Posted on 2009/09/13, 10:42 pm, by admin, under
内部消息.
虽然好像不断有经济危机已经过去的消息传来,事实上至少各大学的危机还远没有过去。华盛顿邮报的这篇报道一开头就让人感觉坏消息扑面而来。 The University of Virginia is shutting down its public computer labs. Maryland’s community colleges are turning away students by the thousands. Classes are larger at George Mason and Virginia Tech. The University of Maryland Baltimore County is cutting positions. And Virginia’s state universities are coping with furloughs for the first time in recent memory. [...]
Posted on 2009/06/10, 11:26 am, by admin, under
如我是闻.
华盛顿邮报很不错的文章,讲到“Story Telling”在领导力方面的应用。写得很简短但是要点都在其中了,相信长文章大家也不爱看。作者是斯坦福大学商学院组织行为学(Organizational Behavior)教授Jeffrey Pfeffer。 作者认为一个成功的领导者在讲述自己的故事的时候,他更像一个真实的人,他讲的内容也更可信和可被理解,也从而能更有效地影响他人。 我的经验,一个好的Story Telling需要运用STAR-L的模型。比较广为人知的是STAR模型,就是: S – Situation,描述一个情境 T – Task,介绍你在其中的任务 A – Action,讲解你采取的行动 R – Result,总结最终的结果 但是这些是不够的,一定要记得加上L,也就是learning,你从中学到了什么?你如何将其应用到其它的任务中?你犯了什么错误?你怎样在之后避免类似的问题? 事实上,这一思路不光适用于领导者的沟通,也完全可以在求职或者求学面试的时候使用。 On Being “Path Dependent” The best leaders weave their personal stories into their influence attempts. Personal sagas work for several, partly interrelated reasons. In the first place, telling a personal story can help make [...]
Posted on 2009/06/03, 11:10 am, by admin, under
美国大学.
Hartwick College Announces Three-Year Bachelor’s Degree Program February 24, 2009 Hartwick College today announced the launch of a unique Three-Year Bachelor’s Degree Program, beginning in fall 2009. Its Liberal Arts in Practice curriculum, upon which the new Three-Year Degree Program is built, combines traditional liberal arts study and experiential learning, and maintains the personalized teaching [...]
Posted on 2009/05/16, 7:15 am, by admin, under
美国大学.
U.S. Colleges Bask in Surge of Interest Among Chinese – washingtonpost.com 详情请点击以上链接,最重要的是文中所附的以下这张图: 趋势非常明显,单就弗吉尼亚大学来说,申请去读本科的中国学生人数从2004年(2005年入学)的60人到2008年(今年入学)的816人,每年超过100%的增长。就如同90年代申请美国博士的情况一模一样,相信今后几年的增长还会更加明显。那么,SAT和TOEFL成绩的高低,就会越来越影响本科生申请的结果了。现在还有留学中介机构在宣传不考SAT也可以进美国名校什么的谬论,相信这种说法的学员,今年底申请结果会很不乐观。丢掉幻想,准备战斗吧。