Day: March 5, 2015

The Stories We Tell


This is an excellent pre-Paschal essay that has as much useful, excellent advice for non-believers as it does for practicing Christians.

Alexander Garoutte's avatarGod In All Things

narrativesI was once told that the stories we tell ourselves determine each and every choice that we make. The narrative we weave about our world, our experience, our character, our nature, and our God all play a part in our decisions. We are embedded in the fabric of our stories.

Some of these stories and their resulting actions are pretty basic: I believe that other drivers will generally stop at a red light so I feel comfortable cautiously proceeding when my light turns green. Some of these stories are much more complex: From the stories I believe about God and the story that I believe about myself, I will choose a job according to how it fits in my vocation story.

Though most of these stories are true enough, some are less so and others even completely faulty. When I was a teenager my narrative led me to believe that people were…

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The Most Important M’s In E-commerce


New technologies have been developing faster than ever before. While mobile commerce continues to grow faster than expected, have you ever wondered, what are the most powerful and valuable online shoppers? Well, it is very possible that you came across with this term already. They are the so-called “Millennials”…

Source: blog.smoolis.com

I typically hate stereotypes of any kind, but this collection of the common traits of “Millenials” was somewhat entertaining.

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8 Ways to Engage eLearners [Infographic]


The 8 Ways to Engage eLearners Infographic provides 8 tips that will leave your learners energised and primed to look at your learning in a different light.

Learn more:

– http://www.scoop.it/t/21st-century-learning-and-teaching/?tag=Engage-ME%21

– https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2014/10/03/design-the-learning-of-your-learners-students-ideas/

– https://gustmees.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/practice-21st-century-assessment-flowchart-page2-pdf.pdf

– https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2015/01/28/practice-learning-to-learn-example-2/

– https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2013/01/23/is-your-professional-development-up-to-date/

Source: elearninginfographics.com

Superb graphic of the 8 steps important to engaging e-learners, along with an excellent collection of links providing more tips for the teacher/professor whose course includes distance-learners. I certainly could have used this information my last half dozen years as a Marshall Graduate College professor/lecturer!

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Where Have All The Teachers Gone?


Enrollment at teacher training programs is down in many parts of the country, raising fears of a looming teacher shortage.

Source: www.npr.org

Very sad! I may be in the minority, but I believe GOOD teachers are terribly underpaid!

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Ultimate Guide to Hashtags [Infographic]


Ultimate Guide to Hashtags

Source: infographicb2b.com

Finally, a comprehensive discussion on all the appropirate (and downright stupid) uses and meanings of the ubiquitous hashtag symbol!

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