Oral History and Digital Stories from Cape Town
People in South Africa have a dynamic but largely unrecorded heritage. The Centre for Popular Memory CPM creates spaces for these stories to be heard seen and remembered The CPM presents various oral history and memory courses for on and off campus students such as a 1st semester postgraduate course Oral History Method and Practice and Theory HST4034Z which provides skills training in oral history interviewing and interpretation an undergraduate course Memory Identity and History HST3037S explor
Tim Noakes - The body is willing but the mind is weak. Or is it the other way around?
On Thursday 8 October the Gordon Institute for Performing and Creative Arts (GIPCA) Great Texts Big Questions lecturer will be Professor Tim Noakes who will address "The body is willing but the mind is weak Or is it the other way around." The suggested reading is "Muscular Movement in Man The factors governing speed and recovery from fatigue" by AV Hill (1927). Noakes cofounder of the Sports Science Institute of SA author respected academic and A 1 rated scientist. He has long been acknowledged
Jonathan Shapiro on Maus by Art Spiegelman
On Thursday 20 August cartoonist Jonathan Shapiro aka Zapiro will discuss "Maus" by Art Spiegelman as part of the Great Texts Big Questions public lecture series presented by the Gordon Institute for Performing and Creative Arts GIPCA at the University of Cape Town UCT. During each Great Texts Big Questions lecture a highly regarded thought leader will discuss one of life's big question or a significant book or artwork. Shapiro studied under Art Spiegelman in New York during his Fulbright Schola
Mamphela Ramphele on Knowledge in the Blood by Jonathan Jansen
On Thursday 1 October the Gordon Institute for Performing and Creative Arts GIPCA Great Texts Big Questions lecture will be Mamphela Ramphele who will discuss "To what extent has our transformation process embraced the intimate in public discourse." The suggested background reading is Jonathan Jansen's "Knowledge in the Blood." Mamphela Ramphele, former ViceChancellor of UCT and director of the World Bank, is an academic author and medical doctor. Her involvement in political activism and academ
George Ellis on The Nature of the Physical World
On Thursday 17 September the Gordon Institute for Performing and Creative Arts GIPCA Great Texts Big Questions lecture will present an opportunity to hear one of the worlds leading cosmologists discuss the way scientific and everyday views of the nature of things relate to each other. How do relativity theory quantum theory and cosmological theory change our views of the world and the universe? How do they relate to every day life? George Ellis Professor of Applied Mathematics at the University
Gotham Gazette Games and Quizzes
These games will let you--the reader--make policy. What problems would you like to take on as a virtual policy-maker? The fate of the city's garbage? The right way to balance civil liberties and security in an Emergency? Developing a balanced land use plan for a neighborhood? Gotham Gazette is a Web site about the issues facing New York City.
Project Zero's Studio Thinking Framework: Eight Habits of Mind
Project Zero's mission is to understand and enhance learning, thinking, and creativity in the arts, as well as humanistic and scientific disciplines, at the individual and institutional levels.
Carnivorous plant traps prey in an instant
Read more:
http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/nstv/2011/02/carnivorous-plant-traps-prey-in-an-instant.html
Enquête scientifique sur « le génie » des artistes - Jean Pierre Mohen (video)
Une conférence de l'UTLS au lycée
Enquête scientifique sur « le génie » des artistes
Lycée Maurice Ravel (64480 Saint-Jean de luz)
Avec Jean Pierre Mohen (Directeur de la rénovation du Musée de l’homme)
Partenariat Région Aquitaine
Laying a hollow pot floor BL19950A 8 LLOYDS AVENUE, City Of London. Construction workers laying a 'hollow pot' reinforced concrete floor at number 8 Lloyds Avenue. The 'hollow pot' system, known as the Kahn system, was invented by Julius Kahn in 1903 and was much used for flooring. This building was designed by Richard Norman Shaw for Associated Portland Cement Manufacturers. Photograp
Quake survivor keeps wedding date
A Christchurch couple marry only days after one of them was pulled from the rubble of Tuesday's devastating quake.
Jeffrey Boloten on The State of the Global Art Market 2011
As part of HRL Contemporary's collaboration with the LSE, we are delighted to present our first lecture examining the relationship between art and commerce. Jeffrey Boloten, Managing Director of ArtInsight will be talking on the current state of the global art market. An expert in this area, Boloten will use recent research and data to analyse the international art system and its functions from a macro perspective. The slippery subjects of how value is ascertained in the art world and the defi
The Global Chaos of Love
In the global age there are increasing numbers of long-distance relationships, bi-national couples, marriage migrants, foreign domestic workers and fertility tourists. What are their common characteristics? Ulrich Beck is the British Journal of Sociology LSE Centennial Professor.
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International Trade: Theory and Policy
International Trade: Theory and Policy is built on Steve Suranovic’s belief that to understand the international economy, students need to learn how economic models are applied to real world problems.
It is true what they say, that “economists do it with models.” That’s because economic models provide insights about the world that are simply not obtainable solely by discussion of the issues.
International Trade: Theory and Policy presents a variety of international trade models includi
Woordzoeker maken : Stappenplan en vorderingsfiche ICT-vaardigheden In bijlage vind je een met afbeeldingen geïllustreerd stappenplan om online een woordzoeker te maken en vervolgens te verwerken in Microsoft Word. Je vindt ook een vorderingsfiche waarop je kan aanduiden in hoeverre de leerling de …
DMC TV: Truck Driving Job Fair
The Del Mar College Transportation Training Services Program held a Truck Driving Job Fair on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2011 at the Center for Economic Development.
The event, which was co-sponsored by Del Mar College's Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services, provided an opportunity for individuals to sign up for the College's three-week program and also featured 20 agencies interested in hiring drivers.
GoNU.TV Pregame Interview with Matt Janning - February 25, 2011
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Teaching with web 2.0 technologies: Twitter, wikis & blogs - Case study
Download the supporting PDF file for this episode http://bit.ly/e2Hxxs from the Learning to Teach Online project website.
Web 2.0 tools can be useful for any situation where discussion and content sharing is desired, and where accessing current information in certain topic areas can be advantageous for learning. This case study examines how and why Lubna Alam from the University of Canberra used the Moodle Learning Management System (LMS) as a central hub that both provided her students with ea
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Klartext handlar i dag om att flera gruvarbetare just nu räddas i Chile. De har varit instängda i mer än två månader djupt nere under marken. Vi berättar också om att många som flyttat till Sverige från andra länder startar företag här. Du får höra mer när du lyssnar på programmet.
