Learning outcomes By the end of this unit you should be able to: Knowledge distinguish between parenthood and parenting; outline some of the reasons why parenting may require support from outside the immediate family; demonstrate how individual, environmental and structural factors can have an impact on parenting; challenge the notion that ‘problem’ parents and ‘problem’ families can be readily identified. Skills
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Theories in Technology Evaluation
This unit is devoted to exploring and analysing the theoretical and political nature of evaluation and assessment. It introduces theories and paradigms that play important roles in how we design, conduct and use evaluations and assessments, and deals with the ‘thorny’ issue of participation in evaluation. First published
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2.3.3 Fracturing and motion of the ice shell If the rigid surface layer of Europa's ice is thin (or, at least, has been thin for some of the time), and overlies either water or some kind of weak and mushy ice as indicated by large craters such as Pwyll, then we might expect to find some evidence for fracturing and motion of the rigid ice shell. This is precisely what the pattern of dark bands such as those on Author(s):
4 D-I-Y science: independently engaging with science It could be argued that relying on institutional science promotion events might overlook a subtle, but equally important means of people engaging with science: when science is accessed on an informal, independent or non-institutional basis (previously referred to as a do-it-yourself style of science promotion). Rather than seeing this as an anarchistic rejection of formal initiatives (although this might occasionally be the case), it could indicate an extra measure of commitment on behalf of
5 Summary Domesticated organisms evolve in artificial environments under artificial selection, and opportunistic or enforced hybridisation often occurs between species that would not normally interbreed. Natural selection cannot be eliminated and continues to operate. At least two different forms of dwarfism are common in domesticated livestock and humans, but only the rarer midget type of dwarfism occurs in wild lineages. Domesticated mammals and birds have distinctive patterns of skin pigmentation th
5 Unit summary Freshwater is a finite and limited resource on Earth and, increasingly, much of it is polluted, by both pathogenic microbes and chemical contaminants. Human demand for freshwater is increasing; in particular, water is required to irrigate crops to feed the rapidly expanding human population. Water cycles globally, through the oceans, the atmosphere and freshwater river systems. At certain points in the cycle, water is purif
1.8 Geological fieldwork Although much can be learned from samples of rocks in the laboratory or at home, the ‘natural habitat’ of rocks is outdoors. Here the distribution and layout of different rocks is visible wherever rocks are exposed in places such as stream beds, cliffs, rocky shorelines, quarries, or road cuttings. The exposed rocks can be studied in just the same detail as individual laboratory samples, and geological fieldwork allows the size and extent of each rock unit to be seen and the relationships
Studying mammals: Plant predators
From the mouse-deer to the elephant, plant eaters come in all shapes and sizes. But how do they manage to flourish on a salad diet? In this unit we will examine the special features that allow them to extract their nutrients from leaves, and see how some plants protect themselves from these predators. This is the fourth unit in the ‘Studying mammals’ series.Author(s):
Faculty Learning Day, Jan. 2013 | Meegan Willi
Meegan Willi examines the ways technologies can be used to make accommodations for students with disabilities.
Getting Started: 07 The History panel
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Demonstration of Caldecott Choice Video Project NonfictioNow 2012 - Margo Jefferson Modelli e sistemi per l'e-Learning Flow Rates of Faucets and Rivers Internet Scout Project The Documentary Project for Refugee Youth Make a DNA Model Parkinson Disease - Coordination Exam - Upper Extremities Sub-exam - Patient 10
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Keynote Margo Jefferson
NonfictioNow 2012 Keynote Address by Margo Jefferson.
Margo Jefferson is a Pulitzer Prize-winning cultural critic. Her book, On Michael Jackson was published in 2005. She was a staff writer for The New York Times for twelve years, and has contributed reviews and essays to Bookforum, The Washington Post, New York Magazine, Grand Street, The Nation and other publications. Her work has appeared in the anthologies The Inevitable: Contemporary Writers Confront Death, Best Afri
Questo articolo propone una tassonomia dei modelli di e-learning adottabili all’interno di progetti di formazione integrata.
Qui le diverse classi si differenziano per due elementi fondamentali riconducibili al processo (modalità d’apprendimento) e al modello del sistema che lo realizza. La scelta di un approccio rispetto ad un altro è determinata dalle realtà organizzative, formative, pratiche e tecnologiche dei diversi contesti di formazione.
La tassonomia si articola in tre classi fond
In the Flow Rate Experiment, students perform hands-on experiments with a common faucet, as well as work with the Engineering Our Water Living Lab to gain a better understanding of flow rate and how it pertains to engineering and applied science. Students calculate the flow rate of a faucet for three different levels (quarter blast, half blast, and full blast). Building on these calculations, students hypothesize about the flow rate in a nearby river, and then use the Engineering Our Water Livin
Chicago's Field Museum of Natural History (FMNH) Web site currently features museum-sponsored research on the phylogeny of Madagascar's living Carnivora. Previously thought to represent two to four separate lineages, the island's carnivores are now known to have descended from a single species. These findings, recently published in the journal Nature, are presented in the FMNH Web site as a 4-page press release that should appeal to general readers as well as interested researchers.
The Documentary Project for Refugee Youth is a collaboration between refugee youth, Raeshma Razvi, Global Action Project, the International Rescue Committee and other community organizations and artists in New York City. The Project revolves around a core group of 12 refugee youth living in New York City, and the Friday night workshop the group attends. The Project engages in multimedia documentary work -- interviews, photography, journal-writing and video -- to create meaningful products about
By building their own DNA model in this OLogy activity, kids learn about the unique genetic code that's found in every cell of their bodies. The activity begins with a brief look at how all living things are made of cells, and what that makes them unique is DNA. Then, using toothpicks, colored paper, and other common supplies, students create a 3-D model of DNA and "do the DNA twist" to make it look like a double spiral. Interspersed throughout the activity are kid-friendly descriptions of the d
The patient is a 68-year-old Caucasian male admitted to the VA on February 27, 2002, because of severe tremors and inability to walk due to chronic Parkinson Disease. This gentleman had been living with Parkinson Disease for many years and apparently, in spite of prescribed medications, had not improved or was getting worse. He experiences tremors, drooling, an inability to walk, and difficulty swallowing. Recently he had been unable to take the full dose of his carbidopa/levodopa medication du
