Author: drcowinj

Dr. Jasmin (Bey) Cowin, an Associate Professor at Touro University, received the 2024 Touro University CETL Faculty Fellowship for Excellence in Teaching and the Rockefeller Institute of Government awarded her the prestigious Richard P. Nathan Public Policy Fellowship (2024-2025). As a Fulbright Scholar and SIT Graduate, she was selected to be a U.S. Department of State English Language Specialist. Her expertise in AI in education is underscored by her role as an AI trainer and former Education Policy Fellow (EPFP™) at Columbia University's Teachers College. As a columnist for Stankevicius, she explores Nicomachean Ethics at the intersection of AI and education. She has contributed to initiatives like Computers for Schools Burundi, served as a resource specialist for Amity University in Uttar Pradesh, India, and participated in TESOL "Train the Trainer" programs in Yemen and Morocco. Her research interests include simulations and metaverse for educators-in-training, AI applications in education and language acquisition and teaching, and distributed ledger technologies, with a focus on her 'Education for 2060' theme. In conclusion, my commitment extends beyond transactional interactions, focusing instead on utilizing my skills and privileges to make a positive, enduring impact on the world.

EF Unversity Preparation Grammar Fair

Pedagogy: David A. Kolb – experiential learning.

David A. Kolb’s model of experiential learning can be found in many discussions of the theory and practice of adult education, informal education, and lifelong learning.  Much of the literature on experiential learning, as Peter Jarvis comments (1995: 75), ‘is actually about learning from primary experience, that is learning through sense experiences’.

The learning in this project with the Grammar Fair is geared towards students “creating” a teaching tool from scratch without technology. Here the learning process begins first with deep-diving into Grammar research to be able to teach the Grammar point.  Students use the FUMP model: Form, Use, Meaning, and Presentation.  Then, students create a trifold with the prime examples and teaching points.  The trifolds get showcased at the school-wide Grammar Fair where students now present and peer teach other students adding to free L2 use in an authentic situation.

 

A video Collage of the successful Grammar Fair at EF – Education First, NY

 

Long Term Water Storage

20170320_170501_LIThe first thing off the shelves in the advent and aftermath of a disruptive event is bottled water. Clean water must be part of your family’s emergency preparedness plans.

Recommendation for drinking and cooking water per person per month:

Drinking: 15 gallons of clean water for drinking per person per month.

Cooking: Freeze-dried food uses 3/4 to 1 cup of water to rehydrate.

Recommended: 7.5 gallons of cooking water per person per month.

Total of drinking and cooking: 22.5 gallons

This is roughly the size: L 22 x W 11 x H 30″

Hygiene: Grey water, not quality drinking water is fine.

Don’t forget drinking water for your pet!

See instructions:  
Long Water Storage

What Makes Smart Devices So Vulnerable in 2017?

reblogged from the German Center for Research and Innovation

The Internet of Things (IoT), Jetsons’ lifestyle is a possible future scenario for many of us. Read our interview on the future of smart homes with Prof. Dr. Elisabeth André, Chair of Human-Centered Multimedia at Augsburg University. Smart homes contain devices designed to connect to the Internet in order to learn about their owners’ habits. The “magic” happens when data that is gathered by the devices is fed back into the software infrastructure. This results in improved accuracy of the device and, in turn, is more convenient for users.

What Makes Smart Devices So Vulnerable in 2017?