Doris Chase: Artist in Motion
In this 1991 program, the late Doris Chase discusses her work as a painter, sculpter, and video artist. Chase is best remembered as a pioneer in using computer imaging to manipulate video images to create dreamlike, colorful works. Examples of her work, including the acclaimed "Circles II" and snippets from the "By Herself: Table for One" series are shown, with artist commentary.
TALAT Lecture 3207: Solidification Defects in Castings
This lecture provides an introduction to the causes and remedies of the main solidification defects in castings. The students should be able to diagnose the major defects in castings and propose methods of preventing them. Basic knowledge of physics and foundry practice is assumed.
TALAT Lecture 3202: The Liquid Metal
This lecture provides an introduction to factors affecting the quality of molten aluminium. Basic knowledge of foundry practice is assumed. The student should be able to appreciate the differences between good and bad melting practices in a foundry.
Making sens: science education networks of sensors
A small group of leaders from research, industry, and education convened in a one-day workshop at Stanford's Center for Innovations in Learning (SCIL) to brainstorm on the use of data probes, sensors, and communication technologies in the development of innovative science education curricula. This report documents the results of a morning brainstorm and afternoon group exercises developing educational scenarios for which sensor networks would be powerful in enhancing learning content and promoti
TALAT Lecture 2101.01: Understanding aluminium as a material
This lecture is an introduction to aluminium alloys, fabrication methods and properties. It provides information about the classification of aluminium alloys, new alloys and composites; shaping processes, processing chains and component shapes; microstructure and the interaction between microstructure and properties. It promotes understanding of the fact that the correct choice of materials demands knowledge of alloys, shaping processes and microstructure and the interaction among them. The lect
Presenting and interpretting Meta-analysis
How to present and interpret the results of a meta-analysis using forest plots.
Informed Consent
An RLO that explains why consent is required in a treatment setting. It describes levels of consent, the need for informed consent and the history of informed consent.
Basic referencing using modified Harvard
Introduction to the modified Harvard style of literature referencing, incorporating an interactive referencing tool for students.
Gateways to Health
A suite of decision based RLOs that cover health related topics
Structure of calcite
Animation of calcite structure rotating. From TLP: Introduction to Anisotropy, http://www.msm.cam.ac.uk/doitpoms/tlplib/anisotropy/dielectric.php
Morton Letter to Andrew Johnson, 1865 (page 5)
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have uttered no word against it, but
after the cases were allowed to linger
until a great and happy change has
taken place in our National circumstances. I
beleive the change in the mode of punish=
ment which I have suggested will meet
with general acquiescence, On on the
part of those who are most determined
in their opinions; that that it is necessa-
ry to punish treason as a crime and
make it [Odiens?] I have the honor to be
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Referencing Websites
An interactive tutorial on how to reference websites. It begins with an example, and interactively draws the student through the stages of accessing the relevant information.
Letters Concerning the Release of Henry McLaughlin, Prisoner of War on Johnson Island, 1865
These letters show how Susan Brown was able to secure the release of her brother, Henry McLaughlin, from prison at Johnson Island near Sandusky, Ohio. Susan receives a letter from E. A. Sconill at the prison where her brother is being held stating that Henry wishes to take the oath of allegiance but that Sconill does not have the authority to release him. Susan then secures a letter of introduction to President Lincoln from Indiana Governor Oliver Morton. A later letter to the editor of the Nati
Probability and inferential statistics
An introduction to probability and the probability of sample errors affecting research results
Morton Letter, 1865 (page 2)
Your Obedient Servant
O. P. Morton
Governor of Indiana
French Intermediate RLO 2 Listening - meeting and describing someone
This RLO contains a video clip and a reading quiz. The objective is understanding cultural differences and French etiquette.
Paper Chromatography of Dyes in Foods
This site about paper chromatography is organized and the information is presented well -- perhaps making it one of the better sites about paper chromatography.
The Inquiry Page - Inquiry Based Learning
This website provides a thoughtful and well-written introduction to inquiry-based learning methods with a focus on K-12 educators. The website also provides useful information on assessing student learning in an inquiry-based classroom. As such it should be very useful to college and university faculty interested in developing their own inquiry based units.
Lidar Technology and Applications
This course offers an introduction to the capabilities of lidar sensors and platforms, data processing systems, and derived digital data products. Students in this course will master basic skills needed to leverage commercial lidar data sources and information products in a broad range of applications, including topographic mapping, flood inundation studies, vegetation analysis, and 3D modeling of urban infrastructure.
La société des individus ? (video)
Ce programme est le premier chapitre d'un cours de sociologie sur « La société à l'aube du XXIème siècle ». Jean-Yves Trépos, Christelle Stupka et Sabrina Sinigaglia-Amadio nous proposent d'aborder notre société et le passage de siècles par le biais de « la société des individus ». Ils s'appuient sur les réflexions d'auteurs tels que Durkheim, De Singly, Macpherson, Elias et Taylor pour pointer quelques questionnements à propos de l'individu, de l'individualisme, de l'indivi
