Vision of Students Today

Many of you may have already seen this video- but whether you are a teacher or student, it does make you pause and think about how the relationship and communication between teacher (I’ll say school/institution) and student has changed over the last five years. The insertion of social media and viral communication via the Internet  has had more then a profound impact on the way students learn and communicate, it has altered the methods and strategies of teaching and the dissemination of knowledge between teacher- student. Many teachers will feel like they have been hit in the gut after watching this video- students will feel like it is a money game. Either way bridging the gap in order to ensure knowledge is being transferred effectively and efficiently is one of the biggest challenges facing schools in the coming years. Gen X, Gen Y see things differently then many of the teachers in classrooms today- I say it starts with them as leaders.

Received a few emails asking about Stats tutorials. Well- we have them here! We have been getting alot of activity of late so ‘thanks’ to all who have logged in. The Milearn community is growing and as always asks you..”what did you learn today?”..

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Enzymes are biological catalysts. A catalyst is a substance that increases the rate of a reaction without being consumed. Enzymes are made up of proteins that facilitate chemical reactions without affecting the chemical equilibrium. Enzymes simply speed up, or slow down catabolic, and anabolic, (synthesis of complex molecules), processes by lowering the activation energy for the reaction. “Enzymes exert their catalytic activity by bringing reactant molecules together, holding them in the orientation necessary for reaction, and providing any necessary acidic or basic sites to catalyze specific steps” (McMurry 2003)

We have 8 pages of notes which can be found within our science (Chemistry) tab under
Biology- Enzymes

Thanks for the notes!

Michael at MiLearn

When the world thinks of Canada and Canadians a few words and images immediately come to mind.

Hockey, cold, snow, long winters, Wayne Gretzky, trees, moose and…… beer! (Especially when compared to US beer- sorry American friends- our beer is better – but guys know that).

And now the world can think of Canada and ..innovations. Sure we brought the world the Blackberry, the phone, hockey, basketball (yes we did!), Flickr, Java (not the coffee), Poutine (Quebec is still part of us) and the Beavertail! (ever had some Canadian beaver..tail?)

Now the newest innovation showing that we are not only a creative and fun bunch (are you listening Ottawa??), but also that during those long cold winters months while watching hockey, eating beavertails texting on our blackberries and trying to get some customer service out of Bell, we have wayyy too much time on our hands!

The  video below encompasses the true meaning of being Canadian, eh!

Beer Opener