Lecture 24 - 11/17/2010
Lecture 24
6.4 Mentored presentation
Effective communication is the key to a successful presentation. This unit will provide you with a systematic approach to develop the necessary skills. It is important to understand that effective presentation skills can be practised and learned. It is the content of your presentation, and the simple delivery of clear and reasoned arguments, which will help you to achieve your objectives.
1492: An Ongoing Voyage
The exhibition 1492: AN ONGOING VOYAGE describes both pre- and post-contact America, as well as the Mediterranean world at the same time. Compelling questions are raised, such as: Who lived in the Americas before 1492? Who followed in the wake of Columbus? What was the effect of 1492 for Americans throughout the Western Hemisphere? The Library of Congress' Quincentenary exhibition addresses these questions, as well as other related themes, including fifteenth century European navigation, the myt
Hull Fair, Fun for All DVD: World War II: Anti-Aircraft
Hull Fair, Fun for All DVD: World War II: Anti-Aircraft
5.2.2 Opening up ideas: analysing the question
Writing reports and assignments can be a daunting prospect. This unit is designed to help you develop the skills you need to write effectively for academic purposes. You will learn how to interpret questions and how to plan, structure and write your assignment or report.
Online Science-athon: The Marble Roll
The Online Science-athon offers elementary and middle-grade students opportunities to discover the science in their daily lives. Presented as challenges, the Science-athon asks students to investigate their world in ways that are engaging and fun, easy for teachers to incorporate into their teaching, and instructive. Students doing the Marble Roll select a strip of material that is 61 cm (24 inches) in length to use as a ramp. Then they determine how to maximize the distance their marble rolls a
The World in 2050
By 2050 there will be far more of us: world population is predicted to be two billion higher than it is today. This rise, predominantly in the developing world, will engender major geopolitical shifts and tensions. By 2050 there will be far more of us: world population is predicted to be two billion higher than it is today. This rise, predominantly in the developing world, will engender major geopolitical shifts and tensions. Unless new and appropriate technologies are urgently adopted, rising d
11.373 Science, Politics, and Environmental Policy (MIT)
This class examines the role of science in the US environmental policy-making process. It investigates the methods scientists use to learn about the natural world, the way scientific knowledge accumulates, the treatment of science by advocates and the media, and the role of science in legislative, administrative and judicial decision making. It also considers how other political systems use science in an effort to put the US approach in comparative perspective.
DCMME 2010 Fall Operations Conference
Each fall the Dauch Center for the Management of Manufacturing Enterprises and Global Supply Chain Management Initiative hosts the Fall Operations Conference for students, faculty and industry professionals.
How to raise capital without giving away your company
Entrepreneur Anat Bar-Gera on how to raise capital without giving away your company
Process of Content Submission to MedEdPORTAL
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privacy issues are addressed during the submission process so users around the globe can download and utilize any and all of the published resources for educational purposes without legal infringements. Any medical or dental educator or learner may submit materials to be considere
Lecture 16 - 11/18/2010
Lecture 16
Networks and Communities of Practice: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly - Larry Prusak
Larry Prusak is a globally recognised authority in the field of knowledge management . He received the Lewin Award from Organization Science and Work Frontiers International has named him as one of the ten most admired knowledge leaders in the world. His books include Working Knowledge.
Authentic Assessment in the era of Social Media: ideas and applications from Internet Communications
The emergence of Web 2.0-enabled social media online provides a new opportunity to develop assessments that match with, and draw upon students' engagement with online knowledge networking, creating new possibilities for 'authenticity' in assessment. Authentic assessment refers both to the alignment of assessment with the actual outcomes of students' learning, and to the utilisation in assessment of approximations of real-world situations within which knowledgeable activity might take place. In b
Learning the Hindi Letters – Lesson 4 – ऋ
This is the fourth in a series of basic episodes to teach Hindi from the beginning. If you are already studying Hindi, it can provide a good review. If you [...]
Lecture 16 - 11/18/2010
Lecture 16
Did You Know Most of the World's Ecosystems Exist in Darkness?
"Did You Know Most of the World's Ecosystems Exist in Darkness?" is a presentation by Katrina Edwards, a professor of biological sciences and earth sciences at the USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, and a pioneer in the field of geo-microbiology. In 2010, the National Science Foundation awarded her USC team $25 million to create and direct the Center for Dark Energy Biosphere Investigations. The members of Edwards' team, together with colleagues at several other major research institutio
Asian Security Seminar: Strategic Shortfall - The Somali Syndrome
Contrary to conventional wisdom, this presentation argues that it was not the 9/11 attacks that transformed the international security environment. Instead, it was "Somali Syndrome," an aversion to intervening in failed states that began in the wake of the1993 U.S./UN action in Somalia. The botched raid precipitated America's strategic retreat from its post-Cold War experiment at partnership with the UN in nation-building and peace enforcement and engendered U.S. paralysis in the face of genocid
First Snowfall of Fall Semester At WSU Pullman
PULLMAN, Wash.— Students at Washington State University got a pre-Thanksgiving surprise this morning. A few inches of snow fell in Pullman overnight, forcing students to dig through boxes and closets to find their winter gear. While students were making their way to class, crews from WSU Facility Operations had already been busy for several hours, cleaning roads and pedestrian paths of snow.
More information about WSU Pullman's snow removal plan, including maps of priority areas, can be foun
La domination de l'espace et les réseaux de satellite (video)
La technologie de ce siècle évolue désormais en suivant la loi de Moore, selon laquelle les performances des composants électroniques évoluent exponentiellement avec une constante de temps de deux ans. De là découlent d'abord la percée des micro-ordinateurs puis, plus inattendue, la croissance également exponentielle des réseaux de communication. Quels sont les facteurs de cette expansion qui crée la société de l'information ? L'espace est le moyen global de transfert et distrib
