Flipcurric - A web site devoted to the Flipped Curriculum #vmvteach #vmvLearn #vmvwiki

Resources based on the Flipped curriculum. Also contains an extensive reference list.

http://flipcurric.edu.au/

EIT Teaching & Learning KeyNote: Ken Steele (Rethinking Higher Education) #vmvwiki #vmvdlt

Ken Steele's opening keynote to EIT: Rethinking Higher Education

Time_(min)	Comment
5:00	"It's aways challenging to run a 21stC Education Institute on 19th C Structures" - Benoit-Antoine Bacon
9:52	External pressures : Politics & funding.
10:30	Demography: Student diversity (US chart)
11:00	Increase in Part-time (invisible part time).
11:47	Local youth populations decreasing. But increasing in some countries so international students. Add "culturally inclusive educator" courses.
15:00	Digital natives. More precise information (6 second news video!)
17:18	Online education. Teleconferencing.Apprenticeship by distance.
19:00	MOOCs. Amherst College - outsourcing to Harvard MOOC. Merging credit - Arizona State using EdX for Year 1.
23:00	Online doesn't work for everyone. Average performance penalty about 14% varies by area & social demographics.
24:50	Social Learners 80% students prefer to study f2f or virtually. Blended approach .MOOCs held in physical Learning Hub (massive completion improvement).
29:00	Active Learning. Significant improvement.Video University of British Columbia 3 steps" Decide what they should learn? What are they learning? How can we improve learning?"
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Ken Steele's keynote to EIT: Rethinking Higher Education. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wvb2DBrWnE&feature=youtu.be

10 Simple Stretches to help Lower Back, Hip And #Sciatica Pain #vmvwiki

A different post but one to keep for future reference

https://tipsforhome.net/health-tips/10-simple-stretches-that-will-eliminate-lower-back-hip-and-sciatica-pain/

Six Models of Blended Learning #vmvwiki #vmvdlt #vmvlearn #vmvteach

six models of blended learning which correspond to specific learning contexts:

1.    Blended learning model in elementary schools: Station rotation model
2.    Blended learning model in middle schools: Lab rotation model
3.    Blended learning model in high schools: Individual rotation model
4.    Blended learning model for higher education: Flipped classroom model
5.    Blended learning model for the workplace environment: Enriched virtual model
6.    Blended learning for mobile delivery: Ubiquitous learning model

This post deals with last 3. First 3 are linked at the start. 

https://blog.softchalk.com/six-models-of-blended-learning-part-2

E-commerce report says Kiwis spend $3.6 billion a year #vmvebus #vmvwiki

E-commerce report... 

One and a half million New Zealanders shopped online in 2017, contributing $3.6 billion to a global industry that is growing far faster than its real world counterpart. E-commerce, it seems, is big business.

https://techblog.nz/1550-Ecommerce-report-says-Kiwis-spend-36-billion-a-year

#lifestyle Anlamb measuring cup size

We have a few lambs to look after and were given some Anlamb.. However the measuring cup was missing. Googling it everyone evades the question and tells you to weigh it.. Which is fine if you have kitchen scales handy. Anyway for those of you (and for me in future) the one I have is 1/3 cup (75ml).

Top 17 Free and Open Source Business Intelligence Software #vmvwiki #vmvbusiness

From Capterra blog - With business intelligence tools becoming the current focus this is a list of 17 free and open source  tools https://blog.capterra.com/top-8-free-and-open-source-business-intelligence-software/