Category Archives: PFP13S

April 22, 2013
6:23 pm
by: sopranoali

Hands off, CISPA!

Typically I don’t include posts of the political persuasion because then everyone can figure out what a crazy libertarian I am. However, I think it is important to discuss this new CISPA (Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act). This proposed … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in gedivts13, PFP13S

April 22, 2013
12:40 am
by: Shaun Riebl, MS, RD

What to do as a teacher…

I know this is a bit late and I am not trying to ruffle feathers or dwell on a tragedy. After what happen in Boston almost a week ago, I thought about how I would go about addressing my learners … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in gedivts13, PFP13S

April 17, 2013
8:45 pm
by: sopranoali

Veterans in Society Conference

This past Monday, I attended a Veterans in Society conference. Its key focus was the acclimation of veterans back into society, especially in a college setting. The speakers discussed everything from the military culture to maturity to testing out of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in gedivts13, PFP13S

April 17, 2013
4:46 pm
by: Shaun Riebl, MS, RD

Congrats to Our Classmate Daniel!

Not sure if anyone got a chance to read it yet, but today in VT’s News Student Edition, our classmate Daniel Daniel Estuardo Mogrovejo Carrasco was recognized for his research that was presented and recently published as well as his award winning … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in PFP13S

April 15, 2013
6:21 pm
by: Shaun Riebl, MS, RD

How to handle plagiarism

A classmate posted this article on the CN.com (social networking site we are piloting in the GEDI Contemporary Pedagogy class) and thought it would be a good read for us in PFP considering our upcoming discussion(s) on academic integrity. It … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in PFP13S

April 14, 2013
6:52 pm
by: lesliegm

What have I learned from Blogging?

Prior to the beginning of this semester, I had never written or posted a blog.  In the absence of course requirements to do so, I doubt that I would have started blogging on my own – in fact, I can … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in gedivts13, PFP13S

April 8, 2013
4:35 pm
by: Ivette Valenzuela

Infographics: Education + Stable Job= Living Longer with a better quality of life.

I will never get tired of saying education….education….education is the key for almost everything! I am sorry if I talk to much about education and health, I just can’t help it!!! It is important for students that plan to be professors to see the impact of their teaching in their students. Professors have many responsibilities,  […] Continue reading →

Posted in Chronic Disease Prevention- Prevención y control de las enfermedades crónicas, GEDI Spring 2013, gedivts13, PFP13S

April 3, 2013
11:49 pm
by: Gargi Singh

Wish we had a shout-out forum~

Twitter style or FB style for our PFP class!Here is a conference/workshop thingy that I found and I want to share with our awesome PFP and GEDI classmates! (Following our energy-filled discussion in last PFP class.)This workshop also introduces the ful… Continue reading →

Posted in GEDI, PFP13S

April 3, 2013
11:49 pm
by: Gargi Singh

Wish we had a shout-out forum~

Twitter style or FB style for our PFP class!Here is a conference/workshop thingy that I found and I want to share with our awesome PFP and GEDI classmates! (Following our energy-filled discussion in last PFP class.)This workshop also introduces the ful… Continue reading →

Posted in GEDI, PFP13S

April 2, 2013
6:10 pm
by: Ivette Valenzuela

Higher Education and Economy

Access to education is a global problem, in developing countries getting K-12 education is still an issue while in most places of U.S is not. More information about “Higher Education in the Developing World” here. Which is the root cause for U.S ranking in 12th percentile while compared with other countries? Many things come to […] Continue reading →

Posted in GEDI Spring 2013, gedivts13, PFP13S