Late 19th Century Advacements in ScienceJason Neiffer
The document summarizes some of the major scientific and intellectual advances that occurred during the Belle Epoque period in Europe, including Pasteur's germ theory of disease and contributions to microbiology, Lister's advances in antiseptic surgery, Mendeleev's periodic table of elements, Comte establishing sociology as a discipline, Darwin publishing his theory of evolution by natural selection, Spencer promoting social Darwinism, Freud establishing psychoanalysis and exploring the subconscious mind, and Einstein revolutionizing physics with his theories of relativity and E=mc2. The period was also marked by intellectual challenges to traditional worldviews like Nietzsche announcing "God is dead".
Omnipresence @ SVSLA Summer Institute 2012Jason Neiffer
The document discusses creating instructor presence in online classes. It begins by introducing the presenter and explaining the purpose of the session is to explore frameworks for creating instructor presence. It then provides five categories of technologies that can be used to create presence, including short messaging, podcasting, screencasting, and live interaction. The document concludes by thanking participants and inviting questions.
The document proposes a model called PROTECS for improving student achievement through professional development. The model includes: (1) Professional development training teachers in the Collaborative Learning Model, (2) Appropriate and relevant classroom use of technology aligned with standards, and (3) Active participation in professional learning networks to encourage teacher engagement.
This document lists the major regions of the world: East Asia, Russia, South East Asia, South Asia, Middle East, Sub Saharan Africa, North Africa, Eastern Europe, Western Europe, Latin America, North America, and Australia. It provides a basic overview of the main geographic regions around the globe for a World Cultures Geography 101 class.
This document discusses accelerating user adoption of new software and tools. It highlights that lack of user adoption is the top cause of SharePoint project failures. The MindUp tool is presented as a way to increase user utilization rates of collaboration tools like SharePoint through its effects on the learning curve and intranet usage. Comparisons are made to other techniques, and potential cost savings are shown from reducing employee time spent on emails, meetings and file storage if adoption of tools like SharePoint and MindUp are increased by 20-50%.
Social Media in Schools @ Blackfoot ETCJason Neiffer
This document discusses using social media to improve classroom and school communications. It begins by introducing the author, Jason Neiffer, a doctoral student studying curriculum and instruction. It then provides examples of different social media platforms that schools can use, such as blogs, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Flickr. The document emphasizes that ignoring social media means losing a major communication channel with parents, community members, and taxpayers. It concludes by offering tips for a social media strategy, such as making it an assignment and accepting it as a public relations strategy.
Late 19th Century Advacements in ScienceJason Neiffer
The document summarizes some of the major scientific and intellectual advances that occurred during the Belle Epoque period in Europe, including Pasteur's germ theory of disease and contributions to microbiology, Lister's advances in antiseptic surgery, Mendeleev's periodic table of elements, Comte establishing sociology as a discipline, Darwin publishing his theory of evolution by natural selection, Spencer promoting social Darwinism, Freud establishing psychoanalysis and exploring the subconscious mind, and Einstein revolutionizing physics with his theories of relativity and E=mc2. The period was also marked by intellectual challenges to traditional worldviews like Nietzsche announcing "God is dead".
Omnipresence @ SVSLA Summer Institute 2012Jason Neiffer
The document discusses creating instructor presence in online classes. It begins by introducing the presenter and explaining the purpose of the session is to explore frameworks for creating instructor presence. It then provides five categories of technologies that can be used to create presence, including short messaging, podcasting, screencasting, and live interaction. The document concludes by thanking participants and inviting questions.
The document proposes a model called PROTECS for improving student achievement through professional development. The model includes: (1) Professional development training teachers in the Collaborative Learning Model, (2) Appropriate and relevant classroom use of technology aligned with standards, and (3) Active participation in professional learning networks to encourage teacher engagement.
This document lists the major regions of the world: East Asia, Russia, South East Asia, South Asia, Middle East, Sub Saharan Africa, North Africa, Eastern Europe, Western Europe, Latin America, North America, and Australia. It provides a basic overview of the main geographic regions around the globe for a World Cultures Geography 101 class.
This document discusses accelerating user adoption of new software and tools. It highlights that lack of user adoption is the top cause of SharePoint project failures. The MindUp tool is presented as a way to increase user utilization rates of collaboration tools like SharePoint through its effects on the learning curve and intranet usage. Comparisons are made to other techniques, and potential cost savings are shown from reducing employee time spent on emails, meetings and file storage if adoption of tools like SharePoint and MindUp are increased by 20-50%.
Social Media in Schools @ Blackfoot ETCJason Neiffer
This document discusses using social media to improve classroom and school communications. It begins by introducing the author, Jason Neiffer, a doctoral student studying curriculum and instruction. It then provides examples of different social media platforms that schools can use, such as blogs, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Flickr. The document emphasizes that ignoring social media means losing a major communication channel with parents, community members, and taxpayers. It concludes by offering tips for a social media strategy, such as making it an assignment and accepting it as a public relations strategy.
The article discusses the debate around whether open source or commercial ITIL solutions are better. While open source solutions offer potential cost savings, the quality and support available can vary greatly depending on the solution and developer community. Commercial solutions provide reputable vendor support but at a higher cost. The best choice depends on factors like the maturity of the company's ITIL processes, the criticality of the applications being managed, and the ability to maintain the open source solution over time.