We Have Capture!
Using simple materials, learners will construct the end effector (grasping device) of a robotic arm and use the device to capture and pick up an object. This activity simulates how the robotic arms on the Space Shuttle and International Space Station grasp objects.
Author(s): Deborah Shearer,Gregory Vogt

In Here/Out There: The Place of Scholarship in Democracy
Dr. David Scobey, Executive Dean of the New School for Public Engagement, speaking to University of Richmond faculty, staff, and students on the importance of the community in enriching and deepening scholarship. This lecture was sponsored by the Bonner Center for Civic Engagement and was held on November 8, 2012.
Author(s): No creator set

Mark Twain: About His Autobiography
Mark Twain wrote in his will that his papers would only be transferred to someone else by the will of his descendants. The complete text was published 100 years after his death.  In this video clip, learn more about Twain and his autobiography. (5:00)
Author(s): No creator set

Teaching Channel: Socratic Seminar
This video features a method for analyzing and debating in the classroom.  Students are given a specific set of language to use as a framework for dicussion/debate on a given text.  This would be beneficial as a pre-writing tool, for oral debate, and for various text analysis.  (04:50)
Author(s): No creator set

3.1 Codes of conduct

One of the principles of the European Union Emissions Trading System discussed by Schultz and Williamson (2005) is that an organisation accepts responsibility for the performance of their suppliers. In an age where multinational corporations are able to reduce the production costs of their goods and services by offshoring it to whoever can meet the specification at the lowest cost, what responsibility do they have for the conditions under which production actually occurs?

One of the fir
Author(s): The Open University

Chemical Foundations