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Teaching on ground and online in the areas of Business Administration and Entrepreneurship. I teach both graduate and undergraduate courses.
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Universal Basic Income...An Old Idea Becoming Relevant?
There is no doubt that the increase in automation in our society has and will have an important effect on the employment situation for millions of Americans. It is predicted that the result of this increase will result in the loss of millions of jobs in the United States causing many people to fall into a financial crisis. The question for many economist and social scientist is what will we do with all these people who are unemployed with nothing to do as well as being in financial distress? Rec
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Civics
Current Events Volkswagen Scandal Lesson Plan
How would you feel if you bought a car and found out that it was sold to you based on fraudulent information? That is the case with the millions of Volkswagen owners who just found out that the car they bought is not what it was advertised to be. It was recently discovered that Volkswagen installed a cheat device on its diesel engine cars that would allow the cars to pass emission test. Once the test was over the cars emissions far exceeded the levels required by the Clean Air Act. This made
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Business, Other (Social Studies)
Critical Analysis of Current Event Civics Activities in Today’s Media
Practical Learning Online Course Offering Summer of 2017 Pract The Facts™ Critical Analysis of Current Event Civics Activities in Today’s Media A supplemental civics course in critical thinking and fact checking for 10th grade and above. “Young people who recalled experiencing more high-quality civic education practices in schools were more likely to vote, to form political opin
10th - 12th, Adult Education
Civics
Political Views and Their Effect on the Perceptions of Higher Education (2023)
(New 2023) In recent years, the landscape of higher education in the United States has undergone a profound transformation. Once revered as the quintessential pathway to personal and professional success, college education is no longer as universally popular as it once was. This shift in perception and enrollment trends has sparked a growing debate about the changing dynamics of higher education and the factors contributing to its declining popularity. Public perceptions of higher education in t
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Family Consumer Sciences
Current Events California Water Restrictions and Bottled Water
California Water Restrictions...Should Bottle Water Companies Operate During The Drought? In April of 2015 Jerry Brown the Governor of California issues water restrictions for the State of California. The restrictions call for a 25% reduction by all users in the state except farmers. Farmers are exempt because they are already under water restrictions. Trying to find a solution to this problem is going to be difficult and will require sacrifice. The use of water by agriculture and the bottle w
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Other (Social Studies)
Racism and White Priviledge in the United States
There is a racial problem between people of color and white people in the United States. This is especially evident between white and black people and goes back as far as 400 years with slavery. The killing of unarmed Black men by police in 2020 brought attention to this issue into the forefront over the summer and resulted in multiple protest across the country in support of endng the racism within police departments against black people. While it was good to see the multiracial make up of the
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Civics, Social Studies
The Filibuster and American Authoritarianism 2021
The change in power in the Senate has once again displayed the importance of the filibuster in the implementation of new laws. Currently the democrats are concerned that they won’t be able to implement the programs they want in place because the filibuster exist. This is nothing new and both parties depending on their status in the senate have used the filibuster to their advantage. When those in the majority cannot forward their agenda, the question always comes up, “Should we abolish the fi
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Civics, Government
Current Events The Ethical Dilemma When Buying Your Clothes
Did you go shopping today? Have you recently bought a new pair of shoes, jeans, suit, dress, or any other items of clothing? On the surface this may be as simple as paying for something that you need or like however if you look beyond the price tag you may be making an ethical statement as well. Have you ever thought about where some of your name brand clothing comes from? What about some of the clothes you buy from your favorite brands or department stores. If you had to choose would you still
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Other (Social Studies)
Chicago Teachers Union 2016 Strike....To Pickup or Not Pickup
The Chicago teachers union might strike in 2016? Do you know why? This lesson plan discusses one of the primary reasons the teachers are thinking of going on strike...The pension plan. The lesson plan consist of a PowerPoint Presentation, discussion questions, key words, and a quiz with an answer key.
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Civics, Other (Social Studies)
Who Pays For Police Misconduct
Who Pays For Police Misconduct…A look at Police Misconduct Settlements in Chicago. In November a video tape was released showing a Chicago police officer shooting a young black man 16 times. The young man died and the police officer was arrested and will be tried for the shooting. Before that however the city council of Chicago paid the family of the young man close to 5 million dollars as a settlement over the event. This is just one of the payouts from the city for police misconduct which in
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Social Studies
Women in Congress and Issues on Racial Equality (Current Events 2019)
The 2018 mid-term election represented what was called a “blue wave" in politics. That blue wave resulted in a change of control in the House of Representatives from republicans to democrats. Along with this blue wave came an increase in the number of women in the house of representatives,. For many people the fact that more women were elected to congress represent a change in how congress will operate. Many believe that congress will work better with more women in office. It has often been sai
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Civics, Elections - Voting
Fast Food Advertising to Minority Children
Fast Food Advertising to Minority ChildrenIn 2019 an article was published by several news organizations which highlighted the way fast food companies advertise to teens. The articles reported that researchers found black and Hispanic teens saw twice as many ads for junk food than white teens. Fast food, candy, sugary drinks and unhealthy snacks accounted for 86 percent of food ad spending on black-targeted TV programming, and 82 percent of ad spending on Spanish-language TV, the researchers f
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Civics, Family Consumer Sciences
Current Events Can Comics Improve Reading Skills and Current Event Awareness?
Comic Books: Can Superheroes Improve Reading Skills and Current Event Awareness?
Every year it seems that the summer movie season contains a blockbuster centered on a comic book superhero. These movies attract millions of fans many of whom first started their relationship with these characters through comic books. While too many comic books appear to be a form of entertainment for children containing simple text and pictures…to others they serve an important role in the education process. Re
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Other (Social Studies)
Current Events Atlanta Teachers vs Bankers...Is Justice Equal...Lesson Plan
Teachers or Bankers….Who really should be in Jail?
Early this year several teachers in the Atlanta school district were sentenced to jail for falsifying tests results. While what they did was illegal some believe the sentence was too harsh for the crime. Many point to the fact that bankers who were primarily responsible for the financial hardship of millions were never convicted of anything. The actions with the two types of crimes are examples of why our justice system seems to be unfair. It
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Other (Social Studies)
Current Events Security Problems In The Cloud
Security Problems in the Cloud...Is it The Cloud or is it You?
The recent hacking of the Cloud poses many issues with respect to Internet security. Just recently a hacker infiltrated the Cloud system and stole very sensitive photographs of celebrities and distributed them over the Internet. See cbsnews.com/news/jennifer-lawrence-mary-elizabeth-winstead-hacked-how-safe-are-your-cloud-photos-and-data/ . So to Pract the fact is this a matter of Cloud security or is this matter of personal discreti
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Other (Social Studies)
Current Events Ferguson Missouri By The Numbers Why Data Is Important
Ferguson Missouri By The Numbers Why Data Is Important
Sometimes if you analyze the numbers you can tell a lot about the people the data is about. Demographic data is statistical data about populations and the groups within that population. The shooting of an unarmed young black man in Ferguson Mo. was an unfortunate tragedy for not just his family but for all young black men living in the United States. An incident like this opens up the discussion to problems we have in this country which can
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Other (Social Studies)
Current Events SAE Racist Chant Does a Racist Culture Exist?
SAE Racist Chant Lesson Plan/Does a Racist Culture Exist or Is This A One Time Event?
In March of 2015 members of the Oklahoma chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity were caught on video singing a chant that was demeaning to African Americans. The racist overtones of the chant contained the use of the N word as well as referencing the lynching of black men. This act put the fraternity in the national spotlight and further investigations have shown that this is not the first time members of
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Other (Social Studies)
Current Events Baltimore Residents Protest Police Violence
Baltimore Peaceful Protest Lesson Plan...216....24....39000 Hours...Time Is On Their Side!
In April of 2015 the news media focused heavy on the riot that happened in Baltimore Maryland. The riot took place amidst the controversy of the killing of an African American man by police during an arrest. The media coverage would give the impression that the riot was typical of the type of protest which followed the death of Freddie Gray however based on the facts it was not. There were nine days of
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Other (Social Studies)
Affordable Health Care Act vs American Health Care Act
In the United States we spend about 2.9 trillion dollars a year on health care. That comes to about 9000 dollars per person. There is no question that these cost can become a significant part of an individuals budget and due to these cost many people go without any health care at all. Politicians on both side of the aisle have promised their constituents that they would come up with legislation to make health care more affordable in the United States.
In 2017 the Republican party in congress
10th - 12th
Civics
Should We Go To War With Syria?
Background: On April 4th 2017 citizens in the province of Idlib Syria were attacked with a deadly gas which was delivered by a bomb. The United States believes that the order to use the deadly gas came from the president of the country Bashar al-Assad as part of a long war against rebels in his country who oppose his regime. To further add to the issue Russia who is an ally of Syria has supported the Assad regime in its claim of innocence with respect to this attack thus pitting the two countr
10th - 12th, Adult Education
Civics, Social Studies
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About the store
Experience
Teaching on ground and online in the areas of Business Administration and Entrepreneurship. I teach both graduate and undergraduate courses.
Teaching style
At Practical Learning Online we think exposing your student to current events promotes both the development of critical thinking skills as well as provide them with the information to make important decisions in their life. The format for Practical Learning Online is the same as the discussion question format for many online courses taught at the high school and college level. We post interesting topics or questions on the site and invite the users to make a comment. We seek to reach our learning objectives with the users by requiring them to respond to the topics with the use of articles, examples, and/or references to support their facts. Our current event lesson plans introduce the student to the subject so they can begin the process of critically analyzing the subject. This is what we call the ability to Pract The Facts!
Awards & shining teacher moments
Student Comments:
Professor Godwin is an excellent professor. He gives extra reading material that is related to the subject matter in an effort to assure that students getting a wide range in order to improve their skills. He goes beyond the call of duty in order to motivate students. He is very approachable and helpful.........
Professor Godwin is the most engaging distance learning professor I have ever had with the University. The amount of additional discussion and 'extra credit' in the weekly discussion questions is phenomenal. He takes his job seriously and truly wants to teach versus it being a cookie cutter response...........
The instructor was very good at making us think about real world issues, and I think that this will help all of us as well move forward in our careers.
My own education history
DBA Nova University
Additional biographical information
I spent 10 years working as an IRS Agent and another 15 years as an entrepreneur in the tax preparation business. I have spent the last 4 years teaching at the college level and working on Practical Learning Online.
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