July 1, 2010

When someone is finding and competing for College Scholarships, no matter what are the College Majors he or she aim to, he or she must possess a great deal of patient since it takes times, knowledge, and planning. Why this is so? The most obvious reason is because the scholarships may available from a range of diverse sources and be awarded for an assortment of reasons. Therefore, to find one that is the most suitable with your need is may be the hardest part of all. In addition, each type of scholarship has its own eligibility criteria and application process. That application process may takes more than a month with several selection and test. Therefore, it is said that to compete in winning a scholarship is tiresome, however, once you manage to get one, you will be have no worries no more on the high cost of the tuition for college. You do not need to fret with the high cost of College Textbooks which can as expensive as rate of a month room rent. Getting a college scholarship, you can enjoy your study contentedly and happily so that you can focus your self merely on studying and getting your education degree.

May 11, 2010

The University of California at Berkeley (UC Berkeley) routinely records a variety of faculty lectures every semester and publishes it on the internet since 2001. The recording was done with audio and video. This kind of regular publication of content for audio / video called a podcast.

Especially for UC Berkeley, they named it  For those who are interested can go directly to the home page and download the lecture you want. Bids his courses – average only at the beginning of the semester, but there are quite varied subjects: molecular biology, politics, communication sciences, physics and even philosophy. I myself just listening to lectures so far biology, but the professor deserved thumbs up. They could deliver lectures with a solid and clear in time – average one hour, and some even have a can communicate with a few jokes to entertain. If you use iTunes or another program that can download podcasts directly, you can sign up to RSS feeds from the relevant subjects and new content will be downloaded instantly once they are published.

UC Berkeley is not the only university that opened classroom content to the world. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is also having the program Open Course Ware (OCW). But unlike such webcast.berkeley where we participate in the lecture hall, the concept of OCW is a publication of the material – material that used to lecture at MIT. (more…)

April 23, 2010

Science and technology are at a crossroads. In order to popularize scientific-technical, epistemological breakthrough is needed in order to unlock the deadlock of education.

Constructivist Learning Theory Perspective

Generally called constructivism, it emphasizes the contribution of learners in the person giving the sense, as well as learns something through individual and social activities. There is no such constructivism learning theory, but there is only some constructivist approach, such as specific approaches in mathematics and science education. Some constructivist thinkers such as Vigotsky emphasize sharing and social construction in the formation of knowledge (social constructivism), whereas others such as Piaget’s view individuals who the main construction (individual constructivism).

Vygotsky believed that knowledge is socially constructed, i.e. to what each participant contributed and create together. So the development of the knowledge generated will vary in different cultural contexts. Social interaction, cultural tools, and activities form the individual development and learning ability. Vygotsky saw that the cultural tools (including paper, printing machines, computers etc.) and symbolic tools (such as a system of numbers, maps, artwork, language, and codes and symbols) play an important role in cognitive development. Roman numeral system has limitations for the operation of such calculation; different from the usual Arabic numeral system we use that have a zero symbol, can be formed on fractions, positive and negative values, and declared an infinite amount of numbers and more. Numbering system used is a tool that supports the culture of thinking, learning and cognitive development. This symbol system is given from adults to children through formal or informal interaction and instruction. (more…)

February 16, 2010

Egypt continues to be a place of research to develop new insights about the lost civilization with the discovery of an ancient city buried.

As quoted by Radio Australia, Monday (21 / 6), the Austrian archaeologist found what they believe to be Avaris, the capital used by the Hyksos who ruled 3600 years ago.

Egyptian Ministry of Culture said, an Austrian expert mission conduct geophysical surveys in the area that allows them to identify the parts Avaris city in the Nile Delta near the modern town of Tal al-Dabaa, northeast of Cairo.

Radar maps showing overall picture of a town complete with streets, homes and burial ground, one of the former Nile tributaries flow through the city, and the two islands.

The Asiatic Hyksos invaded Egypt around 1569 BC and ruled for more than a century, with the central government in the capital in the Nile delta.
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January 15, 2010

When Randa Makhoul, an art teacher at school in Beirut, asked his students in Arabic, they would often get answers in English or French.

“It’s very frustrating to see young people who want intelligent speak their mother tongue, but can not form coherent sentences correctly,” he delivered at the School of Notre Dame de Jamhour in the capital city of Lebanon.

Makhoulhanya one of several Lebanese teachers and parents who care about the increasing number of young people who do not master the Arabic language, although born and raised in the countries in the Middle East region.

He welcomed the government’s campaign to save the Arabic in Lebanon, called “You speak from the East and he answered from the West.” “The campaign aims to raise awareness about the importance to maintain the national official language of Lebanon. We encourage learning a foreign language, but does not leave the mother tongue,” said Amal Mansour, spokesman for the Ministry of Culture of Lebanon.

Arabic is the official language of the Lebanese, but the English and French is widely spoken. Most Lebanese speak French – as a French colony – and the younger generation switch to using English.
The number of parents who enroll their children in schools that use the curriculum of France, England and America, and hopes one day will help them obtain jobs and an assured future. In fact, some of them speak French and in English in the house.

“It’s sad none of our younger generation who can speak Arabic very well,” said Lara Traad (16) Notre Dame de Jamhour student, one school with a French curriculum.

“Very sorry my parents did not help in improving my Arabic language skills. It is too late, but may do something for the younger students,” he was quoted as saying “the BBC”.

Lebanese language also has the distinction of classical Arabic, the dialect and language. Classical languages are almost never used in conversation – these are only used in the news, the official speech of its officers, and numerous television programs.

Now, many young people of Lebanon should work to improve the ability to read and write in Arabic. Similar problems occurred in several Arab countries that have more foreign schools – United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Egypt and some North African countries.

December 22, 2009

After the earthquake which hit Haiti last January 12, EI (Educational International) has launched an appeal for urgent action and a special fund to assist its member organizations Haiti – National Confederation of Haitian Teachers (NCHT) – to resume their duties in support of the teacher (s) and promotion of education, and for assist the teacher (s), people of Haiti and their families affected by the earthquake.

Since the mid-January, EI (Educational International) has regular contact with members of the Executive Office CNEH to assess the impact of disasters in schools, teachers and students to determine what the best way for EI (Educational International)  and cooperating partners to help reduce the impact of a huge humanitarian crisis.

A delegation attending the conference CNEH IE to North America and the Caribbean, organized by the Caribbean Union of Teachers (CUT) and Trinidad and Tobago Unified Teachers’ Organization (TTUTA) in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, 25 and February 26, 2010. Regional conference marked an opportunity for EI and members of organizations involved in working groups for support in Haiti to meet with representatives from CNEH to discuss a project to support the unity and teacher (s) affected (e) s. They identified two main priorities include the rehabilitation of the structure of union organizations at all levels (federal and Federation) and to strengthen its contribution to the reconstruction of Haiti’s educational system. (more…)