AICGS At Issue Interview: Dr. Wolfgang Gerhardt
AICGS Senior Fellow Alexander Privitera sat down with Dr. Wolfgang Gerhardt, member of the German Bundestag and Free Democratic Party (FDP), to discuss the current political landscape in Germany and the rest of the euro zone and what it could mean for the future of the common currency.
Joshua Goodman on the Challenges Facing American Schools || American Conversation Essentials
Harvard Kennedy School assistant professor Joshua Goodman outlines the challenges facing American schools, and compares them to more successful school systems in other countries.
eSAR HNC-D CSE & FD SD 0809
KQ1 – How well do learners achieve? Reference Question Strength Adequate Weakness Comments Evidence Action By Whom?
Target Date,Description: Electronic Self Assessment Report for Programme: HNC/D Computer Systems Engineering & FdEng Software Development 2008/2009
Minutes HND CSE FdEng SD Course Team Meeting 04/02/09
School of Information and Communication Technologies FdEng SD & HND CSE Course Team Meeting Date 4th February 2009 Time 3.00 pm Venue Room 113 Present John Flegg, Clive Gould, David Israel, Barry Spencer,Minutes of HND Computer Systems Engineering and Foundation Degree Software Development Course Team Meeting held on 4th February 2009
Hometown Huddle
Meeting Room at Christ Church Cathedral
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Tackling Unemployment: The Legislative Dynamics of the Employment Act of 1946
Author Ruth Ellen Wasem discussed her book, "Tackling Unemployment: The Legislative Dynamics of the Employment Act of 1946," which covers the sweeping legislation on which postwar United States economic policy was built.
Speaker Biography: Ruth Wasem is a social-science analyst in the Domestic Social Policy division of the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. She has researched, written and testified before Congress on immigration and social-welfare policies. Before
IT and other training in the always connected era
IT and other training in the always connected era
ISS Update - May 23, 2012
The International Space Station video update for May 23, 2012.
Imperial History of the Middle East
Who has controlled the Middle East over the course of history? Pretty
much everyone. Egyptians, Turks, Jews, Romans, Arabs, Persians,
Europeans...the list goes on. This 90 second video shows the various nations who have controlled this area of the world over the last 5000 years. (00:90)
Americans Living Alone: Meanings and Implications (Podcast)
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Absolute Beginner European Spanish for Every Day #5 - 15 Favorite Words (Chosen by Fans)
Learn European Spanish with SpanishPod101.com! In your home country, there are some phrases that are so common you use them or hear them every day. The same is true in Spain too, so why not give your European Spanish an instant boost by learning them in this video lesson? With Rosa’s help, you’ll be sounding [...]
Patrick Awuah:: "Fostering Innovation as the Key to Lasting Change in Africa", Talks at Google
After a successful career at Microsoft, Patrick looked back to his native Ghana and decided that the ills of the country could only by solved by educating the next generation of business and government leaders, providing them with training in critical thinking and ethics that the current generation lacked.
To put his plan into action, he founded Ashesi University in Accra, West Africa's first liberal arts school. Now in its 10th year, Ashesi empowers young Africans to develop the motivation and
The Effects of Plate Tectonics
The phenomenon and effects of plate tectonics have literally changed the world. This video explains how plate tectonics can form mountains and trigger earthquakes. ( 2:05)
"Cooking with Our 3", a Multiplication Rap
This multiplication rap song gives students practice multiplying by 3. The song begins with mnemonics to help students remember their threes. The second half of the song features practice problems which challenge students to sing out the answer before we do. Lyrics provided. (03:07)
Create Your Future the Peter Drucker Way
Bruce Rosenstein discussed his book, "Create Your Future the Peter Drucker Way." Peter Drucker's groundbreaking work turned management theory into a serious discipline. Drucker penned numerous influential works on organization and management. In his second book based on the late Drucker's work, Rosenstein argues how Drucker's teachings go beyond the discipline of management to individual growth.
Speaker Biography: Bruce Rosenstein is managing editor of Leader to Leader, a publication of The Fr
Computers for Cynics
Computers for Cynics
1.2.8 In praise of cheap offshore labour? continued There are two points which are central to this line of thinking. One, according to Wolf (2004), is that the whole process, as odd as it may sound, is about mutual exploitation. Outside firms do indeed exploit the poor by taking advantage of the profitable opportunities that a pool of cheap labour represents. But Indonesian or Chinese workers, for instance, could be said to exploit the incoming firms by extracting higher pay from them and taking advantage of opportunities that previousl
4.2 Job analysis
Does the recruitment and selection process fill you with dread? Discrimination and equal opportunities legislation can make this area feel like a minefield. If you are faced with appointing a new employee, then this unit will provide a straight-forward guide to the process: from writing job descriptions to finally assessing who to appoint.
Northward Ho!
In this activity, students will create their own simple compass, be able to explain how a compass works, understand that the Earth's magnetic field has both horizontal and vertical components, and learn more about cardinal directions.
