Is Sport a Good Thing 1
Ian Gilhespy
Producer (requires Internet Explorer)
This is the first of two digital learning objects that examine some of the assumptions that are often made about the wider social role and impacts of sport. The first of these discusses the role that sport may or not play in the maintenance of healthy bodies. There is an outline of some of the sceptical views entertained by some members of the medical community and represented here by Chief Medical Officer in Britain. The absence of materi
Carter: No one wants war in Sudan
Former U.S. President Carter in Sudan says that as the South votes to form its own country -- no one wants to return to civil war. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.
Klartext 2011-01-10
På måndagen handlade Klartext om politikern som sköts i den amerikanska staden Tscon i Arizona. Vi berättade också om folkomröstningen i landet Sudan i Afrika.
Automakers put on a show in Detroit
Summary of business headlines: Detroit auto show optimism; Verizon to debut iPhone- source; Portugal under pressure.
Breast Cancer Risk and Environmental Exposure to Contaminated Drinking Water A Public Health Seminar delivered on Monday, January 10, 2011 by Dr. Veronica Vieira, titled "Breast Cancer Risk and Environmental Exposure to Contaminated Drinking Water."
Sara Neher's Video Blog: EMBA 1-11-11
Darden's January 19th executive MBA networking and information session in Tysons Corner, VA is the topic for this video blog from Sara Neher, Assistant Dean of MBA Admissions at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business.
Lecture 23 - 11/15/2010
Lecture 23
All About the Magnet
Is the nail attracted to the magnet? Yes! This short video clip on the properties of the magnet will help introduce young children to what is and is not attracted to a magnet. Run time 0:36.
Best science videos - December 2010
Watch our holiday round-up of the best science videos on the web. For up to the minute science videos, catch them first on our website www.newscientist.com
Testimony of Righteous Among the Nations Ida Brunelli-Lenti from Italy
Ida Brunelli-Lenti was only fifteen years old when she became the nanny to the Jewish children of Yuzzie Galambos. In 1944 their mother died, and young Ida found herself alone with three children in German occupied Italy. She cared for the children until liberation and handed them over to the soldiers of the Jewish Brigade. In 1998 Ida came to Israel with a delegation of fifty Righteous to mark the 50th anniversary of the State of Israel, and was interviewed by Yad Vashem.
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119: The gender gap
INSEAD Professor Herminia Ibarra, co-author of the WEF report, throws some light on exactly where different countries stand on the issue of gender equality in the corporate world.
The Significance and Success of the Mises Academy More than a century ago, a young man read a book. His life was never the same again. In fact, his reading of that book changed the world. Last year, an online school opened its doors. In what follows I will explain how these two events are connected. The book the young man read was Carl Menger's Author(s):
Sms'en schrijven Dit werkblad kan gebruikt worden als steloefening. De leerlingen schrijven sms'en. Het aantal vakjes correspondeert met de werkelijke lengte van een echt sms-bericht.
11.124 Introduction to Teaching and Learning Mathematics and Science (MIT)
This course provides an introduction to teaching and learning in a variety of K-12 settings. Through visits to schools, classroom discussions, selected readings, and hands-on activities, we explore the challenges and opportunities of teaching. Topics of study include educational technology, design and experimentation, student learning, and careers in education.
Fiat workers set to vote
Workers at Fiat's Mirafiori car plant are set to vote in a referendum that will decide their fate.
Pour sauver les Lettres il faut aussi raisonner en terme de compétences / Jacques Migozzi
Pour sauver les Lettres il faut aussi raisonner en terme de compétences. Jacques MIGOZZI. Dans "Les Humanités pour quoi faire : enjeux et propositions", colloque international organisé par le laboratoire Patrimoine, Littérature, Histoire (PLH) en collaboration avec le laboratoire Lettres, Langages et Arts (LLA). Université Toulouse II-Le Mirail, IUFM Midi-Pyrénées, 27-29 mai 2010.
Thème II : Compétences littéraires et transfert de compétenc
Table ronde : L'insertion des littéraires. Enjeux et débats
Table ronde "L'insertion des littéraires : enjeux et débats". Dans "Les Humanités pour quoi faire : enjeux et propositions", colloque international organisé par le laboratoire Patrimoine, Littérature, Histoire (PLH) en collaboration avec le laboratoire Lettres, Langages et Arts (LLA). Université Toulouse II-Le Mirail, IUFM Midi-Pyrénées, 27-29 mai 2010.
Thème III : L'insertion des littéraires : la valorisation de leurs compétences, 2
L'indiscipline littéraire des Humanités au coeur de l'intellectualité diffuse / Yves Citton
L'indiscipline littéraire des Humanités au coeur de l'intellectualité diffuse. Yves CITTON. Dans "Les Humanités pour quoi faire : enjeux et propositions", colloque international organisé par le laboratoire Patrimoine, Littérature, Histoire (PLH) en collaboration avec le laboratoire Lettres, Langages et Arts (LLA). Université Toulouse II-Le Mirail, IUFM Midi-Pyrénées, 27-29 mai 2010.
Thème IV : Enseigner les humanités : contenus, méthodes, filièr
Armstrong Experience: Andre´ Scott
Armstrong Experience: Andre´ Scott
Introduction to the Commercial Sector in Leisure
Ian Gilhespy
Producer (requires Internet Explorer)
This learning object introduces approaches to thinking about the commercial sector in leisure. Attempts at defining the sector are outlined alongside some of the key characteristics too. Leisure products are differentiated from leisure services.
References and Further Reading
Baker, M. (1992) Marketing. An Introductory Text. Basingstoke: Macmillan
Gratton, C. and Taylor, P (2000) Economics of Sport and Recreation. London:E.& F.N.Spon
