About the Project: Fury of Dracula - Richard Buckland
Computing 2 - Lecture 30: Task 2 and Project Admin
Richard talks about the steps in the course project. This is just a course admin lecture but you might be interested in it if you are thinking of giving the project a try yourself.
Examining The Mentoring Experience of Teachers
John Cook
This descriptive research study examines the perceptions of former graduate students from Governors State University’s Educational Administration Program regarding the quality and quantity of […]
ISS Update - Dec. 22, 2011
The International Space Station video update for Dec. 22, 2011.
Rock Stars
In 1968, the New Jersey Senate decreed the town of Franklin a geological wonder: "The Fluorescent Mineral Capital of the World." Over 350 different minerals have been found in the area, ninety of which glow brilliantly under ultraviolet light. There are two mineral museums devoted to fluorescing rocks, the region's unusual geology and its zinc mining history. (3:26)
Verbal Irony #9
Straw-Coloured Fruit Bat--An Overview
This short video gives excellent real life footage of Straw-Coloured Fruit Bats in their natural environment. Students will enjoy seeing the close up views of these bats roosting on rock walls and under a beautiful waterfall. This is a great resource to help build background knowledge and to help make real world connections between nature and the classroom. (Less Than 2 Minutes)
A Robot That Swims With The Fishes
Based on mathematical models of the movement of fish, Maurizio Porfiri, an engineering professor at Polytechnic Institute of NYU, designed a robotic fish. When Porfiri puts the robofish in the lab pool with real fish, the minnows (golden shiners and giant danios) will mill about the robot and even follow it around. (3:06)
UW 360 - Oyster Industry
Oyster farmers raise their crop in the tidelan with help from University of Washington researchers.
21A.110 Anthropological Theory (MIT)
This course introduces students to some of the major social theories and debates that inspire and inform anthropological analysis. Over the course of the semester, we will investigate a range of theoretical propositions concerning such topics as agency, structure, subjectivity, history, social change, power, culture, and the politics of representation. Ultimately, all theories can be read as statements about human beings and the worlds they create and inhabit. We will approach each theoretical p
Nitrogen III
E. Pennington
Final exam for all Nitrogen lectures.
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Setting goals and objectives
This animation looks at step three and explores the difference between goals and objectives. The video is brief and to the point. The student could also be asked to do an objective for each day as well as the teaching having goals and posted objectives.
Song Thrush Singing
This short video gives excellent real life footage of a Song Thrush singing in a tree. Students will enjoy this close up view of this songbird. This is a great resource to help build background knowledge and to help make real world connections between nature and the classroom. (Less Than 2 Minutes)
@Google: George Anders, "The Rare Find"
George Anders in conversation with Todd Carlisle.
A journalistic quest to discover the secrets of the best talent hunters, revealing how they spot superstars before anybody else.
Why are some people so much better than everyone else at spotting future stars? How do the best talent pickers in any field recognize future greatness-the subtle and reliable tells that indicate the potential for top performance?
George Anders set out to find the best talent hunters in the worlds of business, sports
25.12.2011 – Langsam gesprochene Nachrichten
Trainieren Sie Ihr Hörverstehen mit authentischen Materialien. Nutzen Sie die Nachrichten der Deutschen Welle von Sonntag – als Text und als verständlich gesprochene Audio-Datei.Zur traditionellen Weihnachtsbotschaft von Papst Benedikt XVI. werden an diesem Sonntag auf dem Petersplatz in Rom Zehntausende Gläubige erwartet. Im Anschluss an die Weihnachtsbotschaft erteilt der Papst alljährlich den Segen Urbi et Orbi, der Stadt und dem Erdkreis. Am Heiligen Abend hatte der Papst in seiner tra
billgates ted conference part2
This ten minute video shows a speech by Gates talking about ways he feels will improve eduction. He does not mention where he found his data, but the overwhelming fact is that there is a great difference between teacher quality. Good video for staff development.
14.462 Advanced Macroeconomics II (MIT)
14.462 is the second semester of the second-year Ph.D. macroeconomics sequence.
The course is intended to introduce the students, not only to particular areas of current research, but also to some very useful analytical tools. It covers a selection of topics that varies from year to year. Recent topics include:
Growth and Fluctuations
Heterogeneity and Incomplete Markets
Optimal Fiscal Policy
Time Inconsistency
Reputation
Coordination Games and Macroeconomic Complementarities
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Thrust SSC - Supersonic Land Speed Record Holder
On the 15th October 1997 Thrust SSC became the first land vehicle to break the sound barrier. Piloted by Wing Commander Andy Green of the RAF. This five minute video shows the bid for the record from concept to victory. There isn't any narration which limits the value of the video.
Polar Bear in Habitat
This short video shows excellent real life footage of a large polar bear in its natural habitat. Students will get to see ice and water as polar bear moves through its environment. This is a great resource to help build background knowledge and to help make real world connections between nature and the classroom. (Less Than 2 Minutes)
Polar Bear Cubs Suckling
This short video gives excellent real life footage of two Polar Bear cubs suckling from their mother out in the snow. This is a great resource to help build background knowledge and to help make real world connections between nature and the classroom. (Less Than 2 Minutes)
Nigeria blasts
Dec. 25 - At least 27 people are dead after a series of bombs targeting churches explode in Nigeria; Islamist militant group claims responsibility. Rough Cut (no reporter narration)
