TED415 Session 6 Spring 2011
TED415 Multicultural Education Session Six 02/27/11 Jeff Miller
Osher Lifelong Learning spring preview
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Vanderbilt supports lifelong learning. Watch the Spring 2011 professors describe the upcoming classes. Osher is an organization that provides adults with educational programs, stimulating tours and trips, and a variety of social events. The program reflects the high academic standards espoused by the university on all levels. By offering non-creditkeep reading »
Point of View
This professionally-made video from Brain Pop uses simple terms and cartoon animation to help explain an author's point of view? Key vocabulary words include: first person, second person, third person limited,  and third person omniscient.  Written examples are also provided within the video. Run time 04:15.
Tim and Moby Explain an Eclipse
This professionally-made video from Brain Pop uses simple terms and computer animation to help explain an exclipse. Other key vocabulary words include: orbit, lunar eclipse, solar eclipse, partial eclipse, total solar eclipse, penumbra, antumbra, and corona. Closed captioning is also included in this video. Run time 02:40.
Berenstain Bears-The Messy Room-Part 2
In part 2 of this video, Sister and Brother bicker instead of working together. Their "creative" solution is to shove everything in their closet. Mama finds the hidden toys and she gets a box labeled trash. Papa comes to the rescue. This is a good companion teaching resource for reading Berenstain books in the classroom. It helps to bring literary characters to life (5:24).
Exploring childrens' learning
How does a child’s mind and behaviour change as they develop over time? In this unit four theories of child development are explored. Each theory views child development from a different perspective and all have underpinned psychological research for many years, and continue to do so today. By the end of this unit you will have a good understanding of each of the theories and will probably have begun to challenge your own assumptions about how your own children, or children you know, have deve
21L.995 Special Topics in Literature: Milton's "Paradise Lost" (MIT)
In this 3-unit class, we will read Milton's epic poem Paradise Lost. The goal of the class is for students to come away feeling comfortable with its language and argument; meeting in a small group will also allow us to talk about the key questions and issues raised by the poem. This course is offered during the Independent Activities Period (IAP), which is a special 4-week term at MIT that runs from the first week of January until the end of the month.
21L.705 Major Authors: Oscar Wilde and the '90's (MIT)
At this distance Oscar Wilde seems not only to be on the threshold between centuries and between cultural-systems: in many ways he seems to be the threshold. His aesthetics look backwards to the aestheticism of Pater and the moral sensibility of Ruskin, and they look forward to Modernism. His antecedents are 18th century playwrights, and he opened a path of irony and structural self-reflexivity that leads to Beckett and Tom Stoppard. He was Irish but achieved his great successes in England. Argu
George Will on America, Politics, and Baseball
Author and syndicated columnist George Will talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the state of the country, the nature of politics, and at the end, a little about baseball. The conversation begins with Will discussing his career and how someone with a Ph.D. from Princeton got involved in politics and then writing. Will then discusses the current political environment and how little some things have changed in politics. Other topics include the future of journalism and Will's predictions fo
Science Studio vol 032 - Topic: Evolution of Cooperation - Guests: David Sloan Wilson and Andrew Ham
Course - Group - Science Studio vol 032 - Topic: Evolution of Cooperation - Guests: David Sloan Wilson and Andrew Hamilton - Arizona State University > Science Studio > Science Studio vol 032 - Topic: Evolution of Cooperation - Guests: David Sloan Wilson and Andrew Hamilton
Science Studio vol 028 - Topic: The future of oceans: BOFFF or bust? - Guest: Jane Lubchenco
Course - Group - Science Studio vol 028 - Topic: The future of oceans: BOFFF or bust? - Guest: Jane Lubchenco - Arizona State University > Science Studio > Science Studio vol 028 - Topic: The future of oceans: BOFFF or bust? - Guest: Jane Lubchenco
Science Studio vol 005 - Topic: Ant Intelligence - Guest: Stephen Pratt
Course - Group - Science Studio vol 005 - Topic: Ant Intelligence - Guest: Stephen Pratt - Arizona State University > Science Studio > Science Studio vol 005 - Topic: Ant Intelligence - Guest: Stephen Pratt
Science Studio vol 004 - Topic: Reproduction & Art - Guest: Doug Chandler
Course - Group - Science Studio vol 004 - Topic: Reproduction & Art - Guest: Doug Chandler - Arizona State University > Science Studio > Science Studio vol 004 - Topic: Reproduction & Art - Guest: Doug Chandler
Science Studio vol 003 - Topic: Taxonomy & Fish - Guest: Tony Gill
Course - Group - Science Studio vol 003 - Topic: Taxonomy & Fish - Guest: Tony Gill - Arizona State University > Science Studio > Science Studio vol 003 - Topic: Taxonomy & Fish - Guest: Tony Gill
Alberto Montaner entrevistado por Amaia Arizaleta
Lors de sa visite à Toulouse en mars 2010, le professeur Alberto Montaner de l’Université de Saragosse, spécialiste mondialement reconnu de littérature hispanique et hispano-arabe médiévale a été interviewé par Amaia Arizaleta, professeur d'études hispaniques médiévales à l’Université de Toulouse II-Le Mirail. Le débat portait sur les sujets sur lesquels M. Montaner fait autorité, mais aussi sur l’importance et l’avenir des études médiévales dans le contexte social
The Daily's Double Shot - 02/04/2011
The student journalists of The Daily take a behind the scenees look at UW's Suzallo Library and investigate the rate books and collections available for viewing. The show takes a sci-fi turn with a visit to the Rapid Prototyping lab, where computers create plastic, 3-D models of objects. You'll also hear about the students involved with HusKEYS, an ad hoc a capella group, and get to sit in on a recent concert. These stories and more, plus a trip behind the presses at The Daily of the University
The President's Own Dumb Rules While red tape is rising under his watch, President Barack Obama promised recently in a Wall Street Journal op-ed to undertake a grand review of economic regulation in the United States and get rid of rules that "are not worth the cost, or that are just
