The Paradoxical State of Graduate Education
Derek Bok of Harvard University speaks on The Paradoical State of Graduate Education at the Johns Hopkins University Conference on the Future of Ph.D. Education on October 25, 2011
Special Exhibition: Guitar Heroes: Legendary Craftsmen from Italy to New York
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U.S. vacates Pakistan airbase.
Dec. 11 - US army vacates airbase in Pakistan, as angry demonstrators burn the American flag in protest at a NATO air strike that killed 24 soldiers. Deborah Lutterbeck reports
Taimeriik - testid
Taimeriik. Ülevaade süsteemist. Testid
Walk Two Moons: An Integrated Unit
"Walk Two Moons" by Sharon Creech is a bittersweet story of a teenager who desperately wants to be reunited with her mother. This unit is an integrated study combining setting, theme, point of view, character, and plot with geography and geometry.
GPS Animations
This site features Flash animations that illustrate how the Global Positioning System (GPS) works. The animations depict how GPS signals are derived, compare geostationary and polar orbits, and explain satellites, ground control, and user segments, which comprise the three main GPS components. These resources are suitable for use in lectures, labs, or other teaching activities.
Developing countries in the world trade regime
Free trade or fair trade? This unit will help you to analyse the relationship that exists between developed and developing countries under the World Trade Organization regime of Development Round negotiations. The current world trade regime has a very mixed record in promoting growth and reducing poverty.
Claiming connections: a distant world of sweatshops?
Sweatshops and the exploitation of workers are often linked to the globalised production of 'big brand' labels. This unit examines how campaigners have successfully closed the distance between the brands and the sweatshops, while others argue that such production 'kick starts' economies into growth benefiting whole communities.
Understanding dyslexia
Dyslexia is a condition affecting literacy skills. This unit analyses how our image of normality affects the way we as a society define such conditions. You will learn how important it is to integrate the different psychological accounts of dyslexia in order to provide a full explanation of potential causes and strategies for remediation.
Winter Term - Wilderness and Rites of Passage
In an effort to engage his class with the characters in his assigned readings, Greg Hlavaty in the Department of English created a literature course this winter where students spent part of their mornings discussing novels before stepping outside to attempt the same activities they had just studied.
Northeastern Men's Basketball Press Conference - vs. Drexel - Feb. 1, 2012
Northeastern men's basketball head coach Bill Coen meets with the media following Northeastern's 61-53 loss to Drexel on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012, at Matthews Arena in Boston.
What are your spring break plans?
Elon faculty and staff share their plans for spring break 2012.
JELOP 2012 - Les plateformes numériques, les espaces numériques de travail.
Titre : JELOP 2012 - Les plateformes numériques, les espaces numériques de travail (ENT), et les Technologies de l’Information et de la Communication pour l’Enseignement (TICE).
Auteur(s) : Raphael CABRERA (Ingénieur Réalisateur audiovisuel et multimédia, Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne (URCA)).
Résumé : Le monde compte 2,1 (1) milliards d'internautes qui avec l'émergence de terminaux mobiles tels que les tablettes et smartphones, ont adopté dans leurs habitu
Yesterday I Had the Blues
Read-Aloud. In this video segment from Between the Lions, a boy tells us about how colors correspond to feelings and members of his family. The boy states that yesterday he had the blues, but that today he has the greens. The boy explains that his dad claims he has the grays, Sasha has the pinks, Talia has the indigos, Gram has the yellows, and Mama has the reds. The boy wonders if tomorrow he'll have the silvers. He concludes that his family is the type of family that makes you feel like i
Pain science: discovering the limits of experience - Lindsey Cohen, Candy McCabe, Lance McCracken, E
Members of the new Bath Centre for Pain Research celebrate its launch. The lecture is introduced by Professor Chris Eccleston, the centre's director, and includes an address by Dr Lindsey Cohen and talks by Dr Lance McCracken, Dr Candy McCabe and Dr Ed Keogh.
At the court of the great moghul - Nicholas Fogg
Nicholas Fogg describes life at the Court of the Great Moghul, his campaigns, his foibles and his lasting impact on the history of India.
The psychology of habit - Bas Verplanken
Professor Bas Verplanken from the University of Bath talks about the psychology of habit and how much of what we do is done at the same time in the same location.
Museumkennis : Verre volken, oude culturen, de natuur De site kwam tot stand door een samenwerking van het Rijksmuseum voor Volkenkunde, Rijksmuseum van Oudheden en Naturalis. Op de homepagina kan je kiezen voor:
