Japanese Culture Class #61 - New Word and Buzzword-of-the-Year Grand Prix 2009
Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! You call up your good friend on Friday night and ask him in Japanese, “Hey buddy, what are your plans for tonight?” He responds in Japanese, “Um, nothing…I just want to stay in and catch up on house chores and watch some television.” You reply in Japanese, “You’ve got to be [...]
Author Rick Riordan
Rick Riordan was a teacher who turned into a best-selling
children’s author with The Lightning Thief, the start of a
series about a 12-year-old demigod and his friends. He also
wrote the award-winning Tres Navarre mystery series. This is a 25 minute video. Skip to the 3:35 minute section to get to the interview. A good video to motivate students to read and to understand that writing about what you like is a good start. He promotes writing and not when to share it with
Does Mobility have a Future?
Professor John Urry, University of Lancaster, gives a talk for the Transport Studies Unit 2011 Hilary term seminar series
Diversité humaine : ces différences qui fâchent, une chance ? - Yves Michaud (audio)
Une conférence de l'UTLS au lycée
Lycée Rive Gauche (31 Toulouse)
Avec Yves Michaud (philosophe)
Partenariat avec la mission agrobiosciences - Université des Lycéens
Manipulation of Light in the Nanoworld
"Manipulation of Light in the Nanoworld" extends the standard topics of wavelength, diffraction, and interference into the nanoscale by introducing students to the concept of photonic crystals. Hands-on activities present macro and microscale diffraction and interference effects in an engaging way. Computer simulations that parallel some of these hand-on activities allow students to observe the changes in these effects as objects move from the micro to the nanoscale. These concepts are then appr
Tick-Tock: Biological Clock
Students explore the concept of time and their own internal abilities to keep time. Then they consider the importance of biological clocks to migratory species.
Islam de France, Islam en France - Bernard Godard (video)
L’implantation de la religion musulmane en France est une réalité qui rend le débat sur sa nature exogène ou endogène un peu dépassé. La lancinante question de son incongruité apparente dans le paysage religieux hexagonal est surtout posée par les nostalgiques d’un certain gallicanisme ou encore par les frileux gardiens d’une laïcité ombrageuse. Plus de la moitié des musulmans de France est de nationalité française, dont une partie non négligeable est née en France. Le
Fifty Years Later - Dr. Frances Kendall
"Fifty Years Later: Calling Forth Our Ancestors' Courage and
Determination to Continue the Quest for Racial Justice"
University Lecture with Dr. Frances Kendall
Kendall and Associates
Presented as part of the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the desegregation of the University of Georgia. Sponsored by the UGA College of Education.
Theories of death & dying
Theories of death & dying
African American Conspiracy Theories
African American Conspiracy Theories
Cosmic Watergate Conspiracy Theories
Cosmic Watergate Conspiracy Theories
Staff profiles: Mark Stephens
Mark Stephens, education program coordinator for the Department of Community, Agriculture, Recreation and Resource Studies, talks about ANR Week, Project F.I.S.H., his fishing workshop and the importance of getting people outdoors.
To read more, go to http://news.msu.edu/story/9008/.
International Economics: Theory and Policy
International Economics: Theory and Policy is built on Steve Suranovic’s belief that students need to learn the theory and models to understand how economics works and how economists understand the world. And, that these ideas are accessible to most students if they are explained thoroughly.
So, if you are looking for an International Economics text that will prepare your PhD students while promoting serious comprehension for the non-economics major, Steve Suranovic’s International Economic
The week ahead: February 24th 2011
Oil prices and unrest in the Middle East, the Geneva motor show, a row over America's public-sector unions and a weekend of film awards
Guitar Building
In this class, students learn about physics principles by examining the physics responsible for producing music with electronic stringed instruments, while building, testing, and playing their own electric guitar. Students will design their own Guitar bodies, construct their own pick-ups, assemble their own guitars, tune them using a chromatic tuner, and use them to play a simple song. While the instructions here give enough detail that an independent learner could construct their own guitar, pl
Office Hours with Peter Ubel on Making Medical Decisions
Peter Ubel is a physician, a professor of public policy and the Jack O. Blackburn Professor of Marketing at Duke's Fuqua School of Business. He answered questions about his research on how people make health choices during a live "Office Hours" webcast on February 25, 2011.
High School Communications Team
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Gov't and the Marketplace Seminar: Toxics 02/22/2011 #1: Burnes Intro
Managing Risk:
The Case of Safer Alternatives to Toxics
Speakers:
Joel Tickner, Associate Professor, Department of Community Health and Sustainability, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Robert A. Rio, Senior Vice President for Government Affairs, Associated Industries of Massachusetts
Moderator:
Jennifer Nash, Senior Research Associate, Nanotechnology and Society Research Group, Northeastern University
The Pope and Jesus
In this podcast we hear about a major conference at the University, based on a hotly debated book by Pope Benedict XVI, Joseph Ratzinger.
Experts from around the world are gathering to debate major questions arising from the book, chiefly the concept of Jesus as an historical figure, Christ of faith, or both.
More infor
Dr Angus Paddison and Dr Adrian Pabst
Politics in 60 seconds. Party whips
Professor Philip Cowley defines a polical concept in 60 seconds for those with a spare minute to learn something new. This videocast focuses on the role of the party whips.
Warning: video does contain bloopers and out takes.
May 2010
Suitable for Undergraduate study and Community education
Professor Philip Cowley, Professor of Parliamentary Government, School of Politics and International Relations
Professor Philip Cowley is Professor of Parliamentary Government at The University of Notting
