The top charitable activity this year will be food/toy/closing/other drives at 51 percent. Company volunteer events came in at 18 percent. We also saw this reflected in our 2018 Emerging Workforce® Study, which showed that 46 percent of companies surveyed offered paid time off this year for community service versus 26 percent who did so in 2015. A new survey indicates a holiday bonus tops employees’ wish lists this year. MORE

Please note that events, dates, titles, and locations may change; thus, check the specific conference website. Note also that some events will be cancelled at a later date. link] conferences_events/presidents/ 2009.asp. link] conferences_events/presidents/ 2009.asp January 4-7, 2009 Hawaii International Conference on Education , 7 th annual, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. event=42 March 23-25, 2009 EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional Conference, Chicago, Illinois, USA. MORE

We had a great online party last night, steaks, balloon toys for the kiddos, my dogs dressed up – Voodoo looked smashing in his black tax with coat tails, err his tail. You can contact vendors directly thru FindAnLMS – watch videos, download/read case studies, whitepapers and much more. Event management – calendar and waitlist. Heyo! I know it has been a couple of weeks. Business Travel. Holidays. And yes, work – where does the time go? MORE

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I can be specializing in nonprofits that are… Like they run events, and races, and things of that nature. So I got my kids’ toys in the background. A lot of people are scared to ask for it though, but what’s much harder to do are case studies. MORE

Learning people have too often become events people, and our stakeholders have grown accustomed to calling us to ask for programs and “edutainment”: We throw great parties, invite sparkling guests and speakers, ensure that participants have a blast … and we’re rewarded for it. MORE

Turkle shares the story of a girl who became so sad because the toy could no longer talk back to her. It has to do with focusing on a given moment in time or focusing on events—“framing”. 21, 2013) Human brains are hardwired for empathy, friendship, study shows Ray Jimenez, PhD Vignettes Learning "Helping Learners Learn Their Way" Ray Jimenez, PhD Vignettes Learning. Evan’s Story (Please watch the video before reading) I’d like to thank @JD_Dillon for sharing the Evan video. MORE

This article talks about Pew Center Research study reports, which states that the Internet is now the main national and international news source for people ages 18-29. Read this article to know why some educators say they are more than just a cool new toy. Lists some notable events and developments (among many others) in 2010, and based on them makes some predictions for the coming 12 months. MORE

It also appears to be backed by science, although the number of studies is small: a study from the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) showed that employees who brought pets to work reported lower stress levels during the day , higher levels of job satisfaction, and a better perception of their employer. Various studies have also shown that animal therapy in general is effective for those with mental health needs and that pets can have a calming effect on many people. MORE

link] January 29-30, 2010 Educa : Inspiration and Ideas from the Education Sector’s Professional Event, Helsinki Fair Centre, Helsinki, Finland. link] February 25, 2010 The International Society for the Social Studies Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida, USA. The event may not be held in 2010. Clayton Wright just sent me his incredible annual list of eLearning Conferences. MORE

It covers events from four continents. Please note that events, dates, titles, and locations may change; thus, CHECK the specific conference website. Note also that some events will be cancelled at a later date, such as those in Tunisia and Egypt in early 2011. link] January 27-28, 2012 Educa : National Training Event for Educators, Helsinki, Finland. The event was last held March 16-18, 2011 in Boa Vista, Roraima, Brazil. Clayton R. MORE

This time, the all-day event will be held in Indianapolis on August 28th in Indianapolis, IN. When I got into high school, I worked in the toys/sporting goods department of Sears, which happily coincided with the introduction of Atari, the first gaming system I can recall. ” What specific studies or anecdotal stories, to you, make the strongest case for game-based learning efficacy? Read the event description or click the link below to register. MORE

Please note that events, dates, titles, and locations may change; thus, CHECK the specific conference website. Note also that some events will be cancelled at a later date. If you are mounting your own conference, please ensure that the following information is clearly visible on your web page and/or poster: the name of the event, location (including country), date of the event, the FULL name of the sponsoring organization, and an e-mail contact address. MORE

To accomplish this, learning professionals need to construct learning environments, events and processes that encourage active participation and speak to employees in ways that trigger an innate need and desire to learn. They want that toy or snack or the TV remote, so they figure out how to get to it, reach for it and start exploring it. Those who soak up information but do little with it are common. MORE

The study which was conducted among of more than 2,000 people in both the UK and the US shows that as multiple devices become an inseparable part of our lives, shuffling between them has become a norm. Many schools have toyed with the idea of using AR applications to support learning, such as when a student scans a page of his homework, a video of his teacher explaining a related concept pops up, or book reviews in the form of videoattached to scan-able book barcodes. MORE

You can contact him at: crwr77 [@] gmail.com This 26th version of the conference list covers selected events from four continents. Only listings until June 30, 2012 are complete as dates, locations, or Internet addresses (URLs) were not available for a number of events held after this date. => Note also that some events will be cancelled at a later date, such as those in Tunisia and Egypt in early 2011. MORE