Purdue Day of Giving - Thank You
Purdue University received $7.5 million from 6,500 donations during its first Day of Giving on Wednesday (April 30). The Purdue Day of Giving was a 24-hour, online and social media event that focused on student affordability and accessibility, among other areas. The day's theme was "Opportunity Granted."
http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2014/Q2/purdues-inaugural-day-of-giving-raises-7.5-million.html
Learning outcomes After studying this course, you should be able to: assess the specific problems concerning the health of a community describe how medical knowledge was a resource for, and was shaped by, broader cultural perceptions of the body.
3.2 Urban unrest: the case of the French urban periphery ‘France had a rebellion of its underclass’, argued American social scientist Immanuel Wallerstein (2005). He was referring to the ‘unrest’ or ‘riots’ which began on Thursday 28 October 2005 in Clichy-sous-Bois, a large public housing estate, or banlieue, on the outskirts of Paris, and then spread to a number of other areas across urban France. The riots were sparked by the accidental deaths of two young boys fleeing the police. The boys were subsequently referred to by the
NYIT Commencement 2014
Video of the main NYIT Commencement ceremony on May 18, 2014. Congratulations, Class of 2014!
ALPS Competency in Practice Assessment (CIPA) Tool
One of the key aims of ALPS is to improve the assessment of competence in practice across 16 professions, increasing the confidence of new graduates and their employers. The CIPA tool has been developed to establish measures of new graduate confidence in their ability across a number of areas of professional competence. Initially it is being piloted as a self-rating tool with new graduates with the intention of extending its use by employers of new graduates. The tool offers a way of establishin
Morphological indicators of solar exposure
This paper investigates the relation between the shading condition and geometrical configuration of neighborhood-scale developments. It introduces a straightforward method for measuring shadow areas casted on buildings? roofs and facades ? in urban areas ? using digital 3D models. Employing this method for measuring shadow areas in nine neighborhoods in Jinan, China, at six different time points on summer and winter solstices ? a total of 54 sample measurements ? this study develops two regressi
4.2 Further information about devolution You might want to look at some other OpenLearn courses that consider devolution:
Jeff Gold Inaugural Lecture - The Leader's Conundrum or 'You cannot lift yourself up by your own shi
The aim of the lecture will be to do demonstrate the need to challenge continuing traditional images of leaders, often depicted at the apex of things, on top of a hill or at the centre of a complex web of activity. I will argue that those nominated as leaders MUST become aware of what I will call the leader's conundrum and complement their inspiration with 99 x perspiration. To appreciate this call, attendees to the lecture as respectfully asked to do the following just before the lecture:
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Implementing Mobile and e-learning in Health and Social Care
As part of a submission for the IMS Global Award, this film discusses the outputs of the ALPS CETL and demonstrates the impact that they have had on learning and assessment in practice settings, particularly focussing on the development of competency maps, 360degree multiprofessional asessment tools and the use of mobile technology to deliver these innovative assessment processes to the Health and Social Care students on placement.
Embedding the concept of competency maps
This presentation outlines the background, context and transferability of a competency mapping tool originally developed in health but suitable for enterprise
UT Celebrates National Day of Making
The University of Toledo joined the White House in the National Day of Making on June 18 with a look at 3D printing.
Total Lunar Eclipse by Astronomer Michelle Thaller
This short three-minute video from NASA explains the lunar eclipse. Questions are asked by viewers. (03:07)
Teaching Reading-Phonics Lessons-Sounding Out Words
Bonnie Terry, M. Ed. shows how to put letters together to make words. Put letters on a board and then make the letter sounds. After they make the initial sounds, move the letters closer together to make a word out of the sounds. She shows many examples of this idea. Idea would be easy for parents and teachers to do, the letters can be made on paper. Video is of good quality and the idea she uses is good for parents and teachers.
Western Orientalism and the Study of Chinese Religion
Western Orientalism and the Study of Chinese Religion
Civil Rights & Policing
A panel discussion with Laurie Robinson, co-chair of the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing, critic and novelist Darryl Pinckney, and Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams. The panelists reflect on issues of race and bias in law enforcement and whether the recommendations of the White House Task Force, if implemented, can practically address and dismantle sources of conflict, deepening racial divisions, and high rates of incarceration in the US. Recorded on September 20, 2015 at t
Greece: no primary deficit by 2012
Sept. 27 - Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou told a news conference in Berlin with German Chancellor Angela Merkel that Athens aims to be without a primary deficit by 2012, but that it needs signals of support from its European partners. Joanna Partridge reports.
Rick Atkinson- WWII Soldiers in Northern Europe
Rick Atkinson spoke at a free, public presentation outlining the powerful Soldiers' stories of the World War II actions in northern Europe, bringing focus to the realities of the true costs of the bloodiest war in history Sept. 11, 2013 in the Army War College's Bliss Hall.
Ébola en Guinée Conakry : conférence de sensibilisation au virus Ébola, préfecture de ... Conférence de sensibilisation au virus Ébola, prononcée le lundi 7 avril 2014 par le préfet de Guéckédoun El Mohamed V Keita, administrateur civil et le Dr Pépé Bilivogui, directeur national de l'hygiène publique à l'attention des notables de la région, réunis dans la salle de conférence la préfecture de ...
Professor Jane McAdam - Asylum seekers in Australia
In Australia, the notion that asylum seekers are 'queue jumpers' is common. Is there a queue, and why do people come to Australia by boat?
Video 3 in the series "Refugees - Rights, Protection and Policies"
Understanding the international legal obligations that Australia has to refugees and asylum seekers is crucial when it comes to separating myths from facts in contemporary Australian debates. In this series Professor Jane McAdam goes behind the headlines, defines the terms, explains the fac
