HAPPY NEW YEAR

Wishing all my reader from the following countries a HAPPY NEW YEAR! 

May the year bring you fresh energy and excitements in all your endeavors. Stay strong and remain positive. There is always light at the end of the tunnel. I hope you find that light this coming year. I will keep you all in my prayers. 

PEACE BE UPON YOU AND YOUR COUNTRIES!

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SPECIAL HOLIDAY BLESSINGS FOR YOU

As you celebrate a new chapter in your life during this Christmas,

May the joy of the Lord be your portion.

May you find an uncommon favor with the Lord,

And may your territories be enlarged beyond your understanding.

The goodness and mercies of the Lord is upon you

And you will enjoy the days of your life.

You shall lack nothing in the coming years because His eyes are upon you.

Your pockets will never run dry. It shall run over.

Your are the apple of the Lord’s eyes and He will guide you

As you make your journey in life.

The Lord is faithful. He will establish you and protect you from the evil one.

Enjoy this Christmas and the many, many years to come!

THE USE OF SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS FOR THE STUDY OF LEARNING

 Social network analysis can be use to study the effectiveness of learning designs. Analysis can be done on centrality, associations, and direction of interactivity. This can yield useful information such as

• who is talking to who (student-student interactions)
• Who is the dominant student in discussion groups.
• Who is the least connected student or isolated student.
• Whether information from student-student interaction is one way or bi-directional. That is, if one student is sending information to all the others or there is actual communication between them.
• interactions between instructor and students
• frequency of interactions and its duration.
• time spent on the course materials such as lecture videos, quizzes, etc.

With this information, the instructor can reach out to those who are isolated or modified the learning design to make it more inclusive and accommodating.

AN ODE TO PLANTS

Today, I am sharing with you a poem I just wrote when I was thinking about nature. I was inspire to write this while reading a book about plants. I hope you enjoy reading it and SAVE the PLANTS.

From the dawn of history you ministered to our needs;
Thou ancient of days, present in the beginning of life;
For your love, you furnish us with food,
Clothing and shelter we lack not.
In you we have life, for the air we breath is enriched by your oxygen.

For without you, we perish.
Oh how, you purify the air we breath!
Our waste, carbon dioxide, is your delicacy. 
Mills are powered by thee, 
Your raw materials are made into products.
Wages are earned because of you.

For your love, Columbus set off in search of thee;
Your spices are worth more than you think.
What would Henry Hudson have done without you?
From the Hudson River Basin to Eastern Canada, he marveled at your beauty.
Wars have been fought because of you,
For you are priceless and worth keeping.


You furnish the settings and beautify the surroundings;
Your fragrance perfuse our minds with wonder.
Literature, music and art are inspired by thee.
Thou ancient of days, present in the beginning of life;
We adore thee!