learned about the different type of disabilities that it is involve with language. Soon after, I started researching about anything relate to fluency which is what most immigrant encounter when they emigrate to another country. As a single mother I learning that educating my child is the most important gift I could give to my child. The researching was tremendously beneficial for everyone around my son, since my son speech improve considerably to the point that today he is no longer…
Success: The fact of getting or achieving wealth, respect, or fame. This is how Merriam-Webster defines success. For many, this is the way success is measured. There are millionaires flaunting their money and fancy cars, wearing expensive watches and clothes looking at success only in a material aspect. For some time I was one that measured my success in what I had to show for. I looked at every material object I had as a sign of my success. Since the beginning of Success Strategies at WITC, my…
Coursesites available features make creating a learner centered online course that employs distance learning theories a reality. First of all, the core features most Course Management Systems have are included in Coursesites. According to Simonson (2015) built into these systems are such things as course calendars, announcement areas, assignment and discussion areas, student rosters, communication areas and grade books." (Simonson, 2015, p. 177). However, Coursesites has additional features…
be able to implement this mindset and share it with our students, “My reflections on learning Spanish and journey that led me to the town of Nicoya made me think of three key principles about facilitating change. I believe these principles may be useful for leaders as we tackle the challenges of improving mathematics teaching and learning” (p.204). Students have to be committed, mindful, and supported when learning a new subject.…
experience. Quantitative analysis can give an outlook for business operations a whole new look and could help maximize there business objectives. The theory behind all of this is to help business with their daily operations, to create a better outlook. Learning plan 1 we were introduced into this class starting out defining quantitative analysis, techniques of financial, cost effective, as well as risk analysis to contribute optimal performance within a business prospective. Analyzing data…
The first day I met with Stephanie I mainly asked questions I never received an answer to my first semester as a Communications Arts major. I switched into Comm halfway through my first semester as an architecture student because I worried I would be stuck with the same architecture job my whole life. I told her things like that really concern me and she confirmed what my friend from high school told me when I decided I wanted to switch. They both explained how Comm had multiple options from…
The person I decided to write my essay on was my basketball coach my senior year, Brian McIntosh. He only coached at my high school for one year, and prior to that he was an assistant coach at Emporia State University. Taking his expertise and leadership skills McIntosh helped take my team who had struggled the previous season and give them a last and successful season. He changed the atmosphere of the program and that year held the best record my school’s girl basketball team had seen in a long…
Peper and Mayer in 1986 had “indicated that students with learning disabilities are often “passive learners””. (Weishaar p. 392) This means that they will not engage in class discussion, raise their hands if confused in hopes of not embarrassing themselves, or because they cannot comprehend everything going on. Divesta and Peper’s research found that students with learning disabilities who took notes were “actively engaged in the learning process, thus improving comprehension” (Ibid). This…
DIMENSION SEVEN: THE RELATION OF THE OLD TO THE NEW Defining change and a digital workplace Change is inevitable. Change is significantly apparent in ‘New learning’ or ‘21st learning’ as there is a substantial amount of research contributing to the idea of transforming learning environments, in turn, changing ‘classroom’ or ‘learning space’ dynamics. Change can be relative. Cuban (1993) explains that for some teachers substituting textbooks, deciding to implement technology such as computers…
Grasha-Riechmann student learning style survey (LSI) with the outcomes of 3.4 on independent, 4 on advoiant, 3.9 on collaborative, 3.9 on dependent, 3 on competitive and 4.2 on participant skills. I will incorporate the outcome of my Learning Style Inventory (LSI) and the results of the Learning Centre Survey (LCS), such as meta-cognitive awareness, collaborative and participation skills, to reflect on how I learned in the past. This reflection assignment helped me to identify and recognize my…