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Many of the titles on active/experiential learning concepts are
focused on the K-12 setting. They are often how-to books, rather
than theory-based. Learning-in-Community extends Kolb's
experiential learning theory to community-based projects. It takes
a conceptually-grounded approach to active learning through
technology-based projects. The book traces the conceptual and
operational development of learning-in-community over the decade
that we have used it in our teaching. It concludes by outlining a
logical next step in efforts to democratize technology: social
activism. Training the new ICT professional at a time of
significant inequality in access to ICTs would be seriously
inadequate if it ignored social responsibility.
This book is intended for faculty of undergraduate and
graduate-level courses in information technology, business and
management.
This book explores the imaginative possibilities for philosophy created by Nietzsche's sustained reflection on the phenomenon of ecstasy. From The Birth of Tragedy to his experimental "physiology of art," Nietzsche examines the aesthetic, erotic, and sacred dimensions of rapture, hinting at how an ecstatic philosophy is realized in his elusive doctrine of Eternal Return. Jill Marsden pursues the implications of this legacy for contemporary Continental thought via analyses of such voyages in ecstasy as Kant, Schopenhauer, Schreber, and Bataille.
Many of the titles on active/experiential learning concepts are
focused on the K-12 setting. They are often how-to books, rather
than theory-based. Learning-in-Community extends Kolb's
experiential learning theory to community-based projects. It takes
a conceptually-grounded approach to active learning through
technology-based projects. The book traces the conceptual and
operational development of learning-in-community over the decade
that we have used it in our teaching. It concludes by outlining a
logical next step in efforts to democratize technology: social
activism. Training the new ICT professional at a time of
significant inequality in access to ICTs would be seriously
inadequate if it ignored social responsibility.
This book is intended for faculty of undergraduate and
graduate-level courses in information technology, business and
management.
The goal of this book is to explore some of the connections between
control theory and geometric mechanics; that is, control theory is
linked with a geometric view of classical mechanics in both its
Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formulations and in particular with the
theory of mechanical systems subject to motion constraints. The
synthesis of topics is appropriate as there is a particularly rich
connection between mechanics and nonlinear control theory. The aim
is to provide a unified treatment of nonlinear control theory and
constrained mechanical systems that incorporates material that has
not yet made its way into texts and monographs.This book is
intended for graduate students who wish to learn this subject and
researchers in the area who want to enhance their techniques.
The first reference of its kind, "An Evidence Base for Ophthalmic
Nursing Practice" alleviates the need for every ophthalmic practice
area to develop diverse, often contradictory, guidelines. This book
informs guidelines and protocols and provides up to date, evidence
based information, covering: condition management (lice
infestation, conjunctivitis, recurrent corneal erosion, removing
foreign bodies, chalazion, pain management, acute glaucoma);
techniques (padding, taking eye swabs, irrigation, administering
eye drops, keratometry); and other topics, including papillary
dilation, standards for driving, screening, topical anaesthesia and
the eye, and prescribing.
Passing through some of the most picturesque scenery in the world,
several main routes traverse Southern California. Most are freight
corridors, but there are a handful of long-distance passenger
services, primarily worked by Amtrak. Some of the long-distance and
heavy freight services can be powered by up to ten locomotives,
equating to around 50,000hp. One of the most scenic routes is on
the Union Pacific-owned track between Mojave and Bakersfield, which
climbs over the Tehachapi Mountains, reaching a height of over
4,000ft above sea level, requiring locos to work hard on the climb
either side of the line's summit. The route over Cajon, one of the
busiest freight routes in the world, is also covered, as well as
the routes between Barstow and Needles, the central California
line, and the highly photogenic Pacific Surfliner route between Los
Angeles and San Diego. Lavishly illustrated with 200 images, this
book is divided into the main routes in the area, showing the
diversity in scenery and train types found. With informative
captions explaining the locos, their routes, and the best places
for rail enthusiasts to see these trains for themselves, this is
the ultimate guide to the railways of Southern California.
The railway line along the sea wall at Dawlish is one of the most
famous and beautiful stretches of the railway network in Britain.
In February 2014 it made headline news when storms battered Britain
and a section of the wall and line collapsed into the sea. A team
of engineers worked against the clock to repair the wall and the
line but it was not reopened to passengers until nearly two months
later. The impact of the closures on the South West was huge and
reignited the debate about building an alternative route route
inland. In this book, author Colin Marsden, who has an unrivalled
archive of historical material on the line, presents the history of
the line from Exeter to Newton Abbot, concentrating on the scenic
section between Starcross and Bishopsteignton, with previously
unpublished photographs and accompanying text. The final section of
the book is devoted to the closure, rebuilding and triumphant
reopening, as well as an analysis of the alternative routes
proposed and why ultimately they are unlikely to be built The
Dawlish Sea Wall has been a popular site for railway enthusiasts
and photographers for many generations and this new book brings a
fresh new look to this particularly scenic part of Britain's
railway network.
From "The Birth of Tragedy" to his experimental "physiology of
art", Nietzsche examines the aesthetic, erotic and sacred
dimensions of rapture, hinting at how an ecstatic philosophy is
realized in his elusive doctrine of Eternal Return. Jill Marsden
pursues the implications of this legacy.
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