Many theorist have different opinions about learning styles Daniel T. Willingham has his personal opinion regarding them and posted a video to explain his theory.

The Dunn and Dunn learning style model is one of the most efficient learning style models in analyzing student’s learning style preferences.  You can find this model at www.learningstyles.net 

Information regarding the Dunn and Dunn learning style model, articles written by Rita Dunn the co author of the model and other articles based on learning style preferences are found here.  You can find all the latest information on learning styles and all you have to do is sign up, it’s free.  Become a member today.

A great recopilation of the Self-determination Theory resourses is found at Deci Publications at www.psych.rochester.edu/SDT/faculty/edeci.htmlDeci Publications also includes research articles on intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. So if your looking for good references for your research papers or thesis on motivation and other associated topics, this is a great site for you.

The other day I was shopping at a mall here in Arecibo, Puerto Rico and I bumped into an old friend I hadn’t seen in a long time which really made my day. She let me know that my very best friend from school had gotten married. We are friends since we were teenagers. We lived in Jayuya, a small town in the center of the island. It was so special to hear from her but even much more special was to hear how great of a professional she had become and to learn that she had also become a personal website creater and also had her own website called at www.jayuya.net . Here you’ll find everything you need to know about my almost home town because I am naturally from Indiana, USA. 

I was so happy that I decided to make this a part of my site. So in case of you needing someone to design your very own website you feel free to look for  Master Web Builders, Corp 

When you’re new to APA Style and to learning how to write, quote or even paraphrase, you can make many unwanted mistakes without even knowing.  Alot of university students make this error when writing their research projects and most of the time it’s because of the lack of knowledge on how to site authors, references and even paraphrase what an author is trying to say.

But, if it happens to be that you’re maybe from a small town where you have never had the chance to study in a well known university where APA Style is referenced closely, and also, how to avoid plagiarism,  no problem.  And yes, in the 21st Century there are still universities that are still in educational growth and these themes are new to them! 

Anyways, if the case is the one sited above and you’re university doesn’t have the tools they really need to help out MASTER or even DOCTOR students, plus you’re so called professors have nothing but their credentials to say how good of mentors they are.  Well I’ll tell you, never wait for the university to show you how things are done or written.  Never wait for you’re professor, no matter how many credentials they have, to show you how things really have to be written.  Be one of those students who seek for themselves, read, and investigate.  Be inquisitive.  Talk to you’re professors, don’t be shy or afraid of what their answers maybe.  Don’t feel that you don’t have the right to.  For one thing this is why you pay…to have the right, with all do respect.

My experience has been the following.  I made many unwanted mistakes for not being the investigator I should have been.  Also, for trusting that I was really performing a great job, nooooo, an excelent job.  Trust me my mentor said so.  Sadly, it wasn’t so, I had almost committed plagiarism without knowing or understanding the meaning of what that was.  And thank God I didn’t.  Luckily, before the whole process was finalized someone who knew, who was compromised with our institution’s excellence, reviewed my writing and before anything, I was given the chance to correct my writing.  I’m almost finished, but, I learned a great deal on how to avoid plagerism, on how to be real.  

So, after such a sad and negative experience, I feel the obligation and love to help you all on you’re writings by suppling some site’s where you can find out about plagiarism and how to avoid it.  Truely, if you’re a master or even doctoral student and you are completing your research projects or may be master’s thesis or disertation, don’t hesitate, read about plagiarism before beginning.  Remember even if you’re a new student, it’s you’re responsibility.

For more information, visit:

http://www.plagiarism.org/learning_center/how_to_cite_sources.html

http://www1.esc.edu/personalfac/hshapiro/writing_program/Orientation/main/plagiarism.htm

http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Plagerism

By Maria Soto

Ohhh… us parents!!!

We all have such working lives.  And of course, we frecuently make that terrible mistake of not taking time to listen to our children.  Our children have minds of their own and most of the time need our encouragement, someone to let them know, “Hey, I’m with you, don’t worry”. We have to find a way to take a little bit of our time, just a little, to lighten up their lives and make things better. Understanding that they don’t have the knowledge to think as us adults is very important.

Take time with your children! Remember, we are their first teachers at home. Let’s make their lives better, brighter, as much as we can! Let’s motivate them, reach out and try to find out what are their real motivations in learning, how do they learn best, how can we make the difference in their lives as a parent.

We’ll make the difference when we do so. I assure you of that!

By Maria Soto

Light an Educational Fire

1. Thou shall not worry, for worry is the most unproductive of all human activities.
2. Thou shall not be fearful, for most of the things we fear never come to pass.
3. Thou shall not cross bridges before you come to them, for no one yet has succeeded in accomplishing this.
4. Thou shall face each problem as it comes. You can only handle one at a time anyway.
5. Thou shall not take problems to bed with you, for they make very poor bedfellows.
6. Thou shall not borrow other people’s problems. They can better care for them than you can.
7. Thou shall not try to relive yesterday for good or ill, it is forever gone. Concentrate on what is happening in your life and be happy now!
8. Thou shall be a good listener, for only when you listen do you hear ideas different from your own. It is hard to learn something new when you are talking, and some people do know more than you do.
9. Thou shall not become “bogged down” by frustration, for 90% of it is rooted in self-pity and will only interfere with positive action.
10. Thou shall count thy blessings, never overlooking the small ones, for a lot of small blessings add up to big ones.

                                                                        www.appleseeds.org

from www.teachertube.com posted with vodpod

Multiple learning styles are different ways a person may learn.  Many students have multiple ways of percieving instruction and many teachers have different teaching styles, therefore, to learn more about these learning and teaching styles just go to  http://www.teachertube.com. You’ll find a variety of videos, powerpoints, teacher tube blogs and much more on multiple learning styles and motivation.