The unpredictable can be a great strategic advantage, and even a core competency, if the small business is prepared and organized.
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For a couple of months now, I’ve been a follower of the BBC show The Dragons’ Den. The Dragons’ Den is a brilliant program which I honestly think can provide you with quite a learning experience.
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We had been thinking about the idea of shifting to a remote work model for almost a year now, and with most of our major projects for this year nearing completion, we decided that now was the time to execute the plan.
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How networking, competition and badges lead to a more meaningful learning experience. When we decided to create ARU, we were very aware of what was lacking in current LMS’s and web-based training systems: they didn’t easily facilitate peer-to-peer learning experiences.
The products and services succeeding today seem to be those nimble enough to spot the trends in the market, and adapt themselves to be better and less expensive – and then repeat the whole process over and over again.
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Interesting article from one of our team!
You just finished your CEDS English class and are excited about the new content you have learned. You understood everything that was said and now you want to go outside and put your new knowledge into good use. All of a sudden, you walk out of class and realize that you are in Guatemala, a Spanish -
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An interesting article posted over at Entrepreneur.com by Charles H. Green called “Shut Up and Sell” got me thinking about the ways we approach selling education.
In a country like Guatemala, where it is obvious that education is the path out of poverty for so many people, it can sometimes be difficult to balance a sense of social responsibility with the need to make a profit. As a company, we want to help but I also have employees and rent to pay. And I’m sure this is the same for many others in the business of education. So how do we reconcile the two objectives?
We can start by looking at the psychology of selling education. Read the rest of this entry »
My wife and I found out last week that we’re having a boy, due in July. Can’t even begin to describe how happy we are …
Now, it is worth taking a moment to discuss the Guatemalan culture surrounding pregnancy and babies. Since we found out that my wife was pregnant back in October, the most common question has been, “What do you want?”
My response? A healthy human.
Needless to say this has not been sufficient. The correct answer of course is, “A boy.” And I am very happy to be having a boy; but I’m even happier that it is a healthy human. Still, this cultural obsession with having a male child has had its amusing moments.
“And may their first child be a masculine child.”
Luca Brasi, The Godfather
We went for the 3D ultrasound and I have to say the doctor who worked with us did an amazing job. This guy explored every millimeter of the baby; I mean every millimeter. We checked bone length, brain, spine, heart and of course, the most important part. As he focused in, there they were on the screen, our son’s block and tackle, and with a cry of joy he announced, “150% chico!” Now, I can’t say for sure if the reaction would have been different it was a girl, but there is one last piece of telling evidence.
After the ultrasound was finished, the Doctor had 20+ pictures to choose from: face, spine, brain, full body. And what two does he chose to give us?
In case there were any doubts ...
the white arrows prove all!
So, it’s a boy, which is apparently a good thing where I live. It was the least I could do, seeing as poor Ian is going to spend the rest of his life trying to get Spanish speakers to pronounce “Glasgow”.
After writing six epic posts (which I am happy to say got the biggest hits on this blog so far!) I needed to take a week off to recharge the creative batteries. Then I saw this article by George Cloutier on Entrepreneur.com: Love Your Business More than Your Family.
Mr. Cloutier’s position can be summed up in the following quote:
“Of course you have every right to a life, if you don’t care about making money that is. You have your priorities, and I understand that. If you don’t want to put your business before all other considerations, then prepare yourself for a life of financial mediocrity.”
Sorry, but I have to disagree. I think there several things you can do that allow you to love your business and your family. Read the rest of this entry »
You can read Part 1 of the series here, Part 2 here, Part 3 here, Part 4 here, and Part 5 here.
Why do we need to embrace social media in education?
Students are already using social media ... are you?
In his 1999 book The Disciplined Mind, Howard Gardner writes:
“…Literacy should come as a result of probing important issues and learning how to think about them in a disciplined way – not as a consequence of mastering fifty or five hundred predetermined topics each year.”
While I don’t agree with everything in the book, I do believe it is hard to argue with one theme that runs throughout: students today have access to more information than at any other time in our history. And I would add: in the fight to deliver the most meaningful information to students we, as educators, are losing. Read the rest of this entry »
