2008.02.29-Migration Conference Keynote Address: Bridging the Gap
Conference on Migration, Rights and Identities: Examining the Range of Local and Global Needs.
2008.02.28-Migration Conference Keynote Address: The Great Immigration Debate: Facts and Fiction, Id
Migration, Rights and Identities: Examining the Range of Local and Global Needs.
2008.02.28-Migration Conference Keynote Address: The Great Immigration Debate: Facts and Fiction, Id
Migration, Rights and Identities: Examining the Range of Local and Global Needs.
2008.02.28-Migration Conference Concluding Panel Discussion on Policy Implications
Conference on Migration, Rights and Identities: Examining the Range of Local and Global Needs.
2008.02.28-Migration Conference Concluding Panel Discussion on Policy Implications
Conference on Migration, Rights and Identities: Examining the Range of Local and Global Needs.
2007.11.12-Utah Education Policy Keynote
The 2007 Utah Education Policy Forum included presenters from Utah institutions of higher education, local research foundations, and legislative analysts who discussed educational research.
Sustainable uplands
The uplands of Galloway in south-west Scotland are facing changes as never before. Science writer and broadcaster Richard Hollingham visits a project that aims to restore the area for wildlife and local people.
Oil palm plantations and coral reefs
Coral reefs are among the most beautiful habitats in the world. As well as being rich in biodiversity, they're vital for the local economies that depend on them for fishing, tourism or protection from storms.
Energy Puppet: An Ambient Awareness Interface for Home Energy Consumption
The Energy Puppet is an ambient display device that provides peripheral awareness of energy consumption for individual home appliances. The display produces different ?pet-like? behavioral reactions according to energy use patterns of the appliances to give homeowners an indication of their energy consumption status. The puppet
would raise its ?arms? in victory to display normal consumption rate, or its ?eyes? would change color to red and ?roar? to warn the homeowners when the specific applianc
Teachers' and students' roles in formative assessment
The resource is a digest of two papers which report on the Kings Medway and Oxfordshire Formative Assessment Project (KMOFAP), a year long project that started in 1999 between researchers from King’s College London and two local authorities (LAs), Medway and Oxfordshire. The LA assessment advisers and the researchers supported twenty-four teachers, one from the science and one from the mathematics department in each secondary school taking part. Two of the researchers were the writers of Insid
Three essays on bank efficiency
Since commercial banks play important roles in the financial markets, it is
important to evaluate whether banks operate efficiently. Moreover, given increased
competition from non-bank financial institutions, commercial banks should operate
more efficiently than they did previously. Commercial banks might operate more
efficiently if they have superior information. If this is true, bank size should not
matter to the operation of the bank. Thus, as long as the bank has superior
information, it wil
Designing for cross-cultural web-based knowledge building
This paper describes the iterative design of a web-based collaborative workspace used in educational practice, called WebReports. The system’s unique feature is that it allows participants to discuss mathematical and scientific concepts using programmed animated and interactive models of their ideas. Rather than focusing on the specific features of the collaboration tool, we analyze it as part of a constructionist activity system. We describe the context in which the system was developed an
Dynamic manipulation schemes of geometrical constructions: Instrumental genesis as an abstraction pr
Dynamic manipulation of geometrical constructions enabled by a specially designed computational tool, called variation tool, is studied during the implementation of proportional geometric tasks in the classroom. The analysis combined the use of two theoretical frameworks: instrumental genesis and situated abstraction. The Dynamic Manipulation Schemes (DMS) developed by 13-year-old students based on the use of the variation tool are reported in the paper. It is
indicated that situated abstraction
The OTTER Sami tent OER
This is a reproduction of the Second Life Sami tent and is for free distribution within Second Life as a repurposable OER. It is available in two clearly identified forms: 1. As a single SL artefact, where all discrete items have been linked together to make a whole. 2. As a number of discrete SL artefacts. In addition, this OER includes two SL training guides: one for students and one for tutors. Users are encouraged to first read the 'Handout for the Sami tent OER' .
Introduction to Artificial Intelligence - Introduction to Problem Solving as Search
This tutorial forms part of the "Introduction to Problem Solving as Search" topic in the Introduction to Artificial Intelligence module.
Evolution of CAAD Teaching Methods
In this paper evolution of CAAD teaching at architectural faculties will be presented. The CAAD will be considered as one of the components of skills and knowledge needed to support Design Studio. The paper is focused on the question ?How architectural design may be combined with CAD teaching?? Formulation of this question results from opinion that position of CAAD in teaching of architectural design curriculum is different than other disciplines being taught at architectural schools. Introducti
The Education of Pupils with Autistic Spectrum Disorders up to the end of Key Stage One
This resource is a report which focuses on the learning and teaching needs of pupils with autism spectrum disorders up to the end of Key
Stage 1, utilising a research study published in 2001 by the NFER to collaborate many of the author's views and suggestions . The research study itself, the report informs the reader, explores the range of provision Local Authorities were making available at that time, for pupils with autism spectrum disorders up to the end of Key Stage 1. This resource also c
Teach your kids to be an Entrepreneur through Videogames Games are a great opportunity for kids to trial and error a range of concepts and test concepts in a controlled and safe environments. They really offer young entreprenuers
Religious schools 'show bias for rich'
This news article reports on research which reveals that faith schools admit 10% fewer poor pupils than is representative of the local area.
citizED: Local Community, Public Services and the Voluntary Sector
This paper explores what we mean by the local community, public services and the voluntary sector, and then suggests three teaching ideas for how these themes can be explored further. All the activities also address the overall aim of the national curriculum (2008) to create ‘responsible citizens who make a positive contribution to society'.
