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Internships offer individuals who are new to the workplace an opportunity to work in their field of interest, prior to full-time employment. Excellent opportunities can be obtained, The Virtual Internship environment can nurture and perfect skills for future employment. Most internships can begin after the first completed year of study.
Internships are particularly beneficial to individuals who are thinking of a career change. These individuals can obtain excellent work experience, build a portfolio, and become comfortable networking.
Virtual Internships can avail of collaboration and team work from the daily technology used. As we have seen with the recent Pandemic, Zoom and other virtual environments means that support is often only a quick click away!
I found it interesting that researcher Taub (2006) stated that the attitudes of school principals can result either in increased opportunities for students in general education or in limited efforts, by not supporting special segregated education services. It was found that principals with positive attitudes were more likely than those with negative attitudes to recommend inclusive educational placements for students with disabilities. Future opportunities for students with disabilities might be reduced by a principal who has a negative attitude, especially if those students are prevented from completing regular academic coursework required for admission to a 4-year college. Educators who have… >>>
To accommodate students with cognitive or physical disabilities, faculty must involve strategies that are accessible throughout their day to day schedule. The classroom environment and instructors must consider changes and accommodations to increase student participation and enhance learning. When teachers and students adapt effective instructional strategies, individual and groups of students gain the tools necessary to become successful learners. Here are some strategies you can use:
Colored highlighters to direct attention to key information.
Digital timer to help pace student while working. .
Colored sticky notes to draw attention or clarify important information.
Large pencils and/or pencil grips/weighted pencils.… >>>
A common medical understanding of disability is that people with disabilities often report feeling excluded, undervalued, pressured to fit in, and/or be treated as if they were globally incapacitated. People with disabilities often express frustration when they are met with pitying attitudes or incredulity if they speak about anything positive related to living with their conditions. For many people with disabilities, the main disadvantage they experience does not stem directly from their bodies, but rather from their unwelcome reception in the world, in terms of how physical structures, institutional norms, and social attitudes exclude and/or denigrate them.
Having laws such… >>>
I learned that Title IX, The Clery Act and Violence Against Women Act, are all acts to prevent an individual being excluded from higher education based on gender, The Clery Act requires institutions of higher education to collect and record data on crime. –Was enacted into law in 1972 by the federal government. No person, on the basis of sex, should be excluded from participation in, any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.
The CleryAct – was enacted in 1990 to require all schools receiving federal monies to collect and publish information about crimes occurring on campus. The… >>>
On completion of the CHEP (Certified Higher Education Professional) course, I have learned the importance of effective engagement and support for students who are taking Online Courses. First impression are very important and none more so than in the Online environment. It is key that first week of instruction to show students that you are fully engaged. Important areas to focus on initially are: Introductions posted to the student lounge, outline clear expectations and show excellent availability for any questions that students may have. By establishing your presence as the teacher early, you show students that you are both visible… >>>
I have found it interesting that Chickering & Ehrmann were able to include a focus on e-learning practices, within the original work developed by Chickering and Gamzon (1987).
Chickering and Ehrmann's work (1997), shows that online teaching/learning is an important way to gain knowledge in the 21st century. From their list of effective knowledge, skills, I especially like the following areas emphasizing active participation and the use of life experiences in the learning process.
- Converting traditional lectures into learner-centered content and lessons that encourage students to be active participants.
- Creating open-ended application questions that require students to connect information … >>>
I found it interesting looking at the concepts of Validity and Reliability. You can complete research that is Reliable without being Valid, but you cannot have Validity without the research being Reliable. As Dr Roberta Heale shared in her article, (Validity and Reliability in quantitative studies, Evidence Based Nursing July 2015| volume 18| number 3) An effective example of validity and reliability is an alarm clock that rings at 7:00am each morning, but is set for 6:30am. It is very reliable (it consistently rings the same time each day), but is not valid… >>>
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I agree very informative, issues such as where a disability is well controlled is still given the same protections offers additional insights.