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Until now scholars have looked for the source of the indomitable
Tommy morale on the Western Front in innate British
bloody-mindedness and irony, not to mention material concerns such
as leave, food, rum, brothels, regimental pride, and male bonding.
However, re-examining previously used sources alongside
never-before consulted archives, Craig Gibson shifts the focus away
from battle and the trenches to times behind the front, where the
British intermingled with a vast population of allied civilians,
whom Lord Kitchener had instructed the troops to 'avoid'. Besides
providing a comprehensive examination of soldiers' encounters with
local French and Belgian inhabitants which were not only
unavoidable but also challenging, symbiotic and uplifting in equal
measure, Gibson contends that such relationships were crucial to
how the war was fought on the Western Front and, ultimately, to
British victory in 1918. What emerges is a novel interpretation of
the British and Dominion soldier at war.
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
"The book is effervescent with potential to transform our work in
everything from our relations with students to our role in
developing teaching cultures on campus." -from the Foreword by
Margy MacMillan Teaching and learning communities are communities
of practice in which a group of faculty and staff from across
disciplines regularly meet to discuss topics of common interest and
to learn together how to enhance teaching and learning. Since these
teaching and learning communities can bring together members who
might not have otherwise interacted, new ideas, practices, and
synergies can arise. The role of librarians in teaching and
learning has been reexamined and reinvigorated by the introduction
of the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher
Education, which offers a conceptual approach and theoretical
foundations that are new and challenging. Building Teaching and
Learning Communities: Creating Shared Meaning and Purpose goes
beyond the library profession for inspiration and insights from
leading experts in higher education pedagogy and educational
development across North America to open a window on the wider
world of teaching and learning, and includes discussion of
pedagogical theories and practices including threshold concepts and
stuck places; the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL);
disciplinary approaches to pedagogy; the role of signature
pedagogies; inclusion of student voices; metaliteracy; reflective
practice; affective, behavioral, and cognitive aspects of learning;
liminal spaces; and faculty as learners. This unique collection
asks each of the authors to address this question: What do we as
educators need to learn (or unlearn) and experience so we can
create teaching and learning communities across disciplines and
learning levels based on shared meaning and purpose? Six
fascinating chapters explore this question in different ways:
Building a Culture of Teaching and Learning, Pat Hutchings and Mary
Deane Sorcinelli Sit a Spell: Embracing the Liminality of
Pedagogical Change through the Scholarship of Teaching and
Learning, Linda Hodges The Crossroads of SoTL and Signature
Pedagogies, Nancy L. Chick Bottlenecks of Information Literacy,
Joan Middendorf and Andrea Baer Developing Learning Partnerships:
Navigating Troublesome and Transformational Relationships, Peter
Felten, Kristina Meinking, Shannon Tennant, and Katherine Westover
When Teachers Talk to Teachers: Shared Traits between Writing
Across the Curriculum and Faculty Learning Communities, Kateryna A.
R. Schray Building Teaching and Learning Communities is an entry
into some of the most interesting conversations in higher education
and offers ways for librarians to socialize in learning theory and
begin "thinking together" with faculty. It proposes questions,
challenges assumptions, provides examples to be used and adapted,
and can help you better prepare as teachers and pursue the
essential role of conversation and collaboration with faculty and
students.
Over the last forty years, surfing has emerged from its Pacific
islands origins to become a global industry. Since its beginnings
more than a thousand years ago, surfing's icon has been the surf-
board-its essential instrument, the point of physical connection
between human and nature, body and wave. Based on research in three
important surfing locations-Hawai'i, southern California, and
southeastern Australia-this is the first book to trace the surf-
board from regional craft tradition to its key role in the
billion-dollar surfing business. Hawai'i, California, and Australia
are much more than sites of surfboard manufacturing. Their
surfboard workshops are hives of creativity where legacies of rich
cultural heritage and the local environment combine to produce
unique, bold board designs customized to suit prevailing waves. The
authors follow the story of board makers who have survived these
challenges and explores the heritage of the craft, the secrets of
custom board production, the role of local geography in shaping
board styles, and the survival of hand-crafting skills. From the
olo boards of ancient Hawaiian kahuna to the high- tech designs
that represent the current state of the industry, Surfing Places,
Surfboard Makers offers an entre?e into the world of surf- board
making that will find an eager audience among researchers and
students of Pacific culture, history, geography, and economics, as
well as surfing enthusiasts.
Until now scholars have looked for the source of the indomitable
Tommy morale on the Western Front in innate British
bloody-mindedness and irony, not to mention material concerns such
as leave, food, rum, brothels, regimental pride, and male bonding.
However, re-examining previously used sources alongside
never-before consulted archives, Craig Gibson shifts the focus away
from battle and the trenches to times behind the front, where the
British intermingled with a vast population of allied civilians,
whom Lord Kitchener had instructed the troops to 'avoid'. Besides
providing a comprehensive examination of soldiers' encounters with
local French and Belgian inhabitants which were not only
unavoidable but also challenging, symbiotic and uplifting in equal
measure, Gibson contends that such relationships were crucial to
how the war was fought on the Western Front and, ultimately, to
British victory in 1918. What emerges is a novel interpretation of
the British and Dominion soldier at war.
Interdisciplinarity in Academic Libraries addresses an emerging yet
largely unexamined strategic priority for academic and research
libraries: interdisciplinarity in the academy. As colleges and
universities chart new areas for knowledge creation, teaching,
learning, outreach and service, libraries face challenges in
developing their response to these transformational changes in
higher education. The global networked society, the convergence of
multiple areas of study, and the need to address major challenges
that transcend any particular discipline are framing issues for
twenty-first century institutions of higher education. Library
leaders must seize this exciting opportunity to place the library
at the center of the emerging interdisciplinary academy by creating
and delivering a transformative suite of programs, services and
collections. Libraries can lift their institutions to a higher
plane of interdisciplinary activity by levering their place in
higher education to become the hub of interdisciplinary activity,
where librarians foster innovative models of teaching, learning,
research, conversation, reflection, and engagement. This book
offers multiple perspectives on transforming academic library
programs, collections, and services to meet transformational
challenges for higher education. Experienced librarians bring an
interdisciplinary perspective to collection development,
information literacy, digital projects, knowledge organization,
services for research centers, and other timely and relevant topics
Student Engagement and Information Literacy addresses information
literacy in a framework inspired by higher education scholarship
and dialogue as it relates to student engagement. Articles are
based on what librarians and faculty know about how students learn,
how different learning environments affect engagement, and how
different groups on campuses can collaborate on student engagement
and learning. Contributors range from administrators, faculty
members, and librarians, to professional association
vice-presidents.
Over the last forty years, surfing has emerged from its Pacific
islands origins to become a global industry. Since its beginnings
more than a thousand years ago, surfing’s icon has been the surf-
board—its essential instrument, the point of physical connection
between human and nature, body and wave. Based on research in three
important surfing locations—Hawai‘i, southern California, and
southeastern Australia—this is the first book to trace the surf-
board from regional craft tradition to its key role in the
billion-dollar surfing business. Hawai‘i, California, and
Australia are much more than sites of surfboard manufacturing.
Their surfboard workshops are hives of creativity where legacies of
rich cultural heritage and the local environment combine to produce
unique, bold board designs customized to suit prevailing waves. The
authors follow the story of board makers who have survived these
challenges and explores the heritage of the craft, the secrets of
custom board production, the role of local geography in shaping
board styles, and the survival of hand-crafting skills. From the
olo boards of ancient Hawaiian kahuna to the high- tech designs
that represent the current state of the industry, Surfing Places,
Surfboard Makers offers an entre?e into the world of surf- board
making that will find an eager audience among researchers and
students of Pacific culture, history, geography, and economics, as
well as surfing enthusiasts.
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