Humanity is looking for confident leaders

Dear Creative Engineers!

Wherever you entered into 2018, I hope you all arrived well.

In a time of reflection and a new beginning, thoughts circle around our roots, where we come from and where we want to go.

I am honored and proud t​​o walk part of this way with YOU, enjoying to nurture and see your ideas grow into projects and market realities:

214 projects up to date, 19 of them in the making right now.

Leaderships skills are a main topic in media and industry, humanity is looking for confident leaders to help our countries and businesses transform.

I want to – again – warmly recommend the Gallup Strength Finder Assessment which was an eye opener for me.

Knowning your 5 key strengths will give you the focus for your career and life all together. This semester you have this special opportunity as a current CREATIVITY ENGINEERING class participant, as well as an ALUMNI:

Professional Leadership Package – exclusively for Creativity Engineering Community
It includes the Gallup Strength Finder Assessment itself + 2 sessions with Martin, a Leadership Development Expert of a kind I was so lucky to get to meet.

Looking forward to hearing from you and your experiences in and after your CE class.​​
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Inspirational regards

Jutta

Digital Economy Strategist and Partnership Architect

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The $4 Million Teacher – Hagwons in South Korea

Referenced article http://online.wsj.com

This article has a few elements and arguments I was very happy to read about. Even better it would be if many other would be read the article and conclude that they are well worth thinking about.

“Tutoring services are growing all over the globe, Sometimes called shadow education systems, they mirror the mainstream system, offering after-hours classes in every subject—for a fee. But nowhere have they achieved the market penetration and sophistication of hagwons in South Korea, where private tutors now outnumber schoolteachers.”

From my own experience I got to know the ones in Japan, called Gakushū juku 学習塾 which have a similar status in society and among students. They are indispensable for many who do not succeed in passing the university entry exams which take place only one a year at the first try.

“Such a shadow education system is both exciting and troubling. Students essentially go to school twice—once during the day and then again at night at the tutoring academies. It is a relentless grind.”

“When attempting to look at the quality of education delivered it is surprisingly hard to answer this question. Research undertaken worldwide is suggesting that the quality of after-school lessons matters more than the quantity. Leading to the fact that the most affluent kids can afford one-on-one tutoring with the most popular instructors, while others attend inferior hagwons with huge class sizes and less reliable instruction—or after-hours sessions offered free by their public schools.”

“The really good teachers are hard to retain—and hard to manage. You need to protect their egos,” says Lee Chae-yun, who owns a chain of five hagwons in Seoul called Myungin Academy.

“Students are the customers,”

“In South Korea, if parents aren’t engaged, that is considered a failure of the educators, not the family.”

This is an interesting statement and here is how this works in Korea: “Once students enroll, the school embeds itself in families’ lives. Parents get text messages when their children arrive at the academies each afternoon; then they get another message relaying students’ progress. Two to three times a month, teachers call home with feedback. Every few months, the head of the school telephones, too.”

Performance surveys are conducted throughout the hagwon schools and by the Korean Educational Development Institute. Performance evaluations are typically based on following points, including questions asked and rated

• number of students sign up for their class
• students’ test-score growth
• passion of the teacher
• how well prepared is the teacher
• respectfulness of students’ opinions
• treating all students fairly

It has to be noted that the satisfaction surveys are given to students and parents.

“Policy makers and planners should…ask why parents are willing to invest considerable sums of money to supplement the schooling received from the mainstream,” he writes. “At least in some cultures, the private tutors are more adventurous and client-oriented.”

“The only solution is to improve public education,” says Mr. Kim, the millionaire teacher, echoing what the country’s education minister and dozens of other Korean educators told me. If parents trusted the system, the theory goes, they wouldn’t resort to paying high fees for extra tutoring.

“To create such trust, Mr. Kim suggests paying public-school teachers significantly more money according to their performance—as hagwons do. Then the profession could attract the most skilled, accomplished candidates, and parents would know that the best teachers were the ones in their children’s schools—not in the strip mall down the street.”

“No country has all the answers. But in an information-driven global economy, a few truths are becoming universal: Children need to know how to think critically in math, reading and science; they must be driven; and they must learn how to adapt, since they will be doing it all their lives. These demands require that schools change, too—or the free market may do it for them.”

NED Juli Paket

… and here comes a monthly package after the month has passed. Not a good approach for continuous learning every day. Unfortunately circumstances and energy levels lead to this. I apologize.

Nihongo	English	Deutsch	Lernen in Wortfamilien
おんど ondo	temperature	(e) Temperatur	Temperatur haben
きょうしつ kyōshitsu	classroom	(s) Klassenzimmer	“das fliegende Klassenzimmer”
ほんだな hondana	bookshelf	(s) Bücherregal	(s) Regal
いたみ　itami	pain	(r) Schmerz	es tut weh!
くるま kuruma	car	(s) Auto	Auto fahren
えいが eiga	video	(s) Video	(r) Film
せいびし seibishi	mechanic	MechanikerIn	MechanikerIn lernen

Happy learning! Viel Spaß beim Lernen!

Nihongo	English	Deutsch	Lernen in Wortfamilien
よむ yomu	read	lesen	ein Buch lesen, lesen können
つうやく tsūyaku	interpreter	ÜbersetzerIn	als Übersetzerin arbeiten
電子辞書 denshi jisho	electronic dictionary	(s) Elektronisches Wörterbuch	das ist unersetzbar in Japan
けいざいがく keizaigaku	economics	(e) Wirtschaft	Wirtschaft studierden
ノート nōto	notebook	(s) Notizbuch	(r) Notizblock
学習塾 Gakushū juku	after school academy	(e) Nachhilfeschule
げきじょう gekijō	theater	(s) Theater	ins Theater gehen, ein Theater machen

Another set of words

Nihongo	English	Deutsch	Lernen in Wortfamilien
こうじょう kōjō	factory	(e) Fabrik	Fabriksarbeiter
ワインwain	wine	(r) Wein	Stadt Wien
おおきい ōkii	big	groß	(r) Großteil
なぜなら Nazenara	because	weil	deswegen, deshalb
好む konomu	like, prefer	mögen	Wandern mögen
欲する hossuru	want, desire	möchten	ich möchte eine Torte
ギリギリ Giri Giri	barely, at the edge	gerade noch	an der Grenze

Gambare!

Wörter einschicken? Freue mich auf Ihre Email an jutta(at)kulturimpuls.net

NED – June Package

… and here comes a monthly package, please do come back and check, this post will get updated.

Nihongo	English	Deutsch	Lernen in Wortfamilien
ちいさい chiisai	small	klein	groß, mittelgroß, ganz groß
せっちゃくざい secchakuzai	glue	(r) Klebstoff	(r) Kleber, (r) Uhustick
ボクシング bokushingu	boxing	(s) Boxen	Fußball, Tennis, Schwimmen, (e) Sportarten
せいきゅうしょ seikyūsho	bill	(e) Rechnung	Kann ich eine Rechnung bekommen?
したぎ shitagi	underwear	(e) Unterwäsche	(s) Unterhemd, (e) Unterhose, (r) BH
けが kega	injury	(e) Verletzung	sich verletzen, (e) Wunde, verwundet werden
しゅじゅつ shujutsu	operation	(e) Operation	(s) Krankenhaus, (e) Versicherung

Happy learning! Viel Spaß beim Lernen!

Nihongo	English	Deutsch	Lernen in Wortfamilien
えり eri	collar	(r) Kragen	es geht dir an den Kragen
アリクイ arikui	anteater	(r) Ameisenbär	Braunbär, Schwarzbär
つかう tsukau	to use	verwenden	einsetzen
バイオリン baiorin	violin	(e) Violine	(e) Geige, Geige spielen
でんしゃばんごう ressha bangō	train number	(e) Zugnummer
きぼうにみちた kibō ni michita	hopefull	hoffnungsvoll	erwartungsvoll, voller Hoffnung sein
でんわばんごう denwa bangō	phone number	(e) Telefonnummer	jemanden anrufen

Trotz Sonntag ein paar neue Wörter lernen!

Another week of words

Nihongo	English	Deutsch	Lernen in Wortfamilien
そうじきをかける sōjiki o kakeru	vacuum	(r) Staubsauber	(s) Staubtuch, (r) Staubwedel
てくび tekubi	wrist	(s) Handgelenk	(r) Handrücken, Finger, Ellbogen
くつろぐ kutsurogu	relax	ausspannen	relaxen, ausruhen, entspannen
はみがきこ ha migakiko	toothpaste	(e) Zahnpaste	(e) Zahnbürste, (e) Mundspülung
雪/ゆき yuki	snow	(r) Schnee	(r) Schneefall, schneien
氷 koon	ice	(s) Eis	gefrorenes Wasser
氷の道 koori no michi	ice road	(e) Eisfahrbahn	gefährlich !

Gambare!

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Welche Wörter findet ihr denn schwierig zu verstehen? Ich versuche gern eine Erklärung.

Virqual – How to make Virtual Mobility a reality in universities in Europe

Das Projekt VIRQUAL Network for integrating Virtual Mobility and European Qualification Framework in HE and CE Institutions hat viele Erkenntnisse und Resultate gebracht, die nun auch frei zu haben sind. Arbeiten Sie damit, kooperieren Sie mit uns und lassen Sie uns auf dieser Basis weitere Schritte gemeinsam tun!

The VIRQUAL project Network for integrating Virtual Mobility and European Qualification Framework in HE and CE Institutions brought many important insights and results that are now available for you. Work with them, cooperate with us and let us take the next steps together!

Kontaktieren Sie uns – Contact us via email: virqual[at]kulturimpuls.net

Learning outcomes database in Moodle
To access the course please click on the link below and login as guest
[go to Repository of Intended Learning Outcomes]

Guides
– VIRQUAL Model [download PDF]
– Simple Guide for Institutions [download PDF]
– Simple Guide for Teachers [download PDF]
– Simple Guide for Learners [download PDF]

Country reports E-learning and EQF [go to Interactive Map]

The VIRQUAL Project

WEBINAR: EQF and Recognition of prior learning – the buzzword Lifelong learning

Lebenslanges Lernen ist eine Begriff, der viel beinhaltet. Lebenslanges Lernen hat Auswirkungen in verschiedensten Bereichen und auf unterschiedlichen Ebenen. Dieses vielschichtige Thema wird in unserem dritten WEBINAR behandelt. Virqual beschäftigt sich damit, wie dies in den nationalen Rahmenbedingungen, den NQF, sowie dem darüber stehenden Meta-Framework, den EQF, berücksichtigt und implementiert wird. Die Aufnahme des WEBINARs steht Ihnen hier zur Verfügung.
Gast und Experte: Michel Feutrie (Université de Lille)

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Lifelong Learning is a term that encompasses a lot. Lifelong Learning has effects on different areas and on different levels. This complex topic is in the focus of our third WEBINAR. Virqual researches how this is integrated into the national framework, the NQF, and in the European meta-framework, the EQF. The recording of the WEBINARs can be found here.
Guest Expert: Michel Feutrie (Université de Lille)

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Links
VIRQUAL

E-Learning Definitions – oder Was bedeutet e-Learning denn jetzt wirklich in der Praxis?

The term e-learning refers to the use of ICT to enhance and/or support learning in education. Following kinds of online presence can be distinguished:

– None or trivial online presence
– Web supplemented: course outline, links, materials, date are online
– Web dependent: requirement to use the Internet for key active elements but no significant reduction in classroom time
– Mixed mode: requirement of participation in online activities as discussions, assessment, collaborative work – replacing face-to-face teaching/learning. Significant campus attendance remains.
– Fully online

↑↑↑ English ↑↑↑ ↓↓↓ Deutsch ↓↓↓

Der Begriff e-learning bezieht sich auf den Einsatz von Internet und Kommunikationstechnologien in der Lehre mit dem Zweck das Lernen zu vertiefen und/oder zu unterstützen. Es werden folgende Formen unterschieden:

– Keine oder trviale Online Präsenz des Kurses oder der Lehrveranstaltung
– Web unterstützt
Kursprogramm, Links, Materialien, Terminplan sind online verfügbar
– Web abhängig
Die Verwendung des Internets ist Teil der Lehrveranstaltung, aber reduziert die geforderten Anwesenheitszeiten im Klassenzimmer nicht signifikant.
– Gemischte Form: Blended Learning
Es besteht die Anforderung zur Teilnahme an online Aktivitäten wie Diskussionen, Tests, gemeinsame Arbeiten, die das Lehren und Lernen von Angesicht zu Angesicht ersetzen. Die Anwesenheit am Campus wird durch online Arbeiten signifikant ersetzt.
– Vollständig Online

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RESOURCE/QUELLE
CERI study – e-Learning in Tertiary Education

ABBREVIATIONS
ICT – Internet and Communication Technologies / Internet und Kommunikationstechnologien

LINKS
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Was ist richtig und falsch?

What is the right thing to do?

Die Frage, die jeder kennt und sich mehrmals täglich selbst beantworten muss.

Wie man sich mit dieser Frage grundlegend auseinander setzt, ermöglicht das Program Justice von Harvard.
www.justiceharvard.org
Don´t miss it and see what you think?
Nehmen Sie Teil an der Diskussion und finden Sie heraus, wie Sie eigentlich dazu denken?