Media

Iowa Media Literacy Conference 2017

Kingmaker at Iowa Media Literacy Conference       Media Literacy is certainly the buzzword of 2017, the world having witnessed how powerful an effect it can have on users' daily perception & thoughts. Kingmaker ended the year by showcasing her latest intervention programmes for the Educators & Social Workers of Iowa State, USA. A…
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Pokemon Go: What Parents Can Learn About Their Children (and Cyber Wellness)

Pokemon Go: What Parents Can Learn About Their Children (and Cyber Wellness) Pokemon Go has taken the world by storm. In countries around the world, both young & old have been hunting pokemons. Pokemon craze in Taiwan [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoYjVTbLWyo[/embed] Pokemon craze in Singapore (Hougang) [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pL5vHvV1gfs[/embed]   While this drives some parents (and spouses) crazy, it is actually an…
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Pokemon Go: Cyber Wellness & Media Literacy

Pokemon Go has taken the world by storm. Hordes of users, young and old, have taken to catching pokemons using augmented reality - a virtual world superimposed on the real one that we eat, live & breathe in. Yet the signs often show that virtual is sometimes greater than reality: Pedestrians crossing roads oblivious about…
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Strengths-based Approach to Academics- Achiever

Strengths-based Approach to Academics "Knowledge consists of the facts and lessons learned. Skills are the steps of an activity. These three- talents, knowledge, and skills- combine to create your strengths." -Donald O. Clifton, father of Strengths-based Psychology as well as the developer of the eponymous Clifton StrengthsFinder- Gallup's online psychological assessment. DO WHAT YOU DO BEST…
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Strengths-Based-Approach to Cyber Wellness

Strengths-Based-Approach to Cyber Wellness In 2015, Kingmaker Consultancy Pte. Ltd. trained five 15-year old students with StrengthsTransform™ Personal Mastery programme for 4 sessions. They completed their StrengthsFinder profile, explored how their talent themes showed up in what they do on the Internet, and explored ways to diversify for cyber-wellness. During the 1st ASEAN Strengths Education Summit (2016), the candidates…
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