The Nobel Prize in Literature 1961 Part of the Nobel e-museum, this website is dedicated to the Serbian writer Ivo Andrić (1892-1975) who won the award in 1961 for the epic breadth of his historical novels. These include his master piece 'Na drini Ćuprija' ('The Bridge over the River Drina') and 'Travnička hronika ('Bosnian Chronicle), both set in the Balkans, his native landscape. The website holds an informative biography; the representation speech by the Permanent Secretary of the Swedish Academy, Anders Österling; Andrić' answer in the banquet speech in English translation as well as From New Humbul Resources on September 22, 2004 at 10:30 p.m..
Gottfried Benn Gesellschaft e.V. This German language website is the homepage of the Gottfried Benn Society, dedicated to one of the most important German poets of the first half of the 20th century. Gottfried Benn (1886-1956), known today for his expressionistic lyrics and theoretic reflections on poetry, was elected a member of the Prussian Academy of Arts in 1932, but in 1938 was forbidden to publish since his work was considered "degenerate". He experienced a comeback after the war with various publications and public recognition, culminating in the award of the famous Büchner Prize. The society aims to make his oeuvre i From New Humbul Resources on September 22, 2004 at 10:30 p.m..
The Berlin Airlift study materials This site, hosted by the Truman Presidential Museum and Library, posts study materials related to the Berlin Airlift, the famed transportation of food and supplies to non-Russian sections of Berlin in 1948-1949 in the face of a Soviet blockade. The resource includes almost 50 primary source documents covering the years 1948 through 1951, along with oral history interviews with noted figures. The documents are supported by explanatory historical essays taken from a book on the subject by D. M. Giangreco and Robert E. Griffin. There is a good subpage with many historical photographs, which hel From New Humbul Resources on September 22, 2004 at 10:30 p.m..
Latin American studies association: LASA95 papers pilot project This Web site, part of the larger Latin American Network Information Center, makes available online the full-text of 32 papers presented at the Latin American Studies Association's 1995 conference. The text is available as HTML and general themes covered include: agrarian issues; democracy and human rights; and literature and the arts. More specifically, users will find papers on: Indian movements in 20th century Ecuador; indigenous people, law and politics in Peru; chiapas, democratization and the military in Mexico; Mexican women performance artists and feminism; literary construction o From New Humbul Resources on September 22, 2004 at 10:30 p.m..
Liverpool online series: critical editions of French texts This Web site, from the University of Liverpool, makes available online the full-text of a series of critical editions and/or translations of French texts. The texts, some of which are published in print as well, are available as PDFs and cover a range of areas within French and Francophone studies. The editions comprise single texts and anthologies and are accompanied by critical introductions, notes and bibliographies where appropriate. At the time of cataloguing, the following critical editions were available online: Three Old French Narrative Lays: Trot, Lecheor, Nabaret; 'Le Chevalie From New Humbul Resources on September 22, 2004 at 10:30 p.m..
The world of 1898: the Spanish-American war The Web site, The World of 1898: the Spanish-American War, from the Library of Congress's Hispanic Division, brings together resources and documentation about the War, its historical context and the figures who fought in or commented on the War. This is a hugely valuable online resource, offering much to interest the student and teacher. The site's general and country-specific chronologies (for Cuba, the Philippines, Puerto Rico and Spain) detail the events leading up to and during the War from the mid to late 19th century. Each of these countries' involvement is examined more c From New Humbul Resources on September 22, 2004 at 10:30 p.m..
International journal of Baudrillard studies The International Journal of Baudrillard Studies (ISSN 1705-6411) is a peer-reviewed electronic journal from Bishop's University (Quebec). The journal invites articles from any discipline that engage with the thought and writing of the notorious French philosopher and cultural critic, Jean Baudrillard, well-known for his notion of contemporary society as constituted by simulacra and simulation, and for such controversial essays as 'The Gulf War Did Not Take Place'. The journal's aim is to be a bi-annual publication: the first issue was published online in January 2004. The From New Humbul Resources on September 22, 2004 at 10:30 p.m..
LASA97 online papers This Web site, from the Latin American Studies Association (LASA), makes available the full-text of an exceptionally broad range of papers from the Association's 1997 conference. The papers are available as PDFs, may be written in Spanish, Portuguese or English, and cover such general themes as: history; literature; technology and scholarly resources; arts and culture; indigenous groups and issues; gender; democratization; and politics. There is a substantial amount of good scholarship here and users are advised to browse through the thematic sections since this will certainly result in f From New Humbul Resources on September 22, 2004 at 10:30 p.m..
Antike und mittelalterliche Handschriften in der Schweiz The bilingual site (German and French) "Antike und mittelalterliche Handschriften in der Schweiz" (Antique and Medieval manuscripts in Switzerland) is being published by the "Kuratorium 'Katalogisierung der mittelalterlichen und frühneuzeitlichen Handschriften der Schweiz'" (Curatorship 'Cataloguing of medieval and early modern Swiss manuscripts'). It displays the fruits of the work of this organization that helps and advises on the cataloguing and description of manuscripts and promotes the publication of manuscript catalogues. The site contains lists of all Swiss librari From New Humbul Resources on September 22, 2004 at 10:30 p.m..
Die Handschriften des Klosters Weissenburg 'Die Handschriften des Klosters Weissenburg' (The manuscripts of the monastery of Weissenburg, Alsace) is the web page of an exhibition by the 'Herzog August Bibliothek Wolfenbüttel' in 2002. The HAB has acquired all of the former monastic library in the 17th century. The exhibits are meant to give an insight into a typical monastic library of the Early and High Middle Ages. Of all 26 exhibited manuscripts one or two sample pages are reproduced with a brief description of their content and significance. The texts are aimed to be understandable for a general audience and fr From New Humbul Resources on September 22, 2004 at 10:30 p.m..
Jordanus : ein internationaler Katalog naturwissenschaftlicher Handschriften des Mittelalters The Jordanus database comes from a collaboration between the Max-Planck-Institute for the History of Science in Berlin and the Institute for the History of Science in Munich. Its main focus is on mathematical manuscripts of all western languages written before 1500 - they claim to now have incorporated the majority of those, more than 13,000 - but a good number of manuscripts from neighbouring science disciplines plus non-science material can be found there as well. Records can be searched for not only by name and author but also by several other fields, like the library that currently houses From New Humbul Resources on September 22, 2004 at 10:30 p.m..
Die mittelalterlichen Handschriften in Paderborn This is a text-only list of all the medieval manuscripts that are kept within the boundaries of the town of Paderborn, together with a short scientific description. Most items are from the 'Erzbischöfliche akademische Bibliothek Paderborn' (Academic Library of the Archbishop of Paderborn), and the few items held elsewhere also deal with religious subjects only. The making of the list was part of a project of the University of Münster to list and create brief descriptions of all the medieval manuscripts that are presently kept in Westfalia, part of the German federal state of Northr From New Humbul Resources on September 22, 2004 at 10:30 p.m..
Geschichte und Geschichten : das Mittelalter erzählt 'Geschichte und Geschichten : Das Mittelalter erzählt' (History and stories : The Middle Ages report) is the web page of an exhibition by the 'Herzog August Bibliothek Wolfenbüttel' in 2001/2002. The exhibition displays both manuscripts and printed books dealing with history in particular, but also storytelling from the high and late middle ages. It focuses on material containing remarkable illustrations. The exhibition is directed towards the general public and aims to arouse interest in the time and subject it covers. The webpage contains a sample page of 15 selected, From New Humbul Resources on September 22, 2004 at 10:30 p.m..
myEurope myEurope is a Web-based project launched in September 2004 which aims to help teachers raise their pupils' awareness of what it means to be a young citizen in Europe. The site is available in three languages: English, French and German and is the one stop shop for teachers to cooperate with their European peers to establish European collaborative projects, exchange knowledge and enrich the learning of their students. From EdNA Online on September 22, 2004 at 9:30 p.m..
Teacher Standards (TESOL) A set of standards for the teaching of ESL students, by TESOL specialists, plus a second set of standards for the teaching of ESL students, by non TESOL specialists, have been developed. The site includes case studies: of an ESL teacher working in a primary school providing ESL support; of a teacher of indigenous students in the Far North of South Australia for whom Standard Australian English is a second language; and of an ESL teacher working in a secondary school providing direct instruction in ESL. From EdNA Online on September 22, 2004 at 8:30 p.m..
Good-Ear - online ear training site free online ear training site From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on September 22, 2004 at 11:30 a.m..
The Civil War Online Online resources for HIS 269: The Civil War and Reconstruction. Available for any faculty, students or Civil War buffs. Site includes an extensive collection of documents, images and essays by the instructor covering everything from Fort Sumter to Appomattox (battle summaries, maps, profiles of generals, research briefs on Civil War weapons and tactics, medical care, POWs, naval operations, and many other topics. (This course was awared the 2004 VCCS Technology in Education Award for Distance Learning.) From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on September 22, 2004 at 11:30 a.m..
The Civil War Online Online resources for HIS 269: The Civil War and Reconstruction. Available for use by faculty and students. Site includes an extensive collection of documents, images and essays by the instructor covering everything from Fort Sumter to Appomattox (battle summaries, maps, profiles of generals, and research briefs on Civil War weapons and tactics, medical care, POWs, naval operations, and many other topics. (This course was awarded the 2004 VCCS Technology in Education Award for Distance Learning.) From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on September 22, 2004 at 11:30 a.m..
Interactive trig From Mathsoft Engineering and Education Inc, this website provides a selection of online maths tutorials and interactive lessons in basic trigonometry. Java applets are used to provide interactive explorations of graphs and angles with the principles of cos sin and tan. From EEVL New Learning Materials on September 22, 2004 at 7:30 a.m..
Graphics for the Calculus Classroom A series of graphical demonstrations designed for US first year university students by Douglas Arnold, Director of the Institute for Mathematics and its Applications in Minneapolis and Professor of Mathematics at the University of Minnesota. The animations use the animated GIF format. There is also a Java version. The Java animator allows users to start and stop the animation, advance through the frames manually, and control the speed. The graphics with minimal explanation and so are best used in the classroom. From EEVL New Learning Materials on September 22, 2004 at 6:30 a.m..
Building innovative vocational education and training organisations Highly innovative organisations demonstrate six key characteristics. They create learning cultures which promote innovation as a core organisational capability; employ leaders who are 'failure-tolerant'; identify innovators; reward people who propose innovative ideas; use partnerships; and, promote innovation through teams. This report analyses how well vocational education and training (VET) providers employ the above characteristics. It finds VET organisations are making good progress as innovators, but this progress is uneven as three characteristics often dominate the building of From EdNA Online on September 22, 2004 at 5:30 a.m..
Conference Proceedings - Evaluations and Assessment Conference 2003 The page lists papers and presentations by author in alphabetical order according to the conference themes: Discipline based best practice in assessment and feedback to students; Evaluation and quality assurance; Online or technologically assisted assessment; and Professional development in relation to assessment and evaluation. From EdNA Online on September 22, 2004 at 4:30 a.m..
ABC of VET The ABC of VET series provides a simple overview of each important part of the Australian vocational education and training (VET) system. There are twelve sections in the ABC of VET series. From EdNA Online on September 22, 2004 at 4:30 a.m..
Quality and Recognition in Higher Education - The Cross-Border Challenge The report looks at how are governments, higher education institutions and professional bodies managing quality assurance and qualification recognition across borders, and what can be done to limit the risk of students falling victims to rogue providers that offer low quality cross-border educational experience and qualification of limited value. The publications reviews how a number of countries and world regions are dealing with these questions and analyses existing international frameworks on recognition of qualifications. It suggests initiatives that might be taken to enhance the quality o From EdNA Online on September 22, 2004 at 1:30 a.m..
South Australian Broadband Research and Education Network (SABRENet) The South Australian Broadband Research and Education Network (SABRENet) is a project to develop a major broadband network linking important research sites in metropolitan Adelaide. From EdNA Online on September 22, 2004 at 12:30 a.m..
Curriculum Leadership 2:28 Pathways to early literacy: what can we learn from families? Curriculum Leadership 2:28 Pathways to early literacy: what can we learn from families? In 2003, a research team from Monash University received a grant from the Commonwealth Government to map the pathways for literacy and numeracy and to provide interventions to support these areas of learning for a group of sixty five children in the year prior to school entry. The project was undertaken in the Westernport region of Victoria which is noted for its diversity of life styles, income levels, housing and children's life chances. This article discusses some aspects of the project by asking: W From EdNA Online on September 21, 2004 at 11:30 p.m..
Curriculum Leadership 2:29 The Accelerated Literacy Program in the Northern Territory Curriculum Leadership 2:29 The Accelerated Literacy Program in the Northern Territory. The literacy levels of Indigenous students continue to raise serious issues for educators, especially Indigenous students in the LBOTE (Language Background Other Than English) category. The Accelerated Literacy program, run as a pilot in the Northern Territory has demonstrated significant improvements in education outcomes for Indigenous LBOTE students. Teaching approach, student outcomes, expanding the program nationally and building capacity. A strong emphasis on remote area education. From EdNA Online on September 21, 2004 at 11:30 p.m..
Composition FAQ This FAQ addresses difficulties that many new writers have with mechanics, style, content, and structure. While meant for the neophyte writer, even experienced writers may benefit from some of the answers to the following questions. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on September 21, 2004 at 11:30 p.m..
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