17.424 International Political Economy of Advanced Industrial Societies (MIT)
This graduate class is designed as a PhD-level overview of international political economy (IPE), with an emphasis on the advanced industrial countries. The syllabus is divided into three sections: international trade; international monetary and financial relations (including foreign direct investment); and security.
11.201 Gateway: Planning Action (MIT)
This course introduces incoming students in the Master in City Planning (MCP) program to the theory and history of planning in the public interest. It relies primarily on challenging real-world cases to highlight persistent dilemmas: the power and limits of planning, the multiple roles in which planners find themselves in communities around the globe, and the political, ethical, and practical dilemmas that planners face as they try to be effective. As such, the course provides an introduction to
The Impact of mobile learning
Phase one of MoLeNET (2007/08) involved 75 colleges and 18 schools, approximately 10,000 learners and 2,000 staff, in 32mobile learning projects. The Learning and Skills Council provided funding for h...
Art Institute of Chicago Musecast: October 2007
1. Exhibition Focus: Curator Douglas Druick speaks about Jasper Johns: Gray.
2. American Perspectives: Poet Quraysh Ali Lansana speaks about his work and a painting by Horace Pippen.
3. Art Institute in the Community: Teen Lab participants create their own art inspired by works in the collection.
4. What's News: As the Modern Wing takes shape, galleries throughout the museum are being renovated and reinstalled.
Art Institute of Chicago Musecast: March 2008
Visit with Takeshi Arita and Eileen Jeng, who are executing Sol LeWitt's Wall Drawing Number 1257: Scribbles for the first time. Hear highlights from the opening day symposium for the exhibition Ed Ruscha and Photography. Listen as Chris Raschka speaks about the moment he knew he had to be an artist. And visit the âMy Collections" Web page to create a personal gallery of your favorite works.
Interview on KPFA's Letters to Washington radio show
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President Ulysses S. Grant: Let Us Have Peace
This two minute video shows how the lasting effects of the Civil War impacted Grant's presidency. He tried to use troops to stop terrorists in the South from killing and abusing African Americans.
Death of President Garfield
The sad tail of the murder of Garfield and his suffering before dying. Not for the timid.
Thanksgiving Day
A short history of Thanksgiving. This two minute video does not have any narration. It uses some quotes. For older students.
Hinterland Who's Who of the Wolf
A one minute video that helps people understand the many wrong views of the wolf that has recently being delisted as an endangered animal by the Department of Interior depsite being few in numbers. This is a great video as it shows the nature of the wolf. There are also more videos listed on the site about other types of animals. Run time 01:02.
"All's Well That Ends Well" anonymous 18th Century (poetry reading)
Misogyny isn't funny any more. How strange it is that humour changes so quickly. Very few things that used to be considered funny are able to amuse us today. Shakespeare's comedy isn't funny. I can think of a few exceptions - Winnie the Pooh, for instance - but in the main, old comedy isn't funny now. Can you watch old TV shows such as I Love Lucy and laugh? Humour is like Art - it has periods and it progresses by innovation. Any example can be identified by century - even by decade in t
Starbucks grows coffee in China
Yunnan coffee bean farm marks first time Starbucks is growing its own coffee, as U.S. chain eyes further expansion in China
Suu Kyi back to work
Just two days after her release from house arrest, democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi meets members of her political party.
Treating trauma of volcano victims
Psychiatric hospitals in Central Java, Indonesia report an increase in patients following the deadly eruptions of Mount Merapi volcano.
A Study of the Response to Accountability and Standardized Testing in a State University System: Pre
This study was an investigation of the perceptions of university certification officers in teacher education in a state university system regarding university responses to accountability, standardized testing, predictive models, gatekeeping, and intervention strategies, and incorporates the issues of social justice and ethics. This study also includes the development of a predictive model to predict results on the Praxis II Elementary Education: Curriculum Instruction and Assessment (ELED:CIA) t
In Search of One's Pack: A Narrative Study of a Working-Class Woman in the Academy
Utilizing an autobiographical approach by comparing and contrasting my story with other scholars’ stories whose social-class backgrounds are similar to mine, and by analyzing this information through the works of scholars whose research has helped others working in the fields of composition and teaching, I explore the crisscrossing of the female sex, working class, and academia. This exploration attempts to uncover the influences of social class and gender on an academic from a working-class b
Writing to Learn Mathematics: A Mixed Method Study
This study sought to address a research gap by studying students who had been
taught mathematics using writing. The purpose of this study was to provide an analysis of students’ perceptions of the benefits and drawbacks of this pedagogical approach. The types of writing students performed in mathematics classes were described, and students’ preferences regarding these tasks were analyzed. Finally, a comparison was made between female and male students’ responses in order to see whether gen
Nineteenth Century Europe
This course covers the political, social and cultural history of Europe from 1815 to 1900, including the history of each major European nation.
Internet Scout Project
The free access portion of the Atlapedia Online site, Countries A to Z, provides an attractive political and physical map of each country of the world, including basic information such as its capital, system of government, population, geography, climate, religions, languages, currency, modern history, trading partners, exports, military, and more. Giving students of any age access to interesting and fun facts, the database can be searched easily or browsed by the first letter of each country. Al
M&M Madness
Students will explore fractions, decimals, percents, and circle graphs with M&M's.
