Trainer-teacher-learners worldwide are on the cusp of a magnificent collaborative opportunity: participation in Open Education Week, which runs from Monday – Friday, March 11-15, 2013. Ostensibly for those involved in formal academic education programs, this is an opportunity that should appeal to anyone involved in the numerous entities comprising our global learning environment: K-12 schools; colleges, universities, and trade schools; libraries; museums; workplace learning and performance (staff training) programs; professional associations and organizations like the American Society for Training & Development (ASTD), the American Library Association, and the New Media Consortium ; and many others.…
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HAPPINESS is the key to success?! Or is it the other way around? (TED talk by Shawn Achor)
Ted Talk by Shawn Achor
(12 minutes; watchworthy; setup is 2:45 then it takes off; positive psychology; brain-focused; at about 10:00 good stuff)
This makes sense when you think about it. We operate under the idea that success leads to happiness and we teach it to our kids–if you work harder you’ll be successful and THEN you’ll be happy.…