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Increasing Engagement and Infusing Positivity into the Classroom by Emily Baxstrom November 2018 Some of the challenges faced by today’s teachers surround a decreasing attention span in our society. Commercials and advertisements are shorter and more fast-paced, Twitter limits our word count, and smart phones and social media absorb more and more of our time. Studies have even found that our ability to focus has decreased by 50 percent during the last ten years. Andrew Pueschel, director of the Emerging Leaders program in the Robert D. Walter Center for Strategic Leadership and lecturer i...

Hussein assembles hardware that her students — and others from around the world — could access remotely. Rania Hussein had a dilemma: The 60 students in her Design of Digital Circuits and Systems course would need access to materials they’d normally use in an in-person lab. She knew the UW wasn’t alone in facing this problem — so Hussein partnered with educators at universities in Michigan, Malaysia, Spain and Brazil to create a distributed remote circuit board lab. Thanks to this collaboration, students at any of the participating universities could remotely access hardware located...

The challenge of sustaining board meeting engagement is not new. Prior to the pandemic, almost every nonprofit had one or two board members who typically arrived late, opened the meeting packet after they arrived, looked at their cell phone during the meeting, and left early. Here are seven tips for effective virtual Board meetings:  1. Maximize the online meeting platform    Nonprofits are using a variety of video conferencing platforms including Zoom, GotoMeeting, WebEx, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, Skype, and many others. Once a platform is chosen, make time to learn how to maximize it...

Learning and development: moving towards a blended approach Joe Pickard March 10, 2021 (Last Updated March 10th, 2021 14:07) Share Article In February, Nexia International appointed Alastair McTavish as its new learning and development (L&D) manager. Joe Pickard speaks to him to find out more about the pandemic’s impact on the L&D process     The Accountant: How much of an impact have the various lockdowns across the globe had on CPD? Alastair McTavish: I think it has increased the importance of having a digital and blended learning offering...

5 Reasons Why Are Trivia Quizzes So Addictive to Play? February 3, 2021 People spend their free time in various ways. Some spent it reading books, walking, or listening to music. However, many would choose to play quizzes. One of the popular quizzes nowadays is the trivia quiz type that has massive popularity in all parts of the world. Trivia quizzes are based on answering the questions as quickly and as accurately as possible. Fortunately for all the people, there are different types of trivia quizzes. One of them will surely meet your expectations as well. You can check out Quizpin to see w...