Posted by Christopher Melba | Posted on 10-02-2012
India is a country of diversity. The present scenario of higher education is overwhelming. As all are aware India is the Second populous country of the world. There is a growing imbalance between the intake of students and those seeking admissions. Indian Education system follows a 10+2+3 pattern
Today there are around 300 universities and equivalent institutions together with 13,000 colleges with 8.8 million students. Though such an expansion has democratized higher education, (40 per cent of students are from low socio-economic strata together with 35 per cent being women).
Technology has reached almost all provinces in India, it’s true that every house even in remote places there is at least one mobile in every home. T
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Posted by Christopher Melba | Posted on 09-02-2012
Download my helpful hints on Presentations – Expressions and introductory phrases .
Memorable speeches
Once we have dealt with the basics it can be fun to teach students a few rhetorical devices to make their speeches and presentations more memorable. The study of rhetoric – a way of speaking or writing meant to influence or impress people – was once at the heart of a classical education. Nowadays the only people who seem to employ it are politicians. So why not teach our students a few rhetorical tricks which they can easily put into practice?
Here are some ideas you may like to draw on or add to.
Lists of three
For some reason, human beings seem to be hard-wired to use lists of three. There
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Posted by Christopher Melba | Posted on 23-01-2012
On May 16, 2011, we published Gerald Danzers book Illinois: A History in Pictures, which gathers drawings, engravings, photographs, maps, and other illustrations to illuminate the growth and changes in the Prairie States history. Dr. Danzer, a professor emeritus of history at the University of Illinois at Chicago and former director of the Chicago Neighborhood History Project, recently answered some questions about the book.
Q. You have written a great deal on American history. Wh
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Posted by Christopher Melba | Posted on 16-01-2012
As the IRS expands its search for delinquent tax filers, the guilty parties should not delay filing returns for missed years. Financial troubles for some individuals in recent years caused them to skip submitting tax returns until they recovered from hard times. The elapsed time now creates complications for gathering accurate income figures as well as the correct tax forms.
Fortunately, paid tax preparers can help. They possess tax software for prior years plus knowledge about qualifications for various tax credits that have changed frequently. An experienced tax practitioner has completed tax preparer continuing education each year.
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Posted by Christopher Melba | Posted on 09-01-2012
Information and communications technology has been transforming education at different levels. One level where the ICT has been playing a key role for over the last three decades is in the management and allocation of educational resources and providing data on students and teachers often referred to as Education Management Information System (EMIS).
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