Stockton Got Talent Night!!!!!!

April 2nd was the night of the stars!!!! It was Stockton's Annual Got Talent, and members of our faculty and staff delighted us with their gift. Indeed, Stockton....

The show is actually presented by the Arts and Humanities Department.  Among all the performers, there was Bud Noble, Beverly Vaughn, David Pinto, Peter Hagan, Cheryl Gist, Rodger Jackson, Stephanie Susmeir, Amanda Allen, Russ Manson, Dennis Fotia, Janet Wagner, and Anjanette Christy.  (Gosh I hope I didn't forget anybody, LOL).  Between instruments,  songs, and dance everybody was enjoying and having a good time.  Oh, the Stockton Faculty Band was also there.  As a matter of fact, they had the opening act.  OMG...and there was also a bike, yes, I motorcycle up on the stage (Suze, I envy you so much for that... LOL).

It was certainly great! See it for yourself! Please go enjoy some of the pictures at Flickr.

Orientation Attribute Maps and Socrative Presentations

On March 26th, class started with a Socrative presentation delivered by graduate student Melissa Krupp.  It was so good to see her! I have always liked her presentations.  I find her to be extremely smart and enjoyable to watch and listen.  She provides good information, gives nice examples, and puts a spark of humor which makes her presentation more interesting.  I heard of Socrative before, but I didn't know that there is a smartphone application.  It is a great tool, and I believe that it is something that can be used at my place of employment.  The training manager, for example, could use it at the end of seminars and workshops to see how much employees learned.  I could also use it myself after giving the new hire orientation to make sure that they know exactly which paperwork it is required from them to have their pension and health benefits established.  I also think that students can use the application among each other when getting together to study for a test.  They can do a great review and I am certain that they can recollect more information when taking their exam.

Also, the orientation attribute maps were presented on this night.  My classmates brought different and interesting products.  We came up to the conclusion that adult learners like to apply any type of knowledge of skill learned right away.  They like doing it this way because they believe is going to help them to have a more effective life in the future.  They are also more like problem-centered than subject-centered. 

Readiness Attribute Map Presentations

On Tuesday, March 19th, I had an evening doctor's appointment, and I wasn't able to attend class.  However, I did post my Readiness Attribute Map, and I also looked to my classmates maps and listen to the archive.  As always, the class did a great job representing the concept.  I noticed that among the pictures that were used the majority of the class used the "mark, set, go".  Everybody did a great job! I like Jessica's mapping because besides providing good information it looks very pretty.  Something about the way she does the bubbles and the colors that she uses makes the map very appealing to the eye.  Of course, I also like Marquita's and Shannon's.  Well, I like them all, lol!

For this week, I would like to share the following links with you.  Please take a look at them.  They are very interesting.

How Maturity and Motivation Affect Readiness to Learn

 

10 Suggestions for Adults in Higher Education