Depiction of terrorism in film and television
In this podcast, Professor Roberta Pearson from the School of American and Canadian Studies, discusses the fictional representation of terrorism in modern day television programmes and why more and more people are using fiction instead of the news to inform their opinions of world events.
Professor Pearson considers the frequent engagement of modern audiences with such television series’ as ‘24’ and ‘Battlestar Galactica’ and how these common cultural experiences should not be underes
Political Parties Era (1796-1824)
A political party is a group of people who work to influence policy agendas and hold government power by seeking to elect candidates to public office. The Federalist Party and the Democratic-Republican Party were the first political parties in the United States, lasting from approximately 1796 to 1824
Entretien avec Ricardo Fernández (Rencontres 2010)
Scénariste uruguayen, Ricardo Fernández Blanco vit à Madrid depuis de longues années. Il avait écrit une nouvelle qu’il a décidé de réécrire en scénario, sur lequel il a travaillé avec la cinéaste Ana Díez. Tout au long du film, "Paisito" (2009), il tente de revenir sur les douloureuses années 70 dans son pays d’origine, sans donner raison plus à un côté qu’à l’autre, ce qui lui vaut une acceptation mitigée en Uruguay, alors qu’ailleurs le film m
Entretien avec Óscar Ruiz Navia (Rencontres 2010)
Óscar Ruiz Navia, cinéaste colombien, présente son premier long métrage où il montre un lieu assez reculé de la côte du Pacifique. Il travaille avec beaucoup d’acteurs locaux, la plupart sont du village, et deux acteurs professionnels. Il évoque le passage dans un village d’un homme dont on ne sait ni doù il vient ni où il va, les relations sociales du lieu, les conflits locaux, qui métaphoriquement évoquent le pays dans un sens large. Il n’a pas envie de faire des films ex
Entretien avec Paz Fábrega (Rencontres 2010)
Cinéaste costaricienne, elle présente son premier long métrage en compétition, qui met en scène une enfant et une jeune femme dans un décor de plage, en refusant le côté folklorique des couleurs vives des tropiques.
D’autre part, elle évoque la trajectoire à suivre dans son petit pays pour faire du cinéma, et pouvoir le montrer à un public qui s’y intéresse. L’encouragement que donne le fonds centre-américain est très modeste, mais il a la vertu d’exister.
Virtual plants in high school informatics L-systems
A creation of models is becoming an important part of informatics education besides algorithmization and programming. An appropriate example concerning use of computer science while modelling real world are the L-systems. In the paper we describe a proposal of teaching of plants growth modelling by the L-systems at a high school. Our goal is to help students to understand and try creation of plants model on the computer.
Should Students Use Their Private Laptop Computers for Study Purposes?
Project and Problem Based Learning has become a standard method of teaching at Technikum Wien. In the course of Computer Science students used their own Laptop Computers for all lessons. If students could not afford a laptop, one was provided by the department. The over all results of this experiment have been very promising. It was possible to reduce the total costs of teaching, mainly because less support for the student laptops was needed. Even more important, most teaching obstacles previous
A Pilot Project From Illiteracy to Computer Literacy: Teaching and Learning Using Information Tec
This paper addresses the use of information and communication technologies, ICT or IT for brevity, to combat illiteracy and move participants directly from illiteracy to computer literacy. The resulting assistive technology and instructional software and hardware can be employed to speed up literacy programs and make them more attractive and effective. The approach provides an interactive, self-paced, autonomous and entertaining learning experience, eases entry and exit in and out of the program
Realism in the design process and credibility of a simulation-based virtual laboratory
The credibility of an instructional simulation is a most important issue in distance education, where it may replace hands-on activities. This credibility is based in large part upon verisimilitude, a perception strongly influenced by the simulations realism. This paper presents a case study encompassing the design process of a simulation-based virtual laboratory, which was guided by a realism principle, and an investigation of its credibility among potential users. We found that many characte
Modèles de soutien à l'élaboration de scénarios
Les enseignants participant aux nombreux dispositifs d'enseignement à distance sont confrontés à la difficulté d'élaborer leurs activités d'apprentissage, sur support numérique, sous forme de scénarios pédagogiques. Dans cet article, nous proposons un dispositif de soutien à la tâche de conception de scénarios pédagogiques « analyse de documents » basé sur différents niveaux de modèles.,Preprint
Learning Design and Run-Time Resource Binding in a Distributed e-Learning Environment
Nowadays, the need for e-learning systems supporting a rich set of pedagogical requirements has been identified as an important issue in the field of distance learning. Several initiatives take place in order to meet this need.
Maybe, the most important of these initiatives is IMS Learning Design [6] that provides a framework to depict pedagogies. Furthermore, we are aware that the provision of different learning paths tailored on learner's characteristics and preferences guarantees the learner
COW, une plate-forme de support d'exécution de scénarios pédagogiques.
Cet article présente un service de support d'exécution de scénarios pédagogiques conçu
pour être intégré dans des plates-formes de formation existantes. Dans un premier temps nous prenons un
point de vue ingénierie des plates-formes afin d'identifier les processus de conception et d'utilisation ainsi
que les acteurs qui y sont associés. Dans un deuxième temps nous présentons les caractéristiques
nécessaires que doit offrir notre service afin que les différents acteurs puissent gé
Informal learning in the workplace
This paper focuses mainly on theoretical frameworks for understanding and investigating informal learning in the workplace, which have been developed through a series of large and small scale projects. The main conclusions are included but readers are referred to other publications for more detailed accounts of individual projects. Two types of framework are discussed. The first group seek to deconstruct the “key concepts” of informal learning, learning from experience, tacit knowledge, tran
Morton Letter to Andrew Johnson, 1865 (page 2)
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To grant them a pardon would in
my judgement be most unfortunate. Or
to let the cases pass by as if under ad=
visement, or involved in doubt, would
be scarcely less detrimental. They have
already reposed too long. But
after looking over the whole ground and
consulting many of the soundest friends
of the Government, I have come to the
conclusion that the demands of public
justice and public interest would be
Experimental Design Methods - A Review
Experimental design methods are applied in all phases of the design process and by almost every party involved in the design process. In this paper, we aim to give an overview of the background, applications, and technologies involved. A limited simple metric is introduced for assessing the degree of innovation. Future developments are outlined.
Harehills Lane and Buller Grove, telephone box
1st July 1936. Telephone box at the junction of Buller Grove and Harehills Lane, with houses in the background.
Foundry Lane junction with Harehills Lane
26th September 1935
Harehills Lane, number 369 British and Argentine Meat Co. Ltd, butcher. Number 371 Leslie Thompson, baker. Number 373 Harry Smith, grocer. Number 375 Harry Symmonds, pawnbroker. Smith's has a blind over the window and a sign for Tetley's beers.
William James Samford Home, Opelika, Alabama
This image is a black and white photograph of the home of William James Samford, 31st Governor of Alabama. Handwritten message (on back) addressed to Mrs. [Caroline] Draughon dated February 21, 1955.
Prince Madoc Memorial Marker, Fort Morgan, Mobile, Alabama
This image is a colorized picture of the Prince Madoc Memorial Marker, at Fort Morgan, near Mobile, Alabama. Prince Madoc was a Welsh explorer who landed on the shores of Mobile Bay in 1170 and taught the Indians there the Welsh language. Postcard text: (back) Genuine Curteich-Chicago "C.T. art-colortone" post card; (handwritten) ETV Field Trip, Fort Gaines in school series, 1958.
