How to improve your communication skills
Many of us, both ordinary people and communication professionals, often wonder -each for our own reasons- how we could improve our communication skills. This thought prompted me to create a series of courses for business executives in order to exchange views on this particularly important topic. The steps listed below I think to provide a […]
The concept of self-confidence in sports
Although athletes and coaches are constantly talking about self-confidence, it is not easy to define it. Sports psychologists define self-confidence as a personal belief in successfully performing a desired behavior. The desired behavior can be anything related to the sport, the point is to be able to achieve it. Self-confidence can refer to something that […]
Creating entertainment, an educational approach
It is a well-known fact that the spread of COVID-19 affects various parts of our modern society in many ways. Entertainment and creative sectors seem to have to deal with devastating losses in terms of economy and employment. The United Kingdom is already reporting more than 400.000 jobs lost and a 74 billion revenue decrease […]
Ηow asking questions helps reading comprehension
The development of self-regulatory strategies is a teaching model that contributes positively to the improvement of the weaknesses presented by students (Harris, & Graham, 1996, as referred in Kampylafka, Gakis, & Antoniou, 2016) with double objective a) the development of metacognitive skills and b) the reduction of inaccessible attitudes and behaviors (Kampylafka, Gakis, & Antoniou, […]
Classrooms in education through COVID-19
It is a well-known fact that the spread of the COVID-19 virus has already affected a huge amount of human activities, especially the ones that require physical interaction. Education has received a huge shock, as of March 12, since twenty-six countries have completely closed schools nationwide, affecting the learning process of almost 376.9 million children […]
Creating independent students
One of our biggest goal as teachers is to provide our students with all the necessary tools which will equip them with the capability of being independent and feeling confident in themselves during their study. If we succeed that, then we have automatically accomplished the most important challenge in the learning process. It is essential […]
Free training in Public Speaking by Innovatebiz in Greece
Innovatebiz invites 10 people for free training in Public Speaking. This is the first seminar on this topic offered by Innovatebiz, starting from Greece. The duration of the first level of the training is 3 months. Participants will obtain training on preparing, analyzing, and presenting various topics, related to their business object, as well as […]
Augmented Reality in Education
How has the evolution of technology changed the form of education in recent years? New features and applications are provided to the teacher to design a more interactive and experiential teaching. Augmented Reality is becoming increasingly popular in the pedagogical sciences. Augmented Reality means the interaction of the real world with digital objects and digital […]
Experiential and Interactive Teaching
The teacher plays one of the most important roles in the educational process. His interaction with students entrusts him with the responsibility of adapting the teaching based on the era we are living and the new tools it provides. Education needs a form of teaching that is in line with the demands and new orientations […]
Communication and Effective Teaching
The previous article in this series examined some important concepts related to ‘teaching’ and ‘learning’. In this article we take a short look at the role of communication in teaching. The article aims to make readers more aware of the importance of communication in teaching, and hopes to give some ideas of how readers can […]