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Australian Stem Cell Centre The Australian Stem Cell Centre is a major Australian collaborative initiative uniting many of the country's leading academic researchers with the biotechnology industry to develop innovative therapeutic products to treat a range of serious injuries and debilitating diseases. The Centre will build on AustraliaÂ’s existing expertise in stem cell and related platform technologies to lay the foundations for delivering stem cell therapies. From EdNA Online on November 15, 2004 at 10:30 p.m..


Re-defining, Redesigning Schools - From Instructional Classrooms to Convivial Learning Environments, In this seminar paper for the Victorian Schools Innovation Commission, Mary Featherston, a consultant specialising in the design of learning environments, discusses how to link what we know about learning to what we should be designing as settings where children can learn. She uses examples from Reggio Emilia in Italy, a world leader in this field, and provides illustrations from work she has been doing with Wooranna Park Primary School in Melbourne. From EdNA Online on November 15, 2004 at 10:30 p.m..


Verzeichnis der Drucke des 17. Jahrhunderts, Bayerische StaatsBibliothek Verzeichnis der Drucke des 17. Jahrhunderts (VD 17), or Bibliography of German imprints in the 17th century, is a site hosted by the Bavarian state library. The site is the mouthpiece of a project which is building a German National Bibliography of all 17th century printed sources, excluding music and maps, which were published in German-speaking lands. Established in 1996, the project will extend for several years due to the number of items which must be catalogued. The extent to which this resource does or will include imprints from Austria and Switzerland and related regions is unclear; From New Humbul Resources on November 15, 2004 at 10:30 p.m..


Joseph Alois Schumpeter : ein Schumpeter Archiv This site, Joseph Alois Schumpeter : ein Schumpeter Archiv, is a privately-run online resource which posts primary and secondary sources, as well as other information, on the life and work of Joseph Alois Schumpeter (1883-1950). Born in Moravia, Schumpeter studied in Vienna and became a famed economist and social and political theorist. The site has posted an extensive bibliography of Schumpeter's works that follows a timeline and lists recent editions; an index of his German-language letters, including their archival locations; an index of his lecture notes, with their current location From New Humbul Resources on November 15, 2004 at 10:30 p.m..


Victorian Schools Innovation Commission The Victorian Schools Innovation Commission (VSIC) has been established by the state government to act as an independent not-for-profit educational think tank. Its role is to develop, research, trial and share innovation in public education and to provide advice to the Minister for Education and Training on educational reform. This web site includes information about events, projects and publications, including research reports, fact sheets, and discussion papers. From EdNA Online on November 15, 2004 at 9:30 p.m..


Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics (ACPFG) The Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics is a $55 million joint venture which combines genetic, physiological and developmental information with functional genomics to identify and characterise the genes controlling adaptation to abiotic stresses in wheat, barley and model species. The targeted stresses include salinity, drought, high and low temperatures, waterlogging, and mineral deficiencies or toxicities. These stresses are a major cause of yield loss throughout the world. This information is used to develop new strategies for enhancing stress tolerance, to develop plants tolera From EdNA Online on November 15, 2004 at 9:30 p.m..


Teachers Talking The initial objective of this Yahoo group is to enable dialogue between two very different groups of teaching professionals. One group comes from the 'connected community' with easy Internet access. The other group is made up of teachers from rural Nigeria on a short Teachers Talking (TT) course organised by Fantsuam Foundation. From EdNA Online on November 15, 2004 at 9:30 p.m..


Rise and Fall of the Mayan Empire NASA technology is combining with conventional archaeology to solve the mystery of the collapse of Mayan civilisation about 900AD. They have concluded that the root cause was a chronic food and water shortage, due to some combination of natural drought and deforestation by humans. From EdNA Online on November 15, 2004 at 9:30 p.m..


Preventing Drug-related Harm Through School Re-organisation and Behaviour Management Experiences through the school years can have telling implications for child development. Positive early experience at school can set a base for the establishment of positive attitudes to learning, thereby opening important pathways to personal and professional development. This report reviews interventions designed to modify school policies, procedures and structures in order to improve the school ecology or social environment, with specific reference to their potential impact on the prevention of harmful drug use by young people. The authors have obtained comment from nine Victorian practiti From EdNA Online on November 15, 2004 at 9:30 p.m..


Emotional Literacy Australia This is a networking website for those interested in developing emotional literacy in Australia and the pacific region. The primary focus is education but the website will also provide a forum for developing emotional literacy in organisations, families and the wider community. From EdNA Online on November 15, 2004 at 8:30 p.m..


Use of Computer and Video Games for Learning: A Review of the Literature There are many claims about the usefulness of computer games for learning. Computer games can stimulate users and encourage the development of social and cognitive skills, but frequent use can exacerbate negative psycho-social tendencies, be addictive and have health implications. This Ultralab review of the literature about the use of computer and video games for learning aims to help with the design of learning materials. From EdNA Online on November 15, 2004 at 7:30 p.m..


Original Weibull Trending Toolkit Given a column of N random numbers, find the best choice of three Weibull parameters to give a Weibull distribution to match the data. Simple Basic programs are given to list raw data. Qbasic can be found in olddos. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on November 15, 2004 at 1:30 p.m..


Screendreams Writers Academy Test your aptitude as a screen writer. Since many great novelists are failed screenwriters or filmmakers, what are the magic ingredients? This test is designed to give you some insight as to whether your writing talents are better suited to big screen, television or print. This may confirm your potential Hollywood potential, but will more likely help you match your talents to a writing medium! From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on November 15, 2004 at 1:30 p.m..


1945 to 21st Century An overview of world history since 1945 broken into topics, with maps and some images. It covers the consequences of World War II, the Cold War, United Nations, Latin America, Asia in the 1960s, the founding of Israel, the Iranian revolution, Vietnam War, War in Bosnia and Kosovo, the Gulf War 1991, and political maps in 2002. From EdNA Online on November 15, 2004 at 2:30 a.m..


1901 to World War II This world history sub-site covers events leading to the two world war and revolution, economic and social developments and World War II. It includes maps and some images. From EdNA Online on November 15, 2004 at 2:30 a.m..


6th - 15th Centuries: The World During the Middle Ages This site covers World history from the 6th to 15th centuries. It contains essay-style overviews, maps, a timeline and a small number of images. From EdNA Online on November 15, 2004 at 1:30 a.m..


Christmas Links This site is created annually by the librarian of Palmerston District Primary School in Canberra, Australia. It provides a very comprehensive resource to sites on the Internet for primary school teachers and pupils related to the celebration of Christmas in Australia and around the world. From EdNA Online on November 15, 2004 at 1:30 a.m..


APA Tutorial This is a website to assist students to use Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th edition) style guide in their scholarly writing From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on November 15, 2004 at 1:30 a.m..


Perform Vibration Experiments Online A beam vibrates online. Viewer can start the beam vibrating. Temporarily allow popups from this site to see beam vibrations. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on November 15, 2004 at 1:30 a.m..


PowerPoint Tutorial This is a tutorial to assist students studying nursing to use PowerPoint software. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on November 15, 2004 at 1:30 a.m..


16th to 19th Centuries World history from the 16th to 19th centuries. The site includes historical over views of major events in world history, maps, and a small range of images. From EdNA Online on November 15, 2004 at 12:30 a.m..


Ancient World Antiquity Online Ancient history of the world; religion, philosophy and political power; from the Sumerians to about 500 CE. The site includes historical over views of major events in world history, maps, a timeline, and a small range of images. From EdNA Online on November 15, 2004 at 12:30 a.m..


French Revolution This site steps the user through the chronology of the French Revolution. While Britain's colonies were working toward becoming the United States of America, France was suffering from economic crisis and on its way to its own revolution -- a revolution that would use some of the same language used by British liberals and the American revolutionists. From EdNA Online on November 15, 2004 at 12:30 a.m..


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