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Emerging Technologies for the Classroom: A Learning Sciences

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: LaVigne, Nancy / Mouza, Chrystalla, PUBLISHER: Springer, This book provides contemporary examples of the ways in which educators can use digital technologies to create effective learning environments that support improved learning and instruction. These examples are guided by multiple conceptual and methodological traditions evolving from the learning sciences and instructional technology communities as well as other communities doing important work on learning technologies. In particular, the book provides examples of technology innovations and the ways in which educators can use them to foster deep understanding, collaboration, creativity, invention, and reflection. Additional examples demonstrate the ways in which emerging mobile and networked technologies can help extend student learning beyond the confines of the classroom wall and support student-directed learning and new media literacies.

E-Learning Theory and Practice

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Haythornthwaite, Caroline / Andrews, Richard, PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), In" "E-learning Theory and Practice the authors set out different perspectives on e-learning. The book deals with the social implications of e-learning, its transformative effects, and the social and technical interplay that supports and directs e-learning. The authors present new perspectives on the subject by exploring the way teaching and learning are changing with the presence of the Internet and participatory media; providing a theoretical grounding in new learning practices from education, communication and information science; addressing e-learning in terms of existing learning theories, emerging online learning theories, new literacies, social networks, social worlds, community and virtual communities, and online resources; and emphasizing the impact of everyday electronic practices on learning, literacy and the classroom, locally and globally.This book is for everyone involved in e-learning including teachers, educators, graduate students and researchers.

Collaborative Technologies and Organizational Learning

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Neilson, Robert E., PUBLISHER: IGI Global, Collaborative Technologies and Organizational Learning provides insight into a public sector organization's experience with implementing a specific collaborate technology, Lotus Notes. The books includes a discussion of theoretical bases for organizational learning as well as practical prescriptions for those interested in installing or using Lotus Notes.

Motor Learning: Concepts and Applications with Powerweb:

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Magill, Richard A., PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Langua, Designed for introductory students, this text provides the reader with a solid research base and defines difficult material by identifying concepts and demonstrating applications for each of those concepts. Motor Learning: Concepts and Applications also includes references for all relevant material to encourage students to examine the research for themselves.

Exploring Microsoft Office Word Introductory

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Grauer, Robert T. / Poatsy, Mary Anne / Hulett, Michelle, PUBLISHER: Prentice Hall, For introductory computer courses on Microsoft Office or courses in computer concepts with a lab component for Microsoft Office applications. The goal of the "Exploring" series has been to move students beyond the point and click, helping them understand the why and how behind each skill. The "Exploring "series for Office also enables students to extend the learning beyond the classroom. Students go to college now with a different set of skills than they did five years ago. With this in mind, the "Exploring" series seeks to move students beyond the basics of the software at a faster pace, without sacrificing coverage of the fundamental skills that everybody needs to know. A lot of learning takes place outside of the classroom, and the "Exploring "series provides learning tools that students can access anytime, anywhere.

Algorithmic Learning Theory - Alt '92: Third Workshop, Alt

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Doshita, Shuji / Furukawa, Koichi / Jantke, Klaus P., PUBLISHER: Springer, This volume contains the papers that were presented at the Third Workshop onAlgorithmic Learning Theory, held in Tokyo in October . In addition to 3invited papers, the volume contains 19 papers accepted for presentation, selected from 29 submitted extended abstracts. The ALT workshops have been held annually since and are organized and sponsored by the Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence. The main objective of these workshops is to provide an open forum for discussions and exchanges of ideasbetween researchers from various backgrounds in this emerging, interdisciplinary field of learning theory. The volume is organized into parts on learning via query, neural networks, inductive inference, analogical reasoning, and approximate learning.

Comprehensive Review for Veterinary Technicians

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tighe / Brown, Theodore E., PUBLISHER: Mosby Elsevier Health Science, Written by veterinary technicians for veterinary technicians, MOSBY'S COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW FOR VETERINARY TECHNICIANS is a content review of all basic sciences, clinical sciences, diagnostics, applications, and professional practices and issues covered in the veterinary technology curriculum and tested by the U.S. and Canadian associations. This comprehensive text includes chapter outlines, learning outcomes, glossaries, and multiple-choice questions to aid readers in the review and retention of content. The outline format makes this book an excellent review tool or valuable introduction to content areas.

Engage Every Student: Motivation Tools for Teachers and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kirby, Elizabeth / McDonald, Jill, PUBLISHER: Search Institute, The challenge of motivating underachieving students is addressed in this classroom resource guide that advises teachers and other concerned adults to look beyond test scores and encourage under-performing middle school and high school students to find their motivational spark. Developmental benchmarks, reasonable expectations for results, and strategies for charting progress are discussed for a myriad of situations--including those with learning disabilities, family and environmental factors, different learning styles, and other root causes of motivational deficit--and paired with classroom strategies to address each unique case. A learning styles inventory and a multiple intelligence test are provided to aid in evaluation, and handouts and home strategies to share with parents are offered to reinforce the home-school connection.

Learning Places: A Field Guide for Improving the Context of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Fullan, Michael / St Germain, Clif, PUBLISHER: Corwin Press, This user-friendly guide provides interactive self-assessment protocols for promoting a sense of purpose, achieving program coherence, invigorating classroom teaching, and supporting the professional development of teachers.

Green Energy: An A-To-Z Guide

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Mulvaney, Dustin / Robbins, Paul, PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), This initial volume in the SAGE Series on Green Society provides an overview of the social and environmental dimensions of our energy system, and the key organizations, policy tools, and technologies that can help shape a green-energy economy. Each entry draws on scholarship from across numerous social sciences, natural and physical sciences, and engineering. The urgency of climate change underscores the importance of getting the right technologies, policies and incentives, and social checks-and-balances in place. This reference resource will prepare those with a sparking interest in the topic to participate in what will hopefully become an equitable and intergenerational conversation about the impacts of our energy consumption and how to make it cleaner and greener. Via its 150 signed entries, Green Energy: An A-to-Z Guide" "provides students, professors, and researchers an invaluable reference, presented in both print and electronic formats. Its clear and accessible writing style, together with vivid photos, numerous cross-references, extensive resource guide, and other pedagogical tools make it a valuable tool for the classroom as well as for research purposes.

Reading in the Classroom: Systems for the Observation of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Briggs, Kerri L. / Vaughn, Sharon / Moats, Louisa Cook, PUBLISHER: Brookes Publishing Company, As illustrated by Reading First and other reading initiatives, policymakers and educators are very interested in raising children's literacy rates and ensuring high classroom standards. Classroom observation is one effective method to monitor progress, explain outcomes, and determine best practices for reading instruction. Reading in the Classroom provides detailed discussions of the most current and representative classroom reading observation systems used throughout the United States. This book will aid researchers, policy makers, and curriculum developers in evaluating our current educational system with respect to literacy instruction. The chapters cover a broad range of tools, all of which are specific, field-tested, and reliable. These tools were developed to study a variety of research questions, such as the effectiveness of statewide reading initiatives, the increased incidence of culturally diverse students with learning disabilities, effective teaching strategies for English language learners, methods to record the writing performance of at-risk students, ethnographic classroom observations, and ecobehavioral assessment and analysis strategies.

The Multiliteracies Classroom. Kathy A. Mills

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Mills, Kathy A., PUBLISHER: Multilingual Matters Limited, The Multiliteracies Classroom gives an accessible account of the challenges and rewards of engaging students in literacy learning through multimedia design. It paints a vivid picture of what multiliteracies can look like in a culturally diverse classroom. The first research of its kind, it applies key themes of critical sociology to multiliteracies, inspiring educators to envisage the changing shape of literacy research.

An Integrated Approach to Health Sciences: Anatomy and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Colbert, Bruce J. / Ankney, Jeff / Wilson, Joe, PUBLISHER: Cengage Learning, Unlike any other resource on the market, AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO HEALTH SCIENCES, 2E takes an all-in-one approach to preparing learners for careers in the health care industry. The book identifies the four basic building blocks of Health Sciences: anatomy and physiology, math, chemistry, and medical microbiology and then presents them in the context of health professions. Medical terminology and physics concepts are also covered. Rich illustrations, theory, practical applications, and humorous anecdotes all join together to help learners connect with the material as they learn it, fostering increased retention and comprehension. As a result, learners will gain valuable knowledge while also getting access to an insider look at health careers through the book's professional profiles. Exercises and case studies complement the comprehensive coverage and sharpen critical thinking skills, making this a complete package for anyone aiming to develop a foundational knowledge in the health sciences.

Learning How to Learn: Tools for Schools

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: James, Mary / Black, Paul / Carmichael, Patrick, PUBLISHER: Routledge, Learning how to learn is an essential preparation for lifelong learning. This book offers a set of in-service resources to help teachers develop new classroom practices informed by sound research. It builds on previous work associated with 'formative assessment' or 'assessment for learning'. However, it adds an important new dimension by taking account of the conditions within schools that are conducive to the promotion, in classrooms, of learning how to learn as an extension of assessment for learning. Among the materials included you will find: an introductory in-service session self-evaluation questionnaires an action planning activity workshops tools for school development a network mapping activity guidance about different ways of using the resources teachers descriptions of ways they have used of adapted them references to further information and advice. In addition, there is a support website and examples of how individual schools have used or adapted these materials to maximize their benefits.

Creating New Learning Experiences on a Global Scale: Second

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Klamma, Ralf, PUBLISHER: Springer, This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Second European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning, EC-TEL , held in Crete, Greece in September . The 28 revised full papers, 18 revised short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 116 submissions. The conference provides a unique forum for all research related to technology-enhanced learning, as well as its interactions with knowledge management, business processes and work environments. Topics addressed are collaborative learning, personalized learning, multimedia content, semantic web, metadata and learning, workplace learning, learning repositories and infrastructures for learning, as well as experience reports, assesment, and case studies.

English for the sciences of the mind and the brain

Orsola Petillo, Lucia Abbamonte. Apogeo Education. Presenta sottolineature a matita cancellabili.

Technology and Society: A Canadian Perspective, Second

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Goyder, John, PUBLISHER: University of Toronto Press, Since the publication of the first edition of "Technology and Society: A Canadian Perspective "in , awareness of the pervasive effects of new and emerging technologies on our lives is, if anything, even more pronounced. New and emerging technologies in everything from health care to communication and the Internet hold enormous promise. However, the more ominous consequences of technology are also very much with us?from environmental degradation to uncertainty in the workplace in a post "dot.com" economy to terrorism and warfare. "Technology and Society, "second edition, continues the rich tradition of Canadian writing on technology found in the work of Harold Innis, Marshall McLuhan, George Grant, Ursula Franklin, and others. Like the first edition, the book begins and ends with an attempt to understand Grant's insistence that technology is a "fate," connected, in the anthropological sense, with the evolution of societies. In between, the book examines the social and historical foundation for the development and diffusion of technology in the Canadian context. The first three chapters define the phenomenon of technology by classifying the vast array of tools and techniques. They offer a conceptual scheme for understanding the interrelationship between society and technology and for the diffusion of technologies. Subsequent chapters shift to looking at the consequences of technology. The linkage between technology and economic development is explored, as is the significance of a technocratic value system. The relationship between work and technology?the significance of "automation," of a "branch plant" economy, "R&D," and communication?is examined. The final chapters consider new leading technologies such as artificial intelligence and biotechnology, as well as public attitudes towards technology.

The Statistical Imagination: Elementary Statistics for the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ritchey, Ferris, PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Langua, "The Statistical Imagination," a basic social science statistics text with illustrations and exercises for sociology, social work, political science, and criminal justice courses, teaches readers that statistics is not just a mathematical exercise; it is a way of analyzing and understanding the social world. Praised for a writing style that takes the anxiety out of statistics courses, the author explains basic statistical principles through a variety of engaging exercises, each designed to illuminate the unique theme of examining society both creatively and logically. In an effort to make the study of statistics relevant to students of the social sciences, the author encourages readers to interpret the results of calculations in the context of more substantive social issues, while continuing to value precise and accurate research. Ritchey begins by introducing students to the essentials of learning statistics; fractions, proportions, percentages, standard deviation, sampling error and sampling distribution, along with other math hurdles, are clearly explained to fill in any math gaps students may bring to the classroom. Treating statistics as a skill learned best by doing, the author supplies a range of student-friendly questions and exercises to both demystify the calculation process, and to encourage the kind of proportional thinking needed to master the subject. In addition to pencil-and-paper exercises, "The Statistical Imagination" includes computer-based assignments for use with the free Student Version SPSS 9.0 CD-ROM that accompanies each new copy of the book.

My Book of Opposites: Preschool [With Stickers]

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Learning Horizons, PUBLISHER: Learning Horizons, Filled with full-color pages, engaging activities and colorful learning stickers, they follow national standardized test formats such as the California Achievement Test, the Iowa Test of Basic Skills and the Stanford Achievement Test. They also include a Skills Checklist for parents to determine their child's needs. Pull-out storybooks for preschool, math and reading/language skills enhance learning.

Dynamic Teachers: Leaders of Change

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rallis, Sharon F. / Rossman, Gretchen B. / Brackett, Ann, PUBLISHER: Corwin Press, The role of the teacher is no longer confined to the classroom or to interactions with students. The authors of this book illustrate through case studies the emerging roles of dynamic' teachers.

Interviewing: Speaking, Listening, and Learning for

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Anderson, Rob / Killenberg, George M., PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Langua, This text presents the interview process as a collaborative dialogue between two people. With this approach comes a stronger emphasis on framing the interview, listening, ethics, and cultural diversity.

Pathology of Emerging Infections 2

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Nelson, Ann Marie / Horsburgh, C. Robert, PUBLISHER: ASM Press, This second volume in the series Pathology of Emerging Infections covers the epidemiology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, pathogenesis, pathology, treatment, and prevention of 18 additional emerging infections. With an emphasis on pathology and pathophysiology, Pathology of Emerging Infections 2 examines the causes of and dramatic changes in infectious diseases, including veterinary and other zoonotic diseases. The authors, internationally known experts in the field, cover many of the diseases that are not found in the standard texts. The volume is enhanced with extensive color photographs of histology and pathology. Pathology of Emerging Infections 2 illustrates the value of pathology in diagnosing emerging diseases and allows readers to better perform pathologic differential diagnoses.

Statistical Learning Theory

Come nuovo. Volume universitario sulla teoria statistica dell'autoapprendimento di Vapkin. Vendo causa errato acquisto. A comprehensive look at learning and generalization theory. The statistical theory of learning and generalization concerns the problem of choosing desired functions on the basis of empirical data. Highly applicable to a variety of computer science and robotics fields, this book offers lucid coverage of the theory as a whole. Presenting a method for determining the necessary and sufficient conditions for consistency of learning process, the author covers function estimates from small data pools, applying these estimations to real-life problems, and much more.

History Lessons: Teaching, Learning, and Testing in U.S.

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Grant, S. G., PUBLISHER: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, In this book, extended case studies of two veteran teachers and their students are combined with the extant research literature to explore current issues of teaching, learning, and testing U.S. history. It is among the first to examine these issues together and in interaction. While the two teachers share several similarities, the teaching practices they construct could not be more different. To explore these differences, the author asks what their teaching practices look like, how their instruction influences their students' understandings of history, and what role statewide exams play in their classroom decisions. "History Lessons: Teaching, Learning, and Testing in U.S. High School Classrooms" is a major contribution to the emerging body of empirical research in the field of social studies education, chiefly in the subject area of history, which asks how U.S. students make sense of history and how teachers construct their classroom practices. Three case study chapters are paired with three essay review chapters intended to help readers analyze the cases by looking at them in the context of the current research literature. Two concluding chapters extend the cases and analyses: the first looks at how and why the teachers profiled in this book construct their individual teaching practices, in terms of three distinct but interacting sets of influences--personal, organizational, and policy factors; the second explores the prospects for promoting what the author defines as ambitious teaching and learning. Many policymakers assume that standards-based reforms support the efforts of ambitious teachers, but until we better understand how they and the students in their classes think and act, that assumption is hollow at best. This book is a must have for faculty and students in the field of social studies education, and broadly relevant across the fields of curriculum studies and educational policy.

Prereading Activities for Content Area Reading & Learning

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Moore, David W., PUBLISHER: International Reading Association, This book describes a wealth of prereading activities and strategies designed to help teachers make the unfamiliar and often unappealing material of textbooks understandable to students. Features ideas teachers can apply in the classroom, strategies for making students independent learners, and a chapter on writing.

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