Environment graduate interviews: Amelia Chapman
A series of interviews with graduates and current students about their job, how they got there, what they learned in the course, and how they have been able to apply those skills and the knowledge in their career. These videos provide new and prospective students with information about career paths, industry practices, insight and advice.
Noam Chomsky's Syntactic Structures
One of South Africa leading language experts Professor Rajend Mesthrie was guest speaker at UCT Gordon Institute for Performing and Creative Arts Great Texts Big Questions lecture on 15 April He discussed lSyntactic Structures Noam Chomsky and the colourless green revolution in language studies. Noam Chomsky is considered by many to be the father of modern linguistics Mesthrie lecture has Chomsky first book Syntactic Structures published in 1957 as a starting point Syntactic Structures started a
Environment graduate interviews: Anna Stremple
A series of interviews with graduates and current students about their job, how they got there, what they learned in the course, and how they have been able to apply those skills and the knowledge in their career. These videos provide new and prospective students with information about career paths, industry practices, insight and advice.
The Meanings of Timbuktu
This volume authored by leading international scholars begin s to sketch the meaning of Timbuktu within the context of the intellectual history of West Africa in particular and of the African continent in general The book covers four broad areas Part I provides an introduction to the region outlines what archaeology can tell us of its history examines the paper and various calligraphic styles used in the manuscripts and explains how ancient institutions of scholarship functioned Part II begins t
Design Victoria Interviews - Chris Bosse, LAVA
Chris Bosse - Partner and Director, LAVA (Laboratory for Visionary Architecture) - discusses the Beijing Aquatic Centre, built for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, and other LAVA projects. Interview by Design Victoria, based at RMIT.
Vietnam Architecture Project: Building the Community - part 2
Building the Community: In June 2007, RMIT University and Architects Without Frontiers were invited to design a learning centre and transitional housing for the street kids of Hoi An, Vietnam.
The Theatre of Violence: Narratives of protagonists in the South African conflict
While many accounts have focused on the victims of state repression this unique volume documents the often contradictory and confusing stories of those who acknowledge having committed some dreadful deeds Individuals on various sides of the apartheid divide from state security structures to the ANC PAC and grassroots activists tell their own stories The central focus is to give an account of the actions of the perpetrators here depicted as competing protagonists in an arena of violence It examin
Japanese architect Terunobu Fujimori - RMIT Gallery Interview
Japanese architect Terunobu Fujimori visited RMIT Gallery from 28 September to 8 October 2009. Together with architect Jun Sakaguchi and RMIT student volunteers he constructed a contemporary tea house as part of the Shelter: On Kindness exhibition. Use of timber from Victoria’s bushfire affected areas changed the nature of the artwork. It is now called Black Tea House: Memorial to the 2009 Bushfires.
The Land Question in South Africa:The challenge of transformation and distribution
Since the advent of democracy in 1994 issues at the heart of the land question in South Africa are how to reverse this phenomenon and how a large-scale redistribution of land can contribute to the transformation of the economy and the reduction of poverty both rural and urban Edited by Ntsebeza and Hall the volume includes contributions by leading scholars and activists such as Mercia Andrews Henry Bernstein Ben Cousins Sam Moyo and Cherryl Walker and government and World Bank officials such as
Black Tea House Timelapse - RMIT Gallery
Japanese architect Terunobu Fujimori visited RMIT Gallery from 28 September to 8 October 2009. Together with architect Jun Sakaguchi and RMIT student volunteers he constructed a contemporary tea house as part of the Shelter: On Kindness exhibition. Use of timber from Victoria’s bushfire affected areas changed the nature of the artwork. It is now called Black Tea House: Memorial to the 2009 Bushfires.
Access to Knowledge in Africa: The Role of Copyright
The emergence of the Internet and the digital world has changed the way people access produce and share information and knowledge Yet people in Africa face challenges in accessing scholarly publications journals and learning materials in general At the heart of these challenges and solutions to them is copyright the branch of intellectual property rights that covers written and related works This book gives the reader an understanding of the legal and practical issues posed by copyright for acce
Black Tea House Timelapse & Talk - RMIT Gallery
Japanese architect Terunobu Fujimori visited RMIT Gallery from 28 September to 8 October 2009. Together with architect Jun Sakaguchi and RMIT student volunteers he constructed a contemporary tea house as part of the Shelter: On Kindness exhibition. Use of timber from Victoria’s bushfire affected areas changed the nature of the artwork. It is now called Black Tea House: Memorial to the 2009 Bushfires.
Fashion Student Showcase - Alicia Gramsbergen
Alicia Gramsbergen - a student from the School of Fashion and Textiles describes her collection Affliction’.
Irene Barbaris Artist Talk
RMIT Gallery Artist Talk featuring Irene Barbaris discussing her work as part of the exhibition Contemporary Australian Drawing 1.
Weather or Not - Climate
The Weather or Not video series uses weather forecasting and the science of meteorology as a context for learning. This "Climate" episode zooms into space to investigate the relationship between the sun and the earth. You will also learn about the earth's axis tilt, spin and rotation to discover how these affect climate and the seasons. Timing is off between audio and visual. Run timje 08:46.
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Highlights from 2005
Welcome to the highlights from the podcast channels featured during 2005 on the "Podcast Directory for Educators". When we started out in May we only listed 30 podcasts but now there are more than 2000 - all suitable for use with children and young people.
The extracts in this podcast are some of the latest produced by the schools which showcase today's learners who will be the citizens of tomorrow.
The Exceptional Economies of the Middle East
The Exceptional Economies of the Middle East
T4 Tips Podcast #11 - Free Educational Software
There is certainly one price that most teachers can appreciate: free!
In this podcast, we discuss a number of free software applications. Our
recommendations are programs that real people use everyday, for all
kinds
of tasks. They're tried and tested, the
best tools you can get - and they're all free.
Many of the programs we cover are open-source (http://www.opensource.org/),
with their source code available for use and modification as others see
fit. Other programs we highli
The Everafter, book trailer award-winner
Congratulations to Emily Fitch of Fort Wayne, Indiana, for her winning book trailer for The Everafter by Amy Huntley. Fitch created the book trailer based on the 2010 William C. Morris finalist as part of YALSA's 2010 Morris/Nonfiction Book Trailer contest. "I'm super pumped to say the least. I always think it’s cool when I can find something different or a story that can present something (in this case, the afterlife) in a way that I never thou
