Changing the Landscape of U.S. Higher Education
Carnegie Mellon University's Open Learning Initiative (OLI) is changing the landscape of higher education by providing not only easier access, but also better tools for students to attain their degrees. OLI is scientifically-based open online learning environments designed to improve both quality and productivity in higher education.
CMU president Jared Cohon discussed OLI and CMU's leadership in the science of learning at an event in Washington D.C. He was joined by OLI director Candace Thill
Language of Film and TV - New Online Course
Learn more about this course at: http://bit.ly/weeBNY
The course guides you through the history of film and television and the crucial concepts about the language they use to reach their audiences—a language that includes camera, frame composition, lighting, production design, acting
styles, editing, dialogue, plot, genre, themes, sound, and point of view. You'll learn about mise-en-scène, cinematography, and editing, so that you are well versed in the design and visual elements of film an
Music Licensing - New Online Course
Learn more about Music Licensing at: http://bit.ly/yvAOJs
Licensing powers virtually every use of music, from digital download stores, to live performance, to music across mixed media. Through creative licensing, artists have made $10K on Twitter in one night, transformed albums into mobile applications, reached over 100 million listeners every day, and worked to collect every dime owed to them. Music Licensing sheds light on the nuts-and-bolts behind music monetization and how licensing is the
Pat Pattison - Lyric Writing: Tools and Strategies - Part 2 of 6
Learn more about Pat's Lyric Writing course at: http://bit.ly/AfM4KH
"The tools that you need to write a good song cover your whole person. You need to bring who you are and what you know to the table."
Gold Answers: The Interrogation
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Will Ferrell Visits SMU
Actor and comedian Will Ferrell visited SMU on March 7 to answer a few questions from SMU students after a pre-view screening of his new film, "Casa de mi Padre."
Indian Holi Festival 2012
Students at Thunderbird School of Global Management celebrate the Indian festival of Holi on March 8, 2012.
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This Week @Minnesota: Carlson's new dean, Mayo partnership, and Gopher basketball
In this episode of This Week @Minnesota, see the announcement of the Carlson School of Management's new dean, learn about a U partnership with the Mayo Clinic, and check out the highlights of the Gopher basketball game.
Putting Kony in context
Bonny Ibhawoh, an associate professor who teaches and researches African, global and human rights history at McMaster, says many of Uganda's troubles can be traced to issues arising after gaining independence from Britain in the early 1960s. Here he puts the Kony 2012 campaign in context.
6.00SC Introduction to Computer Science and Programming (MIT)
This subject is aimed at students with little or no programming experience. It aims to provide students with an understanding of the role computation can play in solving problems. It also aims to help students, regardless of their major, to feel justifiably confident of their ability to write small programs that allow them to accomplish useful goals. The class will use the Python programming language.
RES.18-007 Calculus Revisited: Multivariable Calculus (MIT)
Calculus Revisited is a series of videos and related resources that covers the materials normally found in freshman- and sophomore-level introductory mathematics courses. Multivariable Calculus is the second course in the series, consisting of 26 videos, 4 Study Guides, and a set of Supplementary Notes. The series was first released in 1971 as a way for people to review the essentials of calculus. It is equally valuable for students who are learning calculus for the first time.
Article :: A First Look at the Book Module and Map Module in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4
This excerpt from Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4 Classroom in a Book shows you how to work with the new Book and Map modules in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4.
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Thom Hartmann - Is the Endgame for Greece the Same for the US?
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An Egg Is Quiet
This video segment from Between the Lions is a story that shows places where eggs sit, different colors of eggs, and different shapes of eggs. The story then explains that eggs bear a little creature inside, with tiny holes in its shell for air. The story shows the baby chick's progress from resting in the egg to hatching. Key vocabulary includes: egg, quiet, colorful, shapely, round, oval, pointy, tubular, clever, camouflage, textured, hard, soft, gooey, smooth, rough, shell, yolk, al
Are You a Snail?
In this story from Between the Lions, colorful illustrations introduce young children to the world of snails—slimy, slow-moving creatures that live in a shell, prefer damp places, eat leaves, and have one foot but no legs. Based on Are You a Snail? by Judy Allen and Tudor Humphries. (4mins)
A Splendid Friend, Indeed
The fictional children’s book A Splendid Friend, Indeed written and illustrated by Suzanne Bloom is Pennsylvania’s One Book, Every Young Child 2007 selection. A child-like Goose pesters his fuzzy friend the Polar Bear as he tries to read and write. After Goose brings Bear a snack, a blanket and a note, Bear is touched, and realizes what a good friend Goose is. Bear gives Goose a big hug before they sit down for a snack. (3:12)
An Ornithologist’s Job
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Backyard Bugs
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