http://www.blogtalkradio.com/sedatviuThe mission of the School of Education at Virginia International University is to provide a diverse and practical preparation for graduates to serve in roles of educational leadership, social change and instructional design and delivery. The School provides a world-class education from faculty who are experts in the field of education and leadership. enCopyright Victoria Fedorets (C/O Blogtalkradio)Sat, 15 Jun 2019 06:00:00 GMTWed, 21 Feb 2018 17:00:00 GMTHigher EducationBlogTalkRadio Feed v2.0https://dasg7xwmldix6.cloudfront.net/hostpics/249dd766-4fad-4e9c-a6a7-135f18c5dfd0_fb_logo_06162017_-_copy.jpghttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/sedatviuThe mission of the School of Education at Virginia International University is to provide a diverse and practical preparation for graduates to serve in roles of educational leadership, social change and instructional design and delivery. The School provides a world-class education from faculty who are experts in the field of education and leadership. feeds@blogtalkradio.comBlogTalkRadio.comhigher education,education,linguistics,teaching,#communication,#languages,#peace,#schools,educational,eslSED at VIU livenoThe mission of the School of Education at Virginia International University is to provide a diverse and practical preparation for graduates to serve in roles ofepisodichttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/sedatviu/2018/02/21/march-1st-voices-from-the-field-speaker-spotlight-interview-dr-danksHigher Educationhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/sedatviu/2018/02/21/march-1st-voices-from-the-field-speaker-spotlight-interview-dr-danks/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/sedatviu/2018/02/21/march-1st-voices-from-the-field-speaker-spotlight-interview-dr-danksWed, 21 Feb 2018 17:00:00 GMTMarch 1st, Voices from the Field speaker spotlight interview. Dr. DanksKinetic warfare involves tanks, bullets, and other hardware, but everyone recognizes that understandings of it must involve the warfighters from general staff to boots on the ground. In contrast, most discussions of cyberwarfare—its strategy, impacts, ethics—focus on the machines, systems, and data, while largely ignoring the human element. Human agents are included only as collateral effects (e.g., the impact on humans of shutting down an adversary’s electrical grid), or as a locus of moral responsibility (e.g., providing the ground for the moral justification of a cyber-attack). In this talk, I explore a range of conceptual, psycholinguistic, and cultural issues that arise when we focus on the cognitive constraints, biases, and heuristics of human agents in four different roles: developers of a cyber-action (whether attack or exploit); target of that cyber-action; defender against some cyber action; and third party observers, whether neutral nations, or even the public within a nation engaged in cyber-actions. Cyberwarfare is conducted with machines, often autonomous, but humans are the developers, targets, and defenders of cyber-actions. Thus, a full understanding of the psycholinguistic, social, and cultural distinctions of cyberwarfare must incorporate the human actors with all of their cognitive, conceptual, and cultural biases, tendencies, and foibles. Joseph Danks is Research Professor Emeritus and formerly Technical Director for Strategic Intelligence Analysis at the University of Maryland Center for Advanced Study of Language (CASL). His research has focused on how people comprehend sentences and text, especially across languages, the cognitive processes involved in translation, and how elderly patients communicate their life-sustaining treatment preferences.  00:24:00SED at VIU livenolinguistics,espionage,psychology,warfare,languageBeyond Machines: Humans in Cyber Operations, Espionage, and Conflict3faa0fb4-9b14-4b57-8b55-644c5b56919b13fullhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/sedatviu/2018/01/08/the-good-the-bad-and-the-rubric-designing-and-using-rubrics-effectivelyHigher Educationhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/sedatviu/2018/01/08/the-good-the-bad-and-the-rubric-designing-and-using-rubrics-effectively/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/sedatviu/2018/01/08/the-good-the-bad-and-the-rubric-designing-and-using-rubrics-effectivelyMon, 08 Jan 2018 18:00:00 GMTThe Good, the Bad, and the Rubric: Designing and Using Rubrics EffectivelyIn this era of educational transparency, formal assessment measures have increasingly become a hallmark of 'best practice'.Hence, assessment is regarded as a key component of language instruction (Brown, 2014; Purpura, 2016) world-wide (Tsagari, 2016). Unfortunately, assessment can be daunting and unpleasant for both students and teachers (e.g., Brown, 2014). For students, holistic grading can be perceived as pejorative or arbitrary; for teachers, non-traditional assessment approaches can be time-consuming and overly complicated. One means of addressing these challenges is through the use of rubrics, which break down a language event into its components, including content, organization, fluency, and accuracy.    However, despite these advantages, the use of rubrics also presents both teacher and student with hurdles. For example, the “descriptors” for a given rubric (the narrative descriptions for different ratings) may over- (or under-) represent language features, contain inherently subjective language, and may be problematic, particularly for lower-level students, depending on the length and meta-language used. In this practice-oriented session, Dr. Weger draws on principles developed in her use of rubrics with English language learners, providing examples from several rubrics for productive tasks, including rubrics for written essays, a traditional oral presentation, and a group-based discussion task. Based on an analysis of these samples, she identifies advantages of rubrics and provides tips on how to avoid potential pitfalls. Attendees receive a handout with these examples. 00:21:00SED at VIU livenoEducation,Educational,testing,TESOL,linguisticsAdvantages of rubrics and tips on how to avoid potential pitfalls are provided in this sessionc4acbf09-6a52-49ae-ad8d-10677764475f12fullhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/sedatviu/2017/09/12/november-2017-voices-from-the-field-speaker-spotlight-interview-dr-joy-peytonHigher Educationhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/sedatviu/2017/09/12/november-2017-voices-from-the-field-speaker-spotlight-interview-dr-joy-peyton/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/sedatviu/2017/09/12/november-2017-voices-from-the-field-speaker-spotlight-interview-dr-joy-peytonTue, 12 Sep 2017 14:00:00 GMTNovember 2017 Voices from the Field speaker spotlight interview. Dr. Joy PeytonMany of us are interested in and strive for peaceful engagement in our families, communities, schools, and nation, and there are strong calls for peace within our education community (e.g., Oxford, 2013; The Language of Peace: Communicating to Create Harmony) and in international engagement initiatives (e.g., Gopin, 2016; Healing the Heart of Conflict). However, understandings about ways to live in peace often remain abstract, and the language that we observe in politics, the media, and even in education (and that we use ourselves) is often filled with judgments, labels, and blame, and we increasingly see misunderstandings and division across, and even within, the groups that we care about and engage with. The goals of this talk are to review key principles and components of nonviolent communication, which teachers can use with learners and colleagues and in their classes, and all of us can use in our daily lives. These include ways to Observe, express our own Feelings, understand our Needs, and make Requests.Many of us are interested in and strive for peaceful engagement in our families, communities, schools, and nation, and there are strong calls for peace within our education community (e.g., Oxford, 2013; The Language of Peace: Communicating to Create Harmony) and in international engagement initiatives (e.g., Gopin, 2016; Healing the Heart of Conflict). However, understandings about ways to live in peace often remain abstract, and the language that we observe in politics, the media, and even in education (and that we use ourselves) is often filled with judgments, labels, and blame, and we increasingly see misunderstandings and division across, and even within, the groups that we care about and engage with. The goals of this talk are to review key principles and components of nonviolent communication, which teachers can use with learners and colleagues and in their classes, and all of us can use in our daily lives.  00:31:00SED at VIU liveno#peace,#languages,#communication,#Schools,#education standardsThe goals of this talk are to review key principles and components of nonviolent communication, which teachers can use with learners and colleagues and in theirhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/sedatviu/2017/08/22/dr-marietta-bradinova-for-the-spotlight-interview-for-voices-from-the-fieldHigher Educationhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/sedatviu/2017/08/22/dr-marietta-bradinova-for-the-spotlight-interview-for-voices-from-the-field/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/sedatviu/2017/08/22/dr-marietta-bradinova-for-the-spotlight-interview-for-voices-from-the-fieldTue, 22 Aug 2017 20:39:19 GMTDr. Marietta Bradinova, for the spotlight interview for Voices from the FieldJoin us LIVE today, 8/22/2017 on BlogTalkRadio, at 4:30 pm hosting our speaker, Dr. Marietta Bradinova, for the spotlight interview to answer few questions before her main talk October 5th, 2017, 3:30-4:30 pm at Virginia International University, Fairfax, VA. Dr. Bradinova earned her MA in English Philology from St.Cyril and Methodi University, Bulgaria and taught English language and literature at the English Language High School in Bourgas, Bulgaria.She joined the Department of Applied Linguistics at Bourgas Free University in 1991 and taught various courses in First and Second Language Acquisition and Development, Methods and Approaches in English Language Teaching, and Modern English Grammar. Dr. Bradinova earned her MA in English Linguistics and TESOL Certificate at George Mason University, VA and her Ph.D. in English at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Prior to joining VIU as the Associate Chair of the English Language Programs Department (2008), Dr. Bradinova worked for FCPS ,VA for five years, where she taught various ESL courses and created syllabi, lesson plans, materials and assessments, using Smart Board technology and computer- and web-based resources. Her current research interests center on TESOL methodology, technology and literacy, assessment, teacher preparation and instructional design. Engaged Learning: Are We All on the Same Page? Abstract: The presentation will offer college teachers a dynamic model for engaging students and will provide them with tips and strategies that have been proven to help teachers from a wide variety of disciplines motivate and connect with their students. Selected strategies will be modeled, in a ready-to-use format, through purpose, presentation, procedures, examples, online implementation, variations and extensions, and key resources.   00:16:00SED at VIU livenoEducation,Teaching,ESL,TESOLDr. Marietta Bradinova, for the spotlight interview for Voices from the Field