The Skills-Universe Book Club

The DNA of great teachers

Started by Wilma de Villiers on Monday. 0 Replies 0 Likes

Author:  Casper OlivierCan be ordered directly from Casper Olivier (member of Skills Universe)The sentence, “To all learners who are in need of great teachers”, immediately caught my attention. I like the layout of the book and the print (font) that…Continue

Improving learning Transfer

Started by Wilma de Villiers on Saturday. 0 Replies 0 Likes

Author:  Cyril KirwanPublished: 2009The book is ‘a guide to getting more out of what you put into your training’. Kirwan explores the factors that affect transfer of learning to the workplace. This book is very practical and easy to read.  He makes…Continue

The DNA of Great Teachers

Started by Cas Olivier. Last reply by Cas Olivier Apr 2. 8 Replies 5 Likes

The following motivated me to write the book: The DNA of Great Teachers Students prayerBy UMBERTO MATURAN Don't impose on me what you know I want to explore the unknownAnd be the source of my own discoveries Let the known be my liberation, not my…Continue

“The Last lecture: lessons in living”. Author: Randy Pausch

Started by Wilma de Villiers Apr 1. 0 Replies 1 Like

The summary at the back of this book: “If you only had a short time to live, what would your do?”More than five million copies of this book have been sold.  This book is the legacy to the author’s three young children, because he was diagnosed with…Continue

The Big Issue - 25 January - 24 February 2013

Started by sylvia hammond. Last reply by Wilma de Villiers Apr 1. 1 Reply 4 Likes

Have you ever woken up after a few hours sleep and not been able to go back to sleep again?  You probably either lay in bed tossing and turning, or woke up your partner, put the light on to read a book, or got up to get something to drink? Now if…Continue

Tags: biological, light, pattern, research, skills-universe

Clever ways to interpret the curriculum/unit standard

Started by Cas Olivier Mar 2. 0 Replies 2 Likes

The traditional way to interpret the curriculum or a unit standard is to analyse it and then translate it into lessons, using one or more textbooks and if possible other references. Lesson planning, in this way amplifies the curriculum’s purpose and…Continue

Books for children project arising from the Franschhoek Literary Festival

Started by sylvia hammond Feb 17. 0 Replies 0 Likes

Today (17 February 2013) at 15h15 on SAFM Literature section project librarian Margie Cunnama was interviewed about a project to involve young children in books and reading.The project arises from the Franschhoek Literature Festival and Margie spent…Continue

Tags: Groendaal, Exclusive, Masiphumelele, culture, community

English Vs Textlish

Started by Tass Schwab. Last reply by sylvia hammond Jan 26. 1 Reply 0 Likes

This may not be a review on a book, but since we are fellow bibliophiles here, language is obviously something close to our hearts. There is a growing trend of deteriorating business language online. There is still a standard of communication that…Continue

The WIsdom of Psychopaths

Started by Phil de Kock. Last reply by Tass Schwab Jan 25. 1 Reply 0 Likes

The most fascinating book I have ever read!! I tell you based on this we tend to test leaders trats as desirable for many of the psychopathic traits that they mention here. And I would hypothesize that certain work environments tend to reward…Continue

Shaping the Future of South Africa's Youth

Started by sylvia hammond Nov 25, 2012. 0 Replies 0 Likes

Edited by Helene Perold, Nico Cloete, and Joy Papier this book is a very useful reference book to have.  It's a joint collaboration of the Centre for Higher Education Transformation, the Ford Foundation, the Further Education and Training Institute…Continue

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