Lecture 9b: Evaluating policy outcomes and evaluators
Lecture recorded on March 3, 2011, for Planning, Policy and Design 221, "Evaluating policy outcomes and evaluators" delivered by Professor David Feldman.
Social Enterprise
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24.961 Introduction to Phonology (MIT)
The year-long Introduction to Phonology reviews at the graduate level fundamental notions of phonological analysis and introduces students to current debates, research and analytical techniques. The Fall term reviews issues pertaining to the nature of markedness and phonological representations - features, prosodies, syllables and stress - while the second term deals with the relation between the phonological component and the lexicon, morphology and syntax. The second term course will also trea
Croix Rouge - Nancy 2011 : La santé maternelle et infantile : préparation au rôle de parents.
Education, parentalité, préparation au rôle de parents…
Comment se situer avec justesse et professionnalisme face à des parents de jeunes enfants, sans a priori jugeant et dévalorisant, dans un cadre « bien-traitant ? »
C’est toute une vision de la politique de santé à revisiter : permettre que l’enfant, objet de soin puisse devenir un jour sujet de soin c’est à dire parent lui-même. Il s’agit bien de promotion de la santé, au sens de porter vers l’aveni
Toilet Paper Analogy for Geologic Time
This in-class demonstration involves using a 1000 sheet roll of strong toilet paper to demonstrate the vast length of time involved in Deep Time. Important events in geologic history are marked on the toilet paper. As the toilet paper is unrolled, from the front of the room to the back and around the room, students begin to get a sense of how little time humanity has been on Earth and how much time is really involved. Learning goals, context for use, teaching tips, materials, assessment tips and
Fluidics on a Compact Disc- A Two Day Short Course for Academia and Industry The "Begin Course" button will download a 50mb PDF file containing all of the slides for this course.
This a 2-day short course on Fluidics on a Compact disc for medical diagnostics. The course is intended for scientists and engineers in academia, government institutes and industry. Some background in physics, micro-fluidics and point of care (POC) diagnostics is an advantage to the prospective student. Dr. Madou has given this course worldwide and adapts it for each new
Solving Limits Algebraically
Explains how to solve limits using the methods of algebra. Also, the presentation notes instances where limits cannot be found algebraically. Animated graphics on white board. The explanation is clear and understandable.Provided by http://www.free-academy.com...
Northeastern University Postgame Press Conference _ Beanpot Finals 2011 _ Feb 14, 2011
Northeastern University head coach Greg Cronin along with sophomore goaltender Chris Rawlings and senior assistant captain Wade MacLeod addressed the media contingent at the TD Garden following a heart-breaking 7-6 overtime loss to No. 1 Boston College on Monday, Feb. 14, 2011.
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Dr. Robert Pond, Sr. "40 Years of Metallurgy"
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EU ministers discuss rescue fund
European finance ministers are meeting in Brussels, where they're discussing how to strengthen the 440 billion euro rescue fund.
View from the Top: Bruce Chizen, CEO, Adobe Systems Inc.
A Conversation with Bruce Chizen and Dean Richard Newton
Chief Executive Officer Bruce Chizen's customer-focused vision has transformed Adobe into one of the world's largest and most diversified software companies in terms of revenue, global reach and breadth of products. Since his promotion to CEO in 2000, Chizen has more than doubled Adobe's revenue and turned a company known mainly for its popular design products into one of the most significant forces in the software industry today.
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The Slave Trade
The slave trade touched the lives of people around the globe, explains Colonial Williamsburg's Educational Program Development director Bill White.
Wealth on the Shelf
When a single book cost half a year's wages, tomes were rare treasures. Bruce Plumley describes the bookbinding trade.Author(s):
Ricardo Lagos & David Bonior: Trade, Development and the Americas
A conversation with:
Ricardo Lagos, President of Chile, 2000-2006; Visiting Professor, Center for Latin American Studies, Fall 2006
David Bonior, Professor of Urban, Labor and Metropolitan Affairs, Wayne State University; Member of Congress 1977-2003; House Democratic Whip 1991-2002
Moderated by: Harley Shaiken, Chair of the Center for Latin American Studies; Professor of Geography and Education
The Holloway Series in Poetry: Lisa Robertson
HOLLOWAY POET - LISA ROBERTSON
The University is proud to present a feature poetry reading by the 2006 Holloway Lecturer in the Practice of Poetry, Lisa Robertson. Robertson's poetry is full of delights, each one animated by an agile intelligence and a wry wit. Find out what new worlds have been created by the poet who made us rethink the weather and imagine an "Office for Soft Architecture."
11.202 Gateway: Planning Economics (MIT)
Planning Economics (11.202) is a course that runs for the last one-third of a semester and covers economics topics of particular interest to city planning students: location theory, the interplay between externalities and zoning, international trade and globalization, and housing finance. Few incoming students have had prior exposure to these topics.The first two-thirds of the semester is given over to Microeconomics (11.203). It is designed for incoming city planning students with little or no
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The assessment of current and potential future energy systems is covered in this course and includes topics on resources, extraction, conversion, and end-use, with emphasis on meeting regional and global energy needs in the 21st century in a sustainable manner. Different renewable and conventional energy technologies will be presented and their attributes described within a framework that aids in evaluation and analysis of energy technology systems in the context of political, social, economic,
The Lessons of 1704
In The Lessons of 1704, students learn the basic skills needed to do research and to "read" primary and secondary sources, to see what they can reveal about the cultural characteristics and attitudes of the English, French, and Native Americans in the Deerfield area in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. At the same time, they learn about the attitudes and behaviors of these three groups toward one another. Then, they use what they have learned to analyze the 1704 attack on Deerfield and the
