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Sing Online This site provides a search and browse index of songs for all the songs contained in the Sing Books 1975-2003 by either song title or first line of song. Sing has been a part of the primary school music curriculum in Australia since the late 1950s. The Sing program originally consisted of radio shows that were broadcast into classrooms across the nation. The shows Let's Hear the Music, Let's Have Music and Singing and Listening were for primary school students. It is now published as a collection that includes The Sing Book, Activity Book and the Sing recordings. From EdNA Online on November 9, 2004 at 11:02 p.m..


18th-century history History1700.com is a web site concerned with American history during the long eighteenth century (1660-1840). The site focuses in particular on the tensions between America and Britain during the build up to the War of Independence. The main page consists of links to secondary articles about eighteenth-century American history. These articles are generally more suited to high-school students than undergraduates, taking a fairly broad view of their subject. Some also suffer from a tendency towards patriotism over scholarship (phrases such as 'the American character' crop up far too f From New Humbul Resources on November 9, 2004 at 10:30 p.m..


British fiction 1800-1829 : a database of production, circulation & reception British fiction 1800-1829 : a database of production, circulation & reception, is a bibliographical database of contemporary materials relating to works of fiction published in the British Isles during the early nineteenth century and Regency period. The database covers over 2,000 works by over 900 authors, including the likes of Jane Austen and Sir Walter Scott. The database may be searched via a sophisticated search engine, or browsed alphabetically by author, title, or publisher. The results returned provide full bibliographic records for each specific work of fiction, including first edit From New Humbul Resources on November 9, 2004 at 10:30 p.m..


Francofil Francofil is a lively online discussion forum for scholars and teachers in French and Francophone Studies. Administrated by the Universities of Bristol and Liverpool, it has approximately 850 subscribers predominantly but not exclusively from HE institutions in about 30 countries. Contributions to the list may be in either English or French and may address any aspect of cultural, linguistic, literary, historical, social and philosophical studies, as well as practical and pedagogical issues related to the field of French Studies. Information regarding events, conferences, resources, publication From New Humbul Resources on November 9, 2004 at 10:30 p.m..


Estudios de lingüística del español (ELiEs) Estudios de lingüística del español is a vast Web site devoted to the study of Spanish linguistics. It gives access to research in this field as well as acting as a gateway to a variety of related online resources. From this site, users may access useful and important online libraries; e-journals; corpora; dictionaries; databases; research projects; conference proceedings; and doctoral theses (as PDFs). Access is also provided to the full-text of research articles (in either Spanish or English) from the ELiEs's own online journals, Estudios de Lingüística Española and Language Desig From New Humbul Resources on November 9, 2004 at 10:30 p.m..


Contemporary women writers in French This Web site is devoted to supporting and promoting research into the work of women authors writing in French from the 1990s onwards. Six writers are granted particular attention: Christine Angot; Marie Darrieussecq; Camille Laurens; Linda Lê; Lorette Nobécourt; and Amélie Nothomb. For each writer, the site offers a biography; a full bibliography including English translations; details of interviews available online; and a select bibliography of secondary criticism. The site also acts as a forum for the dissemination of scholarly work in this field, with an agenda of forthcoming events t From New Humbul Resources on November 9, 2004 at 10:30 p.m..


Portal Portal (ISSN 1449-2490) is a peer-reviewed, scholarly electronic journal devoted to multidisciplinary international studies. Published bi-annually, with the first issue appearing at the beginning of 2004, the journal welcomes articles, in a variety of languages, from humanities and social science scholars on any aspect of international, regional, area, migration and ethnic studies. The journal also publishes original work by cultural producers who are interested in the internationalization of cultures. Areas examined by the articles published at the time of cataloguing include: the notion of From New Humbul Resources on November 9, 2004 at 10:30 p.m..


EFA Global Monitoring Report - 2005 Education for All - The Quality Imperative As many governments strive to expand basic education, they also face the challenge of ensuring that students stay in school long enough to acquire the knowledge they need to cope in a rapidly changing world. Assessments show that this is not happening in many countries. This Report reviews research evidence on the multiple factors that determine quality, and maps out key policies for improving the teaching and learning process, especially in low-income countries. It monitors international assistance to education and progress towards the six goals of Education for All, to which over 160 countri From EdNA Online on November 9, 2004 at 7:30 p.m..


One College,Two Campuses: A Model for Our District's Future All employees of Mesa Community College pulled together to open a first for MCCCD: a new campus that will remain part of a current college as its second comprehensive anchor. From Maricopa Learning eXchange (MLX) Newest on November 9, 2004 at 7:30 p.m..


Estrella Mountain Community College's Center for Teaching and Learning Estrella Mountain Community College created a Center for Teaching and Learning in the fall of 2000, which serves as the hub for faculty development and technology development for the college. Recognized by the League for Innovation as a “Classroom of the Future,” it was showcased at the League’s Innovation Conference in April of 2001. From Maricopa Learning eXchange (MLX) Newest on November 9, 2004 at 6:30 p.m..


Chandler-Gilbert Community College Honors Program: Mentoring/Tutoring Option Challenged to increase honor students' role on campus, Chandler-Gilbert Community College Honors Program responded with the innovation to have students serve as tutors or mentors as their semesterÂ’s honors project. From Maricopa Learning eXchange (MLX) Newest on November 9, 2004 at 5:30 p.m..


Cooperative Clinical Planning Pilot Project for Nursing Programs in Maricopa County The Cooperative Clinical Planning Pilot Project (CCPPP) was developed to ensure quality clinical learning experiences for nursing students from colleges and universities in Maricopa County. A second goal of the project was to streamline the process of requesting and approving clinical learning spaces for both the participating colleges and health care agencies. Each semester, the project schedules clinical learning experiences for over 1200 unduplicated nursing students in Maricopa County. From Maricopa Learning eXchange (MLX) Newest on November 9, 2004 at 5:30 p.m..


eduontario working on RSSCancore Today educators/metadata/librarians, and developers in BC, Alberta, Ontario and New Brunswick resolved to construct a rich RSS feed for sharing Cancore/LOM metadata between repository sites and a set of methods for searching them. From eduontario Developer on November 9, 2004 at 5:02 p.m..


Thermal Power Plant Micro Module This learning object discusses and provides animations of the basic processes and components in a thermal power plant. Cycle descriptions and animations include the Carnot cycle, the basic Rankine cycle, and advanced Rankine cycles with reheating and feedwater heating. In addition, a Rankine cycle calculator allows the user to vary several operating parameters and observe the effect on power output and cycle efficiency. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on November 9, 2004 at 1:30 p.m..


WebDeveloper.com This site provides news, resources, articles, and discussion forums for web developers. Registration is required to post in the forums but is free. Subjects covered by the forums include development, scripting, and e-commerce. There is also a resource directory of articles and tutorials located towards the bottom of the main page. The site is part of the JupiterWeb network. From EEVL New Learning Materials on November 9, 2004 at 1:30 p.m..


Illuminating Integrated Humanities Classes with Historical Storytelling (1999-2000 MIL Fellowship) I teach a two-semester integrated humanities class entitled "Ideas and Values in the Humanities." The first part of my fellowship project was to research and craft in-depth stories of five people from the cultures we study in the second semester of the course. The second part of my project was assessment. I gave students a pre-assessment inventory at the beginning of the semester to determine their knowledge of the five people. At the end of the semester, I conducted a post-assessment inventory and compared the results of the two. My goal was to show that storytelling is an effective teaching From Maricopa Learning eXchange (MLX) Newest on November 9, 2004 at 1:30 p.m..


Inquiry-Oriented Physics Instruction (1999-2000 MIL Fellowship) Physics education research shows that students entering introductory physics classes have naive beliefs and preconceptions about the physical world. Research has also shown that traditional physics instruction at the introductory level does not do much in the way of changing these beliefs. The main cause of these preconceptions is that the student has conceived incorrect mental models to explain his/her experiences about the physical world. My learning project focuses on the modeling method of instruction that has been able to address this issue. From Maricopa Learning eXchange (MLX) Newest on November 9, 2004 at 1:30 p.m..


Visualization in a Third Semester Calculus Course (2000-2001 MIL Fellowship) This project entailed the investigation of the role of visualization skills in understanding fundamental calculus concepts; the relationship of visualization to specific concepts in calculus; and the potential of spatial training in enhancing mathematical understanding. Efforts focused on the analysis of visualization skills (or lack thereof) of third semester calculus students. From Maricopa Learning eXchange (MLX) Newest on November 9, 2004 at 12:30 p.m..


Using the Internet to Enhance Teaching and Learning (2000-2001 MIL Fellowship) Through this project I was able to explore some ideas I had about how teaching on the Internet and discovered others that captured my interest. I was able to meet with other colleagues who were involved with online learning and engaged in discourse about the use of the Internet in online teaching. This project afforded me the time to explore and improve my online teaching in hopes of improving student learning. From Maricopa Learning eXchange (MLX) Newest on November 9, 2004 at 12:30 p.m..


Curriculum Leadership 2:35 The Assessment for Learning Project Curriculum Leadership 2:35 The Assessment for Learning Project. 'Assessment for learning', or formative assessment, describes the use of assessment in the classroom to improve the quality of student learning. Based on evidence that improving formative assessment raises standards, Curriculum Corporation's Assessment for Learning website offers a range of assessments tasks, resources, rubrics and worksamples for each learning area to support teachers in their classrooms. From EdNA Online on November 9, 2004 at 1:30 a.m..


Smart Stock Test your financial genius with this stock market simulation. Make your millions or blow it all on a bad break -- this is an addictive game! From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on November 9, 2004 at 1:30 a.m..


Silicon Tarot Deck Utilizing a deck called “Silicon Valley Tarot”, this website presents a new millennium deck designed for those business minded and computer geeks who dabble in the esoteric. Although most of the website is promotional (advertising and selling of the newly designed deck) nevertheless, it is still interesting. I believe the pictorial symbolism, albeit ultra modern, manages to establish the necessary link between the subconscious and conscious for a successful reading. It’s a fun site. I highly recommend it for those worldly individuals who haven’t an inkling about the supernatural but an und From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on November 9, 2004 at 1:30 a.m..


The Sun Learn about our closest star, the Sun, with this interactive illustration. Use your mouse to roll over and learn about solar features such as the photosphere, sun spots, and solar flares. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on November 9, 2004 at 1:30 a.m..


The Grantsmanship Center The Grantsmanship Center offers a workshop with a structured format for proposal development that can be quite useful in improving proposals. They offer consultation on proposal concepts,  suggestions on editing of proposals themselves, and  a search of databases for possible granting agencies, and  contact with faculty at other campuses who might work together on joint proposals From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on November 9, 2004 at 1:30 a.m..


Salem Tarot A Tarot website geared for the novice and experienced Wiccan. Unlike most Tarot sites that attempt to cover a wide range of spiritual paths nterpretating the Tarot; this website’s main theme is Wiccan. Most importantly, for those who are Wiccan oriented, it dabbles into other realms of interest other than tarot cards. Providing such links as the “Spell of the Day” and the “The Journal” a live chat room for Wiccas. I liked it; it added atmosphere to the mysteries of tarot reading and gave it a personality. Essentially it is a published website book (e-Book) by two contemporary Salem witche From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on November 9, 2004 at 1:30 a.m..


TarotPlanet Fun site but don’t let the name fool you, it’s not a website specifically designed for Tarot readings or cards. Instead it is an assortment of occult materials relating to various forms of readings and subjects. In this site you can get readings by Runes, Horoscopes, Numerology, I Ching, Magic 8 Ball, Fortune Cookie, Psychic Readings and finally the Tarot. If that doesn’t catch your interest then go to “Cool Stuff” on the top bar, there you will find links on such subjects as Aliens & UFO’s, Alternative Medicine, Buddhism, Aromatherapy; the list seems endless. I am sure any individual vi From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on November 9, 2004 at 1:30 a.m..


CMIS Evaluation - Curriculum Resources Themes Christmas The resources listed here have been chosen to represent a range of aspects of Christmas, including its religious significance to the Christian community, and the various pagan traditions that have become part of the Christmas celebration. They include WebQuests/Collaborative Projects, Internet Sites, Books - Nonfiction and Books - Fiction From EdNA Online on November 9, 2004 at 12:30 a.m..


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