Belinda Allan

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The Ethics of AI in the Classroom: Examining the Implications for University Education

A call to universities to play a crucial role in examining the ethical and philosophical implications of AI in the classroom.

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ChatGPT: A Game-Changer for Teachers Everywhere

Welcome to the exciting world of ChatGPT and its potential to revolutionize education! If you're on the lookout for new and innovative ways to enhance your teaching practices and support student learning, ChatGPT has the potential to transform the way you teach and learn. In this blog post, we'll take

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Unlock the Power of Your Mind: The Secrets to Manifesting Your Dream Life

Unlock the power of your mind to manifest your dream life with visualization, meditation, and journaling. A step-by-step guide to your future-self.

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Creation Series: How to discover your LIFE mission and who you're becoming (Part 4)

Many of the things that we assume will bring us long-term happiness, bring more problems than they solve. Sustained happiness depends on having a deeper, fulfilling purpose that is meaningful for you.

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Creation Series: A guide to Happiness and Well-being (Part 3)

Make TODAY ridiculously AMAZING! But what actually makes us happy? It is hygge or ikigai? Or it is something deeper?

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Creation Series: A guide to raising your energy, mindset and outlook on life (Part 2)

You get out of negativity, HOORAY! Now what? How do we get into higher more positive energy from this neutral place?

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Creation Series: Secrets to living a life well lived (Part 1)

People often want a single secret that wasn't revealed to them to blame for not 'making it'. Do you look externally or internally for your secret to living a life well lived?

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5 Lessons to bring forward to 2022

What, exactly, has the last two years taught us? And where do we go from here?

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University life during a pandemic

We are such social creatures but when we can't be social ...

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The quality of your next online course is determined by the ending of your previous

Fully meeting your students' expectations can determine how many students you attract in the future. This week we talk about surveying your students.

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Course Beginnings and Endings

In this week's newsletter, course retrospectives, new worksheets and Notion templates, Loom and more.

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5 Steps to Run a Course Retrospective (and reasons why you should)

When end of course emotions are high, a 4 Ls Course Retrospective lets you know how to improve the course and what actions to take.

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Moving past Level 3-Maximum Output

Start up and shutdown routines are needed to close open loops and get restful sleep for more creativity the next day.

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10 Ways to Enjoy the Productivity Journey

While task management remains a guilt trip, nothing gets done. Here are 10 ways to enjoy the journey.

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A guide to non-chastising productivity systems

Do you ever feel like productivity systems are designed to chastise you for not being productive? So did I.

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A Guide to the Levels of Productivity

Ever felt overwhelmed by your project list and wondered how to get to the next productivity step? Find out your level of mastery and next step.

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Mind management and information overload

This week we talk strategies to deal with distractions and information overload to get back to being creative.

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7 Steps to Banishing Information Overload from your Life

These days we are flooded with information but how do we banish information overload from our lives?

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How to Find your Genius

Finding your genius is the biggest key to unlocking a remote business that is tailored just for you.

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There's a human on the other end of the internet

You've got a million things to catch up on and you need to send a course email, it's easy to forget there's a human on the receiving end.

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Define your Prototypical Learner Persona for a Learner-Centred Online Course

By developing and revisiting your Prototypical Learner profile your course will stay 100% learner-centred.

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In the flow and finding your genius

Do you ever have those moments of being in the flow? Everyone should look into those moments and follow them to see where they'll lead.

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Journaling for focus and building your audience

A five minute morning and evening journal that keeps your mind like calm water and your happiness level steady while collecting your own stories.

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7 Steps for Sharing your Genius in an Online Course

Teaching your expertise online can bring you new friends, money and knowledge. Here are 7 steps you can take to set up an online course people will love.

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What does a whole life creativity system need?

When creating a life system for "mind like water", we need structure for goals, while still allowing for creativity.