How did Donald Trump become President of the USA? According to Dr. Michael Lissack, "It wasn't politics -- It was mindsets (how we think)." He says "Do not let the media descriptions of politics and group identity fool you. The election of Donald Trump marks a sea change in our thinking. If you are to thrive in this new era, you need to understand the forces at work." To … [Read more...]
Learn How To Include Minorities In Your Community Development Project
A community development project can only be successful if it represents the needs of all members of the community. The free Alison online course "Inclusion of Minorities in Community Development" will show you how to identify diversity in your community and how to ensure these minority groups are included in any community development project. This course also looks at the … [Read more...]
12 TED Talks for when you wish you could go back to college
Other people's interests or areas of research often seem more exciting than our own. That's why I've kept moving from one academic area to another throughout my academic life :-) Here is a playlist (compiled by "TED Talks") of talks by authors who inspire you to learn more about their topics. Paul Bloom: The origins of pleasure Why do we like an original painting … [Read more...]
LEGO Serious Play – An Introduction (Videos)
1: LEGO Serious Play (LSP) Methodology Lego Serious Play (LSP) is a technique that uses Lego blocks in directed exercises to build structures that metaphorically represent business and brand architecture models. Based on extensive research in organizational development, psychology, and learning techniques—LSP uses the context of "play" to enable executives, managers, and … [Read more...]
Lectures on Great Social Thinkers
A series of lectures for second year anthropology students in the Department of Social Anthropology in Cambridge by Alan Macfarlane. 1. A map of social theories, 1000-2000 by Alan Macfarlane 2. The Baron de Montesquieu (1689-1755), Alan Macfarlane 3. Adam Smith (1723-1790) 4. Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-1859) 5. Lecture on Karl Marx (1818-1883) 6. Lecture on Emile … [Read more...]
Infant and Toddler Guidelines
This course will provide opportunity to use the Massachusetts Early Learning Guidelines to support your work with infants and toddlers. The first three years of life area a time of rapid brain development and learning. This time is critically important for infants and toddlers as they develop foundations for learning. The purpose of the Early Learning Guidelines (ELG) for … [Read more...]
Early Brain Development (Videos)
1) Promote Early Brain Development in Infants and Children Learn how to promote early brain development in your infant or child from Dr. Lelach Rave, a pediatrician at The Everett Clinic at Harbour Pointe. 2) The Importance of Early Child Development Sensitive Periods in Early Brain Development are described by Dr. Clyde Hertzman, Director of the Human Early … [Read more...]
