Edupunk Edupunk
Posted by: EastLancsJohn

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I have been enjoying a chunk of professional development with my colleagues at the University Centre at Blackburn College. "Edupunks" has widened my knowledge of Open Educational Resources and given me the confidence to try Webinars, Blogs and other technologies to support my students in their learning.


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Counselling Skills Lecture 4 Paraphrasing Counselling Skills Lecture 4 Paraphrasing
Posted by: EastLancsJohn

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In this lecture I talk about the twin skills of paraphrasing and reflecting feelings. I quote from Mearns, D. and Thorne, B. (2007) Person-Centred Counselling in Action, London: Sage.
Sorry the lighting is naff and I probably need to sit further away from the camera now I know my microphone is working. Imagine how good Series 32 will be!


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Counselling Skills Lecture 3 Rapport Counselling Skills Lecture 3 Rapport
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In this video I talk about three things: refraining, attending and building rapport. This is the first of three guides to active listening.


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Counselling Skills Lecture 2 The Reflective Journal Counselling Skills Lecture 2 The Reflective Journal
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In this video I want to tell students about the benefits of keeping a reflective journal, explain how they can get the most out of their journal and what the assessment criteria are when the journals are handed in for marking. I mention Kolb's learning cycle. Students can visit www.businessballs.co m for more infromation about Kolb's learning theories.


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Counselling Skills Lecture 1 Introduction Counselling Skills Lecture 1 Introduction
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This video introduces students to the module, Counselling and Interpersonal Skills. It says what students will have learned by the end of the module.


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Twitter agrees to adopt Do-Not-Track privacy option

Posted on: May 17, 2012, 6:38 pm

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Twitter will honour requests from users who do not want their online behaviour tracked, the company said on Thursday, in contrast with Web companies such Google Inc and Facebook Inc whose business models rely heavily on collecting user data. Twitter said it will officially support "Do Not Track," a standardized privacy initiative that has been heavily promoted by the U ... read more ...

Twitter joins Firefox effort to thwart online tracking

Posted on: May 17, 2012, 12:46 pm

Twitter on Thursday took a stand for online privacy by backing a Firefox web browsing feature that lets people signal that they don't want their Internet activity tracked. read more ...

Twitter vows to 'protect' users

Posted on: May 15, 2012, 2:22 am

Twitter tells the BBC it hopes to work more closely with government and other policymakers. read more ...

Twitter Joins 'Do Not Track,' Gives Users Privacy Option - Denver Channel

Posted on: May 17, 2012, 8:39 pm

(CNN) -- A Federal Trade Commission official announced that Twitter users will be able block personal data from being shared with third-party websites. The announcement came at an Internet privacy forum in New York, where FTC Chief Technology ... read more ...

Twitter agrees to 'do not track' policy action - NDTV

Posted on: May 17, 2012, 9:07 pm

Twitter will honor requests from users who do not want their online behavior tracked, the company said on Thursday, in contrast with Web companies such Google and Facebook whose business models rely heavily on collecting user data. Twitter said ... read more ...

Alyssa Milano taking over NHL's Twitter account - NHL.com

Posted on: May 17, 2012, 2:05 pm

The Los Angeles Kings have had no shortage of celebrities watching from the stands throughout their remarkable playoff run, but one celebrity who has been there since long before the playoffs began is season-ticket holder Alyssa Milano. The actress is a ... read more ...