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Living without Oil
No full textThe Open University is well-known for its decades-long commitment to distance learning, and is always adding new courses to its website. One of the recent additions is "Living without Oil." The course materials include a brief introduction, a statement of intended learning outcomes, summaries of each subtopic, quizzes, and an FAQ area. The materials here are divided into nine areas, including Oil as a source of modern materials, Future sources of oil, and Oil and anthropogenic global warming. Along the way, visitors will learn about possible energy sources that might complement the use of oil in the future, along with some of the basic scientific terminology associated with this field of scientific inquiry. Visitors may wish to create their own free Open University account to access additional materials and provide feedback
PBCL Stage 7: Test Points
No full textIn Problem-Based Case Learning (PBCL), students work in teams to develop and present solutions to real-world problems. In this video from Making Learning Real, the business partner for an architectural design class rejects the studentsâ initial plans for a college wellness center. He gives the instructor feedback, which the instructor relays to the students. The students then work together and with their instructor to revise their plans for further review by the client.The video runs 1:59 and is accompanied by a background essay and discussion questions. Users who sign up for a free account can save the resource and download the video as well
PBCL Stage 6: Resource Development
No full textIn Problem-Based Case Learning (PBCL), students work in teams to develop and present solutions to real-world problems. In this video from Making Learning Real, a Web design class's problem is to build a Web site for a local retail business. The business partner has delivered content for the site and approved designs, allowing students to begin writing HTML code. Students communicate frequently with the business partner and their classmates to be sure they are meeting the needs of the project. The video concludes with the business partner expressing her satisfaction with the studentsâ work.The video runs 1:36 and is accompanied by a background essay and discussion questions. Users who sign up for a free account can save the resource and download the video as well
Planning for Outcomes
No full textIn this professional development video from Getting Results, natural resource technology instructors at a community college discuss fitting their courses together. The instructors say that clarifying and communicating outcomes helps them plan courses. They can reinforce skills taught across the program and add additional ones, too. Students talk about how much they appreciate the hands-on, workplace-centered nature of the learning in their program. The video concludes with instructors talking about the goal of teaching skills that are highly relevant to the work world. Building curriculum, they say, is about envisioning and getting these results.The video runs 8:02 and is accompanied by a background essay and discussion questions. Users who sign up for a free account can save the resource and download the video as well
Process Technology: Process Maintenance Engineer
No full textIn this video adapted from Pathways to Technology, youâll meet Tyrone Walker, who keeps the enormous machines at a Tupperware factory running 24/7/365. Tyrone is a process maintenance engineer. This means he inspects all the parts of a machineâs electronics system looking for problems, from the tiniest components to the machine as a whole. Tyrone's community college degree in electronic engineering is key to doing this job, which he loves.The video runs 2:46 and is accompanied by a background essay, standards alignment, and discussion questions. Users who sign up for a free account can save the resource and download the video as well
ATETV 101 Series: Getting Up To Speed With Wind Energy
No full textATETV continues to produce excellent web-based videos spotlighting advanced technical careers and educational programs. In this video, part of the 101 Series, visitors can watch students prepare for a career in wind energy with hands-on experience and daily work using real equipment from the field. The video runs 2:53 and related videos can be found on the page to explore more information
Care and Feeding of the Compound Microscope
No full textThis lab activity from the Biotechnology Alliance for Suncoast Biology Educators is intended to demonstrate appropriate use of a microscope. It covers the basic care and operation of a compound light microscope. The lesson includes information on how a compound microscope works, a diagram of its parts, tips for usage, a practice activity, and a checklist for putting the microscope away
Gordon and Mike's ICT Podcast: Bits and Bytes - Disappearing Facebook, Online Cheating, 4G and Dial-Up Modems
No full textGordon and Mike's ICT Podcast offers perspectives on the information and communication technologies (ICT) industries from Gordon Snyder and Mike Qaissaunee. In this podcast, the hosts discuss a variety of topics, including Facebook, how technology enables students to cheat in online courses, the lost sound of the dial-up modem, and developments in 4G technology. Running time for the show is 37:43.This podcast is available for direct download from the Libsyn site, or listeners can subscribe to the whole podcast series in iTunes
Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology
No full textTeaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology (TIEE) is a peer-reviewed web-based collection of ecological educational materials. It is "a resource for busy ecology faculty who are looking for new ways to reach their students, or who perhaps want to learn more about teaching and learning." Each of the volumes here contains Experiments, Issues, and Teaching. In the Experiments area, visitors can find resources for laboratory settings, while the Issues section features classroom exercises and web-based materials. On the site's homepage, visitors will find the All Volumes link, which will allow them to look over all the resources dating back to 2004. The field experiments area includes resources such as "Using Steam Leaf Packs to Explore Community Assembly" and "Biodiversity Responses Across a Gradient of Human Influence."
Old Maps Online
No full textThe title of this website is most accurate: it is a collection of thousands of old maps. They are wonderful. The portal was created as part of a collaboration between the Great Britain Historical GIS Project, based at the University of Portsmouth, and Klokan Technologies GmbH, based in Switzerland. First-time visitors will note the site draws on GPS technology and other place-based location services to pull up local maps of interest. For example, if one is in Los Angeles, dozens of maps of the nearby area will appear on the right-hand side of the interface screen. Visitors can click on each map as they see fit, or move to another part of the world for more maps. On the top of the interface, visitors will see a timeline that ranges from 1000 CE to the present day. They can use this timeline to look for historical maps from a set period of time. There's also a blog to consider here, and visitors can learn more about the contributing institutions via the Collections tab