History and Changing Roles of Networks and CoPs - Richard McDermott
Richard McDermott, PhD is one of the leading thinkers,authors and consultants on designing knowledge organizations and building communities of practice. He co-authored the seminal book on CoPs – Cultivating Communities of Practice – with Etienne Wenger and has published many articles.
Israel and Lebanon - A History of the Conflict
With a UN ceasefire in place in the Lebanon attention now moves to finding a long lasting solution to the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.
What is the background to the conflict and how can an understanding of the history of both sides help develop a resolution to the crisis?
Dr Rob Johnson has written about the history of the Arab-Israeli conflict, terrorism and counter-terrorism.
Length: 23 Minutes
The history and uses of Aspirin
Professor Mike Stillings talks about the history and uses of Aspirin.
Length: 20 minutes
The history of working men's clubs
At the height of their popularity there were more than 4,000 working men's clubs across the UK.
Now there are just over half that number.
Dr Ruth Cherrington, lecturer in cultural studies, talks about her research into how the club movement started and why it has declined.
History of the Incas
General introduction to the history of the Inca people and their influence, which extended through an enormous area of Latin America.
A brief history of the future
Professor John Naughton of The Open University reveals some of the key players in the history of the internet, and explores some of the surprises it has sprung.
Hillis and Calderhead (2009) Helping to Keep History Relevant: Multimedia and Authentic Learning
Contents of a CD used for teaching History in secondary education with learning tasks that exploit the potential of technology. It draws on enquiry methods learning utilising investigations, critical skills and authentic learning. Multimedia drew the pupils in to explore, enquire and investigate. Authentic learning/critical skills enhanced these processes fulfilling its potential to present ‘real life’ challenges. Moreover, historical knowledge anchored authentic learning in a context provid
Hillis and Calderhead (2009) Helping to Keep History Relevant: Multimedia and Authentic Learning
Contents of a CD used for teaching History in secondary education with learning tasks that exploit the potential of technology. It draws on enquiry methods learning utilising investigations, critical skills and authentic learning. Multimedia drew the pupils in to explore, enquire and investigate. Authentic learning/critical skills enhanced these processes fulfilling its potential to present ‘real life’ challenges. Moreover, historical knowledge anchored authentic learning in a context provid
Writing family history
A short introduction to this album.
Episode 21 – A short history of Phar Lap curators The ‘relics’ of history have been housed in museums for hundreds of years. Museum Victoria was officially started in 1854 by British colonialists who collected items deemed to be significant to the nation’s identity, culture, and education. Today the tradition of acquiring and housing what is significant to the nation’s culture continues but it’s performed by representatives of the broad Australian public, in the form of historians, scientists, and i
Lessons from history
Lessons from history: Could the current financial crisis have been predicted from historians' knowledge of past down turns and depressions globally? Dr David Chambers, who is Deputy Director of the Master of Finance Programme at Judge Business School and a University Lecturer in Finance, thinks so. It appears that from looking closely at what happened in the crash of the 1930s, Dr Chambers has a good grasp of how long it may take us to get out of the current financial difficulties. Structural pr
Why History Matters: Historians remap the World
Do we need our history to be global? Work, leisure, war and peace, these are some of the themes that historians are now mapping onto a global past. Join historians David Armitage, Joyce E. Chaplin and Erez Manela from Harvard University, along with Sunil (Running Time 89:28)
Art a GoGo Podcast #8 - Museum of Art and History: Santa Cruz, CA
It's Art a GoGo podcast #8! We don't stray too far from home this time. Join us as we do a soundseeing tour of an exhibit at the Museum of Art & History, Santa Cruz called "Material Terrain: A Sculptural Exploration of Landscape and Place."
Please visit our blog at www.artagogo.com/blog for full show notes and links that we discuss during the show. Thanks for listening!
Kathleen & Doug
Natural History
A foreign landscape is revealed to a curious world by naturalist Mark Catesby. Interpreter Robb Warren talks about the man and his art.
U.S. Air Force History Support Office
This site features historical flight information beginning with the efforts of the Wright brothers in 1903. Other topics include the Tuskegee Airmen, Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, aircraft of the U.S. Air Force, and Operation Desert Storm.
Making History Live
Relating the daily lives of America's ancestors is the product of research and performance. Performer Kat Getward shares the part that music plays in the EFT "Making History Live."Author(s):
Comic book history
Comic book author Bentley Boyd uses a vivid medium to snare new students of American history.
History of Utah
This course will cover the history of the State of Utah from its earliest records up to the present. Historical analysis and methodology will also be taught and specific assignments given to help each student understand methodology from within the context of Utah's History.
Natural History
A foreign landscape is revealed to a curious world by naturalist Mark Catesby. Interpreter Robb Warren talks about the man and his art.
Structure of Ancient Christianity (Social History) - Ben Witherington III
On 24 July 2010, Ben Witherington III visited QTC and spoke for three sessions on the Socio-Rhetorical Analysis of the New Testament.
