growing. What will be the shape of the future ICT function? How can we resource it? What plans do we need to make in order to manage the transition from ‘as is’ into ‘to be’? We advocate a programme of modernisation to turn ICT into business information services look at this video the one he make it he want to show us one day may be the world be like this





https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpJ36KzHJG4

Conversation Skills: DON'T BE SHY!

 DON'T BE SHY!



Diagnose your level of shyness. Are you so shy that you're petrified to talk toanyone? Or are you only shy around people you don't know very well? watch this video it may help you if you feel shy





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       Guidelines for primary school teachers for integration of ICT in their lessons

1. Do not be afraid
Computers might look difficult, but anyone can learn to master them. And any teacher can find ways to use ICT in the classroom, as long as they make sure they can cope with it.

2. Make a simple start
Start with very simple ICT-projects in your class. Only projects where you can solve the problems will be a success. Later on, with more experience, you projects can become more complex.

3. Make combinations
ICT-projects are not necessarily extra lessons in your curriculum. Think about making combinations with your normal lessons. This will give you better control of the project, and thus it will increase the chance for succes. Furthermore, you have a back-up plan. It might also save you time.

4. Focus on didactics, not technics
Make sure that the use of ICT serves a didactical goal. Computers must not be used in the classroom because they are computers. They are used to improve the learning process. A teacher should focus on the didactical aspects of it.

5. Role of the teacher changes
Be aware of the changing role of the teacher. This role shifts from an instructor to other roles like mentor, coach, guide and motivator.

6. You are a learner too
A teacher is a learner too. Everyday, he will find new information as well. Especially when computers and Internet is involved. Don’t be afrain to admit to your pupils that you too have too learn

Technology Together    

Technology Together is a whole-school professional development program for primary and secondary schools. Developed through research conducted by and for teachers, the program is relevant for all schools who are looking to motivate and challenge staff to become confident, capable, innovative and creative technology-users. Technology Together is not just about ICT skills training. It acknowledges the importance of school culture and meets individual teachers “where they are at” on the technology learning ladder. 

Technology Together is a flexible process - not a project. It is driven by schools themselves and aims to empower teachers to take control of their own professional learning. Technology Together is about developing teachers’ capability – their ability to go on learning and adapting to technological change.

Technology Together guides teachers and schools towards becoming capable technology users so that new and emerging ICTs can be integrated into classrooms in creative, purposeful, student-centred ways. Every teacher, every class and every school context is acknowledged as unique and distinctive, and the processes are intended to be adapted to the culture and context of each school

And we as the teacher we can start to apply  this system with our kids at school and home.

technologytogether.scu.edu.au

Working Together: People with Disabilities and Computer Technology

People with disabilities meet barriers of all types. However, technology is helping to lower many of these barriers. By using computing technology for tasks such as reading and writing documents, communicating with others, and searching for information on the Internet, students and employees with disabilities are capable of handling a wider range of activities independently. Still, people with disabilities face a variety of barriers to computer use. These barriers can be grouped into three functional categories: barriers to providing computer input, interpreting output, and reading supporting documentation. Hardware and software tools (known as adaptive or assistive technologies) have been developed to provide functional alternatives to these standard operations.   

Do children learn more quickly than adults?

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Small children seem to learn very quickly, while adults sometimes appear to lose the ability to pick up new subject such as languages, music, games, or computer programs. In this essay, I will discuss whether children or adults make the best learners.

It is undoubtedly true that children seem to learn very quickly. In just a few years, they can learn how to play a musical instrument, speak one or even two new languages, and deal with many subjects at school. They even have time for sports and hobbies, and become experts in their favorite pastimes. However, how much of this is social pressure and how much is genetic? I am convinced that while children’s brains have a natural ability to absorb new information as part of their developmental growth, much of their achievement is because of social pressure. Schools force them to take many subjects. Parents force them to practice new sports or to learn music. Even their playmates force them to become better at computer games or to read Harry Potter novels faster. In summary, children may enjoy learning, but their environment also is a big motivating factor

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