The lifelong distance learner
In this unit, tutors are invited to consider what their learners may find easy or difficult about learning at a distance using technologies that may be new to them, and what the tutors’ role is in supporting them.
Nathan Gray presents "Equilibrating Mechanisms: the Intellectual Companionship of Hume & Smith"
Nathan Gray, Keene State College, discusses "Equilibrating Mechanisms: the Intellectual Companionship of Hume & Smith" at the 13th Annual Summer Institute for the History of Economic Thought conference at the Jepson School of Leadership Studies. June 29, 2012
Lyndon Johnson Signs Voting Rights Act
On August 6, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965 into law. In a speech delivered at the signing ceremony, Johnson describes the historic day as a triumph for freedom as huge as any victory won on any battlefield. (4:41)
RFK: Promising Career Cut Short
Robert Kennedy was a powerful figure in Washington until his assassination in 1968. Robert Kennedy was assassinated by Sirhan Sirhan on June 5, 1968 at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California. In this video clip, learn more about Robert F. Kennedy’s role in politics and how it was cut short. (4:22)
END-OF-LIFE AND PALLIATIVE HOME CARE
Donna Wilson, Professor, Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta
New University of Toledo Bookstore
New UT Bookstore in the UT Gateway Project on the corner of Dorr & Secor in Toledo
Regents' Professor George Davis
Regents' Professor, the highest of faculty ranks, is reserved for full professors with exceptional achievements that have brought them national or international recognition. George Davis is a Professor Emeritus of Geosciences.
Joanne Mudge (NCGR) at the 2012 SFAF Meeting
By: JGI Joanne Mudge on "Phytophthora capsici - Loss of Heterozygosity (LOH): A Widespread Mechanism for Rapid Mutation" at the 2012 Sequencing, Finishing, Analysis in the Future Meeting held June 5-7, 2012 in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Press Regulation: Taking account of media convergence
This policy brief by media expert Lara Fielden proposes a radical new framework for press regulation, which addresses what Lord Justice Leveson has described as the 'elephant in the room' of the Leveson Inquiry: online media. Fielden draws on her experience at Ofcom and the BBC to argue that, as broadcast, newspaper, video-on-demand, and other online content become increasingly indistinguishable, debate over the future of press regulation must encompass online media. Rather than persisting with
Palacio de Versalles - en español
El Palacio de Versalles representará el momento culminante de la arquitectura palaciega en Europa, tanto por sus dimensiones como la magnificencia de su estructura, escenificando de manera excepcional el poder del rey absoluto. 2:38
Energy Conservation
Students are introduced to the idea that energy use impacts the environment and our wallets. They discuss different types of renewable and nonrenewable energy sources, as well as the impacts of energy consumption. Through a series of activities, students understand how they use energy and how it is transformed from one type to another. They learn innovative ways engineers conserve energy and how energy can be conserved in their homes.
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
This patient education program explains Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection and how that turns into AIDS. It stresses risk factors, screening, and prevention. This is a MedlinePlus Interactive Health Tutorial from the National Library of Medicine, designed and developed by the Patient Education Institute.
14.07.2012 – Langsam gesprochene Nachrichten
Trainiere dein Hörverstehen mit den Nachrichten der Deutschen Welle von Samstag – als Text und als verständlich gesprochene Audio-Datei.
Nach dem Massaker im syrischen Dorf Tremseh mit mindestens 150 Toten hat UN-Generalsekretär Ban Ki Moon den Sicherheitsrat der Vereinten Nationen zum Handeln aufgefordert. Sollte das wichtigste UN-Gremium den Druck auf Syriens Staatschef Baschar al-Assad nicht erhöhen, komme dies einer Lizenz für weitere Massaker gleich, erklärte Ban. In der Ortschaft
Science in the Courtroom: The Woburn Toxic Trial
This Starting Point webpage is a summary of a role-playing resource called Science in the Courtroom: The Woburn Toxic Trial. In this exercise, hydrology students role-play expert witnesses in a mock trial dealing with contamination of groundwater. Students prepare for the role-play by studying the movement of groundwater and the transport of contaminants through computational and map exercises and field trips. For the role-play, the hydrology students work with law students. The hydrologists div
Sustainable Energy Systems - Chapter Introduction
George Crabtree
In this module, the following topics are presented: 1) an outline of the history of human energy use, 2) challenges to continued reliance on fossil energy, and 3) motivations and time scale for […]
Inkoopprijs, verkoopprijs, winst en verlies Werkblad waarop leerlingen de inkoopprijs, verkoopprijs, winst of het verlies moeten berekenen.
Kleine Wablieft : Nieuws in de klas Ik maak geregeld verwerkingsbladen bij artikels die ik kies uit De Kleine Wablieft. De opdrachtjes (kruiswoordraadsel, woordenschatoefening,...) kunnen natuurlijk ook opgelost worden door gebruik te maken van andere kranten …
The Milkman The National Archives UK posted a photo: Description: "Photograph of a milk cart with 'Devonshire Dairy' [10 Royal Hill, Greenwich] painted on the side, and man handing can of milk to a boy.&quo
This train is now ready to depart The National Archives UK posted a photo: Description: "Photograph of railway guard giving the signal to the engine driver." Photograph by RL Siru
