Our very own J. Mason interviewed me to get my opinion on Social Media and its uses in Education… what do you think?

Social Media in Online Education – OnlineLearningTips.com from American Public University on Vimeo.

Live Webcast -Tuesday, December 7, 2010 11 am – 12:15 pm ET

In this interactive discussion, industry experts Victor Deyglio (The Logistics Institute) and Irvin Varkonyi (American Public University), will present solutions to the challenges faced by logisticians. These will include:

• Building a competent labor market to sustain competitive global leadership
• Hiring a skilled workforce for new economies based on the flow of goods, money, and information
• Producing competitive bench strength through a competent workforce
• Developing competency-based careers

Following the presentation, join us for a question and answer session with the speakers.

Can’t make the live event? Register now to receive a link to the recording 3-5 days after the live webcast.

There will be times when you’ll find yourself at a mental roadblock, stuck on how to complete an assignment. Often, the best thing to do in those situations is to take a step back and stop working on it for a while.  Take cues from your body to determine break time. 

• Are your ideas getting stale?
• Is your mind wondering a lot?
• Are you feeling restless?

Think about your assignment off and on, in a relaxed way, while you’re doing something relaxing, like taking a walk. Sometimes your “background processing” may be much more creative than your “foreground processing.” In fact, there is research that taking a break to walk through nature significantly improved cognitive thinking skills.

 - Online Learning Tips Staff