Eichengreen on the Dollar and International Finance
Barry Eichengreen of University of California, Berkeley and author of Exorbitant Privilege talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the history and importance of the dollar as the dominant international currency. Eichengreen explains the advantages to the United States of the dollar's dominance, the historical circumstances that led to its dominance, and the likelihood that the dollar might be supplanted by a competitor. Along the way they discuss China's currency policy, the state of U.S. mo
Function Concepts -- What is a Function?
This module provides the description of what a function is.
Six Little Ducks Animated Song with Words
Cute version of Six Little Ducks. Words appear at bottom of screen as the narrator sings. Cute animation plays. This is a good resource for the early childhood classroom. (1:13)
Edgar Allan Poe
This three-minute, student-created biography highlights the more important parts of Poe's life and is a good overview. It uses a narrator and paintings and other images to convey the story.
Mean Value Theorem
This video explains the mean value theorem. The mean value
theorem is essentially just the average slope of the graph in a closed interval. This is just the mean (average) value theorem which states that the average slope is equal to a prime of a point c. The video is 16:47 in length and is done with a smart board and narrator.
Benjamin Franklin Biography
This four minute video is about Benjamin Franklin, the American founding father, scientist, inventor, activist, statesman, diplomat and author. It uses painting and a narrator to help tell his story. A good overview.
If You're Happy and You Know It Animated Song with Words
Cute version of If You're Happy and Know It. Words appear at the bottom on of the screen while children are doing motions in background. Music plays but no one sings. This would be a good resource for an early childhood classroom. (1:02)
USC Dentistry: International Periodontal & Implant Symposium 2011 (Lynch)
Edward Lynch presented a lecture titled "Rationale for the Use of Ozonated Water instead of Water in Ultrasonic Periodontal Therapy" as part of the 36th annual USC Periodontal and Implant Symposium held in Los Angeles in 2011.
Lynch is head of dental education and research at Warwick University. He previously held the position of professor of restorative dentistry and gerodontology at Queen's University Belfast and served as a consultant in restorative dentistry to the Royal Hospitals. In April
Photo Slideshow: UA Camp Teaches Youth the Art of Acting
The Wildcat Junior Drama Camp, part of UA's Arizona Youth University, teaches middle school students about the world of theatre arts. During the summer camp, students work on script and scene development and practice performing.
Elon University School of Communications Facilities Tour
Take a look inside the School of Communications at Elon University.
Oral Traditions
This video, adapted from material provided by the ECHO partners, illustrates how Native people preserve history and tradition through art, music, and dance.
Organisational Implications of Coaching (7/9): Implementing Coaching 1
Factors to consider in implementing coaching
4.42J Fundamentals of Energy in Buildings (MIT)
This design-based subject provides a first course in energy and thermo-sciences with applications to sustainable energy-efficient architecture and building technology. No previous experience with subject matter is assumed. After taking this subject, students will understand introductory thermodynamics and heat transfer, know the leading order factors in building energy use, and have creatively employed their understanding of energy fundamentals and knowledge of building energy use in innovative
CIDMEF Libreville 2011 - Atelier : L’enseignement des Sciences Humaines et savoirs intégrés.
XVIIIème Journées Universitaires Francophones de Pédagogie des Sciences de la Santé de la CIDMEF.
3ème Congrès International Francophone de Pédagogie des Sciences de la Santé
16 – 19 avril 2011
Faculté de Médecine de Libreville (Gabon). Université des Sciences de la Santé
Titre : CIDMEF Libreville 2011 - Atelier : L’enseignement des Sciences Humaines et savoirs intégrés.
Intervenant : Lucie BRAZEAU-LAMONTAGNE –Sherbrooke – Québec)
Communicatievaardigheden : Presentatie en rollenspel Indeling van de presentatie:
De situaties zijn …
ENGL 200-01, Creative Writing: Introductory Poetry Workshop, Spring 2007
This class will introduce students to principles of good poetry,
including prosody, through readings of work by outside writers in Good Poems, edited by
Garrison Keillor, and through essays from Richard Hugo's The Triggering Town and
Rainer Maria Rilke's Letters To A Young Poet. You will complete writing exercises
assigned in class and in The Practice of Poetry edited by Robin Behn and Chase
Twichell. (4 texts) Students are expected to analyze and prepare to discuss the poems
and essays they rea
Carpe Diem Guide
Carpe Diem is a well-researched, well-rehearsed team-based model for promoting change in learner-centred e-learning design and assessment, institutional capacity building and innovation.
At the heart of Carpe Diem is a two-day workshop in which discipline-specific course teams, in collaboration with subject librarians and learning technologists, plan, implement and review student-centred e-learning designs, focusing on learner activity, group work and assessment for learning. By the end of th
14.06.2011 – Langsam gesprochene Nachrichten
Trainieren Sie Ihr Hörverstehen mit authentischen Materialien. Nutzen Sie die Nachrichten der Deutschen Welle von Dienstag – als Text und als verständlich gesprochene Audio-Datei. Bundesaußenminister Guido Westerwelle hat seinen Besuch in Israel und den Palästinensergebieten mit einem Besuch auf dem Ölberg in Jerusalem begonnen. Westerwelle wollte sich dort unter anderem ein Bild vom israelischen Siedlungsbau im von Israel annektierten Ostteil der Stadt verschaffen. Der Außenminister rei
Factors Affecting Friction
Based on what they have already learned about friction, students formulate hypotheses concerning the effects of weight and contact area on the amount of friction between two surfaces. In the Associated Activities (Does Weight Matter? and Does Area Matter?), students design and conduct simple experiments to test their hypotheses, using procedures similar to those used in the previous lesson (Discovering Friction). An analysis of their data will reveal the importance of weight to normal friction (
Impact Conference 2011 - 11:30 to 13:45 - Welcome and introduction; Panel 1; Panel 2
Investigating Academic Impact. A conference at the London School of Economics on Monday 13 June 2011. Academics are increasingly being pressed to provide evidence of impact from their research on the world outside academia. And universities will have to provide evidence of impact as part of the new Research Excellence Framework. But there is confusion about the different definitions of impact that exist amongst funding bodies and research councils, and also about methods of measuring impact. Thi
