College of the day – Agnes Scott

About Agnes Scott

Posted on : July 28, 2010

Agnes Scott College (commonly known as Agnes Scott) is a private undergraduate college in the United States. Agnes Scott's campus lies in downtown Decatur, Georgia, nestled inside the perimeter of the bustling metro-Atlanta area. The college was founded in 1889 as Decatur Female Seminary by Presbyterian minister Frank H. Gaines. In 1890, the name was changed to Agnes Scott Institute to honor the mother of the college's primary benefactor, Col. George Washington Scott. The name was changed again to Agnes Scott College in 1906, and remains today a liberal arts women's college.

Agnes Scott currently enrolls 914 students. In 2006, the student to faculty ratio was 10:1. Eighty-seven percent of the faculty are full-time, and 100% of the tenure-track faculty hold terminal degrees.

The undergraduate school offers 30 majors and 25 minors. Students who graduate from Agnes Scott receive a Bachelor of Arts degree.

Agnes Scott is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA), and is considered one of the Seven Sisters of the South. The current mission of the college, adopted in 2002, states: Agnes Scott College educates women to think deeply, live honorably and engage the intellectual and social challenges of their times.

Contact Details:
Contact No. : 404 471-6000 or toll-free 800 868-8602
Email : admission@agnesscott.edu
Website : www.agnesscott.edu
Address : Agnes Scott College, 141 E. College Avenue
Decatur, GA 30030. United States

Top 10 Top Inspirational Movies for Educators - Music of the Heart

Part 9/10

Posted on : July 26, 2010

Educators need to be reminded of the importance of their jobs. Here are ten movies that inspire us and make us feel proud to be in the field of education where we really do have an impact. Enjoy!

Introduction

This film shows the influence that one person's drive and vision can have on others. Meryl Streep plays real-life Roberta Guaspari who moves to Harlem as a single-mother and becomes a violin teacher. Working through racial and other barriers, Roberta creates an acclaimed music program in an area where many would have said it was impossible. Definitely a heart-warming movie.

Teach Like Steve Jobs (BigGyan Cloud eLearning)

Teacher of the week (Week 4, July)

“Make education fun and to improve student retention”

Posted on : July 23, 2010

Recently Santosh Bisen went to fifth innovative education forum held at Salvador (Courtesy, TOI), Brazil. His innovative teaching methods make him our teacher of the week.

Santosh Bisen teaches science at Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya in Chhatisgarh’s Durg district. Also a cartoonist, Bisen used his drawing skills to convert chapters into comic strips. “Convincing authorities to turn textbooks into comics was difficult. I spent my own money to design text-books. I also used cartoons in question papers,” he says. Students were thrilled with how simple science became and performance improved. “I used student’s names to frame questions,” he adds.

Top 10 Top Inspirational Movies for Educators - Renaissance Man

Part 8/10

Posted on : July 23, 2010

Educators need to be reminded of the importance of their jobs. Here are ten movies that inspire us and make us feel proud to be in the field of education where we really do have an impact. Enjoy!

Introduction

Danny Devito's performance as a teacher of the 'Double-D's' is both humorous and inspired. What appears to be a light-hearted comedy truly has a deeper meaning. Devito's character proves that William Shakespeare still has much to teach students. Surprisingly clean and somewhat corny at times, Renaissance Man in the end teaches important life lessons on responsibility and character.

Corporate Trainer of the week (Week 4, July) – Anants

Profile Anants

Posted on : July 22, 2010

Hardeep S. Anant is a visiting faculty for Executive Communication and Organizational Behavior at the University Business School, Panjab University, Chandigarh. He is also a visiting Professor (Soft Skills) at International Business School (IBS), ICFAI, Mohali, and at Staff Training College, Oriental Bank of Commerce, Chandigarh. He has also taught Organizational Behaviour to the GMBA students at S. P. Jain Center of Management, Singapore,  in May 2008.

Having risen from the ranks, he worked in the corporate world for 9 years before switching to Education and Training. Presently, he is a consultant trainer with some of India’s finest companies like Voltas, EMAAR MGF, Groz Beckert, Cipla Pharma, Elder and Ind-Swift. He has a vast experience as an entrepreneur, management consultant and professor, and is particularly effective as a trainer / mentor.
He has conducted scores of teacher training workshops in leading schools in the region. He conducts workshops on topics like Effective Communication, Interpersonal skills, Leadership, Motivation, Creativity, Personality Development, Conflict Management, Team Building, Transactional Analysis, Personal Selling, Changing Attitudes and Self-awareness.

In addition to the above, he helps students acquire the English language skills required for performing well on tests like IELTS, TOEFL, GRE, GMAT and SAT. His RRF Vocabulary and Grammar sessions are very popular among students who join the academy seeking expert guidance to excel on these tests.

Contact Details:

Contact No. : 91-172-5085641
Email : anant_zen@hotmail.com
Website : www.anants.org
Address : S.C.O. 86-87, First Floor,
Sector 45-C, Chandigarh, India.

BigGyan Cloud eLearning : Lecture pranks - 5/10

Posted on : July 22, 2010

Education is generally taken to be very serious business. Sometimes it is good to lighten the mood. Here is a series on Top 10 lecture pranks.

Coaching Institute of the week (Week 4, July) – Vidyamandir Classes

About Vidyamandir Classes

Posted on : July 21, 2010

Vidyamandir Classes is a premier IITJEE coaching organization, which was started in 1989. Since its inception, the organization is providing coaching to achieve success in IITJEE (Joint Entrance Examination for Indian Institutes of Technology in India), and other engineering entrance examinations such as AIEEE, NSIT, DCE, BITS etc.

Vidyamandir Classes is known for its quality coaching, highly disciplined teaching methodology, high level of satisfaction among students, its authenticity and transparency. The institute is known for its innovative methodologies and was the first one to introduce an entrance test for admission to IITJEE Coaching. Later, the concept of 'Test series' was also introduced by the institute. Every year, year after year, our students successfully pave their way to leading engineering colleges like IITs and NITs.

Contact Details:
Contact No. : 011-42466725
Email : info@vidyamandir.com
Website : www.vidyamandir.com
Address : 12/37, Punjabi Bagh (West),
New Delhi - 110026.

Top 10 Top Inspirational Movies for Educators - The Miracle Worker

Part 7/10

Posted on : July 21, 2010

Educators need to be reminded of the importance of their jobs. Here are ten movies that inspire us and make us feel proud to be in the field of education where we really do have an impact. Enjoy!

Introduction

The Miracle Worker is a 1962 American biographical film directed by Arthur Penn. The screenplay by William Gibson is based on his 1959 play of the same title, which originated as a 1957 broadcast of the television anthology series Playhouse 90. Gibson's original source material was The Story of My Life, the 1902 autobiography of Helen Keller.

eLearning - Pedagogic Models

Posted on : July 20, 2010

There are many pedagogic models that maybe used in eLearning initiatives.

1.     “Learning by doing” (Schank, 1997),
2.    “Problem based learning” (Barrows, 1994),
3.    “Case-based learning” (Lynn, 1996; Chen et al, 2006),
4.    “Learning by designing” (Naidu, Anderson, and Riddle, 2000)
5.    Mishra (2002) proposed an eclectic framework for designing web-based learning environments
6.    Sharma and Mishra (2007) presented another pedagogical framework for e-learning: Experience-Reflect-Interact-Construct (ERIC),

where the system should provide learning experience to be accessed from anywhere, anytime through learning objects in different web-enabled formats (text, audio, video, animation, etc.), followed by working on learner reflection activity designed a priori. After performing the activity, the learner should be engaged in both ‘synchronous’ and ‘asynchronous’ interaction, leading to construction of his/her learning through group works, presentations, projects and other creative activities.

References

1.    Mishra, S. 2007. National Seminar on “Choice and Use of ICTs in ODL: Impacts, Strategies and Future Prospects”, 29-30 March 2007. http://learningindia.net/sm/BRAOU_2k7_sanjaya.pdf
2.    Schank, R. (1997). Virtual learning: A revolutionary approach to building a highly
skilled workforce. New York: McGraw-Hill.
3.    Barrows, H. S. (1994). Problem-Based Learning Applied to Medical Education. School of Medicine, Springfield, IL: Southern Illinois University.
4.    Lynn, L. E. (1996). What is the Case Method? A Guide and Casebook. Japan: the Foundation for Advanced Studies on International Development.
5.    Naidu, S., Anderson, J., & Riddle, M. (2000). The virtual print exhibition: A case of learning by designing. In Sims, R., O'Reilly & Sawkins, S. (Eds.) Learning to Choose: Choosing to Learn (Short Papers and Works in Progress) (pp. 109-114), Lismore, NSW: Southern Cross University Press.
6.    Mishra, S. (2002). A design framework for online learning environments, British Journal of Educational Technology, 33 (4), 493-496.