"Human Rights in Mexico: Inside the Labyrinth of Drugs, Elections and Billionaires" (video)
A talk by Sergio Aguayo, professor of political science at the Colegio de Mexico. Aguayo has been one of Mexico's leading public intellectuals and human rights advocates for the past three decades. He has been a professor of political science at the Colegio de Mexico since 1977 and was a founder of the Mexican Academy for Human Rights, the electoral reform organization Alianza C
Introduction This free course provides a sample of postgraduate study in Technology http://www.open.ac.uk/ postgraduate/ find/ technology. This course comprises: the transformation process model of operations; a video
Trials of the First Settlements
This is a podcast. Ms. Woodring is kind enough to include her reference/research links. "This show includes the settlement of “Colonial America”, the immense sacrifices, and trials of the first settlements helps in defining a deep appreciation of American history." (27:35)
Montgomery Bus Boycott - Waiting for the World to Change
This is a touching video on the hardships and cruelty the black people of the United States had to endure during the Civil Rights Movement. It features photos and historical facts from a variety of important events during the Civil Rights Movement, many of them stemming from the Montgomery Bus Boycott. This video is set to the song "Waiting on the World to Change", and is narrated through subtitles. It ends with a positive note showing how things have changed through a pho
Climate Change Literature: A New Fictional Genre about a Real Problem 1.28.16
Watch video of The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Vanderbilt’s winter class – “Climate Change Literature: A New Fictional Genre about a Real Problem” on Thursday, January 28th with Ed Rubin.
ArtRage App for iPad
'Get creative with paint without the mess and expense! Explore a packed toolbox of intuitive, natural painting tools like oils and watercolors that let you experiment with color blends and textures on a realistic canvas. ArtRage places the tools of a real art studio at your fingertips.ArtRage doesn't just place color on your canvas. It keeps track of how much paint there is and how wet it is, so you can blend color under the brush as you paint, or lay down thick lines of pigment for smearing wit
LDS Temples
Learn in this video why the Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints ( LDS faith or Mormon) build temples. "Throughout history, the Lord has commanded His people to build temples. Temples are literally houses of the Lord. They are holy places of worship where individuals make sacred promises with God." Run time 03:14
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I Love Jersey City: Everybody Counts
In this podcast Christopher Benincasa interviews Jersey City Museum’s Rocio Aranda-Alvarado about the museum’s new show I Love Jersey City: Everybody Counts. This exhibition, running through December, includes 4 x 6 inch images sent in by the public of people they know who live, work, or play in Jersey City. I Love Jersey City: Everybody Counts is in honor of the 2010 National Census.
Learn About the Roman Empire
Learn about the Roman Empire in this short clip. The Roman Empire succeeded the Roman Republic. Julius Caesar was the first ruler. (01:42)
Crohns Disease Module 10: Research
Learn about research currently focusing on abnormalities in the immune system, bacteria in the intestine, and genetics. This module will also address how you can help with research to find better ways to treat Crohns, how this will this help develop better medications, and what this research will provide.
Idioms in ASL - On The Tip of My Tongue
English idioms are presented in American Sign Language through skits that demonstrate the meaning of the idiom. A project from Kentucky School for the Deaf. Closed captioning included. (0:45)
CER - Claim Evidence Reasoning
In this video Paul Andersen explains how the CER framework can be used to give explanations in a science classroom. In order to make a complete explanation a Claim must be supported by Evidence and Reasoning connecting the evidence to the claim. (07:24)
2.2 Identifying skills and personal qualities There are several ways to approach this: Reflective It’s a great opportunity to reflect about yourself and to ask others, your friends, family or colleagues just what they think as well. Be realistic about your strengths and your weaknesses. Ask them to be honest; weaknesses can be just as important as strengths here! Look at the ‘Know yourself’ section of the OU Careers Advisory Service website, which covers personal strengths and skills. Introduction This course is concerned with the very things that we, as ordinary people, talk about as a consequence of listening to radio, watching television or reading newspapers and magazines: the programmes and articles that constitute media output. We examine the everyday evidence of celebrity activity – what academic media analysts call ‘texts’. Texts are socially constructed assemblages of items such as spoken or written words, or pictures. This OpenLearn course provides a sample Lower Intermediate S6 #2 - Would You Like a Japanese Gift or Not? The week ahead: The fight to confirm Brett Kavanaugh As allegations of sexual assault threaten to derail the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the US Supreme Court, US editor John Prideaux gives his reaction to an emotionally charged day of testimony in Washington. Anne McElvoy digs into the risk of a "no-deal" Brexit. And David Rennie reports on immigration to Guangzhou. Robert Guest hosts Music by Noxive, “Resilience”, and Aether, "Umber" (CC by 4.0 UK) 22.02 Introduction to Applied Nuclear Physics (MIT) Learning outcomes After studying this course, you should be able to: understand more systematically the knowledge and be more critically aware of issues in inclusive education reflect critically upon and analyse perspectives regarding inclusion analyse and develop successful inclusive learning practices identify conceptual frameworks appropriate for investigating inclusion issues, examining the inclusivity of systems and for developing inclusive educat R&D | Aaron Straup Cope | Salon 13: Bigger Data
Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! You’ve enjoyed a nice break from studying over the holidays. However, today, whether or not you are ready, you have to go back to your Japanese school. The alarm blares and you rub the sleep out of your eyes, dreading the long day of Japanese classes after a few weeks off. [...]
This class covers basic concepts of nuclear physics with emphasis on nuclear structure and interactions of radiation with matter. Topics include elementary quantum theory; nuclear forces; shell structure of the nucleus; alpha, beta and gamma radioactive decays; interactions of nuclear radiations (charged particles, gammas, and neutrons) with matter; nuclear reactions; fission and fusion.
Aaron Straup Cope, Head of Engineering at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, talks about the concomitant cost of reaping the benefits of Big Data.
