As a graduate you will be in competition with many others. This means that you need to think carefully about how you can stand out above the rest of your fellow students, for example how could you use Twitter to increase the “You Brand”?. Dress code and behaving in a certain manner are significant things [...]
Books that Make You Think part 1: motivation, crowd-sourcing and organisation
December 4, 2010 By 2 Comments
Make Ideas Happen Have you ever wondered why some ideas work where others fail; or why some individuals whom in your mind lack creative flare succeed where other creative geniuses do not? Scott Belsky, founder of The Behance Network and The 99% think-tank, argues that in order for our ideas to be productive and long-lasting [...]
Ideas for Learning and Creativity: simplicity
July 14, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Seeing things differently When I first came to the UK from Sweden I got a job as a Guest Porter in a fancy hotel in Cambridge. This was a real learning experience for me particularly when it came to day-to-day language. For example colleagues would ask, pretty much daily, if I was ‘alright’. Now this [...]
Ideas for Learning and Creativity #4
April 10, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Creativity and Innovation This fifth post looks at ways in which students and teachers can improve the way they express ideas and communicate their understanding of key issues. I have also mentioned how cross-pollination into different spheres can help improve our practice as teachers – if you find this topic of particular interest please visit [...]
Ideas for Learning and Creativity #3
March 31, 2010 By 1 Comment
This third post on Ideas for Learning and Creativity explores ways in which both teachers and students can communicate in a range of different ways; from public speaking, writing, composing or using technology to make an impact on their audiences. This post contains more video clips than other post in this series (see #1 and [...]
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