Catalogue of photographically illustrated books Published by the British Library, the Online Catalogue of Photographically Illustrated Books provides a valuable search aid for those interested in the early history of photography. The collection is comprised of some 1,323 books containing a total of 15,274 photographs, and is one of the world's biggest collections of photographically illustrated books that are concerned with the history and development of photography between 1839 and 1914. The catalogue can be searched simply by keyword, or by using a more advanced search, with categories that include subject and process. Also on the si From New Humbul Resources on October 7, 2004 at 10:30 p.m..
Historic Hebrew newspapers This web site is published by the Jewish National and University Library, which is part of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. On this site users can freely access digitised copies of the major titles of the nineteenth and early twentieth century Hebrew press. The four papers Halevanon, Hamagid, Havazelet and Hazefirah are available, covering the years 1856-1911, and featuring some 65,000 pages. All of the papers are indexed by common era date, Jewish calendar date and issue number, and can also be searched partially by author and subject. The content is entirely in Hebrew, and to view the ima From New Humbul Resources on October 7, 2004 at 10:30 p.m..
Panorama da literatura brasileira This Web site offers a panorama of Brazilian literature from the 16th century to the present day and acts simultaneously as a database of Brazilian authors and their works. Users may read overviews in Portuguese of literary eras and movements, beginning with Pero Vaz de Caminha's 'A Carta' in 1500, and moving through, for example, the baroque, romanticism, naturalism and ending with modernism. The major Brazilian writers associated with each era are listed, and the site provides detailed biographical and bibliographical information for each together with a small selection of ext From New Humbul Resources on October 7, 2004 at 10:30 p.m..
Film in Latin America: a selective bibliography 1999 This Web site offers an excellent bibliography of materials, primarily monographs, related to the study of Latin American film. The bibliography is divided two sections. The first features general reference resources both for Latin America as a whole and for individual countries, including film dictionaries and encyclopedias, and filmographies. The second section is devoted to historical and cinematic studies, again of both Latin America in general and of specific countries including Argentina; Bolivia; Brazil; Chile; Colombia; Costa Rica; Cuba; Ecuador; Haiti; Mexico; Peru; Uruguay and Venezu From New Humbul Resources on October 7, 2004 at 10:30 p.m..
Inter-American literature and criticism: an electronic annotated bibliography This Web site makes freely available an extensive electronic bibliography of primary and secondary texts relevant for Inter-American literature and criticism. Users may browse the bibliography and find details of fictional works from both Latin America as well as the US, in Spanish, Portuguese and English. Details of translations are provided. Interviews with prominent figures are also included. The secondary works section lists both journal articles and monographs related to literature, cinema, and cultural studies in general. Each entry in the bibliography is accompanied by a short informati From New Humbul Resources on October 7, 2004 at 10:30 p.m..
Comparative cultural studies and Latin America Comparative Cultural Studies and Latin America is the title of a special issue of CLC Web, a scholarly electronic journal devoted to comparative cultural and literary studies. This issue contains eleven scholarly articles on the theme suggested by its title and more specifically on such areas as: Spanish American and Brazilian literature through an Inter-American perspective; 'infrapolitical' Borges; a map of the current critical debate about Latin American cultural studies; Cuban Americans in New York City; the innovative Latin American novel of the 1920s compared with works by Joyc From New Humbul Resources on October 7, 2004 at 10:30 p.m..
Projeto literatura e cultura This Web site brings together two interdisciplinary, scholarly, peer-reviewed electronic journals devoted to literary and cultural studies, often from theoretical perspectives. The first, Literatura e Cultura, features articles in either Portuguese, Italian or French on such diverse areas as ethnicity in Brazilian romanticism; post 1964 women's writing in Brazil; models for teaching literature in Brazil. The second journal, Mulheres e Literatura, focuses on women's writing and feminist literary theory. Articles analyse predominantly, but not exclusively, the work of Brazilian writers From New Humbul Resources on October 7, 2004 at 10:30 p.m..
Resources on the history of idiocy This web site is published by an academic at the University of Dundee and provides a number of resources for those interested in the history of learning disabilities and mental health. On the site users will find two lengthy bibliographies of secondary and primary sources, as well as a handful of online articles and a selection of transcribed historical texts spanning 1797 to 1882. Also on the site is a selection of links to relevant web sites and to other historical documents. The contents are mainly concerned with American and British history, although some European material is also included From New Humbul Resources on October 7, 2004 at 10:30 p.m..
Graphic derivative This module is an exercise on the graphical recognition of the derivative of a function. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on October 7, 2004 at 6:30 p.m..
NASA SCIENCE/LANGUAGE ARTS INSTRUCTION LESSON 4 Title: Orbits Grade Level: Third Objectives: 1. Students will know that the Earth orbits the Sun and the Moon orbits the Earth. 2. Students will use dictionaries to learn the meanings of unknown words. 3. Students will distinguish main ideas in text. CDE Science: Earth Sciences 4d. Students know that Earth is one of several planets that orbit the Sun and that the Moon orbits Earth. CDE Language Arts: Reading Comprehension: 2.5 Distinguish the main idea and supporting details in expository text. Word Analysis: 1.7 Use a dictionary to learn the meaning and other features of unknown words. Antici From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on October 7, 2004 at 6:30 p.m..
NASA SCIENCE/LANGUAGE ARTS INSTRUCTION LESSON 5 Title: Seasons of the Sun Grade Level: Third Objectives: 1. Students will read aloud expository text. 2. Students will know that the position of the Sun in the sky changes from day to day (and season to season). CDE Science: Earth Sciences 4 e. Students know the position of the Sun in the sky changes during the course of the day and from season to season. CDE Language Arts: Reading, Decoding and Word Recognition 1.3 Read aloud narrative and expository text fluently and accurately and with appropriate pacing, intonation, and expression. Anticipatory Set: http://www.bobfromaccounting.com/3_11_02 From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on October 7, 2004 at 6:30 p.m..
Blackboard Content System (Release 2.0)™: Instructor Manual This manual is a reference for all instructors using the Blackboard Content System to collect, share, and discover learning content. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on October 7, 2004 at 6:30 p.m..
Blackboard Content System (Release 2.0)™: User Manual This manual is a reference for all end users of the Blackboard Content System including students, instructors, librarians, and other members of the Blackboard user community. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on October 7, 2004 at 6:30 p.m..
Blackboard Content System: Group Collaboration The Blackboard Content System greatly simplifies the group collaboration process by providing powerful tools for sharing, versioning and locking files and folders. Workflow Activities also enhance the traditional process of sharing documents. This document is intended for users who are managing content in the Blackboard Content System. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on October 7, 2004 at 6:30 p.m..
Blackboard Content System: Library Tips for Instructors Instructors may enhance their courses by adding content from the Library Content collection. The Library Content collection is used to manage e-Reserves, electronic manuscripts, and other institution resources. Seamlessly integrated with the Blackboard Learning System, the Library Content collection in the Blackboard Content System is a powerful way to collect and share library materials. This document explains how Instructors can use Library Content to supplement their course offerings. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on October 7, 2004 at 6:30 p.m..
Blackboard Content System: Preparing e-Portfolios This document is intended for users who are creating portfolios with the Blackboard Content System. E-Portfolios provide a means of presenting a collection of work and sharing that collection with others both inside and outside of the institution. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on October 7, 2004 at 6:30 p.m..
Blackboard Content System: Organizing and Managing Content for Users The Blackboard Content System enables users to collect, share, and publish content within the My Content collection. This document explains how to organize and manage content in ways that are beneficial to all users of the system. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on October 7, 2004 at 6:30 p.m..
Blackboard Content System: Organizing and Managing Content for Instructors The Blackboard Content System enables instructors to collect, share, and publish content within the My Content, Course Content, and Institution Content collections. This document explains how to organize and manage content in ways that are beneficial to instructors and to other users of the system. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on October 7, 2004 at 6:30 p.m..
The Royal Academy of Engineering Visiting Professors Scheme in Engineering Design for Sustainable Development Case studies and lecture materials (with powerpoint slides) about sustainable development and related issues are available from this website as well as emerging principles and news. The Good Engineers guide is also available The scheme aims to develop teaching materials based on case studies, which will enhance the understanding and the practice of teaching Sustainable Development. This site was developed jointly by the University of Cambridge and the University of Hertfordshire. From EEVL New Learning Materials on October 7, 2004 at 9:30 a.m..
Music and maths a la Mozart It is possible to compose music by throwing dice. As part of the Studyworks online - Maths explorations website, this article by Nancy Henderson shows how the application of mathematical principles of randomness and probablity can be applied to musical composition. From EEVL New Learning Materials on October 7, 2004 at 8:30 a.m..
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Maths Revision AS/A Level This site, written by an Oxford University student, will be useful for AS and A level students of mathematics. The site is intended to serve as a revision tool and therefore covers all topics necessary to pass the examinations. The site is divided into the following categories: pure mathematics, statistics and mechanics. Search or browse for the required topic. From EEVL New Learning Materials on October 7, 2004 at 7:30 a.m..
Metamath music page Using midi audio files, this website shows how mathematical proofs can be set to music, and explains the use of algorithms in this context. The project is part of the Metamath site illustrating the use of the metamath language which expresses abstract mathematical theorems accompanied by proofs that can be verified by a computer program. From EEVL New Learning Materials on October 7, 2004 at 7:30 a.m..
ALA - Continuing Education (CE) Clearinghouse Offered by The American Library Association (ALA), the Clearinghouse is designed to meet the professional development needs and career interests of library staff and boards. The CE Clearinghouse is a searchable database of continuing education opportunities offered by ALA, its divisions and other units. From EdNA Online on October 7, 2004 at 5:30 a.m..
Dusseldorp Skills Forum (DSF) Learning Choices Expo 2004 - Papers The page provides access to papers presented at the Learning Choices Expo in June 2004. Includes: Good practice in learning alternatives, Roger Holdsworth; Disenchantment, Disengagement and Disappearance. Some recent statistics and a commentary on non-attendance in school, Graeme Withers; Rights, Roles and Responsibilities. The right to education and the nature of obligations on Australian governments, Andrea Durbach and Simon Moran; Learning in Alternative Settings. What makes a sustainable program?, Peter Cole; Have we got what it takes? The skills, rewards and recognition needed for teacher From EdNA Online on October 7, 2004 at 5:30 a.m..
Globalization (Youthink) Globalisation as an issue from the World Bank's Youthink site. Discussion topics include: some countries have profited from globalization and some have not; the history of globalization, data sources and Why Should I care? From Recent Items on October 7, 2004 at 5:30 a.m..
Globalization (UN Cyberschoolbus) An overview of the issue of globalisation from the United Nations CyberSchoolBus presents, especially for students, the briefing papers from We the Peoples: the role of the United Nations in the 21st century. Contents include: Globalisation: an unstoppable force; Role and Responsibility of Corporations; Suggested activities for students, and resources. From Recent Items on October 7, 2004 at 5:30 a.m..
MarcEdit MarcEdit is a free MarcEditing tool which includes an XML API, MARC to Dublin Core crosswalk, and native Z39.50 client. From EdNA Online on October 7, 2004 at 4:06 a.m..
Foundation Studies Australia This site has been developed to explain what is involved in studying in the Foundation Year and to showcase schools offering the Foundation Studies program. Use the site and the links and contact details provided to explore what Australia has to offer prospective students interested in this course of study. From EdNA Online on October 7, 2004 at 4:06 a.m..
Where is the Learning in eLearning? This presentation by Dr. Gary Woodill examines the state of instructional design in the eLearning industry. It reviews the problems with eLearning content, and questions the quality of online teaching today. In order to improve, the eLearning industry will need to take into account new understandings of learning, especially in regards to young adults. The end of the presentation suggests some hopeful trends that may point the direction for improving the quality of online learning. From EdNA Online on October 7, 2004 at 4:06 a.m..
Metadata Practices on the Cutting Edge PowerPoint presentations given at the NISO workshop Metadata Practices on the Cutting Edge on 20 May 2004 are now available online. Presentations include: Metadata Practice and Direction: a Community Perspective, Lorcan Dempsey, OCLC; RSS: Really Simple Syndication - A Publisher's Perspective by Howard'Ratner, Nature Publishing Group; New Developments Relating to Linking Metadata, Chuck Koscher, CrossRef; Metadata Standards for Managing and Discovering Image Collections, Oya Rieger, Cornell University Libraries; Addressing Metadata in the MPEG-21 and PDF-A ISO Standards, William G. L From EdNA Online on October 7, 2004 at 4:06 a.m..
Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) in Networked E-Learning - a Beginners Guide for Content Developers This guide aims to provide a user-friendly introduction to IPR issues for e-learning content developers and managers. It is intended to act as a point of entry to the field of IPR in e-learning that will provide a good foundation for building expertise in the e-learning developer community. It deals with the basic aspects of IPR, especially copyright, in e-learning content development, with an emphasis on reusing third party materials to create new resources. The guide has been written by an e-learning content developer who has had to deal with these issues in practice. The style of the guide From EdNA Online on October 7, 2004 at 4:06 a.m..
Health Quiz Quad (UN CyberSchoolBus) Two quizzes and a fact finder on health issues causes and cures. Infectious diseases are the leading cause of death in the world. Thirty new diseases have been identified over the past 20 years, among them the deadly Ebola and HIV/AIDS. From Recent Items on October 7, 2004 at 4:06 a.m..
Seismicity WA - Earthquake Information and Response Page for West Australian Seismicity The site is maintained by the School of Earth & Geographical Sciences, University of Western Australia. The website provides information to the public on the earthquake activity in Western Australia - important historical earthquakes, and recent earthquake activity; provides basic information on how earthquakes are recorded, and the distribution of seismographs in Western Australia; gives general information on important earthquakes elsewhere in Australia and the world in general, and general information on the causes and patterns in seismicity. The site enables people who have felt an earthqu From EdNA Online on October 7, 2004 at 1:30 a.m..
High Level Review of Training Packages: Moving On This is the final report from the High Level Review of Training Packages undertaken by the Australian National Training Authority (ANTA). The report draws together the key learnings from the review and provides the findings on how Training Packages could better meet current and future skill needs and ways for strengthening teaching and learning. The report findings are grouped under six major areas for action with advice on improvements to the ways that Training Packages are conceptualised, developed and implemented in the future. The report is available for download as a text file or PDF docu From EdNA Online on October 7, 2004 at 1:30 a.m..
Debate Central A non-profit service of the Lawrence Debate Union and the University of Vermont, designed to promote debating at all levels, in all languages, and all around the world. Website by Alfred Snider, Forensic Professor at the University of Vermont - USA. It provides a pdf document on how to implement debates. Users can watch videos of real debates with university students and contact debate organisations all over the world From EdNA Online on October 7, 2004 at 1:30 a.m..
Learning Communities MOO (LC_MOO) LC_MOO and K9MOO are used to teach units in Electronic Learning Communities and Computer Supported Collaborative Work (CSCW) at Charles Sturt University. LC_MOO is a facility for professional groups and educators in the pursuit of excellence in synchronous workgroup practice. K9MOO is an experimental canine campus for learning to use and program a MOO. GMOO is a CSCW student project to build a galactic centre for extrasolar planets research. The first world is a solar system VRML world for K-8 students. LC_MOO is the main vehicle in a joint venture agreement between the Centre for Studies in T From EdNA Online on October 7, 2004 at 1:30 a.m..
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