Preparing a Global Workforce: Teaching Chinese Language and Culture in California
Opening Remarks
Chancellor Robert Birgeneau, University of California, Berkeley
Keynote Address
Sean Randolph, President & CEO, Bay Area Economic Forum
Introduced by Leslie Tang Schilling, UC Regent and Committee of 100
Panel Discussion
Teaching Chinese: Where Are We and Where Do We Want to Go?
- Gay Yuen, California State University, Los Angeles
- Beverly Hong-Fincher, Australian National University
- Alice Carnes, Chinese American International School, San Francisco
- Chi-Kuo Shen, Better Chin
Understanding First Pass Metabolism
Description of first pass metabolism of orally-administered drugs in the liver and gastrointestinal tract
Calculating medicines for children: applying standard formula
This RLO is aimed at providing examples of how to calculate medicines, specifically for children but it relates well to any aspect of calculating medicines.
"Linked data at the National Széchényi Library - road to the publication", Ádám Horváth
ABSTRACT
The presentation will focus on how we published our linked data and the tasks to be carried out to be able to publish the data. The presentation will begin with a short introduction of the library, the staff and the software and hardware infrastructure from the point of view of our topic. In the second part of the presentation I will explain what we have published and how it was published. The third part will be about the processes of the actual publication, and the tools used for the
How Life In The Internet Changes The Practice Of Macroeconomics
A surprising feature of economic analysis of the current crisis has been the pivotal role played by a small number of bloggers, often positioned far from the academic mainstream. This event will feature one of the top bloggers on the Euro Crisis who will discuss the role the bloggers have played in our understanding of the current Euro Crisis, and in what ways having more data in our hard drive than the sum total of all previous economists changes our understanding of macroeconomics. Edward Hugh
Treasure Keepers
Good as new isn't always as good as old. Curator John Watson talks about conservation at Colonial Williamsburg.Author(s):
New in the Collection
Objects rare and poignant joined the Colonial Williamsburg museum collections in 2009. Chief Curator and Vice President for Collections, Conservation and Museums Ron Hurst describes the finds.Author(s):
Conservation, Where Art and Science Meet
Museum conservators wage daily battle against 10 agents of decay. Exhibit Curator Emily Williams outlines the plan of attack in "Conservation, Where Art and Science Meet."Author(s):
Geology of the National Parks
Our four goals for the course are: 1) To help you become better-informed citizens on topics that may affect you in the future such as: groundwater pollution, biodiversity, volcanic hazards, etc., 2) To demonstrate what is and is not believable about science--those subjects on which scientists are usually correct versus those on which scientists have no special expertise., 3) To give you enough geological background that you will get more out of your next visit to a national park, and 4) To sho
Balls in a Box Model
The Balls in a Box model shows a system of particles is very sensitive to its initial conditions. In general, an isolated system of many particles that is prepared in a nonrandom configuration will change in time so as to approach its most random configuration where it is in equilibrium. What happens if we choose the initial conditions in a very special way?
The default initial condition corresponds to eight stationary particles perfectly aligned on the x-axis. Two particles approach from the l
Primate Behavior
This course explores the social lives of the nonhuman primates. It begins with an introduction to primate evolution and taxonomy and behavioral ecology. It further examines select groups of living primates through topics such as conservation, social behavior, cooperation/competition, reproduction, ethnoprimatology, and evolution of social organization.
6.852J Distributed Algorithms (MIT)
This course intends to provide a rigorous introduction to the most important research results in the area of distributed algorithms, and prepare interested students to carry out independent research in distributed algorithms. Topics covered include: design and analysis of concurrent algorithms, emphasizing those suitable for use in distributed networks, process synchronization, allocation of computational resources, distributed consensus, distributed graph algorithms, election of a leader in a n
Human Rights Trials in Chile and El Salvador: Post-Transistional Justice
Part of the Oxford Transistional Justice Seminar Series. Recorded 30th November 2010
Monumental Sculpture from Renaissance Florence
The exhibition at the National Gallery of Art celebrates the completion of the conservation of the statues, performed under the supervision of the Opificio delle Pietre Dure, Florence. Freed from centuries-old accumulations of grime, they now reveal much of their original surfaces, remnants of their resplendent gilding, and long-concealed details of their facture. On their return to Florence the statues will be exhibited in the Museum of Orsanmichele.
Introducing Epic of the Persian Kings
Exploring exquisite Persian manuscript art inspired by the world's longest poem: the Shahnameh, or 'Book of Kings'.
1000 years ago in Persia the world's longest poem was written: the Shahnameh, or 'Book of Kings'. This epic inspired some of the most exquisite manuscript art ever produced - miniature masterpieces that on show at the Fitzwilliam Museum in the exhibition Epic of the Persian Kings: The Art of Ferdowsi's Shahnameh (11 September 2010 -- 9 January 2011).
In this podcast, Charles Melv
Tree of Life
Teachers, learners and science enthusiasts are invited to explore Life on Earth and share their learning by building ToL treehouses and publishing them on the Tree of Life. Broadening our contributor base and audience is part of our efforts to create an open access digital library about biodiversity. The ToL provides four different ways of interacting with ToL learning resources, from the least interactive (browsing) to the most interactive (becoming a treehouse builder and creating ToL treehous
Gravity and Mechanical Energy - Grade 10
Grade 10: Gravity and Mechanical Energy. Weight (force exerted by the earth on an object); acceleration due to gravity (acceleration resulting from the force exerted by the earth); gravitational potential energy; kinetic energy; mechanical energy (sum of gravitational potential energy and kinetic energy); conservation of mechanical energy (in the absence of dissipative forces).
Exploratorium Online
This site features dozens of online learning activities and exhibits. Make a mold terrarium, pinhole projector, telescope, or hair hygrometer. Explore the brain, biodiversity, Antarctica, DNA, frogs, structures, or illusions. Learn about magnetism, electricity, motors, eyeballs, perception, Mars, chocolate, seasonings, or the science of cooking, sports, and music. Search over 3,000 photos and movies. Watch webcasts of science demonstrations by teachers.
Worldwide Amphibian Declines
AmphibiaWeb is an online system enabling anyone with a Web browser to search and retrieve information relating to amphibian biology and conservation. This site was inspired by the global declines of amphibians, the study of which has been hindered by the lack of multidisplinary studies and a lack of coordination in monitoring, in field studies, and in lab studies. We hope AmphibiaWeb will encourage a shared vision for the study of global amphibian declines and the conservation of remaining amphi
