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Jaime Villanueva

MOOCs: Changing the world - 20 views

Katy, I completed a Mooc course last semester and did receive my certificate.The problem I encountered was the same that you stated I was half a point from receiving a certificate that stated exemp...

MOOC

started by Jennifer Henson on 08 Oct 13 9 follow-ups, last by Jaime Villanueva on 14 Oct 13
shaila a

BBC News - Lack of sleep blights children's education - 0 views

www.bbc.co.uk/...education-22436556

bbc sleep children lack brain classroom technology

shared by shaila a on 18 Oct 13 - No Cached
  • shaila a on 18 Oct 13
     
    Here is an article is about a teenager who kept a digital diary of her school days.  She regularly gets only 6 hours of sleep a night- 2/3 of how much sleep she should be getting in order to be fully functional. 
Jackie Byford

Sound versus Music versus Audio versus Noise - 26 views

This is something I have thought about incorporating into my classroom, but always wonder if I am picking the right music for the right situation. I am like your daughter's Richard. I started colle...

started by Richard Wilson on 20 Oct 13 12 follow-ups, last by Jackie Byford on 27 Oct 13
Katy Lu

Surprising Differences Between the Male and Female Brain | Yahoo Health - 12 views

health.yahoo.net/...tween-male-and-female-brain200

shared by Katy Lu on 28 Oct 13 - No Cached
  • Even when men and women succeed at the same task, they tend to call on different strengths and areas of the brain to achieve this result,
    • Katy Lu
      Katy Lu on 28 Oct 13
       
      I strongly agree with this viewpoint. 
  • Juan Saldana on 28 Oct 13
     
    I don't think there is any question regarding who is smarter, just take a look as who is in charge after the standard 8-5. Funny aside, I remember hearing that male and female brains are wired differently since early evolution. Males were wired to be hunters while females were wired to be gatherers and of course take care of the children. Now this notion in today's world is asking for trouble, but it is simply how we evolved.
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  • Jackie Byford on 28 Oct 13
     
    You made an interesting point Juan, but have we evolved? Even with both parents working 40+ hours a week, in most cases isn't it the mom who makes sure dinner is on the table, laundry is done, and house is clean even if its take out, picking up the laundry from he cleaners, and hiring the maid? The women of the family still do most of the shopping and pay the bills. Men on the other hand go hunting or fishing, mow the lawn, and fix things around the house, or hire the people to do it. Of course there is always the exception to the rule and that has been the case throughout the years.
  • Juan Saldana on 29 Oct 13
     
    Given that I am a product of a single working mom, I would disagree (especially if I knew what was good for me). I know that that is likely the norm, but I feel it is a case of nature vs. nurture more than the size of human brains. I comes down to how you are being raised, my daughters will likely twist their husbands arms "literally" if they don't help out..
  • Maria Austin on 29 Oct 13
     
    Jackie and Juan, Interesting exchange! I would only add that, for the most part, it is women who take care of children, boys and girls. And yet, we seem to perpetuate the differences and tend to ask our children to do chores in very gender specific ways. Boys wash the car, girls wash the dishes, kind of thing.
  • Katy Lu on 31 Oct 13
     
    Thanks for your input Juan, Jackie, and Maria! Social norms such as pink for girls, blue for boys, and arguments of the definition of famine and masculine have existed and affect our social relationships. Studies show that gender role norms affect the way people act, feel, and think. I am glad we are able to take this opportunity to learn more about anatomical differences between male and female brains in chapter 11, which also explains why male and female act differently in many things. As described in the chapter that "women are more likely to get depressed than men". After reading this Yahoo article, which "Women live longer, but on average men are happier" can also be well explained. Enjoy your reading boys and girls!
  • Juan Saldana on 31 Oct 13
     
    I can't comment on the woman side, but on the men being happier side is a simple one. Men really don't mature past the age of 15. We watch football and get loud the same as when we were kids. Most of us are easily amused.
  • Katy Lu on 31 Oct 13
     
    I agree with you Juan. We do need outlets to relieve stress. I believe speak out loud, laugh out loud with friends are good ways to relieve stress. (here comes the gender stereotype, men are allowed to drink to talk out loud in the public, what about a group of women??? ) I've read an article that some Japanese company has a mini gym in their office building. There are no treadmills, no weights, but punching gloves and punching bags. After never-ending bow down in a long day, go to gym and imagine the punching bag is the boss. What a creative way of relieving stress at work.
  • Jaime Villanueva on 01 Nov 13
     
    This article seems to have good information about the differences between men and women. I have read similar articles, especially about the different brain hemispheres utilized by men and women. In the article, it states that women are better planners, organizers and learn from their mistakes. I think every man should read this article. Especially, the part were women learn from their mistakes because most men make the same mistake over and over.
  • shaila a on 08 Dec 13
     
    Lol! I do believe that in terms of talking about who is smarter it is a waste of time since mental aptitude really depends on each individual. Just like some female body builders are bigger and possibly also stronger than most men out there, it is also possible that some man may be smarter than most other woman. The difference is in how the brain is wired.
  • asuarez1 on 01 Jul 14
     
    I also agree that many of these differences stem from differences that exist from person to person (outside the scope of gender). However, as the book Brain Rules states, "gender biases hurt real people in real-world situations." Sex and gender are two different things. Gender, relating to social expectations plays an important and has role-deciding factors in our work places, our classrooms, and our lives in general. It shocked me to read Martin Luther's quote (1483-1546) that stated, "Girls begin to talk and stand on their feet sooner than boys because weeds always grow up more quickly than good crops." If this doesn't leave an impression on you (male or female), I don't know what does! The battle of the sexes has always existed. John Medina states that is is a matter of statistics, however I don't think that anyone will argue that men and women's brains are scientifically different, so how can we not expect the physical, physiological, and overall compositions of each to be different in comparison.
Juan Saldana

'Walking Dead' online course offers survival education - and more | Lansing State Journ... - 8 views

www.lansingstatejournal.com/...310150049

shared by Juan Saldana on 06 Nov 13 - No Cached
  • Survival: Lessons from AMC’s The Walking Dead,” a free, eight-week online course that kicked off Monday. Offered through the University of California-Irvine
  • “Gender Through Comic Books” course, offered through Ball State University earlier this year.
  • Juan Saldana on 06 Nov 13
     
    Since we are talking about MOOCs, I want to point out my favorite thing about them. There can be MOOCs about literally anything, as you can see from the course I am highlighting.
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  • Juan Saldana on 06 Nov 13
     
    Welcome to day 3 on Survival and this MOOC is all about Survival.... I hope that Dr. Butler doesn't mind the liberty I took with this week's topic...
  • Jennifer Henson on 06 Nov 13
     
    I love this about MOOCs. My son is interested in music, but most definitely not interested in school. He's got his eye on a MOOC about Beethoven and another about music theory. This is, I believe, the way of the world, or at least a hallmark of our current generation. They only want to learn about what they want to learn about. Will foundational learning go away? with some vigilance, no. But will students of the future get to better direct and specialize their learning, yes! And, in my opinion, that's fantastic!
  • Juan Saldana on 06 Nov 13
     
    I am glad that you hit on that point, that the coming generation(s) may not be a strict towards following a learning regiment. I have noticed at least with my children that they learn what they want to learn and will dig further it catches their attention. I was personally taking a MOOC on Comic Books and Graphic Novels from Coursera! Who would have thought you would find a course on that? I do not believe any institution will ever have the flexibility of MOOC, the problem may be that a MOOC may never have the resilience of a University. I know we have talked about "Badges" as opposed to Paper Degrees and I think MOOCs will help make that a reality.
  • Maria Austin on 07 Nov 13
     
    In my humble opinion, regardless of what we are taught at school and are supposed to learn, we only learn what we are actually interested in or have some emotional connection with. In a way, MOOCs just emphasize this tendency.
  • Jackie Byford on 09 Nov 13
     
    I love it! It seems that infused within the course are bits and pieces of different subjects which might lead people to other learning topics. MOOC's are something I want to look into, but have not yet taken the 3 or 4 hour a week I don't have to explore. Who knows what I will be exploring this summer.
  • Juan Saldana on 09 Nov 13
     
    MOOCs are great in that you will always find one on something that catches your interest. Most of them are not as clinical as the university courses we take, but offer enough complexity to keep you interested. I hope you do find a course that not only helps you out but perhaps allows you to bring something new to the classroom.
  • Martha Rodriguez on 11 Nov 13
     
    I think MOOCs are great when enrolled in something that interest you. I once took a MOOC course and did not meet my expectations. Also, it could've been that it was my MOOC course and was not accustom to these sort of courses. I really look forward to enrolling in another MOOC course in the near future.
  • shaila a on 08 Dec 13
     
    Jennifer, in the light of the conversation about your son being interested in music and music only, I would like to share this video with all: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70AlyhEGWf4 It is nice to see that there are other options out there and MOOCS might just satisfy people's thirst for knowledge- but will not get them a job, at least for now.
  • Jennifer Henson on 08 Dec 13
     
    Wow! Thanks so much for sharing that, Shaila. SO fascinating! I noticed one of the people commented that it's not really a fair comparison b/w US and Finland because they are a small, mostly homogeneous country while the US is huge, has a large immigrant population, and a wide variety of religions. I agree that the environments are very different, but it seems to me that we can still learn some things from Finland!
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