Learning Latin with Virgil - Pt. 5
Learning Latin with Virgil is a completely new and original Latin video series. It hopes to bring you engaging, effective and regular lessons to enhance your knowledge and enjoyment of Latin. In this series, the emphasis is on understanding the Latin you read, not on translating it. The course centers around the characters and the stories of the great epic work of Virgil, the Aeneid.
Learning Latin with Virgil - Pt. 6
Learning Latin with Virgil is a completely new and original Latin video series. It hopes to bring you engaging, effective and regular lessons to enhance your knowledge and enjoyment of Latin. In this series, the emphasis is on understanding the Latin you read, not on translating it. The course centers around the characters and the stories of the great epic work of Virgil, the Aeneid.
Learning Latin with Virgil - Pt. 7
Learning Latin with Virgil is a completely new and original Latin video series. It hopes to bring you engaging, effective and regular lessons to enhance your knowledge and enjoyment of Latin. In this series, the emphasis is on understanding the Latin you read, not on translating it. The course centers around the characters and the stories of the great epic work of Virgil, the Aeneid.
Past Participles
This lesson will review and give examples of common past participles and show how they are used in American English. This helps to give a better understanding of them when they are spoken in fast English. Intended for high-intermediate to advanced level.
The Squalid Side of the City
This is a video accompanied by text. "The population explosion and modern inventions turned the city, once friendly and familiar, into an impersonal megalopolis that segregated Americans by race, ethnicity, and social class. City residents discovered that with growth and advancement came grim consequences. Between 1866 and 1915, more than 25 million foreigners left their homelands for the United States. Millions of newcomers had little money, a limited understanding of the English language, and
Animation Mondays - The Carnival
Welcome to Animation Mondays! If you're an animation fan or creator this is the series for you. Each Monday our graduate students hosts will be introducing you to the amazing world of animation - how works were created, different techniques used and more. Rollup! Roll up! In this episode of Series 1, Digital Media graduate Regine Clarke takes us to "The Carnival" by Madeleine Weber. WATCH "THE CARNIVAL": http://youtu.be/zLydOy7qUJ8
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John Steinbeck, Of Mice and Men: Context
The context of a novel is the social, cultural and historical
background in which it is written. It deals with what was happening in
the world in the period with which the novel is concerned. Studying the context of a novel can aid and deepen our understanding of the story and characters. This title looks at the context of the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. Of Mice and Men has an explicit context because the social and political events of 1930s America create the climate of
Agent Based Modeling of Complex Adaptive Systems (basics)
Our human society consists of many intertwined Large Scale Socio-Technical Systems (LSSTS), such as infrastructures, industrial networks, the financial systems etc. Environmental pressures created by these systems on Earth’s carrying capacity are leading to exhaustion of natural resources, loss of habitats and biodiversity, and are causing a resource and climate crisis. To avoid this sustainability crisis, we urgently need to transform our production and consumption patterns. Given that we, as
Educational Software
MAIN AIMS OF THE MODULE: To achieve an understanding and practical experience of key principles, methods and theories in the area of educational software.
LEARNING OUTCOMES FOR THE MODULE: The module provides opportunities for students to develop and demonstrate knowledge and understanding, qualities, skills and other attributes in the following areas: 1. Obtain understand of major learning principles, theories, and approaches 2. Identify key factors of successful educational software design a
Introduction The fascinating phenomenon of superconductivity and its potential applications have attracted the attention of scientists, engineers and businessmen. Intense research has taken place to discover new superconductors, to understand the physics that underlies the properties of superconductors, and to develop new applications for these materials. In this course you will read about the history of superconductors, taking a brief look at their properties. You will also learn about modelling the prop
The Rosetta Stone (1 of 5) - The Discovery
'The Rosetta Stone is an Ancient Egyptian artifact which was instrumental in advancing modern understanding of hieroglyphic writing' (Rosetta Stone, Wikipedia, 2009). (09:15) This History Channel documentary talks about the discovery of the stone and is suitable for middle school and high school students. This segment starts at the British Museum with images of the Rosetta Stone. (This is from the Ancient Mystery series.)
The Rosetta Stone (3 of 5) - The Race to Decipher the Script
This is Part 3 of the series. (09:14) 'The Rosetta Stone is an Ancient Egyptian artifact which was instrumental in advancing modern understanding of hieroglyphic writing' (Rosetta Stone, Wikipedia, 2009). This episode starts at the beginning of the 1800s. Copies of the script of the Rosetta Stone were sent to universities and there was a race among scholars to decipher the text. This History Channel documentary is suitable for middle school and high school students. (This is from the Ancient
The Rosetta Stone (4 of 5) - "I've Got It!"
This is Part 4 of the series. (09:15) 'The Rosetta Stone is an Ancient Egyptian artifact which was instrumental in advancing modern understanding of hieroglyphic writing' (Rosetta Stone, Wikipedia, 2009). In this episode, find out what a British genius and a small-town boy have in common. This History Channel documentary is suitable for middle school and high school students. (This is from the Ancient Mystery series.)
Quantitative data analysis using computer programs
With the classification and the understanding on various kinds of quantitative data, useful computer programs will be practiced for the efficient data processing. Statistical analysis, numerical analysis, data plotting will be given by using Excel, Origin, Powerpoint, VBA, OpenOffice, Google spreadsheet, Mathematica, wxMaxima, scilab and R programs for improving the presentation skill.
Anarchy
Anarchy means no rulers - according to this commentary. How would societies be organized under anarchy - people would live in small communities - small councils would decided what needs to be done in the community. (Annoying background noise - but the content may be helpful to understanding the topic) (Amateur video)
한국어 음운론
본 강의는 한국어학의 한 분야인 한국어음운론이 어떠한 학문인가를 이해하는 데 그 목표가 있다. 이를 위해 음운론의 기본적인 개념 및 다양한 음운 이론에 대해 알아보고, 한국어의 음운 체계 및 현상들에 대해 이론적 측면에서뿐만 아니라 교육적 측면에서도 조명해보는 기회를 갖고자 한다.
Boom Britain - Documenting the Nation's Life on Film
A landmark project that will transform our understanding of British documentary cinema post-1945 encompassing a season at BFI Southbank, a 4-disc DVD boxset, a new book, a Mediatheque collection and a touring programme of extraordinary films.
Find out more at http://www.bfi.org.uk/boombritain.html
Learning Interdisciplinarity: A Course Portfolio
Linkon's research focused on evaluating the effectiveness of her incremental learning assignments in an interdisciplinary course. She gathered a variety of kinds of evidence of students' learning, ranging from surveys and interviews to students' projects and her own reflections. The three-assignment incremental learning sequence worked well for most students. Linkon's analysis of their work showed a clear development of analytical complexity in their writing over the course of the term. Students
8.8 Hinduism as ‘a world religion’: a more recent understanding Traditionally, as we have seen, a Hindu was someone born to Hindu parents and into a caste with its appropriate dharma. The link between religious
7.3 ‘Insiders’ and ‘outsiders’ The claim that it is possible to study religion adequately from a disinterested position has been hotly debated. Can the understanding of the observer achieve the same level of insight and authority as the participant in a religion? No serious student of religion can avoid confronting this question. The ‘outsider’ cannot escape depending to an extent upon insights from ‘insiders’ when studying a particular religion. An ‘outsider’ who has never been through a p
