December 2012

Auld Lang Syne (by Robert Burns)

nancyrubinDecember 31, 2012December 31, 2012

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acxnmaVTlZA?rel=0] Robert Burns - Auld Lang Syne As sung by Dougie MacLean on the album Tribute. Should auld acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind? Should auld acquaintance...

RSA Animate – The Power of Outrospection

nancyrubinDecember 27, 2012

Introspection is out, and outrospection is in. Philosopher and author Roman Krznaric explains how we can help drive social change by stepping outside ourselves. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=BG46IwVfSu8]

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Keep Events Private on Facebook: Change the Default Setting!

nancyrubinDecember 26, 2012December 26, 2012

Facebook events are a great way to invite people to an event and to communicate updates. We have a family get-together coming up and I decided to use Facebook for...

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Goal-Setting: Starting the New Year Off Constructively

nancyrubinDecember 24, 2012December 24, 2012

As 2013 quickly approaches, many of us will be thinking about how we can start the New Year off productively. Goal-setting is an important activity; for individuals and for businesses....

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Presence Pedagogy

nancyrubinDecember 21, 2012December 17, 2013

I have written about the concept of presence in the online classroom before ( What Makes Online Courses Different – Presence). I came across this interesting article today - Presence...

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#TChat: The Impact of Social Media on the “World or Work”

nancyrubinDecember 20, 2012December 20, 2012

Last night's #TChat and Tuesday night's #TChat radio provided opportunities for us to look back at the “World of Work” in 2012 and make some predictions for what will be...

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Business Interests Continue to Invade University Research

nancyrubinDecember 18, 2012

Guest post: As society progresses more and more towards the online space, learning objectives are changing. Most of this has to do with effective teaching methods and meeting students where...

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Ways To Use Twitter in the Classroom

nancyrubinDecember 15, 2012December 15, 2012

Resources for using Twitter in the classroom: 35 Interesting ways* to use Twitter in the Classroom The Twitter Experiment – Twitter in the Classroom Twitter Cheat Sheet – Shortcuts [Infographic]...

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Problem-based learning: Using Case Studies in the Classroom

nancyrubinDecember 14, 2012September 2, 2020

Case studies are often used in business schools, law schools, medical schools and in the social sciences, but they can be used in any discipline when instructors want students to...

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Online Education: Non-Profits Fight Back?

nancyrubinDecember 13, 2012

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