EDUC Today - An Education Podcast

EDUC Today #035 - Preparing for Your First Day in College

feedback@brinknotespodcast.com (Brink Notes Podcast Network) — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 05:03:17 +0000

College is a whole new different thing compared to high school or middle school. Learn how you can prepare yourself for your first day in college by listening to this episode.

First Anniversary of EDUC Today

April 25, 2011 marked the first year anniversary of the launch of EDUC Today Podcast. Happy 1st Anniversary!

How to Prepare Yourself for Your First Day in College

Familiarize your self with your college or university
Bring things that you’ll be needing for your first day of classes.
Go over your books to get an idea on what your classes will all be about.
Go to school early!
Make friends so you’ll have company.
Don’t be afraid to ask for help.
Talk to upperclassmen, read forums, blogs about your university or college so you’ll have an idea on how things work in college.
Wear something simple for your first day in college in order to blend in.
Stick and follow your schedule.
Enjoy your first day of classes by taking things easy.

EDUC Today #034 - Universal Kindergarten in the Philippines

feedback@brinknotespodcast.com (Brink Notes Podcast Network) — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 09:18:53 +0000

In order to meet the Education for All 2015 goals, the Philippine Department of Education is making pre-school education (kindergarten) mandatory for five-year old children beginning this June. In this episode, the implementation of the universal kindergarten in the Philippines was discussed in detail. The different laws pertaining to pre-school education were also discussed alongside with the different problems that the government is facing with regards to the implementation of the universal kindergarten.

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EDUC Today #033 - Library Etiquette

feedback@brinknotespodcast.com (Brink Notes Podcast Network) — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 12:28:40 +0000

The library is a place for studying and research. How should you act inside a library? Learn more in this episode.

iBlog7: The 7th Philippine Blogging Summit

Jeric Peña delivered a talk on podcasting at iBlog7: The 7th Philippine Blogging Summit held at the University of the Philippines College of Law. Check out the PowerPoint presentation here.

Library Etiquette

Remember the YouTube video rant of a UCLA student on Asians taking and making calls in the library? Well, it is about time that we talk about some library etiquette. What should you do and what should you not do while inside the library? How should you act inside the library?

Learn more in this week’s episode of EDUC Today.

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EDUC Today #032 - Summer Classes for College Students

feedback@brinknotespodcast.com (Brink Notes Podcast Network) — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 03:42:00 +0000

If you think that summer classes are only for delinquent students, well, you’re wrong. Nowadays, More college students are beginning to prefer taking summer classes over time at the beach. Find out more on taking summer classes in this episode.

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Summer Classes for College Students

Most people see summer classes as the term for delinquent students to retake courses they have failed during the previous terms, however this is not always the case. In fact, thinking that summer classes are only for delinquent students is an OLD belief. Nowadays, more college students are beginning to prefer taking summer classes over time at the beach, which is actually a great thing.

Why should you take summer classes?

There are many reasons why a college student takes summer classes. Here are some of the reasons:

Summer classes allow students to take advance credit or extra credit.
Summer classes allow students to make the most out of their vacations by being productive.
Taking summer classes allows students to have lighter academic load in the succeeding terms.
It allows students to earn their degrees earlier (or on time).
It is a great opportunity for students to catch up with school, especially those who change majors or are taking double majors.

Why should you not take summer classes?

There are many reasons why a college student chooses not to summer classes. Here are some of the reasons:

While the summer term is shorter than the regular semesters, meetings for each day are usually longer and are more often.
The summer term can be very hectic for some.
Some professors are quite demanding in terms of giving course requirements.
Information overload.
There is always a tendency for students to feel ‘burnout’.
Less time (to no time at all) for summer escapades.

Blog Post: Should You Take Summer Classes?

Things to Consider

Money for Tuition Fees / Miscellaneous Fees
Time (for attending classes, working on requirements, etc)
Course Offerings and Availability
Other Personal Engagements (Work, OJT, Internship, etc)
Advice of your Academic Adviser

iBlog 7 at UP Diliman

iBlog 7: The 7th Philippine Blogging Summit will be held from April 1-2, 2011 at the UP College of Law, Diliman, Quezon City. Jeric Peña will talk about the basics of podcasting on April 2, 2011 at the said event. For more information, please visit the official website of iBlog. See you there!

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EDUC Today #031 - 'Waiting for Superman' and Philippine Public Education

feedback@brinknotespodcast.com (Brink Notes Podcast Network) — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 03:10:58 +0000

Get to know what the documentary ‘Waiting for Superman’ is all about and the similar problems in the Philippine and the American public schools in this episode of EDUC Today.

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After a few weeks of talking about tips and tricks on how to become better students of today, let’s now talk about timely issues concerning the educational system, specifically about the issues in public education.

Waiting for Superman is a documentary film released in September 2010 directed by Davis Guggenheim, who is also the director the documentary film The Inconvenient Truth. Waiting for Superman followed the story of five children in the US and their families who are in the search for quality education. The film revealed how American public schools are failing America for producing graduates that are not proficient readers and that are not even qualified for admission to four-year colleges. The film also discussed the issue of incompetent or underperforming teachers and teacher unions.

This episode of EDUC Today discussed the documentary film Waiting for Superman and the similarities between the problems encountered in the American public schools and Philippine public schools.

EDUC Today #030 - Financial Management Tips for Students

feedback@brinknotespodcast.com (Brink Notes Podcast Network) — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 09:39:07 +0000

Learn how you can manage your finances effectively as a student by listening to this episode of EDUC Today wherein Jeric Peña gave tips on how you can effectively and wisely manage your finances and on how you can save money along the way.

10 Financial Management Tips for Students

Track your cash flow.
1. Use Personal Finance Software like Mint, Quicken, Excel, Budget Pulse
Create a budget and stick with it.
Take advantages of available discounts for students.
Treat your school library as your bestfriend.
Brew your own coffee and or tea.
Buy and or sell used textbooks.
Open a savings account.
Look for best deals online.
Work part-time for extra income.
Practice good habits.

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EDUC Today #029 - Tools for a Better Student Life

feedback@brinknotespodcast.com (Brink Notes Podcast Network) — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 08:51:38 +0000

Happy Valentine’s Day! Learn more about the awesome (and free!) tools that you can use to help you become a better, productive, and efficient student.

News — Tyra Banks attends Harvard Business School

The hottest news that people are buzzing about in the world wide web for the past few days is the fact that Tyra Banks is back in school—and not just any other school—she’s currently attending the Harvard Business School considered by The New York Magazine as THE “most fashionable business school.”

4 Tools for a Better Student Life

Notepads and or Post-Its
Reference / Citation List Generators
1. Citation Machine
2. BibMe
3. Quick Cite for iPhone
Google Docs
Dropbox

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EDUC Today #028 - Education for All 2015

feedback@brinknotespodcast.com (Brink Notes Podcast Network) — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 08:14:16 +0000

Clueless about the terms “Education for All 2015″ and “Millennium Development Goals”? Learn more about the Education for All 2015 and the Millennium Development Goals in this episode of EDUC Today.

Millennium Development Goals

In the year 2000, 189 leaders from around the world met at the historic United Nations Millennium Summit in New York. The result of this meeting is a commitment, with a set deadline; 2015, which we now know the the Millennium Development Goals for 2015. We have 8 Millennium Development Goals for 2015 are:

Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger.
Achieve universal primary education.
Promote gender equality and empower women.
Reduce child mortality.
Improve maternal health.
Combat AIDS/HIV, malaria and other diseases.
Ensure environmental sustainability.
Develop a global partnership for development.

Education for All 2015

The Education for All movement took off at the World Conference on Education for All in 1990. The Education for All (EFA) movement is a global commitment to provide quality basic education for all children, youth and adults. At the World Education Forum (Dakar, 2000), 164 governments pledged to achieve EFA and identified six goals to be met by 2015.

Here are the six internationally agreed education goals aim to meet the learning needs of all children, youth and adults by 2015.

Goal 1
Expanding and improving comprehensive early childhood care and education, especially for the most vulnerable and disadvantaged children
Goal 2
Ensuring that by 2015 all children, particularly girls, children in difficult circumstances and those belonging to ethnic minorities, have access to, and complete, free and compulsory primary education of good quality.
Goal 3
Ensuring that the learning needs of all young people and adults are met through equitable access to appropriate learning and life-skills programmes
Goal 4
Achieving a 50 per cent improvement in levels of adult literacy by 2015, especially for women, and equitable access to basic and continuing education for all adults.
Goal 5
Eliminating gender disparities in primary and secondary education by 2005, and achieving gender equality in education by 2015, with a focus on ensuring girls’ full and equal access to and achievement in basic education of good quality.
Goal 6
Improving all aspects of the quality of education and ensuring excellence of all so that recognized and measurable learning outcomes are achieved by all, especially in literacy, numeracy and essential life skills.

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EDUC Today #027 - Do More, Procrastinate Less

feedback@brinknotespodcast.com (Brink Notes Podcast Network) — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 04:17:12 +0000

Surveys say that around 50% of college students in the US admit to chronically procrastinating. Do you consider yourself as a chronic procrastinator? If yes, this episode will help you do more and procrastinate less and give you tips on how to have a productive academic life.

What is Procrastination?

Procrastination is a mechanism for coping with anxiety associated with starting or completing any task or decision. — The Now Habit by Neil A. Fiore

Aside from defining procrastination, the causes and effects of procrastinations were also discussed. Tips on how to deal with procrastination were also discussed in this episode. Teachers were also given a few pointers on how to help their students procrastinate less.

Time Management Tips for Students

Listen to the 24th episode of EDUC Today for some time management tips especially for students for a more organized academic life.

Amazon Book Recommendations

Procrastination: Why You Do It, What to Do About It Now by Jane B. Burka and Lenora M. Yuen
The Now Habit: A Strategic Program for Overcoming Procrastination and Enjoying Guilt-Free Play
by Neil A. Fiore
End Procrastination Now!: Get it Done with a Proven Psychological Approach by William Knaus, Ed.D.
Still Procrastinating: The No Regrets Guide to Getting It Done by Joseph R. Ferrari
The Procrastination Equation: How to Stop Putting Things Off and Start Getting Stuff Done by Piers Steel, Ph.D.

Others

A few updates on the Brink Notes Podcast Network were also included in this episode.

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EDUC Today #026 - Distance Education for the Uninitiated (Part II)

feedback@brinknotespodcast.com (Brink Notes Podcast Network) — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 04:34:23 +0000

Did you know that there’s such a thing as distance education? Are you curious on what is and how distance education work? Learn more about distance education, choosing the right distance education program and school, and on how to become a better distance learner in this episode.

You may listen to the first part of this podcast series here.

What is distance education?

M. G. Moore and G. Kearsley, in 1996, defined “distance education” as a “planned learning that normally occurs in a different place from teaching and as result requires special techniques of course design, special instructional techniques, special methods of communication by electronic and other technology, as well as special organizational and administrative arrangements.”

J. R. Verduiin, Jr. and T. A. Clark, in 1991, defined “distance education” as “any formal approach to learning in which a majority of the instruction occurs while educator and learner are at a distance from one another.”

And last, the University of Idaho defined “distance education” as taking when “a teacher and student(s) are separated by physical distance, and technology (i.e., voice, video, data, and print), often in concert with face-to-face communication, is used to bridge the instructional gap.”

Given these definitions of “distance education,” we can concluded that some of the elements of distance education are as follows:

The physical separation of the teacher and the student(s)
The use of any medium or technology to facilitate course instruction
And also, the use of any medium or technology to facilitate interaction among the learners themselves and their teachers and even school officials and administrators.

Myths and Misconceptions on Distance Education

Studying via distance education means that you will be studying alone with no professors/instructors or classmates
Distance learners don’t have to take written examinations that are proctored.

Choosing a Distance Education Program

When you choosing a distance education program and distance education school, always check the school or program’s accreditation and the flexibility they offer.

Tips on How to Become a Better Distance Learner

Discipline is a vital trait that every distance learner should have. Staying organized and maintaining and following a schedule is very important for distance learners. Listen to the 24th episode of EDUC Today for some time management tips especially for students for a more organized academic life.

Distance Education in the Philippines

If you want to know more about distance education and distance education in Philippines, I suggest that you go and check out Jeric Peña’s distance education blog at www.distanceeducationblog.com. It is a blog about online distance education in the Philippines with posts about actual distance education experiences and information about the University of the Philippines Open University, distance education degree, distance education classes and almost everything in between.