220 research outputs found
Communities of practice and virtual learning communities : benefits, barriers and success factors
No full textA virtual Community of Practice (CoP) is a network of individuals who share a domain of interest about which they communicate online. The practitioners share resources (for example experiences, problems and solutions, tools, methodologies). Such communication results in the improvement of the knowledge of each participant in the community and contributes to the development of the knowledge within the domain. A virtual learning community may involve the conduct of original research but it is more likely that its main purpose is to increase the knowledge of participants, via formal education or professional development. Virtual learning communities could have learning as their main goal or the elearning could be generated as a side effect. Virtual communities of practice (CoPs) and virtual learning communities are becoming widespread within higher education institutions (HEIs) thanks to technological developments which enable increased communication, interactivity among participants and incorporation of collaborative pedagogical models, specifically through information communications technologies (ICTs) They afford the potential for the combination of synchronous and asynchronous communication, access to -and from- geographically isolated communities and international information sharing. Clearly there are benefits to be derived from sharing and learning within and outwith HEIs. There is a sense of connectedness, of shared passion and a deepening of knowledge to be derived from ongoing interaction. Knowledge development can be continuous, cyclical and fluid. However, barriers exist in virtual CoPs and these are defined by the authors and illustrated with quotes from academic staff who have been involved in CoPs. Critical success factors (CSFs) for a virtual CoP are discussed. These include usability of technology; trust in, and acceptance of, ICTs in communication; a sense of belonging among members; paying attention to cross-national and cross-cultural dimensions of the CoP; shared understandings; a common sense of purpose; use of netiquette and user-friendly language and longevity. The authors recognise the enormous potential for the development of CoPs through e-mail discussion lists and discussion boards but have themselves experienced the difficulties inherent in initiating such a community. These are corroborated and illustrated with text from interviews with academic staff. Much of the literature on CoPs emanates from outside Europe, despite the fact that e-learning articles have a large diffusion around Europe. The authors suggest further exploration of this topic by identifying and studying CoPs and virtual learning communities across EU countries
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Deep Listening
No full textThe commission fees for this composer/choreographer collaboration were made possible by a grant from Meet The Composer's Composer/Choreographer Project, a national program funded by the Ford Foundation and The Pew Charitable Trusts. Sharir Dance Company 7th anniversary gala poster and invitation designed by Patrick Wadley. Cable Version. Choreography: Yacov Sharir. Dance Company: Sharir Dance Company. Dancers: Andrea Beckham, Christopher Boyd, Jose Luis Bustamante, Stephen Marcello, Carolyn Pavlik, Charles Santos, Roxanne Saenz, Kate F. Warren Collaborator: Jose Luis Bustamante. Score: Pauline Oliveros. Composed and Performed by: Pauline Oliveros in collaboration with Stuart Dempster and Panaiotis - The Deep Listening Band. Costumes: Patrick Wadley. Scenery: Patrick Wadley Videography: Brian O'Leary. Lighting: Amarante Lucero. Rehearsal Director: Marcia Dick.Performance at the Opera Lab Theatre, UT-Austin.Theatre and Danc
Wills, Surnames L-N
No full textDaniel Lynch (1855); Francis Lachat (1858); (Missing: James A. Leddy 1899, Denis Lynch 1900, Francis J. Lamb 1902, Francis J. Lenahan 1902); Augustus Langcake (1905); (Missing: Clement S. Lancaster 1905, Charles V. Lamb 1905, John T. Lunny 1905); John F. Leehy (1906); (Missing: Fred G. Lang 1907, Vincent Liberante 1908, Charles W. Lyons 1908, James F. Leary 1909); Henry J. Lyons (1909); James Moore (1850); Bernard A. Maguire (1855); Peter L. Miller (1867); Charles M. Maldonado (1871); (Missing: Anthony J. Maas 1845); James F.X. Mulvaney (1898); (Missing: Edward J. Magrath 1898); John Moore (1900); Charles Macksey (1900); (Missing: Alex Mullan 1902, James B. Matthews 1902, Michael J. Mahony 1903); Denis Macken (1904); David A. Merrick (1905); Pino Massi (1905); John B. Meurer (1905); Wm. R. Mullen (1905); (Missing: John H. Mulligan 1905, Thomas E. Murphy 1905); Patrick F.X. Mulry (1906); (Missing: James I. Moakley 1908, James A. Mullen 1909, James I. Maguire 1905, John A. Morgan 1905); John A. McGuigan (1856); Thaddeus McKenna (1857); Thomas McMahon (1858); John McNamara (1859); Francis McAtee (1862); (Missing: John McElroy 1878, Edward A. McGurk 1887); Thomas F. McLoughlin (1898); (Missing: Miles A. McLoughlin 1898, Patrick A. McQuillan 1898); John F. McTiernan (1899); (Missing: Wm. M. McDonough 1899, Patrick J. McCarthy 1900); Michael R. McCarthy (1901); (Missing: Francis J. McNiff 1902, Neil N. McKinnon 1903, Thomas J. McCluskey 1904, Francis T. McCarthy 1905); Theobald McNamara (1905); (Missing: Allan McDonnell 1905); Edward McTammany (1905); Patrick J. McGinney (1905); (Missing: Eugene De S. McDonnell 1905, Joseph J. McLoughlin 1906, Mathew J. McCabe 1907, Joseph A. McEneany, 1908, James F. McDermott 1908, Michael McHugh 1908); V.A. Leonard Nota (1859); Patrick Nestor (1897); Michael Noel (1893); James Noonan (1905); (Missing: John J. Neary 1907).**Former finding aid locations: 119_80_1; 310L-310N*
Collage showing the members of the St. Joseph's Church dedication reception committee, May 1903
No full textPhotograph of a collage showing the members of the St. Joseph's Church dedication reception committee, May 1903. Twenty-two busts of men in suits are shown, framed by oval or rectangular outlines and arranged in four rows of five and six overtop a filigree background pattern.; The caption underneath the portraits lists the following members: "Atalus Niemeyer", "Frank S. Hicks", "Carl Leonardt", "Eugene F. Ganahl", "Michael Holeran", "Richard Molony", "J. Wiseman MacDonald", "Daniel M. Leary", "Frank J. Schmitz", "John R. Grant", "Ferdinand A. Helm", "Louis T. Christopher", "John J. Bergin", "Phillip L. Wilson", "JeromeL. Mansfield", "Ambrosio Vignola", "John S. Underwood", "Patrick J. McCormick", "Joseph W. Wolfskill", "John Larronde", "Joseph Yoch", and "Michael Stephan"
Res Gestae 1982 Volume 4 No. 1
No full textOn the Cover: Father Robert F. Drinan Delivers 16th Annual Leary Lecture; A Connecticut Yankee in King Energy\u27s Court; About the School; Faculty and Staff Notes; Student News; News of Alumn
Spectra of subrings of cohomology generated by characteristic classes for fusion systems
No full textIf is a saturated fusion system on a finite -group , we
define the Chern subring of to be the subring
of the mod- cohomology of generated by the Chern classes of
-stable representations of . We show that is
contained in and apply a result of Green and the first
author to describe its spectrum in terms of a certain category of elementary
abelian subgroups of . We obtain similar results for various related
subrings, including those generated by characteristic classes of
-stable -sets.Comment: 14 page
American Studies and the Transnational Ideal
No full textHemispheric American Studies Edited by Caroline F. Levander and Robert S. Levine. (New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 2008. Pp. 392, 17 illustrations. 89.95 cloth, 89.95 cloth, $24.95 paper.
The Production of Urban Public Space: A Lefebvrian Analysis of Castlefield, Manchester
No full textThe aim of this research is to unravel and interrogate critically the recent histories of the production and reproduction of Castlefield, Manchester. This unravelling is accomplished theoretically through the historicised application of Lefebvre‘s spatial triad. Production of space histories and Castlefield‘s 'regeneration‘ are revisited principally through archival and interview evacuations of the neglected years of the 1970s. Urban public space is seen as the key city synecdoche. The thesis argues against what is called the 'dominant academic narrative‘: challenging the narrative where it ignores or downplays the role of counter-representations and counter-projects in the production of urban public space. The empirical research is based mainly on archival data and complimentary interview and visual data; the analyses are qualitative. Visual representations of space largely neglected in the literature are foregrounded throughout the empirical research. Spaces of representation and spatial practice are interrogated from the perspective of public space analysis which emphasises the importance of the contested nature of representations of space within the public sector and the vulnerable and unstable character of some official representations of space. The thesis therefore does not seek to reproduce what might be called a 'traditional‘ Lefebvrian analysis which counter-poses repressive official representations of space against quotidian heroic, poetic spaces of representation. The research challenges oversimplified characterisations of Castlefield as a space simply of heritage, leisure and exclusive residential enclaves. A dynamic, complex spatial portrait is revealed whereby ludic, 'natural‘ and abstract space rise and fall though intricate spatial layering as time unfolds. Urban differential space and ludic space are found to emerge through the interstices of abstract space as key outcomes of the contestation of space. The thesis concludes that the potential for differential urban public space exists through the production of new spaces and their diverse politicised appropriation
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Variable-density yield tables for Emory oak of southeastern Arizona.
No full textVolume growth was modeled for even-aged Emory oak stands. Data were collected from 84 temporary plots located in the proximity of the Huachuca Mountains of southeastern Arizona. At each plot, trees were measured for current volume using non-destructive sampling techniques. Variable-density yield tables for Emory oak were developed from sample data collected on temporary plots. Yield tables are a system of equations used to estimate current yield and predict future yield. A system of equations consisting of two components was developed in this study. The first component predicts yield, the second predicts future yield by estimating changes in density. Basal area is the density measure used. By using basal area, current yield is obtained by determining present stand conditions. Future yield is estimated by adjusting basal area for future stand conditions. Estimated changes in basal area are placed back into the yield equation and solved, providing an estimate of future yield. Therefore, yield and future yield of Emory oak can be estimated by using basal area as the density variable. The variable-density equations are used to estimate the volume of unthinned or thinned stands of Emory oak
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