Tuesday, December 30, 2008

EnergyVille

EnergyVille is an interactive game that puts you in charge of meeting the energy needs of a city or around 3.9 million people.

This new trimester we are going to play this game. At the end of the trimester each group is going to present the results of the experience of playing together and thinking about how to save energy.

Saturday, November 15, 2008

Final project Sep-dec 08

Introducing Our Collaboration Wiki for our final project

Environment: Engineering Solutions to a Green Problem

This group project is about EFL students from Rafael Belloso University presenting a proposal to solve environmental issues from the point of view of different engineering fields.

The class will be divided into groups with students from the different engineering schools in URBE:
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Electronics Engineering
  • Computer Sciences Engineering
  • Informatics Engineering
Goals:
  1. To identify environmental issues affecting the world and the country we are living in.
  2. Select a methodology to propose a solution to the problem from different point of view of the engineering fields.
  3. Propose an engineering solution to a green problem.
  4. Integrate technology and web 2.0 tools into the EFL for work class.
  5. Use Critical Thinking and Multiliteracies
  6. Work efficiently in a team
Deadline: December 2nd, 2008

Assigned Readings
Team Work
Presenting

Monday, September 22, 2008

Announcing Bloggers from Sep-Dec08!

Here they are... Engineers that would be blogging their experiences during this trimester. Let's get started:

Alexander Jose http://alexanderjose-ab.blogspot.com/
Heberto Bermudez http://shadow00440.blogspot.com/
Jose Miguel Esis http://www.josemiguelesis.blogspot.com/
Augusto Sanchez http://darkaast.blogspot.com/
Daniel Ocando http://danielocando17.blogspot.com/
Antonio Visentin www.totty15.blogspot.com
Luis Rossi http://luisrossi.blogspot.com/
Julio Coronado http://jacu1406.blogspot.com/
Valery Delannoy http://valedela.blogspot.com/
Gerardo Gutierrez http://ggutierrez9.blogspot.com/
Miguel Martínez http://michelangelo360.blogspot.com/
Freddy Gonzalez http://freddygonzalez0226.blogspot.com/
Leandro Acosta http://leandroacostax.blogspot.com/
Christopher Greaves: http://christophergreaves.blogspot.com/
Marilenis Montero http://marilenis.blogspot.com/
Eva Paezhttp://gochesoad.blogspot.com/
Heberto Bermudez http://shadow00440.blogspot.com/
Diosana Bermudez http://diosanabermudez.blogspot.com/
Luis Quiroz http://iblogxd.blogspot.com/
Armando Perez. http://elmandok.blogspot.com/
Marisabel Jabardo http://stephaniejabardo.blogspot.com/
Alirio Rincon: http://aliriorincon.blogspot.com/
Gabriel Perez http://gabrielperez87.blogspot.com/
Daniela Acosta http://danielacosta512.blogspot.com/
Helios Sierraalta http://andorew.blogspot.com/
Vicenta Parra http://vicentaparra.blogspot.com/
Roberto Guadarrama http://rj-0706.blogspot.com/
Reyker Torres http://reykertorres.blogspot.com/
Elis Flores http://elisingles7.blogspot.com/
Eduardo Iragorri http://eduardoiragorriefl.blogspot.com/

Monday, September 8, 2008

Welcome September-December 2008 students!

Welcome, everybody!

This new trimester, we will be working with English for Work. But what is that? you may be asking yourself.

Well, let's try to explain what it is all about. To start with:

  1. It is mostly about learning and practicing your English.
  2. It is about learning English related to your field of expertise. So if you are an engineering student for instance. You will be reading, listening to, writing and talking about English for engineers and English for working as an engineer.
  3. It is about learning English using technology. That means we will be using computers and internet to find real updated information concerning your different interests. We are going to experiment and play with new ways to learn autonomously. Learning for life. Learning to learn. Learning by doing. We will watching and listening to videos as well as making videos. We'll have the chance to use different tools to express your ideas and read about ideas.
  4. It is about learning and practicing your English in groups, in community. Be ready to meet students and teachers from the university and the world. Of course, there will be tasks you must complete on your own.
That was a general description of the course. Now, how the classes take place:
  • Classes are going to be held at the lab. I f you can't come to classes, you can connect at home or wherever you have access to a computer and Internet.
  • You need to get a google account, since we will using different tools provided by Google. make sure to register to Gmail, Google Reader, Google Talk, and Google Doc
  • Blogs are going to be your personal journals. There you will register everything we do in class. All your homework and tasks should be there.
  • Every class will be taken as a workshop or TALLER. Try not to miss your classes and if you do, keep your blog updated.
  • Homework will be assigned for each one of the units covered in class. The dateline to hand in your homework will be the day of your test. It means you will have the chance to work on your blog till the exam day.
  • Corrections to writing will be done through Google documents.

Assesment
Thre are three terms:

  1. First Term: written test 10 pts + on line component 10 pts 30%
  2. Second Term: written test 10 pts + on line component 10 pts 30%
  3. Third Term: Final project 10 pts + on line component 10 pts 40%

Things you need to do to take this class:
* Get a Gmail account and register to Google services: reader, Google talk, reader and blogger.

* Register to the EFL University Ning social network. Make sure to write name, last name and class session you belong to when registering at our social network.

* Take these surveys:

Benchmarks:

  • At the end of this class. I should have:
    • Read my class guidelines
    • Met my new classmates
    • Worked with the introductory task
    • Registered at Google and have a Gmail account.
    • Registered to Google readers.
    • Downloaded Google Talk and activated my IM.
    • Registered at the EFL University Ning social network
    • Taken two surveys
Assignment for this class:
  • Write your first blog entrance: Introduce yourself. Use Task 0. Get the task from the file box.
  • Introduce yourself and two new friends. Click on the link and use those questions to interview your partners.
  • Post the interview in your blog. Add a photo of you and your new friends.
Hope you learn and have a great time during the time we are going to be together. If you have any questions, please let me know.

Keep on shining!

Saturday, July 5, 2008

Final Project.. Environment: Engineering Solutions to a Green Problem

Introducing Our Collaboration Wiki for our final project

Environment: Engineering Solutions to a Green Problem

This group project is about EFL students from Rafael Belloso University presenting a proposal to solve environmental issues from the point of view of different engineering fields.

The class will be divided into groups with students from the different engineering schools in URBE:
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Electronics Engineering
  • Computer Sciences Engineering
  • Informatics Engineering
Goals:
  1. To identify environmental issues affecting the world and the country we are living in.
  2. Select a methodology to propose a solution to the problem from different point of view of the engineering fields.
  3. Propose an engineering solution to a green problem.
  4. Integrate technology and web 2.0 tools into the EFL for work class.
  5. Use Critical Thinking and Multiliteracies
  6. Work efficiently in a team
Deadline: April 14th, 2009

Assigned Readings
Team Work
Presenting

Thursday, June 19, 2008

Unit 5. Resume

Resume Writing
Ok, you have located a job in the internet, wrote a cover letter... now it's time to write a resume... a winning resume, of course.

Well, again ... let's go to Google and find some resume samples for your expertise area... For example: http://www.bestsampleresume.com/engineering-resumes.html, http://esl.about.com/library/business/bl_jobs_resume.htm,

Read the article about writing a great resume.Arm Yourself With a First-Rate Resume . This is another interesting article for people who doesn't have any experience: How To Write a Resume (When You Have No Job Experience)

Following the advices in the articles, draw a mind map of your resume.

Write your resume... you can select the kind of resume you want. Make sure your resume includes everything you need to get the job you selected and wrote a cover letter for.

Here you have some Action words and Useful Vocabulary for the Resume and Interview.

Well, that's all for finding a job, writing a cover letter and a resume. Don't forget to post all your work in your blog.Keep on shining!

Announcing our weekly meeting in WizIQ!

Everybody is invited to join us every week! Sessions will take place in WIZIQ Fridays at 9:30 pm... Venezuela Time. We are -4:30 GMT

This week: we will getting familiar with WIZIQ and we will be meeting people from the world. All you have to do is to introduce yourself and tell us about your blogs and school life.

Friday, 20 June, 2008
9:30 PM To 10:30 PM SA Western Standard Time
The link to the session is this: Click here



You can view a recording of a WIZIQ session here. Click on view recording to check what WIZIQ is like.

Monday, June 9, 2008

Unit 4. Writing a cover letter and a resume

Writing your Cover Letter
After you have selected your dream job. You're ready to find examples of Cover Letters in the internet. In order to find a good example go to Google and type: Cover Letter Example for Engineers in the search window. You'll probably find: http://www.bestcoverletters.com/cover-letters/Engineering

This is a powerpoint point presentation with tips and examples on how to write your cover letter.


Uploaded on authorSTREAM by doris3m

Now, you are ready to write your cover letter. Get the job information you found and write a cover letter as you were applying for that job. Here, it's an article about writing a good cover letter. Do Cover Letters Really Matter?. Follow their advice and remember those tips when writing your cover letter.

Homework

1. Write a cover letter for the entry level job position you found in unit 3.
2. Follow the guidelines in the article and powerpoint.
3. It's a good idea not to write your real personal information like phone number or home address when writing your cover letter. You are posting it to internet.



If you have any questions .. just ask your partners or your teacher...

Keep on shining Love and Peace!
doris3m

Saturday, May 31, 2008

Technology! What do you think?

Last class we discussed about technology! A dear friend invited us to join her students at their ning community.
All you have to is to go to the following link: http://ritamz.ning.com/forum/topic/show?id=1985596%3ATopic%3A2161. First, you have to register and later participate in the forum.. you can add friends and invite them to read your blog or your International Collaboration page.

Well, hope to see you all there!!! and read your exchanges with students from Argentina and Korea.

Sunday, April 27, 2008

Welcome Class of May-July 2008

Welcome, everybody!

This new trimester, we will be working with English for Work. But what is that? you may be asking yourself. Well, let's try to explain what it is about. To start with:
  1. It is mostly about learning and practicing your English.
  2. It is about learning English related to your field of expertise. So if you are an engineering student for instance. You will be reading, listening to, writing and talking about English for engineers and English for working as an engineer.
  3. It is about learning English using technology. That means we will be using computers and internet to find real updated information concerning your different interests. We are going to experiment and play with new ways to learn autonomously. Learning for life. Learning to learn. Learning by doing. We will watching and listening to videos as well as making videos. We'll have the chance to use different tools to express your ideas and read about ideas.
  4. It is about learning and practicing your English in groups, in community. Be ready to meet students and teachers from the university and the world. Of course, there will be tasks you must complete on your own.
That was a general description of the course. Now, how the classes take place:
  • Classes are going to be held at the lab. I f you can't come to classes, you can connect at home or wherever you have access to a computer and Internet.
  • You need to get a google account, since we will using different tools provided by Google. make sure to register to Gmail, Google Reader, Google Talk, Google Doc, and Blogger
  • Blogs are going to be your personal journals. There you will register everything we do in class. All your homework and tasks should be there.
  • Every class will be a taken as a workshop or TALLER. Try not to miss your classes and if you do, keep your blog updated.
  • Homework will be assigned for each one of the units covered in class. The dateline to hand in your homework will be the day of your test. It means you will have the chance to work on your blog till the exam day.
  • Corrections to writing will be done through Google documents.
Assesment




Things you need to do to take this class:
  • Get a Gmail account and register to Google services: reader, Google talk, reader and blogger.
  • Get a blog at Blogger. For instructions on how to that get the power point presentation from our box or follow the tutorial prepared by Vance Stevens.
  • Register to the International Collaboraction Ning social network. You need an invitation from your teacher or from one of your classmates. Make sure to write name, last name and class session you belong to when registering at our social network.
  • Take these surveys: My EFL Classes , what I know about technology use in my English class
Benchmarks:
  • At the end of this class. I should have:
    • Read my class guidelines
    • Met my new classmates
    • Worked with the introductory task
    • Registered at Google and have a Gmail account.
    • Registered to Google readers.
    • Registered to Google doc.
    • Downloaded Google Talk and activated my IM.
    • Opened my Blogger account and posted my first entry.
    • Registered at the International Collaboration Ning social network
    • Taken two surveys
Assignment for this class:
  • Write your first blog entrance: Introduce yourself. Use Task 0. Get the task from the file box.
  • Introduce yourself and two new friends. Click on the link and use those questions to interview your partners.
  • Post the interview in your blog. Add a photo of your partners.
Hope you learn and have a great time during the time we are going to be together. If you have any questions, please let me know.

Keep on shining!

Sunday, April 20, 2008

Sunday, March 30, 2008

Unit 7. How to....


Interesting projects those in the video. Don't you think?

Now, something extra on Robots.. just for fun?





Task 1. Find a Think Green How to video related to your field of expertise. You can go to E How, Video Jug, PC World, How Stuff Works

Task 2. Write a post on your blog about it. Don't forget to write an introductory paragraph explaining why you selected that video, how it relates to your area and why should engineers care about the environment. Next, summarize your video and post your video in your blog.

Monday, March 3, 2008

Unit 6. Job Interview!

Getting Ready for your Job Interview

This videos will give you an idea on how to prepare for your interview. Watch them and read the article suggested.


VideoJug: The Job Interview

Watch the video and check the following questions:

Task 1. Write a post in your blog summarizing what you learned about being interviewed for a job position.

You can also watch this other video for more information
The Interview Questions

Source: Videojug


These are the articles to read:

Basic interview questions with answers - 1

Basic interview questions with answers - 2

Example Interview Questions

Nine Steps to Acing a Job Interview

Be memorable by telling good stories about yourself

50 COMMON INTERVIEW Q&A

Microsoft job interview Process and sample Questions

Task 2. Prepare a questionnaire of ten questions and practice answering those questions with the information related to the job you selected, cover letter and resume. Be ready to interview a partner and record your interview.

Keep on shining!
Doris3m

Monday, February 18, 2008

Unit 3.Finding a Job on line!

Unit 3. Finding a job on line

Well, now you're about to graduate... and comes the hard task of finding a job... So, where do we start? A good way to find a job is by looking for the perfect job in the internet. Let's get ready to ship off in this exciting adventure!

Finding a Job!

First of all... ask yourself this question: What do you want to do? What can you do? What are you certified or will be certified ...soon... to do?

Next, go to Yahoo Hot Jobs , Monster.com or Vault and try to located a job you'd like to have. This is how your degree is called in the United States or these are your Certifications.

Now, that you have selected a job, apply on line and check on vocabulary.

This is a useful article about how to find an online job

When it comes to a fruitful online job search, successful job seekers follow these 10 guidelines.

1. If you build it, they can come. Instead of simply posting your resume on a Web site, take it one step further and design an easily-navigable Web site or online portfolio where recruiters can view your body of work, read about your goals and obtain contact information.

2. Check yourself to make sure you haven't wrecked yourself. Google yourself to see what comes up -- and what potential employers will see if they do the same. If you don't like what you find, it's time to do damage control.

3. Narrow your options. Many job boards offer filters to help users refine their search results more quickly. You should have the option to narrow your job search by region, industry and duration, and, oftentimes, you can narrow it even more by keywords, company names, experience needed and salary.

4. Go directly to the source. Instead of just applying for the posted job opening, one of the best strategies to finding a job is to first figure out where you want to work, target that company or industry and then contact the hiring manager. Also, many employers' career pages invite visitors to fill out candidate profiles, describing their background, jobs of interest, salary requirements and other preferences.

5. Find your niche with industry Web sites. Refine your search even more by visiting your industry's national or regional Web site, where you can find jobs in your field that might not appear on a national job board. More and more employers are advertising jobs on these sites in hopes of getting a bigger pool of qualified applicants.

6. Try online recruiters. Recruiters will help match you with jobs that meet your specific skills and needs. Not sure where to start? Sites such as recruiterlink.com, onlinerecruitersdirectory.com, searchfirm.com and i-recruit.com provide links to online headhunters for job seekers.

7. Utilize video resumes. Video resumes are just one more way to stand out to employers. Intended as supplements to -- not replacements for -- traditional resumes, video resumes allow job seekers to showcase a little bit of their personalities and highlight one or two points of interest on their resumes.

8. Run queries. You run searches on everything else, from your high school sweetheart to low-fat recipes, so why not jobs? Enter a query that describes the exact kind of job you're seeking and you may find more resources you wouldn't find otherwise (but be prepared to do some sorting).

9. Utilize job alerts. Most job boards have features that allow you to sign up to receive e-mail alerts about newly available jobs that match your chosen criteria. Or go a step further and arrange an RSS (really simple syndication) feed from one of these job sites to appear on your customized Internet homepage or your PC's news-reader software.

10. Get connected. How many times have you been told that it's not what you know, but who you know? Thanks to the emergence of professional networking sites like LinkedIn.com, job seekers no longer have to rely on the old standby of exchanging business cards with strangers. These sites are composed of millions of industry professionals and allow you to connect with people you know and the people they know and so forth. (A word of caution: When you sign up for online social networking sites, you are in a public domain. Unless you are able to put a filter on some of your information, nothing is private, and it can be difficult to erase once it is posted.)
Copyright 2007 CareerBuilder.com.

Here, there's a nice video with some other tips on how to find a job on line..


How to Find a Job Online —powered by eHow.com

This is the transcript
Hi! My name is Tine Buechler from Business Growth Training and I am here today on behalf of Expert Village.com. I want to talk about in this clip the electronic component of job search. I haven’t talked about this so far. When you are looking for work, more and more job postings are available on line. You can e-mail resumes. All of that is becoming more and more common. There are some tips though that would make you be more successful in this process and there are some traps to be careful about.
Number 1 if you are going to attach your resume and you are going to be e-mailing it and attaching it, make sure that your title you have given to that document is respectful. Resume “Number 17” is not a good title for a resume. As the employer opens it and they will see resume 17, what kind of positive impact will that have. So the best way to do is to name your resume by your last name, your first name and identify it as your resume like your cover letter; last name, first name and cover letter or if you want to shorten it CL. Your references as well; your last name first, first name and indicate that they are references. Any documents that you are sending make sure that they are labeled by your name so that the employer is not getting any information that you don’t want them to get. The second thing you need to consider is what format you are using. When e-mailing by word to another computer and opened by another version of word, could actually change the whole formatting. Make sure you use the basic font. If you want to be sending your resume by e-mail, Times New Roman or Ariel is the two best fonts to use. They are the ones that have the least difficulty when changing from different programs and when changing from different versions of different programs. They maintain their integrity which is very important because I have seen some resumes come through that I can’t read. They’ve all ended up to be little boxes and things because people have chosen a font that my computer doesn’t recognize and doesn’t read. The next thing if you can at all, I would PDF your resume. Really get it into a picture format rather than something that people can doctor. That way no matter who you send it to when they open your resume, it will still maintain a good format and it can’t be changed. The integrity of your documents stays the same. When you are copying and pasting your resume into an electronic application again, use a font of Times New Roman or Ariel. Those are the ones that transfer best over the web. Be careful when you are doing an electronic job search just because it didn’t bounce back doesn’t mean it didn’t arrive safely. Make sure that in your subject line you have the information that you need in the subject line so that the information can be received. Always follow-up an electronic application with a phone call to ensure that it has been received. If you choose to use this method of application and it is very successful, it can be very successful as long as you apply the principals accurately.

Read more: How to Find a Job Online
eHow.co.uk http://www.ehow.co.uk/video_2200284_find-job-online.html#ixzz1O2CZcbQv
 
Homework:
1. Find two jobs: a job for an entry level graphic designer (no experience or a little experience), and the job of your dreams. Post your jobs at your blog. Please, write an introductory paragraph explaining why you selected those specific jobs (experience, salary, preferences). Include the link to the job.

Here... check this site for 10 Great Places to Find Graphic Design Jobs

2. Who is a person in your field you look up to? Tell about him or her in your blog.

3. Read the article Top 10 Online Job Search Tips. Write a comment about it.

Well, that's all for finding a job. Don't forget to post all your work in your blog.

Keep on shining Love and Peace!

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Photo by losmininos
Article taken from: Top 10 Online Job Search Tips
By MARY LORENZ, CAREERBUILDER.COM WRITER

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Unit 1. Using online dictionaries

Second unit is about using an Online dictionary, identifying symbols used in them and

Let's start with how to use Online Dictionaries. The following article By eHow Internet Editor, recomends:

Unless you're a genius or you have memorized Merriam-Webster from A to Z, you need a dictionary every once in a while. Book dictionaries are helpful, but unfortunately they aren't very speedy. Hop online and you can quickly find multiple definitions for the same word. Here's how to use an online dictionary.
  • Step 1. Determine whether you will utilize a free or members-only, fee-oriented dictionary. There are plenty of free dictionary websites and plenty of sites that require paid membership. Usually the free dictionaries are just as effective. However, membership dictionaries offer extra benefits, like audio pronunciation of words. If you learn best by hearing things, you will benefit from paying for an online dictionary with this service.

  • Step 2. Use your favorite search engine, such as Yahoo, Google, Ask or MSN to search for an online dictionary. The phrase "online dictionary" will return a plethora of sites from which to choose.

  • Step 3. Select a preferred website and enter the term you are inquiring about in the search bar, usually found at the top of the webpage.

  • Step 4. Browse the results of your word search to find multiple definitions, grammar rules, variations of the word, synonyms, antonyms and proper part of speech.

  • Step 5. Combine an online dictionary with an online thesaurus to maximize the use of the tool. For example, look up the word "beautiful" at dictionary.com, then click on the tab to utilize the thesaurus at thesaurus.com. The dictionary will describe the word, and the thesaurus will provide words with similar meanings.

  • Step 6. Choose a dictionary search engine for definitions from many websites at once. Engines such as onelook.com narrow your search for you by pulling up only web dictionaries. For example, if you type in the word "smart," One Look will provide you with 25-50 web dictionaries that offer a definition. This is a great way to get a well-rounded definition of a word.
     
  • More resources:
Free online dictionary offering definitions, synonyms, antonyms, grammar and parts of speech.
Free online thesaurus providing synonyms for English words.
Free dictionary definition search engine.
 
Now, when using a dictionary it's useful to identify the different Parts of Speech, that will help us understand the meaning of the words when reading an article in English. The writing Center of the University of Ottawa describes the parts of speech as follow:

Traditional grammar classifies words based on eight parts of speech: the verb, the noun, the pronoun, the adjective, the adverb, the preposition, the conjunction, and the interjection.
Each part of speech explains not what the word is, but how the word is used. In fact, the same word can be a noun in one sentence and a verb or adjective in the next.

The next few examples show how a word's part of speech can change from one sentence to the next, and following them is a series of sections on the individual parts of speech, followed by an exercise.

* Books are made of ink, paper, and glue.
   In this sentence, "books" is a noun, the subject of the sentence.

   Deborah waits patiently while Bridget books the tickets.
   Here "books" is a verb, and its subject is "Bridget."

* We walk down the street.
   In this sentence, "walk" is a verb, and its subject is the pronoun "we".

  The mail carrier stood on the walk.
  In this example, "walk" is a noun, which is part of a prepositional phrase describing where the mail   carrier stood.

* The town decided to build a new jail.
   Here "jail" is a noun, which is the object of the infinitive phrase "to build."

   The sheriff told us that if we did not leave town immediately he would jail us.
   Here "jail" is part of the compound verb "would jail."

* They heard high pitched cries in the middle of the night.
   In this sentence, "cries" is a noun acting as the direct object of the verb "heard."

   The baby cries all night long and all day long.
   But here "cries" is a verb that describes the actions of the subject of the sentence, the baby.

Exercise 

For more on Parts of speech go to this site and work on the exercises: https://sites.google.com/site/clil4uprecourse/unit-1 


Workshop:
  1. Look for an article related to your field of expertise. Use Google, write key words related to a topic you want to read about. Add your article to your Scoop.it.
  2. Create a document and write about the article. Introduce the topic of the article. Make sure to add the link where you got it from. Write a short summary of the article. Say what it is about.Give your opinion about it.
  3. Select two paragraphs from your article and copy them in your document.
  4. Choose at least 2 sentences per paragraph.
  5. Select a word in each sentence and find its definition in an online dictionary. Describe what you found. Follow the model in the image. 
  • Write the word, 
  • How it is pronounced, 
  • What part of speech is, 
  • Add the meaning you found in the dictionary that goes best with the context in the sentence you chose, 
  • Add a new example of the use of the word.
  •  Finally, add a related word.

Keep on shining love and peace!

Interesting links for everyone!

Hi, There! well, this post is to recommend some interesting sites in the internet that were recommended by some of you...

Let's start with Amanda Perozo. You can visit her blog "Welcome to my Life" and find out more about her. She's an industrial engineering school student and she recommended Strange Matter.

It's a fun site where you can learn about materials. They have games, experiments, videos and more that tackle the four big things materials scientists study.

Alexis Pirela is an electronics engineering student, You can visit his blog "Electronic's Blog" and read more about him. He posted a link to a great Electronics Glossary.

This glossary was abstracted from the book, Bebop to the Boolean Boogie (An Unconventional Guide to Electronics), with the kind permission of LLH Technology Publishing, Eagle Rock, VA, USA.

Angel Quesada another Electronics Student posted this awesome video in his blog. You can visit his "A little about me" blog and enjoy more videos like this.



He also recommended this great site "How Stuff works", it's excellent if you want to know how things ... any thing works.. believe me they explain all sort of things.

Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Are you going to be an industrial Engineer? Do you have all this?

Industrial Engineers:

  • Have strong leadership qualities
  • Communicate freely with people
  • Co-operate with various other professions
  • Have a wide knowledge of other disciplines
  • Provide strategic leadership in enterprises
  • Focus on enterprises and industries as a whole
  • Drive the improvement processes of enterprises
  • Understand the importance of knowledge
  • Have financial expertise.
Watch the following video and start dreaming big and getting ready to meet your dreams:
Engineering The Magic at Disney
What it's like being an industrial engineer for Disney... Watch video

Source: Industrial Engineering
Image by: spangineer
Video:
Engineering the magic at Disney

Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Unit 1. Getting ready to rock and roll! Getting tools to find info on your field of expertise!

Hello, there! well, in this class we are going to learn how to get information from a site like www.answers.com.

We are going to download the alt+click widget and installed it in our computers at the lab. You can download this tool at home and use it as a dictionary every time you find a new word in English and want to know what it means. All you have to do is to Alt-Click on any word in any program on your screen for a pop-up window with a concise definition of the word.

We are also going to work with our blogs. Add some interesting links to your blog. To do that:
  1. Just get into your dashboard in your blog,
  2. click on Design and then
  3. click on Add a New Gadget.
  4. After that, select Link List and add all the links you consider important.
  5. It would be nice if you added our class blog Doris3m EFL Center English for Work to your blog.
In order to get interesting links search in Google  for glossaries, terminologies, magazines, organizations, etc.... related to your field of expertise, that is if you are in Engineering School or Graphic Desing School you are supposed to find links with terminologies and materials related to engineering, or graphic design.

Next, download the first class from our file box.... a power point presentation called Ingles estrategico ocupacional. There you can find some guidelines on how to use an online dictionary and a thesaurus. We practice by using a word map to learn how to identify the different speech parts.

Benchmarks:
At the end of this class. I should have:
  • visited the website Answers.com
  • downloaded the alt+click widget and installed it in my computers at the lab
  • add some interesting links to my blog.
  • GOOGLED for glossaries, terminologies, magazines, organizations, etc.... related to my field of expertise.
  • added our class blog Doris3m EFL Center English for Work to my blog.
  • added some of my classmates blogs, too.
  • downloaded the first class from the file box.
  • found some guidelines on how to use an online dictionary and a thesaurus.
  • exercised using a word map to learn how to identify the different speech parts.
The assignment for this unit is the following:
  1. Go to www.answers.com, read some definitions of Graphic Design and write a post with your own definition of Graphic Design.
  2. Interview a Graphic designer.Use these questions. Remmeber to add a photo of the person you interview.
  3. Look for an article related to your field of expertise. Read your article. Select two paragraphs from it. Check on new words using Alt-Click . Write new words and definitions. You can illustrate the words with pictures if necessary. Write at least 4 words.
  4. Write a summary of the article selected (include the new words). Don't forget to add the link to the article and write about the author.
  5. Have a great week and if you have any questions, don't be afraid to ask. Use Google Talk to contact your teacher.

Thursday, January 24, 2008

Job Talk!

These are a series of videos will be watching and discussing about work. The first one it's about social networking and jobs. They are taken fromVault

Job Talk: Social Networking Edition
Future bosses now snooping on Facebook?

According to a new survey released by Vault.com, 44% of employers use social networking web sites like MySpace and Facebook to examine the profiles of job candidates, and 39% have looked up the profile of a current employee.

Do you think it is OK for managers to view their employees' social networking profiles? Take a look at what employers and employees in New York City had to say about social networking and the workplace.

Click on the link to watch the video.

What about you? do you have a profile in a social network?
Write your comments in the comment area.

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Bloggers of the world!!!!!!

Welcome to all new bloggers.. hope this tool help you improve your digital literacy, your English and learn lots of things related to how it is to work after you finish your university years.

Diego Añez : http://www.diegoanez.blogspot.com/
Robert Romero: http://www.robcas9000home.blogspot.com/
Luis Godoy: http://lgstuff1.blogspot.com/
Claudia Hernández: http://claudiaphv.blogspot.com/
Daniel Torrealba: http://electronic-riders.blogspot.com/
Daniela Jiménez: http://dcjz.blogspot.com/
Jorge Guevara: http://myspot-jg.blogspot.com/
Jose Duarte: http://industrialized-industrialized.blogspot.com/
Hermilo Castillo: http://supertenx.blogspot.com/
Ayman Dabian: http://realmad4ever.blogspot.com/
Juan Tovar: http://electronicsrocks.blogspot.com/
Edgar Ocando: http://igorzz.blogspot.com/
Carlos Conejo: http://autoandcontrol.blogspot.com/
Alexis Pirela: http://electronicengineering16.blogspot.com/
Andrea Ferrer: http://andreacarolinaferrer.blogspot.com
Angel Quesada
http://alilboutangel.blogspot.com/
Nathali Carrasquero: http://nathicn.blogspot.com/
Angel Quesada http://alilboutangel.blogspot.com/
Amanda Perozo http://www.chili2812.blogspot.com/

Have fun and welcome to the blog sphere!!!

These are previous bloggers!

Engineering Group

Sergio Portillo: http://saptron.blogspot.com/
Juan viscaino: http://eflforengineersaturbe.blogspot.com/

Graphic Design Group

Rossana Romero: http://rarsaavedra.blogspot.com/
Gabriela Gutierrez: http://www.creativegraphicdesign.blogspot.com/
Thajia di Gaetano: http://taty-graphicdthecareer.blogspot.com/
Raul Manzanilla: http://graphicdesingraulmanzanilla.blogspot.com/
Yamila Souki: http://yamichans.blogspot.com/
Beatriz Colina: http://beatrizcolinablogspot.com/
Daniela Troyani http://www.dexoxo.blogspot.com/

Marketing School Group

Ricardo Chacon: http://racs1985.blogspot.com/

Monday, January 21, 2008

Welcome to our Class!

An interview! Interview a friend about their choice of carreer.

Name:
Date:
Questions:
1. Could you please define Engineering in your own words?
2. What influenced you to pursue Electronics engineering, industrial ingeneering, computer science engineering or informatics engineering?
3. Could you please describe the educational process required to become an Engineer?
4. What are the skills you need to be a good engineer?
5. What job considerations were you looking for after you completed your education?
6. What's something of your school life that you enjoy the most?
7. from your perspective, what is the most difficult part of being an engineering student?
8. What are your plans for the future?
9. Point out your most personally gratifying moment in Engineering school.
10. Why would you recommend Engineering as a career?