11 Feb 2011: Scientia Conference on Research and Innovation in Undergraduate Science and Engineering
PLEASE NOTE: The remainder of the sessions will be posted shortly.
A conference on Research and Innovation in Undergraduate Science and Engineering Education will be hosted by Scientia, an interdisciplinary faculty institute, on the campus of Rice University, a leading research university with a distinctive commitment to undergraduate education. The goals of the conference are to promote a diverse community focused on learning and to cultivate exceptional teaching. The conference will focus
Wyrley Essington Canal - Birmingham Canal Navigations
An exploration in photographs from Horseley Fields Junction to Catshill Junction
L'Europe, un sujet de cinéma ? Table ronde (video)
Cette table ronde a eu lieu le 5 juillet 2008 dans le cadre de Cinéditions, salon européen du livre de cinéma, en présence des cinéastes Luc Dardenne, Jorge Semprún, Hugo Vieira da Silva, Radu Mihaileanu, Manoel de Oliveira et Costa-Gavras. Rencontre animée par Serge Toubiana.
Total has 32 pct raise in profit
Europe's third largest oil major saw profits and sales up in 2010 on the back of global economic growth, but a fall in refinery output due to industrial action.
Sinking of the Lusitania: Panic on Deck
This professionally-made segment is a video featuring actors recreating the panic among the passengers and crew during the sinking of the Lusitania, a passenger ship sank in 1915 by German u-boats. (4:40)
Defectors graduate in South Korea
Defectors from North Korea graduate from a school to prepare them for living in a capitalist state.
2011 Armstrong Baseball Team Intro
Get to know your 2011 Armstrong Baseball Team in this intro.
2011 Armstrong's Men's Tennis Team Hobbies
The 2011 Armstrong Men's Tennis Team players share their hobbies.
2011 Armstrong's Men's Tennis Team Intro
Get to know your 2011 Armstrong Men's Tennis Team in this intro.
Lecture 23 - 11/15/2010
Lecture 23
Idioms Illustrated
A student made video of actual student's work. The students here have illustrated an idiom from the English language and then define it for the viewer. Underneath the video you will see defintions and lesson ideas for teaching idioms. (4:00)
"Kollaboration durch das Semantic Web: Strategie und Aktivitäten der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek",
Aufgrund eines technischen Fehlers ist nur der Anfang des Vortrags zu sehen. Eine vollständige Version wird in Kürze nachgereicht.
ABSTRACT
2010 hat die Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (DNB) damit begonnen, ihre Wissensbasis bestehend aus bibliographischen Daten und den Normdaten als Linked Data zu publizieren. Vor allem Normdaten bilden für die Erschließungsarbeit in Gedächtniseinrichtungen wie Museen, Archiven und Bibliotheken schon jetzt eine wichtige Basis. Ziel der DNB ist es jetzt, mit
Croix Rouge - Nancy 2011Â : Discussion et perspectives
En France, deux millions d’enfants vivent en situation de pauvreté ou de précarité avec les conséquences suivantes : malnutrition, obésité, déficits cognitifs, troubles du comportement, échec scolaire, détresse psycho-sociale, conduites addictives, risques de délinquance. Il est nécessaire de développer des actions communautaires bien traitantes et durables alliant le champ sanitaire et le domaine social, incluant des bénévoles formés aux côtés des professionnels.
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11.233 Crafting Research Questions and Qualitative Methodology (MIT)
This course covers approaches to research and evaluation in the planning field, for those preparing to write 1st-year doctoral and other research papers. Topics include narrowing down research interests, using quantitative and qualitative techniques complementarily, and interviewing and other fieldwork challenges. The course uses a seminar-type format in which readings, class discussions, and assignments are built around (1) generic themes that run across the research interests and paper topics
How did HIV-AIDS affect rural communities in Africa? The answer to the question
The HIV-AIDS epidemic in Africa is almost 30 years old yet a number of the worst-case scenarios on the impact of AIDS in Africa have not come to pass. What did happen? The speakers give their answers using data from recent research in Tanzania and Uganda. Stefan Dercon is a quantitative economist, University of Oxford. Janet Seeley is an anthropologist at the School of International Development, University of East Anglia.
Punxsutawney Groundhog Eve Rhyming Song
A music video about Punxy Phil on the Eve of Groundhog Day. Sing along music for kids. Really cute rhyming song and provides information or questions between each stanza. Students will enjoy watching this on Groundhog's Day. (7:25)
Suresh: Lesson 64 – Playing with marble-balls
(See all the lesson from Suresh; See the First Lesson from Suresh; Build Your Vocabulary By Mastering 4 Words a Day) (Looking for something else? Check out our Lesson Finder, [...]
Shaped by Booms and Busts: How the Economy Impacts CEO Management Style
If you read the press or talk to practitioners, according to Antoinette Schoar, the worst thing for an entrepreneur [is] to be one who grew up in a boom time. These entrepreneurs never learn to manage finances...or build efficient firms because they’re so used to having ample availability of capital that they get “spoiled."
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Good Presentations: Ending
Good Presentations: Ending. Part of the series: Physical Delivery for Good Presentations. For good presentations, conclude by reiterating main points and giving the audience action steps. Know how to end a good presentations with tips from a teacher, presenter and facilitator. "YOU end the presentation." (02:39)
Amid upheaval, Mullen visits Israel
US Navy Admiral Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, visited Israel to reassure the country which is concerned about instability in Egypt. Jon Decker reports.
