Knowledge is a tradeable commodity and a driving force in global life. Modern learning is about using information to construct new understandings. Students need the ability to control knowledge – to access, organize, analyze, evaluate and use information effectively. This program looks at specific higher order thinking skills – those that can be applied both in the classroom, and life beyond it. Content must be rich and contribute to the use of thinking skills and strategies. We show how a thinking curriculum can be introduced to and applied in the classroom.
Grade levels: Adult
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By the Numbers
From the stock market to research to sports, learn how statistics influence our everyday lives. This program also provides a detailed explanation of an essential aspect of statistics – correlation.
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English Every Day
This series of vignettes is specifically designed for adults who are learning English as a second or foreign language. Intended for those in Stage 1, Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB), the series provides visual representation of everyday activities with authentic language and non-verbal cues appropriate to everyday contexts. Used in conjunction with the workbook material, this program provides opportunities to practice language skills and learn about the cultural aspects of life in Canada and North America. Includes workbook.
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This Thing Called Hope – Viewer’s Guide
A comprehensive viewer’s guide provides suggested activities and discussions based on segments of the video program This Thing Called Hope. The guide is free with purchase of the complete series.
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What is Hope?
Part I, defines hope and examines the mind-body connections that make hope a valuable tool in dealing with life’s difficulties. You will meet five individuals who have learned to “practice hope and make it intentional in their lives” as they face their particular challenges – chronic pain, mental illness, terminal cancer, cerebral palsy and heart disease.
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Telephone and Reception
The telephone and reception area in an office is the frontline of the business. Ensuring you are equipped with the correct skills is vital. In this program we demonstrate clearly and concisely why first impressions count, how to use the telephone effectively, the equipment and organisation of the reception desk and dealing with difficult customers. Say ‘hello’ to a brilliant educational program for office workers everywhere.
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Classic Studies in Psychology 1
A compelling set of short videos illustrating five of psychology’s most important studies; The Strange Situation, Bandura on Social Learning, Elizabeth Loftus on Eyewitness Testimony, Milgram’s Experiments on Obedience and The Stanford Prison Experiment. Also included on the DVD are lesson plans and activities, PowerPoint’s and follow-up references and resources. This is ideal for introduction to this field of study or open days.
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PE Skills Classification, Coaching and Practice
A syllabus specific program on key concepts, filmed at a leading PE college. This video offers practical examples from a variety of sports and focuses on Skill & Ability, Skills Classification, Training & Practice, and features exam advice & guidance.
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PE Theories of Learning
This 25 minute syllabus specific program uses a number of practical examples to explore four key psychological theories and their application to learning sporting skills; Social Learning Theory, Operant Conditioning, Cognitive Theory, Schema and Skills Transition and gives exam advice and guidance.
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Sue Sharpe on Just like a Girl
In the first part of this program Sue Sharpe explains how and why her work came to be focused on working class girls, her shift from quantitative to qualitative methods and her use of content analysis. In the second part, she discusses the correspondence she found between the images of femininity portrayed in popular culture and the aspirations of the majority of girls she interviewed to leave school as soon as possible, get an office job and settle down to have children. She also talks about her follow-up study 20 years later, where she found a much more cynical attitude to marriage and family but little change in girls’ educational and career aspirations.