UCReX Tutorial
By: UCReX San Diego This short video provides an introduction to the UCReX Data Explorer tool.
Changing phases of matter
Elon's Drumline and the Fight Song
With camps well underway, the Fire of the Carolinas drumline was out practicing the Fight Song the morning of August 21, 2012, at 10 a.m. outside the entrance to the Center for the Arts.
Things to do for new international students at Concordia
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Student blogger David Adelman provides tips for new international students at Concordia, and speaks to returning students about what it was like to be an international student in a new country.
Foster Recreation Center Ribbon Cutting
Missouri State University celebrated the new Bill R. Foster and Family Recreation Center with a ribbon cutting ceremony Aug. 20. As the new hub for healthy living on campus, the LEED-certified building features three basketball courts, an aquatics center, climbing wall, and fitness and cardio equipment.
The ribbon cutting celebration featured remarks by Dr. Earle Doman, vice president of student affairs, Interim President Clif Smart, SGA President Paige Oxendine and Brent Dunn, vice president
Fluid Dynamics with Walter Lewin
Professor Lewin packs a ton of information in this lecture. He covers Archimede's principle and hydrostatic pressure. He demonstrates how the center of gravity determines the stability of ships and also uses a helium filled ballon to talk about pressure differentials and percieved gravity (49:00).
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Text of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted by the United Nations on December 10, 1948.
USI South Asia Matchmaking Conference: Day 2, Panel 4 On July 18th and 19th, J-PAL hosted the first regional matchmaking conference for its Urban Services Initiative (USI) at Colombo, Sri Lanka. The Colombo conference brought together researchers and practitioners active in urban service delivery (particularly water, sanitation, and hygiene) throughout South Asia. The aim of the conference was to stimulate discussion on innovative micro-solutions to the need for better urban public services, and what collaboration opportunities might exist betwe
What is Medical Informatics - Sanjoy Sanyal
Dr Sanjoy Sanyal wrote this article when he was doing his Masters in Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, University of Bath, United Kingdom.It traces the origin of the term and discipline called 'Medical Informatics'; describes its evolution and mentions its current healthcare applicability and academic status.It is fundamental towards understanding today's Information Explosion and its digital implications in all work atmospheres.Today Dr Sanjoy Sanyal is Professor and Course Director of Ne
The Three Lochs Way: Helensburgh to Garelochhead
A photographic record of the second part of the Three Lochs Way
Wellesley index to Victorian periodicals 1824-1900
The Wellesley Index to Victorian Periodicals, 1824-1900, is a subscription bibliographic database of articles in nineteenth-century periodicals. It primary use is to identify authorship. It was common during the Victorian era for articles by periodical contributors to be published anonymously, or under a pseudonym. The great achievement of the Wellesley Index was to provide provenance details and evidence to support attributions of authorship, along with brief biographical and vocation details o
Effect of Initial Value on Graph of Exponential Function (C < 0)
This classroom activity presents College Algebra students with a ConcepTest and a Question of the Day activity concerning the effect of the initial value, C, on the y-intercept and position of an exponential function where C<0 and k is an arbitrarily fixed value in f(x)=Ce^(kx
Precision Teaching: Writing Conferences Peers
Students have co-created success criteria and exemplars of effective pieces of writing that included the reader's thinking behind their inferences. With these tools to guide their conferences, students meet in pairs to give descriptive feedback to each other about their writing. Their thoughtful and respectful responses reflect a clear understanding of the success criteria and the purpose of the conference. (02:50)
Virtual Maths - Basic Structures, shear force uniformly distributed load
Interactive simulation, demonstrating shear force, uniformly distributed load
Professor Patrick Duffy Inaugural Lecture: (Sport) Coaching: Blinded or blended in a changing world?
(Sport) Coaching: Blinded or blended in a changing world? Professor Duffy's research work focuses on policy and sport coaching, as well as applied work in sport-business transfer, which is part of a long-term project with Morrisons PLC. Patrick will address the policy and research backgrounds to developments in professional practice in this area. The traditional view of sport coaching as an emerging profession will be challenged, suggesting that sport coaching should position itself as a blended
Adding and Subtracting Integers
How Many People to Hire Given the MPR curve - Khan Academy
Sal Khan thinks about how many people it makes sense to hire, then offers a brief discussion of a monopsony. (09:02)
Disciplinary Thinking - Values: theme overview
Title: Disciplinary Thinking - Values: theme overview
Description: Overview of resources exploring the values in HE teaching and practice from the perspective of the discipline
Theme: Values
Subject: HE - Education
Author: Colleen McKenna & Jane Hughes: HEDERA, 2012
Audience: Educational developers within accredited programmes and courses in higher education
Issue Date: 05/07/2012
Last updated Date: 01/08/2012
Version: Final
PSF Mapping: A1, A4, A5, K1, PV1, P
Disciplinary Thinking - Academic identity and disciplinarity: presentation
Title: Disciplinary Thinking - Academic identity and disciplinarity: presentation
Description: Presentation slides for a workshop on academic identity, disciplinarity and interdisciplinarity in HE teaching and learning.
Theme: Academic identity and disciplinarity
Subject: HE - Education
Author: Colleen McKenna & Jane Hughes: HEDERA, 2012
Audience: Educational developers within accredited programmes and courses in higher education.
Issue Date: 24/05/2012
Last updated D
