Positive Negative: HIV/AIDS Photographic Exhibition Positive Negative highlights the work done on behalf of all Australians to fight HIV/AIDS in the Asia Pacific region. It looks at how the Australian Government works with non-government organisations to help developing countries address the HIV/AIDS crisis through prevention, education and treatment. The photos present work from five Australian photographers: Stephen Dupont, Lorrie Graham, Ingvar Kenne, Alice Pagliano and Jack Picone. This slide show was developed with the assistance of The Australian Women's Weekly. From EdNA Online on August 4, 2004 at 10:55 p.m..
Meeting the Challenge: Australia's International HIV/AIDS Strategy In Australia's International HIV/AIDS Strategy July 2004, Australia re-examines its approach to assisting developing countries to combat HIV/AIDS. Australia will continue to have a strong focus on HIV/AIDS in the Asia-Pacific region, and will aim to: reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS; and mitigate the effects on people living with HIV/AIDS and on the society to which they belong. AustraliaÂ’s response will be guided by past experience and tailored to individual country circumstances. From EdNA Online on August 4, 2004 at 10:55 p.m..
International Relations Development Programs (Australian Sports Commission) International Relations is responsible for managing sports development programs on behalf of the Australian Government. Programs are offered in the Pacific, Caribbean and southern Africa, focusing on a wide range of activities including, sports development, sports education, disability sports and facilities management. From EdNA Online on August 4, 2004 at 10:55 p.m..
International Journal on E-Learning (IJEL), Volume 3, Issue 3, 2004 Advances in technology and the growth of e-learning to provide educators and trainers with unique opportunities to enhance learning and teaching in corporate, government, healthcare, and higher education. IJEL serves as a forum to facilitate the international exchange of information on the current research, development, and practice of e-learning in these sectors. Led by an Editorial Review Board of leaders in the field of e-Learning, the Journal is designed for the following audiences: researchers, developers, and practitioners in corporate, government, healthcare, and higher education. IJEL From EdNA Online on August 4, 2004 at 10:55 p.m..
Journal of Technology and Teacher Education (JTATE), Vol.12, No: 3, 2004 A forum for the exchange of knowledge about the use of information technology in teacher education. Journal content covers preservice and inservice teacher education, graduate programs in areas such as curriculum and instruction, educational administration, staff development, instructional technology, and educational computing. Published quarterly. From EdNA Online on August 4, 2004 at 10:55 p.m..
Fleurieu Enterprise and Vocational Education Region (FEVER) FEVER (Fleurieu Enterprise and Vocational Education Region) is a partnership between DECS, private and Catholic education schools in the Fleurieu region of South Australia to deliver vocational education and training for secondary school students. FEVER is also responsible for assisting schools to implement the Futures Connect strategy. The partnership includes local industry, businesses, community organisations and further education organisations which assist schools to provide training, work placement and educational alternatives for students. From EdNA Online on August 4, 2004 at 10:55 p.m..
Ceramics and Pottery The purpose of this site is to provide resources and information for those teaching an Introduction to Ceramics and Pottery Class. It includes lesson plans, handouts, worksheets and other activities, all of which may be downloaded free of charge. Also included are PowerPoint Presentations and links to the works of ceramic artists, contemporary and historical, plus a link to galleries of student work. From EdNA Online on August 4, 2004 at 10:55 p.m..
info-URI Registry A Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) provides a simple and extensible means for identifying a resource within the Web global information architecture. Each URI begins with a scheme name that refers to a specification for assigning identifiers within that scheme. As such, the URI syntax is a federated and extensible naming system wherein each scheme's specification may further restrict the syntax and semantics of identifiers using that scheme. From EdNA Online on August 4, 2004 at 10:55 p.m..
ICT Literacy Online Community This free Community features access to interactive webcasts, ICT resources archives, workshops and events, as well as tools for live collaboration, networking and education. The ICT Community has the capability for live webcasts; access to webcast archives, voice and text based discussion boards; two-way voice-based live collaboration areas with application sharing, virtual whiteboards, and image import tools; integrated instant messaging, and voice e-mail. The ICT Community site supports a number of global program offerings, including virtual ICT conferences, ICT literacy workshops and traini From EdNA Online on August 4, 2004 at 10:55 p.m..
Mathcad Web Library This online library contains Mathcad electronic books, Mathcad files, animations and graphics covering topics in engineering science and mathematics. HTML versions of the files are also available which can be viewed using web browsers There are a large number of files, E-Books etc on this website, covering a wide range of topics in maths and engineering. From EEVL New Learning Materials on August 4, 2004 at 10:55 p.m..
Manipula Math with Java This site presents material of interest to mathematics students, particularly interactive programmes and animation that helps one grasp the meaning of mathematical ideas. The site contains Java applets that illustrate mathematical concepts by using graphics that the user can manipulate. The applets are divided into a number of categories that include middle school (Japanese source), trigonometry, calculus, vector, complex number, conics and miscellaneous. The applets illustrate different mathematical principles involved. From EEVL New Learning Materials on August 4, 2004 at 10:55 p.m..
LTSN Reviews: Software LTSN have reviewed software that is used for teaching and learning in mathematics. This site includes links to a number of mathematical packages and associated software, many of which are useful to engineers and scientists. The reviews can be reached through hyperlinks and are in PDF format. From EEVL New Learning Materials on August 4, 2004 at 10:55 p.m..
Institut für Zeitgeschichte, Universität Wien The Institute of Contemporary History is one of six departments which offer courses and special studies in History at the University of Vienna. Founded in 1966, the Institute focusses on the contemporary history of the developments, conflicts and catastrophes of the 20th century. Topics treated here begin with regional foci on National Socialism and the history of Austria as a post-imperial republic. The Institute concentrates as well on audio visual sources and the related new subject of Visual History. Other fields embraced here include: gender studies; women's history; cultural the From New Humbul Resources on August 4, 2004 at 10:55 p.m..
Princeton Shahnama project The Shahnama is the national epic poem of Persia, and this site is the online access point for a magnificent collection of 277 miniatures gathered from 5 separate manuscripts of the Shahnama dating from 1544 to 1674. In fact, the site is a complete resource for the study of the Shahnama, set up by the Educational Technology Center at Princeton together with eminent Middle Persian scholars. The entire poem (it's long) is available here in a somewhat dated Victorian translation, and there is an introductory essay that explains the historical context for the poem and its miniatures. Unfortun From New Humbul Resources on August 4, 2004 at 10:55 p.m..
Satyajit Ray film and study collection This is the website of a research group and archive focussed entirely on Satyajit Ray (1921-92), the greatest Bengali film maker. The team have preserved not only his films but also his sketchbooks, writings, musical scores and posters for his films. There is an enormous collection of material at the research centre and it is possible to search the catalogues online; but most of it is not available for display as there are outstanding copyright issues. A cheerful exception is the poster collection (see 'our collection' and then 'posters'). Ray (his name is properly pronounc From New Humbul Resources on August 4, 2004 at 10:55 p.m..
Peabody Essex Museum The Peabody Essex Museum has created a powerful and genuinely useful website that invites the viewer to really dig in to their collections. The front page is well-designed and foreshadows the consistent good design that pervades the site. Specific exhibits are breathtaking: there is a complete Qing dynasty house to explore ('Yin Yu Tang House'). The house is situated in its geographic, cultural and historical context, and the viewer is able to examine every detail of the architecture, living patterns, artwork, furnishings and so forth. Even with such a delightful showcase, the real z From New Humbul Resources on August 4, 2004 at 10:55 p.m..
Mujeres en red The Spanish language Web site, 'Mujeres en Red' is a platform for an international network of campaigners for women's rights and gender equality. It acts as a means for women to share and disseminate information about issues affecting women in the world today. The site offers links and documentation related to a wide variety of topics, such as domestic violence, sexual discrimination, women and the arts, disability, and globalization and gender. While the site covers women's issues globally, the emphasis does tend to fall on Spain and Latin America making this a useful reso From New Humbul Resources on August 4, 2004 at 10:55 p.m..
Archivox Archivox is an innovative Web site that offers audio files of readings from notable French texts. Users may listen to extracts from a range of literature in French including: autobiographies; short stories; novels; poetry; letters; and travel writing. The readings last three to four minutes on average, and for most of the extracts the site provides the text in full which users may read while listening to the recording. As a result, this site may be adapted by teachers for use in listening activities, or used by students to improve their listening, reading and pronunciation skills. The readings From New Humbul Resources on August 4, 2004 at 10:55 p.m..
bildarchiv austria Bildarchiv Austria is an online archive that showcases historical images held by select archival repositories in Austria. The site is formally a portal to highlight the holdings of the Austrian National Library (ÖNB), but other contributors are: Österreichische Gesellschaft für Zeitgeschichte (ÖGZ, Austrian Society for Contemporary History); Verein für Geschichte der Arbeiterbewegung (VGA, Association for History of the Workers' Movement); and the archive of the Austrian radio and television broadcaster, the ORF. Users can search for images via archival contributor; via a number of From New Humbul Resources on August 4, 2004 at 10:55 p.m..
Sir Peter Ustinov Institut zur Erforschung und Bekämpfung von Vorurteilen This is the homepage of the Sir Peter Ustinov Institute, which was established in 2003 through the efforts of the famous Anglo-Russian-European journalist, actor and author who died in early 2004. The Institute, devoted to the study of and struggle against prejudice was founded with the support of the City of Vienna and the Institute of Contemporary History at the University of Vienna, which is reviewed elsewhere in Humbul. The aim of the Institute, as conceived by Ustinov, is to uphold, through formal academic research, cooperation and teaching, the humanitarian need to fight prejudice as a From New Humbul Resources on August 4, 2004 at 10:55 p.m..
Work Conducive Learning This article focuses on why the contemporary work environment is demanding a new definition of competence that includes attributes; tensions between underpinning assumptions of competency standards and training packages and the emerging notion of collective competence; and the challenge for VET to think in terms of work-conducive learning. The document raises three main issues: 1. The contemporary work environment is demanding a new definition of competence that includes attributes. 2. There are tensions between underpinning assumptions of competency standards and training packages and the eme From EdNA Online on August 3, 2004 at 11:19 p.m..
Work-based trainees and cadets: Summary to Final Report This document outlines the authors professional development goal and strategies to achieve that goals. The author's goal is: " To provide high quality support to workplace based trainees undertaking training and assessment under the Apprenticeship and Traineeship Training Program (ATTP). From EdNA Online on August 3, 2004 at 11:19 p.m..
What are the conditions for and characteristics of effective online learning communities? This guide explores definitions and characteristics of online communities synthesised from the literature, summarises key success factors, and provides references to additional material for those who want to know more. It focuses in particular on online communities as part of teaching and learning, and on communities of practice in vocational education and training (VET). From EdNA Online on August 3, 2004 at 11:19 p.m..
What is Accidental Complexity in On-line Learning This paper discusses the problem of accidental complexity for e-learners in on-line learning environment. From EdNA Online on August 3, 2004 at 11:19 p.m..
Teaching with the Internet This site provides effective instructional strategies for teaching with the internet. The site covers how to incorporate the internet into many different subject areas. There is also a chapter that covers how to include all students on the internet as well as how to develop you own classroom homepage. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on August 3, 2004 at 11:19 p.m..
Concept to Classroom Concept to Classroom provides a series of free, online, professional development workshops geared at teaching strategies that enhance the learning environment. Each workshop offers expert advice and demonstrations on how to implement new theories and practices dedicated to current topics in education. Topics include assessment, evaluation and curriculum redesign; inquiry-based and interdisciplinary learning in addition to using the Internet as an interactive tool in the classroom. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on August 3, 2004 at 11:19 p.m..
Federal Court Concepts The "Federal Court Concepts" module is designed to introduce secondary and postsecondary students to the American federal court system. It contains basic information about the structure of the federal courts, what kind of cases that federal courts hear, and how to use federal court decisions in research. It is also designed to be a model of accessibility for students with disabilities. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on August 3, 2004 at 11:19 p.m..
Top Ten Reasons to Create a Classroom Web Page This site uncovers why it is a good idea for teachers and their students to create and maintain a classroom web page. After the top ten list, there are links to sites that help create classroom pages on the internet. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on August 3, 2004 at 11:19 p.m..
Innovation Odyssey Intel's Innovation Odyssey is an inspiring resource packed with ideas and stories shared by educators throughout the country on how they have supported student learning through the use of technology. The stories featured on this site are indexed according to grade level, content area and type of technology to narrow one's search in meeting curricular needs and interests. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on August 3, 2004 at 11:19 p.m..
Middle School.Net Users can navigate through a collection of Math resources from elementary to college level material. Users can select resources ranging from games, puzzle makers, and activities with comic, sports, magic, and interactive themes. Uers can get ideas from the National Science Foundation Project and the Hewlett Packard Math resources. Users can participate in Math forums, interactive online activities, and Math leagues. Finally, users can view selected activites rooted in national Math standards and an encyclopedic treatment of world Math. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on August 3, 2004 at 11:19 p.m..
United Streaming unitedstreaming is a digital video-on-demand service brought to you by Discovery Education. With unitedstreaming, you get: *The largest and most current K-12 video/video clip library available today *The only standards-based video-on-demand application shown to increase student achievement *Practical teacher and student learning resources *Access to a wide variety of producers—Discovery Channel School, United Learning, Standard Deviants, Weston Woods, and many more Unparalleled options for customization and local control From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on August 3, 2004 at 11:19 p.m..
Activity Exchange for Texas Instruments Activity Exchange is a place teachers can go to gain access to lessons incorporating a Texas Instrument Calculator and TI Software. The subjects covered touch math, science, english, and social studies. This Web site will also provide you with links to the Texas Instrument Homepage as well as many other resources to incorporate technology into the classroom. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on August 3, 2004 at 11:19 p.m..
Electoral Systems In view of the fact that electoral systems will remain a world-wide topic of discussion, this paper aims to acquaint the reader with the general outlines of the principal electoral systems currently used in representative democracies. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on August 3, 2004 at 11:19 p.m..
Institut für Theater-, Film- und Medienwissenschaft an der Universität Wien This is the Web site of the Institute of Theatre, Film and Media Studies at the University of Vienna. General departmental information is provided, such as contact details; course offerings; a list of affiliated faculty; upcoming lectures; examinations; events; and internships. The site also describes the library which is affiliated with the Institute. The library holds specialised literature on the theatre, film and media; a drama collection; an audiovisual collection; and an Austrian performance reviews archive, spanning 1945 to the present. Users can use an online catalogue of holdings From New Humbul Resources on August 3, 2004 at 11:19 p.m..
Literatur in der Wiener Moderne This site, Literature of the Viennese avant-garde, is a subsite of a larger research platform entitled Österreichische Literatur und Kultur im historischen Prozess (Austrian Culture and Literature in the Progress of History), which is reviewed elsewhere in Humbul. Both sites stem from projects based at the University of Salzburg and this site, devoted to early twentieth century Austrian avant-garde literature, and is labelled as an 'interactive learning package.' Full access requires user registration. A 'taster' version of the site lets users see some of the site' From New Humbul Resources on August 3, 2004 at 11:19 p.m..
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