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Ryan Khungay

TD Canada Trust - 2 views

www.tdcanadatrust.com

shared by Ryan Khungay on 03 Dec 10 - Cached
  • "Highest in Customer Satisfaction Among Big Five Retail Banks"
    • Ryan Khungay
      Ryan Khungay on 03 Dec 10
       
      This quote shows the ethos of the website. It is displaying that is has the highest customer satisfaction and this allows them to be more reliable and trustworthy. This simple quote also plays into the logos of the website. By using customer surveying it has proof of its reliability and it persuades the customer to choose this bank over others
  • Investment and wealth management for every stage of your life.
    • Ryan Khungay
      Ryan Khungay on 03 Dec 10
       
      Having a heading such as markets & research displays the logos of this website. Displaying that this company does do research allows it to prove why it is the best bank to choose through statistics, evidence, data, and research.
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    • Ryan Khungay
      Ryan Khungay on 03 Dec 10
       
      These two boxes at the bottom of the webpage give guarantees that TD is able to help, and make the customers finances easy. These guarantees are more examples of logos displayed on this webpage.
    • Ryan Khungay
      Ryan Khungay on 03 Dec 10
       
      This heading speaking of safety, and security strengthen the ethos of the website because it allows the company to become more trustworthy. The more trust the company receives from customers, the more customers will believe what this company has to say.
  • TD Waterhouse  •  1Investment and wealth management for every stage of your life.
    • Ryan Khungay
      Ryan Khungay on 03 Dec 10
       
      The heading speaking of earning bonus points, and more money with a certain type of credit card is another example of pathos. This will pull out emotions such as excitement and happiness from the audience.
    • Ryan Khungay
      Ryan Khungay on 03 Dec 10
       
      The headings such as fraud prevention, green banking, community giving, first nations bank and so on give the website ethos because it is making the company come off as caring, environment friendly, safe, and non-discriminitory. What is not to trust?
  • Take a Tour!
    • Ryan Khungay
      Ryan Khungay on 03 Dec 10
       
      This webpage uses highlighting techniques sparingly and because of this whatever highlighted either through bolded words, lines, or bullets really stands out. Also, there is a perfect amount of white space on this webpage which allows the text to be easy to read, and not so overwhelming.
    • Ryan Khungay
      Ryan Khungay on 03 Dec 10
       
      The graphics used on this website are extremely appropriate and are not over used. The few graphics that are used stand out and make the audience actually pay attention to them.
  •  •  Corporate Information  •  Investor Relations  •  TD Economics  •  Community Giving  •  Career Centre  •  Press Releases  •  Fraud Prevention  •  Green Banking  •  Japanese Banking Centre  •  First Nations Bank
  • Contact Us
    • Ryan Khungay
      Ryan Khungay on 03 Dec 10
       
      There is a contact us section that is very visable.
  • My Accounts    Customer Service     Products & Services    Markets & Research    Planning  
    • Ryan Khungay
      Ryan Khungay on 03 Dec 10
       
      The webpage has a really good navigation section that is visible on each page that you visit throughout the webpage. Also the company's name is very clear and visible and by simply clicking the logo a viewer is re-directed back to the homepage.
  • Accounts   Personal Credit   Mortgages   Credit Cards   Foreign Currency Services   Student Life   Green Banking   Electronic Banking
    • Ryan Khungay
      Ryan Khungay on 03 Dec 10
       
      This webpage also features a sub-navigation section so that one webpage is not overflowed with text. A customer can simply click on one of these sub-sections if they require any further information.
    • Ryan Khungay
      Ryan Khungay on 03 Dec 10
       
      The fonts used on the webpage are simple and easy to read. Also, the same font is used throughout the webpage giving the webpage a nice clean look.
Anna Banana

Victims of Violence - Protecting Children from Sexual Abuse - 5 views

www.victimsofviolence.on.ca/...index.php

shared by Anna Banana on 13 Jul 11 - No Cached
    • Anna Banana
      Anna Banana on 13 Jul 11
       
      I am very happy to see that the age of consent and power has changed to reflect that even young children can sexually abuse. Any kind of sexual act without consent is rape, no matter the age.
  • It is a criminal offence in Canada under section 150.1 to engage in sexual activity with a child under the age of sixteen, regardless of the child’s perceived or actual consent.
  • Incest, or sexual contact with a family member, is always illegal
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  • under section 155 of the Criminal Code of Canada.
  • If a person touches a child directly or indirectly “for a sexual purpose” they can be charged and convicted of Sexual Interference under section 151.
  • If a person asks a child to touch them directly or indirectly “for a sexual purpose” they can be charged and convicted with Invitation to Sexual Touching under section 152.
    • Anna Banana
      Anna Banana on 13 Jul 11
       
      What is it that makes sexual abuse so 'acceptable' in society? Why isn't sexual abuse looked at as a devestating-traumatic-life-altering-soul-crushing violation? What can we do to make this change and get tougher on these predators?
  • According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, pedophilia is a paraphilia in which an individual has intense and recurring sexual urges towards prepubescent children
  • there are basically two groups [of pedophiles]: those oriented exclusively toward children and those oriented toward both adults and children.” Thus, there are two main categories of pedophiles; the first category consists of Preferential Pedophiles, who like children of a certain age group and tend not to stray from that. The second category consists of Situational Pedophiles, who are often incapable of forming relationships with an equal (adult), sometimes because of a mental disability. The Situational Pedophile may turn to children after experiencing humiliation or frustration in an adult relationship.
  • large percentage of individuals who suffer from pedophilia were sexually abused as children. However, the vast majority of adults who were abused as children do not develop pedophilia or pedophilic behaviours
  • Younger children may not display signs of being harmed by sexual abuse because often the perpetrator is a person they know and trust; the child may seem unaffected by the perpetrators actions and may not show signs of resistance. However, this does not mean that the child has not been harmed by the sexual abuse. The lack of resistance children sometimes show also contributes to their feelings of guilt and their fear of disclosing because they do not want others to assume they “invited” the incident. Disclosure of sexual abuse varies. Some children disclose their abuse immediately, while some are unable to due to their feelings of fear, shame, guilt and confusion.
    • Anna Banana
      Anna Banana on 13 Jul 11
       
      What a sweet baby, who would want to hurt this innocent babe?
    • Anna Banana
      Anna Banana on 13 Jul 11
       
      This bright red box attracts my eye and tells me that I am on the right page. I like the tittle but it should really say Survivors of Violence
    • Anna Banana
      Anna Banana on 13 Jul 11
       
      I like that the phone number is VERY visible and one of the first things you notice, and it's toll free and pretty easy to remember
  • Victims of Violence is a federally registered charitable organization.
  • To generally promote public safety and the protection of society.
    • Anna Banana
      Anna Banana on 13 Jul 11
       
      I would really love to know in what part of the brain do these thoughts come from? What causes these urges in the brain? In which part of the brain do these urges stem from? Is it part of an addictive personality?
    • Anna Banana
      Anna Banana on 13 Jul 11
       
      Sexual Abuse I found can be a broad topic and I have narrowed the topic down to Pedophilia before, but I was not aware of the two 'groups' of pedophiles
  • My wish is that each survivor will one day be able to give all the guilt and shame back to the perpetrator so that they can heal and live a healthy happy life.
  • My wish is that each survivor will one day be able to give all the guilt and shame back to the perpetrator so that they can heal and live a healthy happy life.
  • There seems to be a vicious cycle of this crime
  • Triggers are predictable patterns signalling when the perpetrator is most likely to offend.
  • the tendency to sexually assault children begins with a predictable circumstance or pattern of behaviour called a "trigger”
  • The best method of prevention is for the offender to abstain from contact with children until treatment is initiated and a clinical risk assessment is made.
    • Anna Banana
      Anna Banana on 13 Jul 11
       
      I like that the content tab is right at the top so that you immediately know where you are and where to look :)
    • Anna Banana
      Anna Banana on 13 Jul 11
       
      I like that this site is a FEDERALLY registered CHARITABLE organization
    • Anna Banana
      Anna Banana on 13 Jul 11
       
      Hmmmm, does this mean that Pedophiles do not only focus on children? I find it interesting that there are different levels of pedophilia and that it is not only targeted at children. Wow.
    • Anna Banana
      Anna Banana on 13 Jul 11
       
      95% of abusers know their victims. These people can be someone in our family, our doctor, our coaches, our troop leaders, our clergy, our teachers. This means that as parents we need to be more vigilant and ask questions about those who are in our childrens lives. Keep your eyes and ears open, listen to your child when they are talking to you as they often insert warnings into their conversations with us to test how we will react.
  • The effects of child sexual abuse are different for everyone.
  • Research has shown that these negative consequences most often include anxiety, refusal to eat, nightmares, anger, fear of adults and authority figures, chronic stress, posttraumatic stress disorder, drug abuse, inappropriate sexual and self-destructive behaviour, increased risk of victimization, delinquency, depression, suicide, and the inability to trust and have intimate relationships
  • Many factors can influence a victim’s response to their abuse including being believed, the relationship between the victim and the perpetrator, the duration of the abuse, personal support resources (emotional, financial), cultural factors, age and maturity of the victim, degree to which the victim feels responsible for the incident, life stressors, and time between the abuse and the beginning of therapy.
  • Psychologist Frederick Mathews’ research on child molesters, “Help for Adults Who Molest Children,” is written for individuals who sexually abuse children. The literature emphasizes that individuals who have molested a child must immediately receive help to decrease their chance of reoffending. Mathews stresses that child molesters are not likely to stop sexually victimizing children on their own, intervention is required. It is important that child molesters ask for help so that they can learn to understand why they commit these crimes, the sexual assault cycle and their triggers. There is not a quick fix to this problem, it requires a lifetime of work and treatment.
    • Anna Banana
      Anna Banana on 13 Jul 11
       
      Not sure this is totally right as every piece pf research I have read states that 98% of pedophiles reoffend and that there is NO CURE for pedophilia.
    • Anna Banana
      Anna Banana on 13 Jul 11
       
      No shit Sherlock! This has been happening for who knows how long, since the Romans and their grand orgies perhaps, and although many sexual abuse victims do not go on to repeat and reoffend, sexual abuse is a VICIOUS cycle that needs to stop!!
  • Protection of children from this harmful crime and its life-long negative effects must be a primary goal.
    • Anna Banana
      Anna Banana on 13 Jul 11
       
      THIS IS MY MISSION!!!!
  • In 2001, Researchers at the Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine and University College London reviewed the case notes of 225 male sex abusers and 522 other male patients being treated in a London clinic. The study found that the child abusers had been victims of sexual violence more often than the patients who had not committed sexual abuse. This finding suggests that there is a victim-to-perpetrator cycle in some men who commit sex crimes. Psychoanalytic theory proposes that a hostile childhood can create a need to replace feelings of “defeat” with those of “triumph.” For an individual to accomplish this emotional shift they may become a sexual aggressor as an adult.
  • Anna Banana on 13 Jul 11
     
    Child sexual abuse occurs when an older child, adolescent or adult engages in sexual activity with a younger child or youth; sexual activity includes a variety of sexual contact ranging from sexual touching to sexual intercourse.
J.Randolph Radney

Online Research and Writing Courses - 1 views

www.onlinecollegeclasses.com/research-writing.html

google education web2.0 social technology Communication

shared by J.Randolph Radney on 10 Nov 11 - No Cached
  • These study tools are designed for students confronting unfamiliar problems and struggling to stay current with their classes. Each is tailored to the specific subject it is included in, though there may be some crossover.
farouk hamood

What is Cancer? What Causes Cancer? - 3 views

www.medicalnewstoday.com/...cancer-oncology

shared by farouk hamood on 30 Nov 10 - No Cached
  • In 2007, cancer claimed the lives of about 7.6 million people in the world.
  • In 2007, cancer claimed the lives of about 7.6 million people in the world.
  • In 2007, cancer claimed the lives of about 7.6 million people in the world.
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  • In 2007, cancer claimed the lives of about 7.6 million people in the world.
  • In 2007, cancer claimed the lives of about 7.6 million people in the world.
  • In 2007, cancer claimed the lives of about 7.6 million people in the world.
    • farouk hamood
      farouk hamood on 30 Nov 10
       
      This is pathos because people passing away due to cancer diagnosis is very emotional.
  • Physicians and researchers who specialize in the study, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of cancer are called oncologists.
    • farouk hamood
      farouk hamood on 30 Nov 10
       
      This is ethos because people listen to the physicians and researchers because of the label they have made for themselves.
  • Cancer is ultimately the result of cells that uncontrollably grow and do not die. Normal cells in the body follow an orderly path of growth, division, and death. Programmed cell death is called apoptosis, and when this process breaks down, cancer begins to form. Unlike regular cells, cancer cells do not experience programmatic death and instead continue to grow and divide. This leads to a mass of abnormal cells that grows out of control.
    • farouk hamood
      farouk hamood on 30 Nov 10
       
      This is logos because it depends on rationality, reason and proof.
  • Cancer is a class of diseases characterized by out-of-control cell growth. There are over 100 different types of cancer, and each is classified by the type of cell that is initially affected.
    • farouk hamood
      farouk hamood on 30 Nov 10
       
      This is logos because its is purely based on logic.
  • Cancer harms the body when damaged cells divide uncontrollably to form lumps or masses of tissue called tumors (except in the case of leukemia where cancer prohibits normal blood function by abnormal cell division in the blood stream). Tumors can grow and interfere with the digestive, nervous, and circulatory systems, and they can release hormones that alter body function. Tumors that stay in one spot and demonstrate limited growth are generally considered to be benign.
    • farouk hamood
      farouk hamood on 30 Nov 10
       
      This is logos because it can persuade people logically.
    • farouk hamood
      farouk hamood on 02 Dec 10
       
      This is logos because it is logical, and it is showing people through a video what cancer is.
    • farouk hamood
      farouk hamood on 02 Dec 10
       
      This is logos because it is a logical form of showing people what cancer is through a video.
  • A short, 3D, animated introduction to cancer. This was originally created by BioDigital Systems and used in the Stand Up 2 Cancer telethon.
  • Cells can experience uncontrolled growth if there are damages or mutations to DNA, and therefore, damage to the genes involved in cell division. Four key types of gene are responsible for the cell division process: oncogenes tell cells when to divide, tumor suppressor genes tell cells when not to divide, suicide genes control apoptosis and tell the cell to kill itself if something goes wrong, and DNA-repair genes instruct a cell to repair damaged DNA. Cancer occurs when a cell's gene mutations make the cell unable to correct DNA damage and unable to commit suicide. Similarly, cancer is a result of mutations that inhibit oncogene and tumor suppressor gene function, leading to uncontrollable cell growth.
    • farouk hamood
      farouk hamood on 02 Dec 10
       
      This is logos because it explains the growth of cancer and how it spreads.
  • Carcinogens are a class of substances that are directly responsible for damaging DNA, promoting or aiding cancer. Tobacco, asbestos, arsenic, radiation such as gamma and x-rays, the sun, and compounds in car exhaust fumes are all examples of carcinogens. When our bodies are exposed to carcinogens, free radicals are formed that try to steal electrons from other molecules in the body. Theses free radicals damage cells and affect their ability to function normally.
    • farouk hamood
      farouk hamood on 02 Dec 10
       
      This is logos because it tells what promotes cancer in an understanding and logical way.
  • Cancer treatment depends on the type of cancer, the stage of the cancer (how much it has spread), age, health status, and additional personal characteristics. There is no single treatment for cancer, and patients often receive a combination of therapies and palliative care. Treatments usually fall into one of the following categories: surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, hormone therapy, or gene therapy.
    • farouk hamood
      farouk hamood on 02 Dec 10
       
      This is pathos because being treated through cancer is a very emotional experience for people that have to go through it.
  • Surgery is the oldest known treatment for cancer. If a cancer has not metastasized, it is possible to completely cure a patient by surgically removing the cancer from the body. This is often seen in the removal of the prostate or a breast or testicle. After the disease has spread, however, it is nearly impossible to remove all of the cancer cells. Surgery may also be instrumental in helping to control symptoms such as bowel obstruction or spinal cord compression.
    • farouk hamood
      farouk hamood on 02 Dec 10
       
      This is pathos because for a cancer patient to go through surgery, it takes tons out of them.
  • Radiation treatment, also known as radiotherapy, destroys cancer by focusing high-energy rays on the cancer cells. This causes damage to the molecules that make up the cancer cells and leads them to commit suicide. Radiotherapy utilizes high-energy gamma-rays that are emitted from metals such as radium or high-energy x-rays that are created in a special machine. Early radiation treatments caused severe side-effects because the energy beams would damage normal, healthy tissue, but technologies have improved so that beams can be more accurately targeted. Radiotherapy is used as a standalone treatment to shrink a tumor or destroy cancer cells (including those associated with leukemia and lymphoma), and it is also used in combination with other cancer treatments.
    • farouk hamood
      farouk hamood on 02 Dec 10
       
      This is pathos because going through radiation takes a lot out of anyone.
  • As cancer cells use the body's energy and interfere with normal hormone function, it is possible to present symptoms such as fever, fatigue, excessive sweating, anemia, and unexplained weight loss. However, these symptoms are common in several other maladies as well. For example, coughing and hoarseness can point to lung or throat cancer as well as several other conditions.
    • farouk hamood
      farouk hamood on 02 Dec 10
       
      This is pathos because the symptoms of cancer bring people down tons.
  • There are five broad groups that are used to classify cancer. Carcinomas are characterized by cells that cover internal and external parts of the body such as lung, breast, and colon cancer. Sarcomas are characterized by cells that are located in bone, cartilage, fat, connective tissue, muscle, and other supportive tissues. Lymphomas are cancers that begin in the lymph nodes and immune system tissues. Leukemias are cancers that begin in the bone marrow and often accumulate in the bloodstream. Adenomas are cancers that arise in the thyroid, the pituitary gland, the adrenal gland, and other glandular tissues.
    • farouk hamood
      farouk hamood on 02 Dec 10
       
      This is logos because it tells the facts about how cancer is classified.
  • Early detection of cancer can greatly improve the odds of successful treatment and survival. Physicians use information from symptoms and several other procedures to diagnose cancer. Imaging techniques such as X-rays, CT scans, MRI scans, PET scans, and ultrasound scans are used regularly in order to detect where a tumor is located and what organs may be affected by it. Doctors may also conduct an endoscopy, which is a procedure that uses a thin tube with a camera and light at one end, to look for abnormalities inside the body. Extracting cancer cells and looking at them under a microscope is the only absolute way to diagnose cancer. This procedure is called a biopsy. Other types of molecular diagnostic tests are frequently employed as well. Physicians will analyze your body's sugars, fats, proteins, and DNA at the molecular level. For example, cancerous prostate cells release a higher level of a chemical called PSA (prostate-specific antigen) into the bloodstream that can be detected by a blood test. Molecular diagnostics, biopsies, and imaging techniques are all used together to diagnose cancer.
    • farouk hamood
      farouk hamood on 02 Dec 10
       
      This is ethos because the information is clearly stated by a reliable source from the way they have put it.
  • Cancers that are closely linked to certain behaviors are the easiest to prevent. For example, choosing not to smoke tobacco or drink alcohol significantly lower the risk of several types of cancer - most notably lung, throat, mouth, and liver cancer. Even if you are a current tobacco user, quitting can still greatly reduce your chances of getting cancer. Skin cancer can be prevented by staying in the shade, protecting yourself with a hat and shirt when in the sun, and using sunscreen. Diet is also an important part of cancer prevention since what we eat has been linked to the disease. Physicians recommend diets that are low in fat and rich in fresh fruits and vegetables and whole grains. Certain vaccinations have been associated with the prevention of some cancers. For example, many women receive a vaccination for the human papillomavirus because of the virus's relationship with cervical cancer. Hepatitis B vaccines prevent the hepatitis B virus, which can cause liver cancer. Some cancer prevention is based on systematic screening in order to detect small irregularities or tumors as early as possible even if there are no clear symptoms present. Breast self-examination, mammograms, testicular self-examination, and Pap smears are common screening methods for various cancers.
    • farouk hamood
      farouk hamood on 02 Dec 10
       
      This is logos because it is logical.
    • farouk hamood
      farouk hamood on 02 Dec 10
       
      This website is useful for any information on cancer. It has many facts about cancer and how cancer is produced. I chose this website because I find cancer a very interesting topic and it has endless amounts of information.
    • farouk hamood
      farouk hamood on 02 Dec 10
       
      This website is also full of rhetorical answers about cancer.
    • farouk hamood
      farouk hamood on 02 Dec 10
       
      The website shows all different examples of ethos, pathos and logos, which also gives great examples of the rhetorical answers.
    • J.Randolph Radney
      J.Randolph Radney on 15 Dec 10
       
      Instead of a floating sticky note making general claims about the site, there should be specific comments where specific examples of rhetorical elements exist. The floating notes are for predominantly visual elements of rhetoric that cannot be highlighted.
    • farouk hamood
      farouk hamood on 06 Dec 10
       
      One really important thing is that they use a white background and black text and the reason for that is because its proven that its the easiest to read and they would like for people to be able to read the context as much as possible. Also choosing the right combination of pictures and videos must have taken lots of time for them because its really important for them to target the right people.
J.Randolph Radney

How To Reduce Stress With Slow Breathing With Music - 1 views

breatheasy-stress-relief.com/how-to-reduce-stress.html

shared by J.Randolph Radney on 03 Dec 10 - No Cached
  • The connection between our breathing and our emotions has been known since the earliest days of our ancestors. So have the links between our respiratory, circulatory and nervous systems.
    • salma moideen
      salma moideen on 03 Dec 10
       
      Ethos: this is ethos,since the breathing affects certain aspects of health and well being which has been known since the days of our ancestors.
    • J.Randolph Radney
      J.Randolph Radney on 14 Dec 10
       
      No, ethos would be an appeal to the credibility of the author.
  • Our response to music is universal. And relaxing to music is by no means just a matter of mood and "feel-good-factor". Recent research shows that external rhythms - such as music - do influence internal rhythms.
    • salma moideen
      salma moideen on 03 Dec 10
       
      Logos: This logically shows that music is just not for relaxing but also the research proves that the music's external rhythm influence the internal rhythm.
  • In its role as a neurotransmitter in the brain it relays our thoughts and feelings such as joy, sadness, pain... and stress! It repairs our cells and fights infection and tumours to help us live longer and healthier... It can increase blood flow by up to 200%, which has numerous health benefits. Not least among them, it allows men to produce erections and heightens sexual stimulation for both sexes. The principle action of Viagra, by the way, is to raise nitric oxide levels... Increasing blood flow also improves the circulatory system by keeping blood vessels clear of plaque and other harmful build-up... Nitric oxide plays a major role in maintaining healthy blood pressure by signalling blood vessels to expand!
    • salma moideen
      salma moideen on 03 Dec 10
       
      Pathos : this is pathos, since these actions helps to reduce stress and anxiety which influences the readers greatly.
    • J.Randolph Radney
      J.Randolph Radney on 14 Dec 10
       
      No; rather, I think you are confusing the rhetorical aim of the author with the practical value of the product.
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    • salma moideen
      salma moideen on 03 Dec 10
       
      The website needs to be more attractive to bring attention since it looks very simple and ordinary.
J.Randolph Radney

Teaching in Social and Technological Networks « Connectivism - 0 views

www.connectivism.ca/?p=220

teaching connectivism networks social eLearning writing english

shared by J.Randolph Radney on 22 Feb 10 - Cached
  • Technological networks have transformed prominent businesses sectors: music, television, financial, manufacturing. Social networks, driven by technological networks, have similarly transformed communication, news, and personal interactions. Education sits at the social/technological nexus of change – primed for dramatic transformative change. In recent posts, I’ve argued for needed systemic innovation. I’d like focus more specifically on how teaching is impacted by social and technological networks.
  • social and technological networks subvert the classroom-based role of the teacher. Networks thin classroom walls. Experts are no longer “out there” or “over there”. Skype brings anyone, from anywhere, into a classroom. Students are not confined to interacting with only the ideas of a researcher or theorist. Instead, a student can interact directly with researchers through Twitter, blogs, Facebook, and listservs. The largely unitary voice of the traditional teacher is fragmented by the limitless conversation opportunities available in networks. When learners have control of the tools of conversation, they also control the conversations in which they choose to engage.
  • Course content is similarly fragmented. The textbook is now augmented with YouTube videos, online articles, simulations, Second Life builds, virtual museums, Diigo content trails, StumpleUpon reflections, and so on.
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  • Thoughts, ideas, or messages that the teacher amplifies will generally have a greater probability of being seen by course participants.
  • The following are roles teacher play in networked learning environments: 1. Amplifying 2. Curating 3. Wayfinding and socially-driven sensemaking 4. Aggregating 5. Filtering 6. Modelling 7. Persistent presence
  • Views of teaching, of learner roles, of literacies, of expertise, of control, and of pedagogy are knotted together. Untying one requires untying the entire model.
  • The curator, in a learning context, arranges key elements of a subject in such a manner that learners will “bump into” them throughout the course. Instead of explicitly stating “you must know this”, the curator includes critical course concepts in her dialogue with learners, her comments on blog posts, her in-class discussions, and in her personal reflections.
  • I found my way through personal trial and error. Today’s social web is no different – we find our way through active exploration. Designers can aid the wayfinding process through consistency of design and functionality across various tools, but ultimately, it is the responsibility of the individual to click/fail/recoup and continue.
  • Fortunately, the experience of wayfinding is now augmented by social systems.
  • Sensemaking in complex environments is a social process.
  • Perhaps we need to spend more time in information abundant environments before we turn to aggregation as a means of making sense of the landscape.
  • magine a course where the fragmented conversations and content are analyzed (monitored) through a similar service. Instead of creating a structure of the course in advance of the students starting (the current model), course structure emerges through numerous fragmented interactions. “Intelligence” is applied after the content and interactions start, not before.
  • Aggregation should do the same – reveal the content and conversation structure of the course as it unfolds, rather than defining it in advance.
  • Filtering resources is an important educator role, but as noted already, effective filtering can be done through a combination of wayfinding, social sensemaking, and aggregation. But expertise still matters. Educators often have years or decades of experience in a field. As such, they are familiar with many of the concepts, pitfalls, confusions, and distractions that learners are likely to encounter.
  • To teach is to model and to demonstrate. To learn is to practice and to reflect.”
  • Apprenticeship learning models are among the most effective in attending to the full breadth of learning.
  • Without an online identity, you can’t connect with others – to know and be known. I don’t think I’m overstating the importance of have a presence in order to participate in networks. To teach well in networks – to weave a narrative of coherence with learners – requires a point of presence. As a course progresses, the teacher provides summary comments, synthesizes discussions, provides critical perspectives, and directs learners to resources they may not have encountered before.
  • J.Randolph Radney on 22 Feb 10
     
    Here are some additional thoughts that relate to my teaching approach in courses.
J.Randolph Radney

TRU Library - Email Reference - 1 views

www.tru.ca/...email_reference.php

library reference tru email

shared by J.Randolph Radney on 06 Mar 10 - No Cached
  • J.Randolph Radney on 06 Mar 10
     
    This link is the tru library webpage for asking research questions of the librarian. Please use it anytime you have a question concerning print and media research resources.
J.Randolph Radney

EBSCOhost: Footprints in the Digital Age - 0 views

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digital footprints web2.0 technology

shared by J.Randolph Radney on 14 May 10 - No Cached
  • A recent National School Boards Association survey (2007) announced that upward of 80 percent of young people who are online are networking and that 70 percent of them are regularly discussing education-related topics.
  • these shifts demand that we move our concept of learning from a "supply-push" model of "building up an inventory of knowledge in the students' heads" (p. 30) to a "demand-pull" approach that requires students to own their learning processes and pursue learning, based on their needs of the moment, in social and possibly global communities of practice.
  • Last December, in an effort to honor the memory of her grandfather who had died the year before, Laura decided to do one good deed each day in the run-up to Christmas. She decided, with her mother's approval, to share her work with the world.Laura's blog, "Twenty-Five Days to Make a Difference" (http://twentyfivedays.wordpress.com), quickly caught the eye of some other philanthropic bloggers.
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  • Laura is not just publishing, and others are not just reading. Now when she wants ideas for charities to work for as her project enters its 11th month, Laura says, "I ask my readers" (Richardson, 2008).
  • In addition, under her mother's guidance and care, Laura is learning online network literacies firsthand. As Stanford researcher Danah Boyd (2007) points out, we are discovering the potentials and pitfalls of this new public space. What we say today in our blogs and videos will persist long into the future and not simply end up in the paper recycling bin when we clean out our desks at the end of the year. What we say is copyable; others can take it, use it, or change it with ease, making our ability to edit content and comprehend the ethical use of the content we read even more crucial. The things we create are searchable to an extent never before imagined and will be viewed by all sorts of audiences, both intended and unintended.
  • These new realities demand that we prepare students to be educated, sophisticated owners of online spaces. Although Laura is able to connect, does she understand, as researcher Stephen Downes (2005) suggests, that her network must be diverse, that she must actively seek dissenting voices who might push her thinking in ways that the "echo chamber" of kindred thinkers might not? Is she doing the work of finding new voices to include in the conversation? Is she able to make astute decisions about the people with whom she interacts, keeping herself safe from those who might mean her harm? Is she learning balance in her use of technology, or is she falling into the common pattern of spending hours at the keyboard, losing herself in the network? This 10-year-old probably still needs to learn many of these things, and she needs the guidance of teachers and adults who know them in their own practice.
  • More than ever before, students have the potential to own their own learning — and we have to help them seize that potential. We must help them learn how to identify their passions; build connections to others who share those passions; and communicate, collaborate, and work collectively with these networks.
  • Will Richardson is the author of Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Tools for Classrooms (Corwin Press, 2006) and cofounder of Powerful Learning Practice (http://plpnetwork.com). He blogs at http://weblogg-ed.com and can be reached at weblogged@gmail.com.
  • J.Randolph Radney on 14 May 10
     
    This item is about safeguarding your identity and your privacy as you use Web 2.0 tools. Review it carefully.
J.Randolph Radney

Skillful writing of an awful research paper - Analytical Chemistry (ACS Publications) - 3 views

pubs.acs.org/...ac2000169

science learning global research education social blog biology writing google

shared by J.Randolph Radney on 08 Feb 11 - No Cached
  • My advice is solely based on principles of presenting the objectives, experiments, results, and conclusion in a fashion that as such no one will finish reading them or, if they do, readers will have little chance of understanding or remembering them.
    • J.Randolph Radney
      J.Randolph Radney on 17 Feb 11
       
      Thesis of the article.
  • practice and a lack of mental concentration
    • J.Randolph Radney
      J.Randolph Radney on 17 Feb 11
       
      it is important to see the irony in this phrasing.
    • J.Randolph Radney
      J.Randolph Radney on 17 Feb 11
       
      The colour choice represents solid foundation and conservative values.
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    • J.Randolph Radney
      J.Randolph Radney on 17 Feb 11
       
      The logo and tag represent serious marketing.
    • J.Randolph Radney
      J.Randolph Radney on 17 Feb 11
       
      The site seems to be written in frames, which is not the best format for today's Web standards.
  • Royce Murray University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, ChemistryAnal. Chem., 2011, 83 (3), p 633DOI: 10.1021/ac2000169Publication Date (Web): January 12, 2011Copyright © 2011 American Chemical Society
    • J.Randolph Radney
      J.Randolph Radney on 17 Feb 11
       
      Prominence of the bibliography of the article provides useful information that is readily retrievable.
  • Rule 1.
    • J.Randolph Radney
      J.Randolph Radney on 17 Feb 11
       
      It might have been better to have used some sort of highlighting device to make the rules stand out better. Also, punctuating what are not sentences is not really standard form.
J.Randolph Radney

Home - TRU Library Subject / Research Guides at Thompson Rivers University Library - 0 views

libguides.tru.ca/index.php

library tru research home

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  • J.Randolph Radney on 23 Mar 11
     
    Here are some library resources.
John Boulton

Home | University of Calgary - 1 views

www.ucalgary.ca

university Canada calgary business

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  • Home Prospective Students Current Students Alumni Community Faculty & Staff
    • John Boulton
      John Boulton on 08 Mar 11
       
      Links from homepage
  • Faculties Departments & Programs Continuing Education Research & Institutes International Services About the U of C Admin. & Governance Campus Services Giving to the U of C Accountability Quick Links Events & Dates Look Up! Research in Action
  • John Boulton on 08 Mar 11
     
    My rhetorical analysis
  • John Boulton on 08 Mar 11
     
    Attractive and welcoming pictures. Everyone seems to be smiling. Diversity in people in pictures. (cultures and interests)
Annie Wong

Apple: It's All About the Brand - 1 views

www.wired.com/...66426

Apple Branding

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    • Annie Wong
      Annie Wong on 11 Mar 11
       
      This site appeals to many readers because of all the different sections they provide. The tabs keep the page organized and easy to use.
    • Annie Wong
      Annie Wong on 11 Mar 11
       
      the ads on the side here are slightly distracting.. makes the eye wander from the actual content.
  • Move over Michael Bull, there's a new "Professor iPod" in town
    • Annie Wong
      Annie Wong on 11 Mar 11
       
      There is a tone in this sentence.. can't quite put my finger on it.. I almost want to say sarcasm/humorous? Or like a radio announcer..
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    • Annie Wong
      Annie Wong on 11 Mar 11
       
      Paragraphs are kept short, and with spacing in between.. allows for an easier read
  • Giesler has researched and written extensively on technology, consumption and marketing. He has
    • Annie Wong
      Annie Wong on 11 Mar 11
       
      This whole article uses the element of exemplification. The author is Leander Kahney, but not once in the article does he speak/have input.. it is all based on his interview of Markus Giesler and his research findings/experiences.
  • users give their iPods names
  • entirely new beas
  • IPod and user form a cybernetic unit," said Giesler. "We're always talking about cyborgs in the context of cultural theory and sci-fi literature, but this is an excellent example that they're out there in the marketplace.... I have seen the future, and it is called the cyborg consumer
  • storing the soundtrack of a lifetime, as well as names, addresses, calendars and notes.
    • Annie Wong
      Annie Wong on 11 Mar 11
       
      iPod is a person's second brain
  • hybrid entertainment matrix -- iPod, computer and music store
  • a revolutionary device that transforms listeners into "cyborgs" through a process he calls "technotranscendence."
    • Annie Wong
      Annie Wong on 11 Mar 11
       
      and to the listeners as "cyborgs" or robots
    • Annie Wong
      Annie Wong on 11 Mar 11
       
      personification.. refering to the iPod as a beast..
  • allow consumers to become "technotranscendent
  • They're not sitting in front of the TV, they're inside the game
  • "They're not sitting in front of the TV, they're inside the game
    • Annie Wong
      Annie Wong on 11 Mar 11
       
      gives examples of what he means by transcendence
  • "hybrid entertainment matrix"
  • online music stores,
  • iPod, a computer, the internet,
  • "Consumers often say the iPod has become part of themselves," Giesler said. "The iPod is no longer just an instrument or a tool, but a part of myself. It's a body extension. It's part of my memory, and if I lose this stuff, I lose part of my identity.
    • Annie Wong
      Annie Wong on 11 Mar 11
       
      Points out to readers and consumers just how much the iPod means to them.. makes them realize just how much they rely on their iPods.. and just how sad/devastating it could be if they lost it.. pulls on the emotional strings
    • Annie Wong
      Annie Wong on 11 Mar 11
       
      Refers to iPod as a part of themselves, would be lost without them
  • only really useful when it's interconnected
  • Pod is important
J.Randolph Radney

When Working From Home Doesn't Work - The Atlantic - 0 views

www.theatlantic.com/...540660

communication

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  • the research starts to make a little more sense if you ask what type of productivity we are talking about.
  • If it’s personal productivity—how many sales you close or customer complaints you handle—then the research, on balance, suggests that it’s probably better to let people work where and when they want.
  • But other types of work hinge on what might be called “collaborative efficiency”—the speed at which a group successfully solves a problem. And distance seems to drag collaborative efficiency down. Why? The short answer is that collaboration requires communication. And the communications technology offering the fastest, cheapest, and highest-bandwidth connection is—for the moment, anyway—still the office.
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  • For jobs that mainly require interactions with clients (consultant, insurance salesman) or don’t require much interaction at all (columnist), the office has little to offer besides interruption.
  • The power of presence has no simple explanation. It might be a manifestation of the “mere-exposure effect”: We tend to gravitate toward what’s familiar; we like people whose faces we see, even just in passing. Or maybe it’s the specific geometry of such encounters. The cost of getting someone’s attention at the coffee machine is low—you know they’re available, because they’re getting coffee—and if, mid-conversation, you see that the other person has no idea what you’re talking about, you automatically adjust.
  • But IBM has clearly absorbed some of these lessons in planning its new workspaces, which many of its approximately 5,000 no-longer-remote workers will inhabit. “It used to be we’d create a shared understanding by sending documents back and forth. It takes forever. They could be hundreds of pages long,” says Rob Purdie, who trains fellow IBMers in Agile, an approach to software development that the company has adopted and is applying to other business functions, like marketing. “Now we ask: ‘How do we use our physical space to get on and stay on the same page?’ ”
  • The answer, of course, depends on the nature of the project at hand. But it usually involves a central table, a team of no more than nine people, an outer rim of whiteboards, and an insistence on lightweight forms of communication. If something must be written down, a Post‑it Note is ideal. It can be stuck on a whiteboard and arranged to form a “BVC”—big, visual chart—that lets everyone see the team’s present situation, much like the 727’s instrument panels. Communication is both minimized and maximized.
Mae Abano

What is RCBC and what do we do? | RECYCLING COUNCIL OF BRITISH COLUMBIA - 3 views

rcbc.bc.ca/about

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  • The Recycling Council of British Columbia (RCBC) is a multi-sectoral, non-profit organization promoting the principles of Zero Waste through information services, the exchange of ideas and research.
    • Mae Abano
      Mae Abano on 17 Feb 12
       
      Different pictures of environment such as landscape, field of flowers, clouds were shown in different tabs to inform the people how beautiful our environment is. RCBC's social media websites can be find easily in case people want to be updated because the icons are provided at the side bar. 
    • Mae Abano
      Mae Abano on 18 Feb 12
       
      At the end of the website, major sponsors/companies are also found so that everyone knows who supports the program,
  • RCBC promotes the exchange of ideas and information every day of the year, and through its annual conference in the spring and special events such as Waste Reduction Week in the fall.
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    • Mae Abano
      Mae Abano on 18 Feb 12
       
      blue-ethos, green-pathos and pink-logos 
Jennifer Rienks

Chahal Priddle LLP, Serving Kamloops & Merritt, BC, Canada. Lawyers for Personal Injury... - 4 views

www.chahallawyers.com/index.html

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  • Let's be honest, hiring a lawyer feels risky. Why should you trust Chahal Priddle LLP? We know your situation. Do you need a lawyer who suits you or someone who will get the job done? Both. You're likely skeptical and uncomfortable about your problem. But you've been prompted to take action. We understand. We'll sit down with you, find out what type of outcome you're looking for and then find the best remedy to your legal issue. You can rely on us. Most of our paralegals and assistants have been with the firm for a long time, which means they're very experienced and very good at helping you. You won't have to re-explain your file to a new assistant or wait for someone to find what should be a quick answer to your question . You'll recommend us. Past clients and fellow professionals recommend us. Repeatedly. They'll tell you that they do so because we're easy to deal with, accessible, straightforward and because we work hard to help them through a stressful process. We get results, too. Browse through our website and learn how we could help you. The quickest start to solving your problem is to make a simple phone call to our office, but we know that the decision to take action requires research. Enjoy the site and when you're ready to call, we'll help answer your questions.
    • Jennifer Rienks
      Jennifer Rienks on 28 Feb 12
       
      a use of an appeal to character.
    • Jennifer Rienks
      Jennifer Rienks on 28 Feb 12
       
      The catch Phrase " you can Rely on us" Is a very obvious appeal to character, Throughout the sight they ensure that you can trust their expertise. This cements this idea to the reader.
    • Jennifer Rienks
      Jennifer Rienks on 28 Feb 12
       
      The photo of the Kamloops area, ensured the reader and potential clients that they are a small town company and care about the community, not just the monetary benfits.
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    • Jennifer Rienks
      Jennifer Rienks on 28 Feb 12
       
      the type of language they use throughout the site, appears to have been designed to let the reader know that they are not just stuffy lawyers who use legaleze or complicated language, but are individuals who can relate and will fight for your well being.
  • Jennifer Rienks on 28 Feb 12
     
    Rhetorical Analysis
Antonia Gujinovic

Our Board of Directors - Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada - 0 views

www.heartandstroke.com/...Our_Board_of_Directors.htm

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    • Antonia Gujinovic
      Antonia Gujinovic on 05 Mar 12
       
      This personal testimonial appeals to emotions. Dr. A. Demchuk shows he understands the consequences of heart disease.
  • Stroke is a brutal disease – the caregiver burden is enormous for families. There are few conditions where the burden is so great.”
    • Antonia Gujinovic
      Antonia Gujinovic on 05 Mar 12
       
      Dr. Andrew Demchuk also has established credibility in the field of research of heart disease and has acted as a chair member of the Heart and Stroke Foundation for various regions.
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  • Andrew is the past board chair for the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Alberta, NWT, and Nunavut, a member of the board of the Canadian Stroke Consortium, and member of the European Stroke Conference scientific committee.
Dherar Ali Al-failakawi

Vancouver Electric Vehicle Association - 0 views

www.veva.bc.ca/index.php

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    • Dherar Ali Al-failakawi
      Dherar Ali Al-failakawi on 05 Mar 12
       
      It usually takes hours to charge an electric car, i wonder how long he'll be holding that for.
  • Vancouver, BC. The Vancouver Electric Vehicle Association has declared 2012 the “Year of the Electric Car”
  • Current EV models offer a range of 120-220 kilometres.
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    • Dherar Ali Al-failakawi
      Dherar Ali Al-failakawi on 05 Mar 12
       
      I think this is a mistake because the waste of research and resources is quite large. It is useless at that mileage range, therefore efforts in electric car technology advancement shouldn't be towards the most energy consuming cars. Efforts should be concentrated towards efficiency as opposed to brute force. That will eventually lead to this unreasonable attempt. 
  • Current EV models offer a range of 120-220 kilometres.
  • North American work pickup trucks and vans built new with a 40-mile plug-in range
    • Dherar Ali Al-failakawi
      Dherar Ali Al-failakawi on 05 Mar 12
       
      I like the efforts B.C. is making, it is one of the few places electric cars can be good for the environment because the electric source is hydro, which is much more forgiving than most sources of energy to the environment.
    • Dherar Ali Al-failakawi
      Dherar Ali Al-failakawi on 05 Mar 12
       
      Different claims of average mileage in different articles
  • Fully charged electric vehicle batteries can travel as far as 100 to 160 km
  • to be sure that inattentive or sight-impaired pedestrians can hear them coming
  • The BMS that managed a 53 kWH battery pack of Thundersky 160AH cells
  • The BC Government announced today up to $5000 rebates for new EV purchases. $500 rebates for charging stations
  • Jaguar C-X75 Hybrid has 50 km All-Electric Range
  • The third double electric vehicle charging station has been installed on Mayne Island at the Fernhill Centre,
  • Zero Emissions Race t
J.Randolph Radney

Social Media in Learning examples - 0 views

c4lpt.co.uk/...examples2.html

web2.0 learning socialmedia elearning

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  • J.Randolph Radney on 07 Jun 10
     
    Check this list against the tools you are researching to get some ideas of uses of tools.
romie_mui

Reading in a Whole New Way | 40th Anniversary | Smithsonian Magazine - 5 views

www.smithsonianmag.com/...eading-in-a-Whole-New-Way.html

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    • Elias Rumley
      Elias Rumley on 17 Nov 10
       
      Right away, skimming the page, I feel that there needs to be more pictures. E-readers struggle to keep their attention to text for an extended period, so pictures will help break the monotony.
    • J.Randolph Radney
      J.Randolph Radney on 17 Nov 10
       
      This is a great idea, Elias. Do you have some particular pictures in mind?
    • Jordan Turgeon
      Jordan Turgeon on 17 Nov 10
       
      The picture provides a good visual that precedes the actual topic
  • American prosperity and liberty grew out of a culture of reading and writing.
    • Elias Rumley
      Elias Rumley on 17 Nov 10
       
      Very strong statement. Perhaps a tad over-reaching, but it is effective in demonstrating the writer's belief that literacy is key in culture.
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  • As digital screens proliferate and people move from print to pixel, how will the act of reading change?
    • Jordan Turgeon
      Jordan Turgeon on 17 Nov 10
       
      Clearly states the general topic in a simple and easily understood manner right away
  • Books were good at developing a contemplative mind. Screens encourage more utilitarian thinking. A new idea or unfamiliar fact will provoke a reflex to do something: to research the term, to query your screen “friends” for their opinions, to find alternative views, to create a bookmark, to interact with or tweet the thing rather than simply contemplate it.
    • farouk hamood
      farouk hamood on 17 Nov 10
       
      interesting
  • In ancient times, authors often dictated their books. Dictation sounded like an uninterrupted series of letters, so scribes wrote down the letters in one long continuous string, justastheyoccurinspeech. Text was written without spaces between words until the 11th century. This continuous script made books hard to read, so only a few people were accomplished at reading them aloud to others. Being able to read silently to yourself was considered an amazing talent. Writing was an even rarer skill. In 15th-century Europe only one in 20 adult males could write.
    • Jordan Turgeon
      Jordan Turgeon on 17 Nov 10
       
      An interesting summary of reading and writing during the ealier times
  • The first screens that overtook culture, several decades ago—the big, fat, warm tubes of television—reduced the time we spent reading to such an extent that it seemed as if reading and writing were over. Educators, intellectuals, politicians and parents worried deeply that the TV generation would be unable to write.
    • Elias Rumley
      Elias Rumley on 17 Nov 10
       
      It's interesting to see that, at one point, professionals believed writing would become a rare skill and the rarity of literacy would regress back to ancient times.
  • Pixels encourage numeracy and produce rivers of numbers flowing into databases.
    • Elias Rumley
      Elias Rumley on 17 Nov 10
       
      Very strong imagery, that effectively contrasts the pixels (which are small and humble) produce a river (usually powerful and comparitively large) of information.
  • Books  
  • But screens engage our bodies. Touch screens respond to the ceaseless caress of our fingers.
  • The most physically active we may get while reading a book is to flip the pages or dog-ear a corner.
    • romie_mui
      romie_mui on 17 Nov 10
       
      interesting point
  •  The most physically active we may get while reading a book is to flip the pages or dog-ear a corner.  But screens engage our bodies. Touch screens respond to the ceaseless caress of our fingers.
  • or dog
  • pages or dog -ear a corner.   But screens
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