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This work on the theory of education was first published in 1839.
The five writers had been chosen as the winners in a competition
for an essay on the 'Expediency and Means of Elevating the
Profession of the Educator in Society', organised by the Central
Society of Education, founded in 1837 to promote state funding of
education, at a time when the 'monitor' system, whereby older
children taught younger ones, was seen as an effective (and
money-saving) method. The journalist John Lalor (1814 56) won first
prize with a wide-ranging consideration of all the aspects of
education, comparing the status of teachers through history and
across several countries, and championing their 'sacred mission'.
The runners-up were the writer John A. Heraud, the Unitarian
minister Edward Higginson, the lawyer and author James Simpson, and
Mrs Sarah Porter, prolific writer on education and sister of the
political economist David Ricardo."
Scarcely a week goes by without coverage in the UK and
international media about the latest MOOC revelation. Despite some
significant initiatives in the dotcom era, online learning has
somehow never delivered on its promise to revolutionize education.
To MOOC or not to MOOC explores the history of MOOCs and analyses
the current MOOC context by describing six institutions and the
story of their engagement with MOOCs. Looking at each of the
different type of institution in turn, it analyses the processes
behind their decision to engage with online learning and MOOCs, how
the MOOC project is managed and led, and discusses issues such as
quality assurance, governance and partnerships. Chapters draw
together and analyse the data and draw out advice for institutions,
to help them make choices about how to respond to MOOCs and other
high-impact changes in digital education. The book contains
checklists and planning tools to support strategy and planning, and
concludes with a future look at MOOCs exploring some of the
possible trends that may impact upon higher education, such as
business models, data and analytics, learning design and
competitors in the MOOC marketplace.
Recently widowed Ellen Kirkpatrick, the heart and soul of "Hot
Cross Buns," has chucked her job as a high school counselor to
follow her deepest passion - pastries - opening a spectacularly
successful coffee shop and bakery in Spokane's tony South Hill
neighborhood. Attracting a noteworthy group of customers, the
unique characters in "Hot Cross Buns" are deeply rich and delicious
- Molly, Ellen's resolute, Jesuit-inspired-to save-the world
daughter; Liam, a captivating Notre Dame and Harvard-educated
lawyer; Jack, an emotionally-iced physician who, despite his best
efforts, defrosts at the mere thought of Ellen; Lou, Ellen's
forthright, relationship-meddling BFF; Father Joe, Liam's mentor
turned friend at Notre Dame University struggling with professional
and personal demons; Clare, at the heart of the aforementioned
struggle; Lillian Johnson, the shrewd octogenarian who's learned a
bit about love over the years; and many other compelling
characters. Swept up in a stunning story of complex relationships,
readers will travel from Spokane to Chicago and Los Angeles,
ultimately rewarded with a charming surprise ending as the
capricious fates work their magic on this treasured collection of
friends and family.
Title: The royal penitent: in three parts: to which is added,
David's lamentation over Saul and Jonathan.Author: Sarah
PorterPublisher: Gale, Sabin Americana Description: Based on Joseph
Sabin's famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana,
1500--1926 contains a collection of books, pamphlets, serials and
other works about the Americas, from the time of their discovery to
the early 1900s. Sabin Americana is rich in original accounts of
discovery and exploration, pioneering and westward expansion, the
U.S. Civil War and other military actions, Native Americans,
slavery and abolition, religious history and more.Sabin Americana
offers an up-close perspective on life in the western hemisphere,
encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores of North
America in the late 15th century to the first decades of the 20th
century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and
South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights
the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary
opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides access to
documents from an assortment of genres, sermons, political tracts,
newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation, literature and
more.Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of
original works are available via print-on-demand, making them
readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars,
and readers of all ages.++++The below data was compiled from
various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this
title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to
insure edition identification: ++++SourceLibrary: Huntington
LibraryDocumentID: SABCP02660600CollectionID:
CTRG98-B2183PublicationDate: 17910101SourceBibCitation: Selected
Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to
AmericaNotes: A poetic version of the prophet Nathan's parable of
the ewe-lamb (II Samuel xii) In verse.Collation: 19 p
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
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This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for
quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in
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