The Art of Learning Better - 101 Learning Tips

We found a very interesting site for learners to use learning formats best suited to their abilities.


101 Tips to Find and Fit Your Learning Style
By Heather Johnson

Sometimes, information is hard to understand just because it’s presented in a manner that just doesn’t quite appeal to the way we like to learn best. While it isn’t always possible to take every class or complete every project in a way that fits into your individual style, there are ways that you can help to ensure that you’re making the most of the material at hand. Here are a few tips to help you start improving your learning experience by helping make it work a little better with your needs, whether you’re a visual, auditory or kinesthetic learner.

For the full article:

http://www.teachingtips.com/blog/2008/07/10/the-art-of-learning-better-101-tips-to-find-and-fit-your-learning-style/

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Engineering in the New Global Economy

American Society for Engineering Education

In the coming years, our world will continue to face economical, environmental and energy related problems. How is Engineering and Engineering Technology Education responding to the needs of our society and the world? This will be the theme for an exhilarating and thought provoking weekend of professional workshops, presentations, and discussions at the University of Bridgeport.

The ASEE Northeast Section is soliciting faculty papers, student papers and student posters which address the various challenges and paradigms in this technological world through research and instructional programs in Engineering and Engineering Technology education. There are three conference tracks:

1. Regular/ faculty papers
2. Student papers and
3. Student posters

The deadline for abstract submission is February 27th, 2009. Prospective authors are invited to submit their abstracts online in Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format through the conference website at http://www.asee2009conference.org

Suggested conference topics are listed below. Other innovations in course and laboratory experiences and assessments are also most welcome for submission:

. Chemical and Biological Engineering
. Civil & Environmental Engineering
. Electrical & Computer Engineering
. Engineering Technology/ Community Colleges
. Industrial, Automation and Manufacturing Engineering
. Engineering Technology and Community Colleges
. Innovations In Engineering Education
. First Year Experiences
. K-12 Education (Engineering Curriculum Integration)
. Mechanical Engineering
. Computer Science and Information Technology
. Women in Engineering and Computer Science
. Robotics
. Service Learning
. Sustainability
. Design Projects
. Engineering and Technology in the Liberal Arts
. Systems Engineering
. Globalization
. Ethics
. Diversity In Engineering
. Multidisciplinary Research

Paper and other Proposal Submissions

Important Dates
Abstracts due 27th February, 2009
Acceptance notification 6th March, 2009
Final manuscript & Registration due 20th March, 2009

The Spring 2009 Northeast ASEE Conference will be held on April 3-4, 2009
at the University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S.A.

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1st EULETA Legal English Workshop

European Legal English Teachers’ Association (EULETA)

Testing, Assessing and Evaluating Legal English Skills

Hosted by The Language Centre, Humboldt University, Berlin

16th May 2009

Call for papers

If you would like to offer a presentation/workshop/talk at this event on the testing, evaluation or assessment of English for academic, general or vocational legal purposes, please complete the form below and return (email or fax) by 23rd February 2009 to:

email: david.bowskill@spz.hu-berlin.de

Proposal Guidelines

All presentations/workshops will be 30 - 45 minutes (including questions).
Paper Title: max. 15 words.
Summary for Selection Committee: max. 300 words.
Abstract for Programme: max. 80 words.
Presenter Biography: max. 50 words.
Presenters will be informed & selected by 6th March 2009
Name of presenter:
Institution / affiliation / sponsor:
Address:
Tel.
Email:
Type of presentation: talk workshop product presentation other (specify)

Audience (please highlight/bold):
English for Legal Purposes - general (ELP),
English for Vocational Legal Purposes (EVLP),
English for Academic Legal Purposes (EALP), other
 ELP  EVLP  EALP  other (please specify)

Equipment required (please highlight/bold):
 VHS video/DVD  OHP  CD player  projector  other (please specify)

Scheduling - please indicate when you will NOT be able to give your presentation:
 Saturday a.m.  Saturday p.m.

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