The Importance of Learning Another Language Learning a new language has a great many advantages. Apart from the requirement from some institutions to learn a foreign language, many individuals are pursuing second and even third language options for a number of reasons. There is a great deal of self-fulfillment and accomplishment in discovering and mastering another language through an online...
According to the recent Engagement and the Global Workplace by Steelcase Inc., one-third of workers in 17 of the world’s most important economies are disengaged.
Find out the difference between the Nanolearning and Microlearning, and why both make absolute sense when it comes to learning a language, with all of its grammar, vocab, idioms and odd little rules.
Essential business etiquette and cultural intelligence of the Land of the Rising Sun, Japan. Customer service in Japan is a highly developed art form, and it is not surprising to know that a same level of service would be expected whilst abroad. Bring on Japanese “Omotenashi” (Service – Japanese-style!). “Omotenashi” means “to welcome guests wholeheartedly.” It comes from the...
It’s easy to get lost in the language of the eLearning world, if you don’t hablas tech. Use this Jargon Buster to ensure you know your xAPI from your SCORM and master these EdTech terms and acronyms.
The EdTech universe is filled with words and acronyms that are highly technical and field-specific. Just this week I received an email from a colleague with the subject line “xAPI and LRS for mLMS” which made perfect sense to me but not to someone who is not familiar with the jargon which we are so used to working on eLearning projects. Here I share 12 online acronyms you need to know...
Verbs, verbs, verbs…-ar, -er, -ir, pretérito imperfecto, pretérito indefinido, futuro simple or future imperfecto, pretérito perfecto…if you are already starting to sweat, then serve up the gazpacho and cool it down a notch as we take a look at some useful Spanish verbs.
Where an IQ can get you that job, it’s emotional intelligence (EQ) that gives you the ability to connect with others and manage your emotions and that of others; that determine how successful you are in life.