Classroom Icebreaker Activities for Students
You can rightly say that icebreakers are activities designed to relax students, introduce them to one another and also energize them. The icebreakers help to make the environment informal and warm up the session. In addition, icebreakers help the students to form random and informal groups to break up the cliques in a fun way.
The term “icebreaker” is borrowed from a ship which “break the ice” in the arctic region. The icebreaker ships help in clearing the ice to make way for the other ships to travel smoothly. Similarly, icebreaker activities help the students to interact with one another and also enhance learning through series of games and activities and teamwork.
Icebreaker activities also help in creating a bond between students and teachers. Classroom icebreaker activities on the first day of school help the newcomers to mix with the old students and also help to make them comfortable and settle in.
Today, icebreakers are a part of creative thinking, strategic thinking, positive thinking, problem solving and learning strategies, not only in business organizations but also for students of all age groups. The reason is classroom icebreaker activities help to develop various soft skills such as interpersonal skill, communication skills that include written, verbal and non-verbal and team building skills. Icebreakers activities are used in a form of learning known as problem-based learning, a novel mode of imparting education to the aspiring students. Read the rest of this entry »
Selecting the Best School for Business Professionals
Posted by admin in Business School on November 12, 2011
Some of the best indicators of whether a business school is top-notch include the alumni who have attended, the programs it offers, and, most importantly, the ranking the school gets from surveying groups around the world. If you are looking for the best of the best, the rankings can help you decide. Some are ranked high for their selective enrollment, some for awards they have received from business institutions, and some for their contributions to the business community. There are many groups who rank business schools, mostly annually, and the best schools already have proven track records outside the rankings. The only bonus of evaluating rankings is that such standings give the school a reputation for excellence. If a university has a label attached to its name, then you can be assured that its facilities, faculty, curriculum, and resources have all met the criteria for quality.
If rankings aren’t enough for you to make a decision, then you should assess your career goals, and determine which schools offer curricula that align with your values and objectives for your career. Narrowing down your career choices will make it easy to limit the number of schools on your list for consideration. To further limit your choices, consider your budget and the location you prefer. Full-time MBA degrees will require more time and more money, and there are schools that offer executive and/or part-time programs. Your first consideration should not be looking simply for a low-budget program. You should be looking for a school that will provide a good return on your investment. Read the rest of this entry »
Biology, Science and Nature Books
Cosmology is the name given to a range of natural sciences, including both physics and astronomy that intends to provide an explanation for how the universe works as an integrated entity. Over the centuries, since the Pythagoreans in Greece during the 6th century BC considered the possibility that Earth was spherical, cosmology has come a long way and has integrated a variety of different fields of science.
Cosmology evolved from the observation of these Greeks who interpreted the natural laws of the heavenly bodies from which, eventually, the Ptolemaic model developed during the second century AD. Centuries later, during the 16th century, the Copernican system further developed the theories surrounding astronomy and cosmology – followed, in the 20th century, by the theories of special relativity and Albert Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity. Overall, however, the case for cosmology states that the laws of physics work the same everywhere and that there is homogeneity throughout the universe.
‘The Holographic Universe’, written by Michael Talbot, tells its story in two parts: the first part devotes 55 pages to discussing David Bohm’s holographic model of the universe – simplified into everyday language by Talbot. The second part of the book delves into events of the paranormal while, at the same time, attempting to rationalise the holographic model. Talbot introduces the reader to Karl Pribram as well as the philosophies of David Bohm. Read the rest of this entry »