I’ve been giving some thought on creativity these days. I read a simple and enlightening article on Scientific American mind on the topic, How to Unleash your Creativity. Three professionals of different backgrounds discuss the creative process. Julia Cameron mentions that she has found the creative process to be teachable and trackable. The professionals talk about the techniques that can be used to awaken this creativity in each one of us. YES! Everybody is creative, but there needs to be a

The taekwondist Dalia Contreras won the Bronze Medal in Women −49 kg. Dalia is 24 years old and she's from Cabudare , Lara State. Dalia's medal is Venezuela's first medal in the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games and the number 11 medal in Venezuela's participation history in the Olympic Games. Venezuela has got 1 gold medal, 2 silver medals and 8 bronze medals. She said " I always dreamt of going to the Olympic games, I always told my mom that I wanted to go to the games... winning a medal wa

This is a beautiful song with lots of photos about our State! Hope you enjoy it as much as I do.. This video was posted by Eduardo Morales. He's a member of Quinto Criollo, our most representative musical group in our region. Quinto Criollo is a local musical group whose members have dedicated 34 years of their lives to make our people happy and proud of their culture and heritage. This musical group was born on May 21 1971. Amada Campbell, Eduardo Morales, Francisco Arrieta and Lisbella G

WorldCall 2008 in Fukuoka, Japan has been an incredible experience! I cannot say what was the best part of it. WorldCall committee and all the people involved were so kind and efficient ! I would like to say thank you to Thomas Robb for his immence patience and kindness, Prof. Akio Iwasaki and Hisako Yamauchi, Mike Levy among others. Meeting Webheads was fantastic! Most of the awardees were Webheads: Erika Cruvinel (Brazil), Hala Fawzi (Sudan), Neny Isharyanti (Indonesia), Evelyn Izquierdo

Well, we just finished another trimester... It went really fast but we achieved a lot: We got a bunch of new friends at the International Collaboration Ning Social Network. We got a Facebook Group We had lots of fun... Soon, I will be posting all we did... lots of pictures, videos and excellent work. Now... the feedback... This is the link to our survey... Click Here to take survey Please, take the survey and keep in touch... I will see you next trimester...

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Everyone works, worked, or will work Working is definetely part of our lives. I have worked since I was 15, I think. I love working and I just love my job. I have had many jobs. Could you please tell us about your working experience? Tell us about your first job, others jobs you had. If you have never worked, please tell us a little about your ideal job.

Jennifer and I were interviewed about Web 2.0 and our scholarship to Japan last month by Mario Sarlengue for Radio Universidad de La Plata. This interview was in Spanish - sorry Webheads :( I would like to share it with you. Click on the links below, turn on your speakers and listen to our wonderful voices :-) Part one http://www.mediafire.com/?jmoozmxjjtj Part two http://www.mediafire.com/?jmoozmxjjtj Enjoy the interview. Nelba

¿Si supieras que vas a morir que le dirías a tus estudiantes? Esta es la historia de un profesor extraordinario que nos dio una lección extraordinaria. Vivamos la vida de la mejor manera ... completa y feliz.. no hay otra manera. Esta es la versión en español... Estas son algunas de sus ideas maravillosas para lograr una vida completa: "Tienes que definir si eres un tigger o u Eeryore, Los Tiggers son energéticos, optimistas, curiosos, entusiastas y siempre la pasan bien....Nunca subestimes

An amazing professor who taught us a great last lesson. In the lecture Mr. Pausch urged his students and colleagues to live life to the fullest. Among his words of wisdom: "Never underestimate the importance of having fun. I'm dying and I'm having fun. And I'm going to keep having fun every day because there's no other way to play it." "We can't change the cards we're dealt, just how we play the hand. If I'm not as depressed as you think I should be, I'm sorry to disappoint you." "Good te

Bolivar Bolivariano no es un pensamiento muerto ni mucho menos un santo para prenderle una vela.... Ali Primera . Today, we are remembering our Bolivar. What do you think about this great Venezuelan? How important is his legacy to you? Should we be proud of him? Was he a superheroe or just an ordinary human being? Reading The Free Dictionary, I found this: "Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar Palacios y Blanco called El Libertador (born July 24 , 1783 in C

roadtrip so... I got myself a new haircut.. ;) still getting used to it... so far it's straight hair...I wonder how it'll look like when it's all curly... hahaha... I gotta go to work a bit later, haven't packed anything yet... gonna do it later when I get home from work... it's a great sunny day... I got enough money to buy me a ticket for a bus to my destination...and some more, just in case...;) I can't wait! and at the same time I would love to take everyone I love with me...I hate lea

Do you like music? ... What about James Blunt? He's one of my fav! I couldn't resist to add the lyrics to this video... So, everybody... Let's all sing. Find more videos like this on International Collaboration About the singer.. James Blunt (born James Hillier Blount, February 22 1974 ) is a British singer-songwriter whose debut album, Back to Bedlam , and single releases — especially the number one hit " You're Beautiful " — brought him to fame in 2005. His style is a mix of pop

Well, my dear friends... we are almost done! These are some guidelines and reminders of what our final project is about. Check on the presentation and if you need it you ca download it form our file box. Final Project view presentation If you have any doubts ... you know what to do do.... email me or ask a partner...Looking forward to listening to your final reports...

Hello, There! Introducing a voice forum for our last week class... From now on... we are going to record our participations in class in these forums. I know... we are finishing our level 6 but you can keep in touch with us through these conversations we are going to have in UTTERZ. Let's get started with our first Conversation... All you have to do is ... click on the replies... Look at the tittle tutorial I put together for you (click on the image to see a larger picture of it).... if you have

Hello, There! Introducing a voice forum for our last week class... From now on... we are going to record our participations in class in these forums. I know... we are finishing our English class together, but you can always keep in touch with us through these conversations we are going to have in UTTERZ . Let's get started with our first Conversation... All you have to do is ... click on the replies... Look at the tittle tutorial I put together for you (click on the image to see a larger pict

Banana Split... a delicious dessert.... Antonio Arrieta shared this delicious recipe with us... Here you have to cook this easy recipe... Uploaded on authorSTREAM by antonioarrieta Easy right?... Who wants some.... mmmhhhmm

This is powerpoint point presentation designed by a 17 years old student from Portugal . His name is João Paulo Alves and his presentation is competing at a Slideshare contest ... go there check it out and vote it winner!!! Excellent message, design, and use of the language. View Upload your own Ok... did you like it? what did you like about it? Contents, message, photos, words. What about you? Would you like to participate in this contest or at least contribute to the spreadin

How To Improve Your Creative ThinkingHow To Memorise A Speech Using A Mind MapAre you creative? Do you know how to create a mind map?

Interesting projects those in the video. Don't you think? Now, something extra on Robots.. just for fun? How it's made - Solar panels Task 1. Find a Think Green How to video related to your field of expertise. You can go to E How, Video Jug, PC World, How Stuff Works Task 2. Write a post on your blog about it. Don't forget to write an introductory paragraph explaining why you selected that video, how it relates to your area and why should engineers care about the environment. Next, summ