Vitamin village
The Vitamin Village is a web-based eLearning package developed between 2001 and 2008 to incorporate vitamins A, C, D, E and K, as well as a basic introduction to antioxidants.
It is mainly used in first year teaching of vitamins, but also in the 2nd and 3rd years of the 3 year BSc (Hons) Nutrition and 4 year MNutr Nutrition degrees taught within the School of Biosciences.
David Cole on Same-Sex Marriage David Cole talks to Michael Shae about the history of the legal battle over same-sex marriage, the changing demographics that favor nationwide support, and the legal and political tactics advocates and activists might use to ensure a just future for the institution.
Games Technologies for Learning Women's Rights Curriculum 066 New Acquisition: Messerschmidt's A Hypocrite and Slanderer In Conversation: Semiconductor James T. Demetrion Lecture: Simon Schama on The Beast in Contemporary Art Smithsonian Behind the Scenes: Contemporary Art Conservation Lecture: Donald Kuspit on Louise Bourgeois Andy Grunberg on "Currents: Recent Acquisitions" 2007 James T. Demetrion Lecture Friday Gallery Talks: Jeffrey Grove on "Morris Louis" In Conversation: The Current State of Sculpture Exhibition walkthrough of Hiroshi Sugimoto Mosquito Bytes Tsunamis Elements of Esperanto 1. The -o ending. Elements of Esperanto 2. The -a ending. Elements of Esperanto 3. The -n ending. Elements of Esperanto 4. The -j ending.
The Games Technologies for Learning report explores the ways in which games technologies can be used to enhance teaching and learning, and provides advice for schools and colleges wishing to introduce...
Specially put together for 8 March International Women's Day, this package of history and activities can be used year-round to inspire and inform.
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts chairman Ian Wardropper comments on the powerful new acquisition A Hypocrite and Slanderer. This bust was created by the Austrian sculptor Franz Xaver Messerschmidt (1736–1783) for his series of character heads, depicting different states of mind and pointing the way toward a modern sensibility.
Featured in Black Box in 2008, Brighton-based duo Ruth Jarman and Joe Gerhardt, a.k.a. Semiconductor, have returned to Washington. A Smithsonian Artist Research Fellowship at the National Museum of Natural History allowed them to research volcanic activity. They discuss their current project, an installation based on their study of live volcanoes in the Galapagos Islands and Ecuador.
If all figurative art approaches taxidermy in its crafty fixing of vitality, British contemporary artists have taken on board the conceit with striking compulsiveness. From Damien Hirst's sharks and sheep to Mark Wallinger's pedigree racehorses, sleekness and slaughter seem to be their thing. So what are they getting at and why should we care? Simon Schama, professor of art history and history at Columbia Univers
Latex, chocolate, soap, and video game software are just a few of the non-traditional materials that have inspired contemporary artists. While they embrace the modern, synthetic and technologically advanced world in which we live, some of materials present significant conservation problems for museum conservators. Gwynne Ryan, a conservator at the Smithsonian's
Donald Kuspit, professor of art history and philosophy at the State University of New York at Stony Brook and contributing editor at Art Forum, discusses the tensions between the phallic and the womanly in Bourgeois's work and interprets the artist's understanding of the nature of the female body and the character of female selfhood.
Corcoran College of Art and Design's Photography Department Chair Andy Grunberg discusses the post-modern in relation to the museum’s "Currents: Recent Acquistions" exhibition.
Join historian Yve-Alain Bois for a discussion of Ellsworth Kelly’s singular visual language. A major figure in modern art, Kelly’s career as an abstract painter and sculptor began sixty years ago.
High Museum curator of modern and contemporary art, Jeffrey Grove, leads a gallery talk on "Morris Louis Now: An American Master Revisited".
Join us for an extended conversation with four of the artists from The Uncertainty of Objects and Ideas: Mark Handforth, Rachel Harrison, Charles Long, and Franz West. Moderated by exhibition curator Anne Ellegood and art historian and catalogue contributor Johanna Burton, the discussion offers an opportunity to hear from artists about how both the history of the medium and the nature of contemporary life impact their approach to making objects.
Hiroshi Sugimoto is celebrated for his multiple series of black-and-white photographs that explore the themes of time, memory, dreams, and the history of representation. The Hirshhorn and the Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, have co-organized the first major survey of Sugimoto’s work. The artist is your guide on a tour of the exhibition at the Hirshhorn. Enhanced for users with color screen iPods.
As disease-infected mosquitoes expand their range, these bugs rise higher on the "menace to human health" list. What makes mosquitoes so perfect for disease transfer? Is global warming a factor? How is modern technology being harnessed to combat skeeters? National standards included for grades 5-12. Teacher resource page at http://whyfiles.org/teachers/016skeeter/.
Tsunamis harbor an element of surprise: In the deep ocean, tsunami waves pass unnoticed beneath boats, yet they rise to dangerous heights near shore. How do tsunamis work? What was the worst tsunami in recorded history? How does a tsunami warning system work?
This is one in a series of podcasts that will quickly teach you the basic elements of Esperanto.
If you want to get a feel for what Esperanto is like, how it sounds, how it works, these lessons
This is one in a series of podcasts that will quickly teach you the basic elements of Esperanto.
If you want to get a feel for what Esperanto is like, how it sounds, how it works, these lessons may be for you.
If you are starting to learn Esperanto, you can use these lessons as supplementary materials to firm up the knowledge you have been acquiring.
If you want to read about Esperanto, you might like to take a look at my book Esperanto: A Language for the Global Vill
This is one in a series of podcasts that will quickly teach you the basic elements of Esperanto.
If you want to get a feel for what Esperanto is like, how it sounds, how it works, these lessons may
This is one in a series of podcasts that will quickly teach you the basic elements of Esperanto.
If you want to get a feel for what Esperanto is like, how it sounds, how it works, these lessons may
