February 24, 2010
Students become stakeholders in the learning process WITHOUT having to dress up like Benjamin Franklin.
February 24, 2010
In my college days, using flash cards to prepare for foreign language and other related exams were essential to my memorization process. In my day, you bought a pack of 3×5 cards and performed the labor of writing a question on one side of the card and the answer on the other side. Today, this [...]
February 1, 2010
As you might be aware, flashcards are a set of cards which generally have a question on one side and the answer on the reverse. You read the question, try to remember the answer and then flip sides to reveal the answer. Repeating the same process over and over again helps in memorizing. Flash cards [...]
January 25, 2010
Law school is hard. That’s pretty much undisputed common knowledge these days. After all, it is expensive””very expensive“”so maybe it should be difficult. What makes it so hard is the copious amount of information you have to absorb: forms, case studies, briefings, legal jargon, etc. When it’s all said and done, however, the time and [...]
January 24, 2010
To write a successful research paper, you should provide thorough information and tie it together into a conclusive story. While obtaining conclusive information tends to be rather difficult in itself, writing a convincing manuscript appears to be an even bigger hurdle. So what is the problem? It seems that many authors don’t realize that a [...]
January 22, 2010
Personally, I cringe every time I hear the word ‘nerd’ being used in a negative, stereotypical context. I consider myself a nerd, even though I don’t wear my pants mounted under my armpits, and don’t wear jar-like glasses. Nerd-ness, for me, goes back to the pursuit of knowledge. Nerds are studious people – information junkies – [...]
January 22, 2010
There’s lots of ways to watch TV online, or to watch news online. But if you want your video viewing to be an educational experience, consider watching entire university courses online. Watching free video lectures is easier to do than you might think. All around the world top-tier universities are offering videos of entire college [...]
January 19, 2010
If you’re in college, chances are you’ve already started your spring semester or it will be starting very soon. One of the most difficult parts of college (besides the homework, of course) is managing a complex and ever-changing schedule. If you think of each class as an individual job – making each of your professors [...]
January 10, 2010
My native language is Dutch. I do write and read mostly in English for my work (you’re looking at it), hobby (my personal blog and news addiction) and studies. Of course, I like to improve my English proficiency all the time. Now you could take up lessons to improve your language skills but I think [...]
January 8, 2010
According to Business Week, the iPod Touch was the surprise hit of the holiday season. This likely means that your little guy or gal now is in possession of a shiny new toy .. er .. I mean next level productivity device. Either that, or like me, you find out that the little one enjoys playing [...]
