Teaching & Learning at UCL
Professor Michael Worton, Vice-Provost (Academic and International), highlights a few key points of UCL's new Manifesto for Learning and Teaching.
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1101/11011901
Manifesto for Learning and Teaching at UCL:
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/teaching-learning/staff/policy/UCL_ILTS_Manifesto.pdf
Institutional Learning and Teaching Strategy 2010-15:
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/teaching-learning/staff/policy/UCL_ILTS_2010-15.pdf
Appliance Ownership and Working Women
Even in the decade before the term "women's lib" was a common phrase, the number of married women entering the workforce increased dramatically -- thanks largely to washers, dryers and freezers, according to research from the University of Notre Dame. But "liberating" women from housework and propelling them into the workforce may not be the whole story, according to Steven Lugauer, a Notre Dame economist whose research was published recently in Labour Economics. Learn More: http://newsinfo.nd.e
Des soins dentaires pour tous
Environ 30 % de la population ne bénéficie pas de couverture de soins dentaires. La Faculté de médecine dentaire de l’Université McGill travaille de près avec des organismes communautaires afin de rejoindre ces gens avec sa clinique dentaire mobile.
Dental care for all
In collaboration with community organizations, McGill Dentistry students gain front-line experience by offering dental services to the disadvantaged. The McGill Mobile Dental Clinic reaches out to those who otherwise would not receive dental care.
Lecture 3, January 19
Marketing - MKTG 25010 Lectures - Lecture 3, January 19 - Kent State University > COLLEGES > College of Business Administration > COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION > Marketing > MKTG 25010 Lectures > Lecture 3, January 19
Knowing your product
This resource provides information about the level of
service that a customer may expect of a busines nd the lements that go to make up
this service including basic service, competitive pricing and value-added
features.
Select materials, tools and safety equipment for compounding
The student will select correct materials, tools and safety
equipment for compounding task.
Demolition resources
This reosource explains how buidlings are demolised, safety hazards, quality assurance for demolition, protecting the public and cleaning up after demolition.
Painting and decorating - Preparing the surfaces
In this task the learner’s boss wants them to prepare the surfaces for a paint job. The cupboard doors, window sills and doors are to be painted in an old kitchen. The learner will have to decide what’s involved in the job as there are greasy marks, flaking paint and old paint to strip off.
Communication on a worksite: Checking the delivery docket
A delivery was made this morning. The first part of your job is to check that everything on the delivery docket has actually been delivered. Then, if anything is missing, you will need to phone the company, tell them what was missing and ask them when they can deliver the items that were missing. When you work on a building site you need to communicate with other people - tradesmen, suppliers and clients. This involves spoken and written communication, as well as an understanding of safety and w
Concreting Simple Forms - Slideshow
This tutorial provides a slideshow for creating simple concrete forms
11.328J Urban Design Skills: Observing, Interpreting, and Representing the City (MIT)
The course is designed to be an introduction to methods of analyzing, evaluating, and recording the urban environment first hand. Its aim is to supplement existing courses that cover theory and history of city design and planning and to better prepare students without prior design background for the studio sequence.
Keeping the Liberties of the People Safe The recent explosion in the reach of federal government, with far more proposed, has made the question of limits on federal power once again the central political issue. But despite the fact that our founders, who led our move to independence and shaped our Constitution, left us an extensive and invaluable
Review response to water quality problems
This learning object contains resources and activities that focus on reviewing a response to a water quality problem.
The key areas are: reviewing the incident and completing the documentation requirements.
The task is to investigate and evaluate the response and record your findings.
NOAA El Niño
ENSO provides teachers with the opportunity to have students discover ways that the oceanic and atmospheric systems interact and how those interactions can impact ecosystems and human society. The resources in this Collection can be used to help learn about; the basics of ENSO, the inter-relationship of Earth systems, the impacts of these interactions, and how to use and analyze data. These resources can be used to teach students how scientists study the complexity of the Earth's systems and how
Salvaging Severe Pilon Fractures
Fractures of the lower end of the tibia involving the ankle joint are referred to as ‘pilon fractures’. These injuries can be very challenging to manage and may lead to undesirable outcomes despite best initial treatment efforts. In this program leading experts in the field discuss treatment options should the initial management of a pilon fracture be unsatisfactory. Dr. Benirschke presents the options of revision internal fixation and joint function preservation. He is followed by Dr. Sand
Argument Essay Writing 1 (2 of 4)
The 2nd part of our IELTS argument essay writing lesson. This video walks you through making an outline, the introduction paragraph, and the first supporting paragraph.(9:58)
2nd Annual Wellcome Lecture in Neuroethics: Jorge Moll
New Imaging Evidence for the Neural Bases of Moral Sentiments, Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior Professor Jorge Moll (Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience Unit Director, D'Or Institute for Research and Education, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) gave the second annual Wellcome Lecture in Neuroethics at the Examination Schools in Oxford. Moll was one of the pioneers in using functional neuroimaging to study the neural underpinnings of human morality, and is widely recognized as one of the world's leader
Dedication of Ronald E. McNair Building
On Dec. 5, 1986, MIT dedicated Building 37, home to the Center for Space Research and part of the aeronautics and astronautics department, to Ronald E. McNair PhD ’76. During McNair's second flight in space, he died aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger mission. This special ceremony includes speakers Cheryl M. McNair, Ronald McNair’s widow, McNair's thesis supervisor Michael S. Feld '63, David S. Saxon (Chairman of the MIT Board of Trustees), Shirley A. Jackson PhD '73, astronaut Charles F. B
