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OECD: PISA well-being infographics
Two-part poster of results from PISA survey on students' well-being
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PISA 2015 Results (Volume III) - Students' Well-Being - en - OECD
OECD (2017). PISA 2015 Results (Volume III): Students' Well-Being. Paris, FR: OECD Publishing. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/9789264273856-en
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Must Have Tool for Educators- Diigo - A Classroom Friend - EdTechReview™ (ETR)
Sunday, April 30, 2017
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Sunday, April 16, 2017
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"This edited book will try to cover the main issues in language learning and teaching based on technology tools and programs. The publication addresses the application and implementation of research methodologies within English language classrooms in different cultures around the world. The main focus of this book will be on review, quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods studies which meet the needs of applied linguists, CALL/TELL researchers, language teachers, and TEFL/TESOL/Linguistics graduate and post-graduate students. "
Wednesday, April 12, 2017
Notes on needs and ikigai (生き甲斐)
As studies mentioned in the Criticism section of Maslow's hierarchy of needs suggest, the constructs, comprehensiveness, or fit of levels may vary according to age, broad socio-cultural characteristics, and local or geopolitical circumstances. Nevertheless, conceivable conflation of needs for self-actualization and self-transcendence seem to reflect notions attributed to ikikai (生き甲斐), for example: "the source of value in one's life or the things that make one's life worthwhile" and "mental and spiritual circumstances under which individuals feel that their lives are valuable" (Ikikai, ¶4 [supporting references absent], 2017.03.11).
Sunday, April 09, 2017
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"The MERLOT Content Builder is a free webpage and website development tool that is integrated into MERLOT. It is directly accessible by logged-in members from the MERLOT home page by clicking the Create Material with Content Builder tile or the Access Content Builder link from a member's profile page, under Actions. All webpages and websites built with Content Builder are hosted by MERLOT" (Help, ¶1).
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"The new MERLOT Smart Search extends access to online learning materials well beyond MERLOT's curated and peer reviewed collection. Smart Search helps to answer the pervasive and nagging question, "Where can I find OERs?'" (MERLOT Webmaster, One Stop Searching for All Your OER Needs!, ¶1, 2017.03.30 [JST]).
Sunday, April 02, 2017
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Flexitome offers: an e-book reader an e-books shop a learning management system a resource library classroom tools authoring tools
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Brief interventions help online learners persist with coursework | Stanford News
"[Psychological] ... interventions had a large effect on the performance of learners in less-developed countries, doubling their persistence and essentially eliminating the global achievement gap" (Psychological interventions, ¶9).
Sunday, March 26, 2017
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Blogger profile replaced permanently by Google+ profile
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The Best Password Managers | The Wirecutter
"Last updated: December 8, 2016," by Joe Kissell
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Live and on-demand programs
Sunday, March 19, 2017
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For Some, Active Learning Can Be a Nightmare | Tomorrow's Professor Postings
"The benefit for the average student is well understood, supported by research, and endorsed by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. However, it can be a nightmare for students with learning disabilities" (Tomorrow's Prof excerpt, ¶2).
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Pan-SIG 2017 - ConfTool Pro - Participate
- Paul A. Beaufait
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Description Unit Price Fee Conference
Conference Participation¥ 7,000.00
¥ 7,000.00 - Presenters must pay by 10th April to ensure their presentation is on the schedule.
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Megan Phelps-Roper: I grew up in the Westboro Baptist Church. Here's why I left | TED Talk | TED.com
- People often lament that digital communication makes us less civil, but this is one advantage that online conversations have over in-person ones. We have a buffer of time and space between us and the people whose ideas we find so frustrating. We can use that buffer. Instead of lashing out, we can pause, breathe, change the subject or walk away, and then come back to it when we're ready
- I know that some might not have the time or the energy or the patience for extensive engagement, but as difficult as it can be, reaching out to someone we disagree with is an option that is available to all of us. And I sincerely believe that we can do hard things, not just for them but for us and our future. Escalating disgust and intractable conflict are not what we want for ourselves, or our country or our next generation
- we're all just human beings. That we should be guided by that most basic fact, and approach one another with generosity and compassion
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Sunday, March 12, 2017
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On-Line Cultural Training Resource For Study Abroad--University of the Pacific
"This material offers an opportunity to explore various aspects of intercultural communication and adjustment models that are known to impact upon all study abroad experiences. This is not a stand-alone, distance-learning course. Nor should it be a substitute for a University or program-based orientation or reentry program, if your institution has them available" (Introduction, ¶1, c. 2003).
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Writing Across Borders - OSU MediaSpace
"Writing Across Borders is a film for anyone who works with international students in a writing environment" (Details, ¶1, 2017.03.07).
Sunday, March 05, 2017
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Driving Campus Diversity One Decision at a Time | Tomorrow's Professor Postings
"Implicit biases are easily triggered evaluative beliefs or stereotypes that can influence our understanding of others and our behaviors toward them without our full awareness. They are related to, but distinct from, explicit or overt expressions of bias" (What is implicit bias, ¶2).
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http://www.mext.go.jp/component/english/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2015/03/31/1353908_1.pdf
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Are you ready for blended learning? | Tony Bates (2016.12.12)
"I’ve just come back from visiting two universities in central Canada and I have also been getting feedback from pilot institutions on the questionnaire we are developing for a survey of online learning in Canada. Although I do not want to anticipate the results of the survey, some things are already becoming clear, especially about blended learning" (¶1).
Sunday, February 26, 2017
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About Us - oomongzu (Fun & Innovative ESL videos and English videos)
Plenty of mind-numbing background music, but still worth checking further to see whether these "animated teaching videos for ESL and EFL learners" (About Us, ¶1, 2017.02.24 [JST]) might be suited to particular learners' needs
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Catalog of the Council of Europe's Pestalozzi programme publications, currently 1-5 (2017.02.23)
Sunday, February 05, 2017
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What I learned from burning-out as a teacher
"Teaching communities can be incredibly nurturing, caring and supportive of the children in their care, but sometimes forget to extend this to the teachers who are at the front line. Teachers may be afraid of being seen as weak or struggling if they open up about their challenges or difficulties. My first piece of advice is find a colleague you can open up to and can offer support or just a listening ear, of course, you can do the same for them. Building and nurturing positive relationships is one of the most important things anyone can do for their well-being."
- Mindfulness refers to the process of bringing our attention and awareness to the present moment, with an attitude of non-judgement and acceptance
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Sunday, January 29, 2017
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WS BLOG: Making Moves that Matter | The Writing Studio
"This post is meant to share some of my more-enlightening misadventures with stasis, destabilization, and resolution in hope that they will help writers, consultants, and teachers use the three moves more intentionally" (¶1, retrieved 2017.01.27).
Sunday, January 22, 2017
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Grammar Girl : How to Peer Edit an Essay :: Quick and Dirty Tips ™
"[T]he following approach can help you prove your editing prowess" (¶3, retrieved 2017.01.20).
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APA Style Blog: How to Cite a YouTube Channel
"A reference to a YouTube *channel* follows the usual who (YouTube username), when (date), what (title), and where (URL) format" (¶1, 2017.01.19 [emphasis added]).
Sunday, January 15, 2017
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Timeline JS3 - Beautifully crafted timelines that are easy, and intuitive to use.
"TimelineJS is an open-source tool that enables anyone to build visually rich, interactive timelines. Beginners can create a timeline using nothing more than a Google spreadsheet" (Timeline JS, Overview, 2017.01/11).
Sunday, January 08, 2017
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David Autor: Why are there still so many jobs? | TED Talk | TED.com
Good news for techie teachers: "As our tools improve, technology magnifies our leverage and increases the importance of our expertise and our judgment and our creativity" (interactive transcript, 6:00).
Sunday, December 25, 2016
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How can I tell if a website is credible?
This webpage suggests six factors to consider when assessing website credibility, and adds, "If you are unsure whether the site you’re using is credible, verify the information you find there with another source you know to be reliable" (retrieved 2016.12.22).
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Helpful Hints to Help You Evaluate the Credibility of Web Resources
"These guidelines are to help you become familiar with various types of Web resources and the reliability of the information" you find among them (¶2, retrieved 2016.12.22).
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Free Puzzlemaker @ Discovery Education
"Puzzlemaker is a puzzle generation tool for teachers, students and parents. Create and print customized word search, criss-cross, math puzzles, and more-using your own word lists."
Sunday, December 18, 2016
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Nocking The Arrow: Taking Steps Towards Global Competency
Schuetz, Robert. (2016.12.10). Taking Steps Towards Global Competency [weblog post]. Retrieved from http://www.rtschuetz.net/2016/12/taking-steps-towards-global-competency.html
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APA Style Blog: Writing Website In-Text Citations and References
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Falcon Scientific Editing | Publishing, Writing, and Grammar Resources for Researchers
A weblog highlighting guides and other resources for academic writing and publication.
Saturday, December 17, 2016
"Get tough, or die!"
Let me try to keep this story about advice I've received relatively short, yet informative. Though at first you may consider the advice valid only for participants in a particular event in Montana decades ago, in the end I hope you may find ways to generalize (adopt or adapt) it to your own circumstances. Here goes.
In high school, I competed in gymnastics. The coach of a cross-town rival team and I became friends after I had entered college, and beg[u]n judging local gymnastics meets.
In the off-season, the cross-town high school coach and I also became rivals in canoe races. In one race, actually a three-legged team-relay event, in which a grade school friend of mine had run, I'd cycled, and the two of us paddled together, my old friend and I finished fourth.
Though our running and cycling times weren't stellar, we'd been white-water canoeing together for years (since high school). So we passed a number of other teams on the river, including slow rafters, and were about to overtake another when the river narrowed.
As we passed just astern of a raft running the rapids ahead of us, an inner-tube it was towing on a tail line dragged under our canoe, and dumped us immediately. We lost time swimming the canoe to shore, emptying the water from it, and resuming the race.
At the end of the third leg of the race, my old friend and I finished fourth. My rival and his team had finished first or second. In the parking lot, at the end of the race, was where I got the advice.
My rival and his partner had loaded their low-cut racing canoe on his car rack. It was easy to distinguish from ours–a high-gunneled recreational model. The advice was on a bumper sticker on his car.
As the race committee began awarding prizes, it became clear that the third-place team hadn't waited around for awards. So my partner and I received the third prize. Though I don't remember what that prize was, I do remember the message on my rival's rear bumper.
It read, "Get tough, or die!"
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Sunday, December 11, 2016
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Evidence-Based Principles for Online Faculty Development | EDUCAUSE
"After research and discussion, the Professional and Organizational Development Network developed eight principles to guide institutions as they explore and select online educational development resources for their campus communities" (Key Takeaways, point 3).
Sunday, December 04, 2016
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Strategies to Help Students ‘Go Deep’ When Reading Digitally | MindShift | KQED News
"[C]asual digital reading on the internet has instilled bad habits in many students, making it difficult for them to engage deeply with digital text in the same way they do when reading materials printed on paper" (Schwarz, 2016.10.16, ¶1).
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