Royal naval museum This is the web site for the Royal Naval Museum in Portsmouth. On the site users can learn about visiting the museum, the events that are taking place, and significant fixtures on the naval history calendar. Most useful for historians is the information about collections and research holdings at the museum, including the oral history and sound recording, photographic, artefact and uniform pattern badges collections. The site also includes information about the library holdings, manuscripts and bibliographies available, and how to get access to material in the museums library and archives. (In From New Humbul Resources on October 5, 2004 at 10:30 p.m..
English benchmark statement This web page provides the text of the higher education subject benchmark statement for English. The statement was drawn up by the English group members of the UK Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education. It defines the standards expected of undergraduate degree courses in English. The web page introduces the rationale behind the benchmark statements, and includes an introductory letter from the Chair of the benchmarking group explaining the process behind the drafting of the statement and some of the more problematic issues the group encountered. The benchmark statement itself defines th From New Humbul Resources on October 5, 2004 at 10:30 p.m..
Prospects - the UK's official graduate careers web site Prospects is the UK's official graduate careers web site. It hosts a database of job vacancies and acts as an online careers service, offering advice on finding the right career, postgraduate study options, and making job applications. There are sections of the site devoted to specific humanities disciplines, explaining the transferrable skills acquired in each field, and the careers sectors and kind of jobs that are particularly suited to graduates of each humanities subject. The database of vanancies is kept up to date and should form a useful resource. Vacancies may be browsed by emplo From New Humbul Resources on October 5, 2004 at 10:30 p.m..
Radio 4 - routes of English The Routes of English was a programme broadcast on BBC Radio 4. Presented by Melvyn Bragg, it explored many aspects of the English language throughout the world, particularly variations in pronunciation and the sociolinguistic significance of such variations. The programme's web site retains much that was of interest from the broadcasts, with a good number of audio extracts in 'ram' format (playable with RealPlayer, etc.). The site also features: links to related web pages; games; a question and answer section; and an online message board, though this does not appear to be well From New Humbul Resources on October 5, 2004 at 10:30 p.m..
The house : New Zealands House of Representatives 1854-2004 This web site on the history of the New Zealand parliament is published by the Ministry for Culture and Heritage as part of their NZ History.net web site. The site is based upon John E Martin's book The House: New Zealand's House of Representatives 1854-2004, but does feature details and topics not touched on in the book. The site features some excellent multimedia resources, such as building panoramas, video footage and oral history interviews, as well as interesting photographs, cartoons, postcards and poetry. Amongst the topics covered is parliament in te reo, the first sitting of From New Humbul Resources on October 5, 2004 at 10:30 p.m..
Children's literature web guide The Children's Literature Web Guide is a well-presented gateway to online resources concerning children's literature. Created by librarian David K. Brown, the Guide offers an organised and annotated means of finding relevant web sites. Included on the site itself is a compilation of literary awards lists from English-speaking nations around the world. The annotated links are divided into several sections, including: authors on the Web; stories on the Web; journals and book reviews; resources for teachers; resources for parents; resources for storytellers; resources for writers and il From New Humbul Resources on October 5, 2004 at 10:30 p.m..
Aboriginal Education for All Learners in South Australia: a Beginner's Guide A handout from DECS Aboriginal Education outlining indigenous education policy plus information and resources for working with Aboriginal learners, valuing diversity of learners, career and further study options, valuing home languages, addressing hearing loss, attendance and retention, countering racism, aboriginal perspectives for all learners across curriculum areas, sensitive terms and issues, and working with Aboriginal hourly paid instructors. From EdNA Online on October 5, 2004 at 9:30 p.m..
A Maths Dictionary for Kids This is an illustrated and often animated dictionary of mathematical terms. Many concepts are shown via interactive examples. Practice problems are provided fr some terms. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on October 5, 2004 at 6:30 p.m..
English Maze A web-based learning system for individuals and schools worldwide. It combines leading language learning theories with cutting edge technology to bring users a unique approach to learning English. With the English Maze, students can improve their pronunciation, speaking, reading, listening and writing skills. The site contains hundreds of hours of material, much of which is free. From EdNA Online on October 5, 2004 at 5:30 a.m..
eLearning Reviews The site provides access to research on elearning and reviews of relevant publications. The site offers a selection of seminal publications various disciplinary perspectives, with the goal of furthering the development of elearning as a scientific, research-oriented discipline, and as a tool for innovating higher education as well as corporate education. From EdNA Online on October 5, 2004 at 5:30 a.m..
New Country Profile - Nepal Yak farmers in remote regions in Nepal are using wifi (wireless frequency technology) to keep in touch with their families and also to sell livestock and exchange veterinary tips From Global Education on October 5, 2004 at 5:30 a.m..
Citizenship Education: the Global Dimension A UK portal site for teachers and educators keen to promote the global dimension of Citizenship education. This portal site was originally developed to complement the booklet Citizenship education: the global dimension - Guidance for Key stages 3 and 4. A consortium of organisations: Central Bureau, Commonwealth Institute, Council for Environmental Education, Development Education Association and Oxfam worked together to produce this website. The site includes teaching activities, resources, case studies and guidelines for teachers in the areas of political literacy, social and moral responsib From Recent Items on October 5, 2004 at 5:30 a.m..
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