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Book The Guest Lecture

    Book Details:
  • Author : Martin Riker
  • Publisher : Grove Press
  • Release : 2023-01-24
  • ISBN : 0802160425
  • Pages : 189 pages

Download or read book The Guest Lecture written by Martin Riker and published by Grove Press. This book was released on 2023-01-24 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With “a voice as clear, sincere, and wry as any I’ve read in current American fiction” (Joshua Cohen), Martin Riker’s poignant and startlingly original novel asks how to foster a brave mind in anxious times, following a newly jobless academic rehearsing a speech on John Maynard Keynes for a surprising audience In a hotel room in the middle of the night, Abby, a young feminist economist, lies awake next to her sleeping husband and daughter. Anxious that she is grossly underprepared for a talk she is presenting tomorrow on optimism and John Maynard Keynes, she has resolved to practice by using an ancient rhetorical method of assigning parts of her speech to different rooms in her house and has brought along a comforting albeit imaginary companion to keep her on track—Keynes himself. Yet as she wanders with increasing alarm through the rooms of her own consciousness, Abby finds herself straying from her prepared remarks on economic history, utopia, and Keynes’s pragmatic optimism. A lapsed optimist herself, she has been struggling under the burden of supporting a family in an increasingly hostile America after being denied tenure at the university where she teaches. Confronting her own future at a time of global darkness, Abby undertakes a quest through her memories to ideas hidden in the corners of her mind—a piecemeal intellectual history from Cicero to Lewis Carroll to Queen Latifah—as she asks what a better world would look like if we told our stories with more honest and more hopeful imaginations. With warm intellect, playful curiosity, and an infectious voice, Martin Riker acutely animates the novel of ideas with a beating heart and turns one woman’s midnight crisis into the performance of a lifetime.

Book Samuel Johnson s Eternal Return

Download or read book Samuel Johnson s Eternal Return written by Martin Riker and published by Coffee House Press. This book was released on 2018-10-09 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Summer/Fall 2018 Indies Introduce Debut Fiction Selection When Samuel Johnson dies, he finds himself in the body of the man who killed him, unable to depart this world but determined, at least, to return to the son he left behind. Moving from body to body as each one expires, Samuel’s soul journeys on a comic quest through an American half-century, inhabiting lives as stymied, in their ways, as his own. A ghost story of the most unexpected sort, Martin Riker’s extraordinary debut is about the ways experience is mediated, the unstoppable drive for human connection, and the struggle to be more fully alive in the world. Martin Riker grew up in central Pennsylvania. He worked as a musician for most of his twenties, in nonprofit literary publishing for most of his thirties, and has spent the first half of his forties teaching in the English department at Washington University in St. Louis. In 2010, he and his wife Danielle Dutton co-founded the feminist press Dorothy, a Publishing Project. His fiction and criticism have appeared in publications including the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, London Review of Books, the Baffler, and Conjunctions. This is his first novel.

Book THE BEHAVIOUR OF GUEST LECTURES

Download or read book THE BEHAVIOUR OF GUEST LECTURES written by ABDUL RAFEEQUE A. K. and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Do You Talk Funny

    Book Details:
  • Author : David Nihill
  • Publisher : BenBella Books, Inc.
  • Release : 2016-03-08
  • ISBN : 1942952287
  • Pages : 208 pages

Download or read book Do You Talk Funny written by David Nihill and published by BenBella Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2016-03-08 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Public speaking can be terrifying. For David Nihill, the idea of standing in front of an audience was scarier than cliff jumping into a thorny pit of spiders and mothers-in-law. Without a parachute or advanced weaponry. Something had to change. In what doesn't sound like the best plan ever, David decided to overcome his fears by pretending to be an accomplished comedian called "Irish Dave" for one full year, crashing as many comedy clubs, festivals, and shows as possible. One part of the plan was at least logical: he was already Irish and already called Dave. In one year, David went from being deathly afraid of public speaking to hosting a business conference, regularly performing stand-up comedy and winning storytelling competitions in front of packed houses. And he did it by learning from some of the best public speakers in the world: stand-up comedians. Do You Talk Funny?: 7 Comedy Habits to Become a Better (and Funnier) Public Speaker shows how the key principles of stand-up comedy can be applied to your speaking engagements and presentations to make you funnier, more interesting, and better looking. (Or at least two of the three.) Whether you are preparing for a business presentation, giving a wedding toast, defending your thesis, raising money from investors, or simply want to take on something you're afraid of, this book will take you from sweaty to stage-ready. You'll learn how to: - Craft a story and content that your audience will want to listen to - Find the funniest parts of your material and how to get to them faster - Deal with stage fright - Master the two most important parts of your performance: timing and delivery Ten percent of the author's proceeds from this book will go to Arash Bayatmakou via Help Hope Live until he is fully back on his feet and thereafter to one of the many facing the same challenges after suffering a severe spinal cord injury.

Book NCHS Cartography Guest Lecture Series Videotape Library  1988 1991

Download or read book NCHS Cartography Guest Lecture Series Videotape Library 1988 1991 written by National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Managing Online Learning

Download or read book Managing Online Learning written by John Vivolo and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-10-02 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Managing Online Learning is a comprehensive guide to planning and executing effective online learning programs. Featuring contributions from experienced professionals across operations in university and corporate settings, this all-in-one resource provides leaders and administrators with informed strategies for supporting learners’ and instructors’ evolving needs, implementing and evaluating pedagogically sound technologies, projecting revenue-generating models, and anticipating future scaling challenges. These highly applied chapters cover essential topics such as unit design, management of staff and finances, student engagement, user experience and interface, data analytics, and more.

Book Online Pedagogy and the Student Experience  Teaching Applied Linguistics and Beyond

Download or read book Online Pedagogy and the Student Experience Teaching Applied Linguistics and Beyond written by Maria Leedham and published by McGraw-Hill Education (UK). This book was released on 2023-06-06 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “This book showcases the breadth and value of online pedagogy for applied linguistics. The chapters offer informative, practical and inspirational insights into teaching and learning used at the Open University, and how these approaches extend to the wider Higher Education context. A genuinely engaging and instructive book, written by experienced and innovative practitioners.” Dr Mel Evans, University of Leeds, UK “This timely collection on online pedagogy from an applied linguistics perspective offers an impressive range of important issues that educators need to constantly reflect on in this day and age. All chapters are written in a highly accessible manner and illustrated with ample examples. I am sure readers will find the book an enjoyable read.” Dennis Chau, Hong Kong Metropolitan University, Hong Kong This book is an essential guide to providing quality online and distance learning. As the educational landscape becomes increasingly digital, this book is designed to help readers embrace this transition and support their students. Written by a team of online experts at the Open University, the book skillfully combines core theories and principles with practical examples and student insights. Online Pedagogy and the Student Experience covers an expansive range of topics including blended learning, online social presence, dialogic learning and digital literacy. All chapters are illustrated with practical examples and supplemented with engaging exercises. The book: • Provides educators with tried and tested online pedagogical techniques • Integrates the student voice to highlight their perspective • Contains illuminative case studies and reflective exercises The authors do not assume access to specific technologies or platforms, making the book accessible for all. Perfect for educators and postgraduate students contemplating their future in the world of digital education, this book supports teachers in developing their online learning strategies. Maria Leedham is Senior Lecturer in Applied Linguistics and English Language at the Open University, UK. She has worked there for over 15 years, writing material for modules at under- and postgraduate level in applied linguistics and English language as well as running modules in presentation. Caroline Tagg is Senior Lecturer in Applied Linguistics and English Language, and has taught across The Open University’s undergraduate and postgraduate programmes since 2015. Her research focuses on the role of mobile technologies in shaping language and communication. She is currently Secretary of the British Association of Applied Linguistics (BAAL). Jackie Tuck is Senior Lecturer in Applied Linguistics and English Language at the Open University, UK. She has been involved in teaching in English Language and Applied Linguistics (module design, materials writing and delivery) at the Open University for 25 years. Jackie also co-ordinates the University’s Professional Academic Communication in English programme for postgraduate research students.

Book Contemporary Issues in Multicultural and Global Education

Download or read book Contemporary Issues in Multicultural and Global Education written by Msengi, Clementine M. and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2022-05-13 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many educational institutions across the globe had to close in-person learning and turn to online learning. Previous predictions on the future of education discussed the globalization of education through online learning that breaks down geographical barriers. However, many students, parents, and educators are still finding it challenging to adapt to new methods of instruction. Creating global and multicultural classrooms creates additional challenges, especially when considering diverse, at-risk, and low-income student populations. Further study of these challenges is required to improve the future of global education. Contemporary Issues in Multicultural and Global Education discusses research, strategies, best practices, and insights dealing with important issues related to multicultural and global education. Covering topics such as remote learning and sustainable leadership, this premier reference source is ideal for educators, policymakers, administrators, curriculum designers, researchers, academicians, and students.

Book Migrant Imaginaries

Download or read book Migrant Imaginaries written by Alicia Schmidt Camacho and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2008-07-24 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the 2009 Lora Romero First Book Prize from the American Studies Association 2009 Choice Outstanding Academic Title Migrant Imaginaries explores the transnational movements of Mexican migrants in pursuit of labor and civil rights in the United States from the 1920s onward. Working through key historical moments such as the 1930s, the Chicano Movement, and contemporary globalization and neoliberalism, Alicia Schmidt Camacho examines the relationship between ethnic Mexican expressive culture and the practices sustaining migrant social movements. Combining sustained historical engagement with theoretical inquiries, she addresses how struggles for racial and gender equity, cross-border unity, and economic justice have defined the Mexican presence in the United States since 1910. Schmidt Camacho covers a range of archives and sources, including migrant testimonials and songs, Amrico Parede’s last published novel, The Shadow, the film Salt of the Earth, the foundational manifestos of El Movimiento, Richard Rodriguez’s memoirs, narratives by Marisela Norte and Rosario Sanmiguel, and testimonios of Mexican women workers and human rights activists, as well as significant ethnographic research. Throughout, she demonstrates how Mexicans and Mexican Americans imagined their communal ties across the border, and used those bonds to contest their noncitizen status. Migrant Imaginaries places migrants at the center of the hemisphere’s most pressing concerns, contending that border crossers have long been vital to social change.

Book Proceedings of the 19th International Conference of the Asia Association of Computer Assisted Language Learning  AsiaCALL 2022

Download or read book Proceedings of the 19th International Conference of the Asia Association of Computer Assisted Language Learning AsiaCALL 2022 written by Vu Phi Ho Pham and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-04-07 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an open access book.We really appreciate the contributions to the success of the 18th AsiaCALL from participants from the United States, Spain, Australia, Japan, South Korea, Austria, Indonesia, India, Philippines, Thailand, Bangladesh, Taiwan, Saudi Arabia, and Palestine, and Vietnam. We also acknowledge the efficient local organizers from Hoa Sen University who paid great efforts and time to run the 18th AsiaCALL International Conference online. Without you, such effective colleagues, AsiaCALL could not gain such good prestigious fame. AsiaCALL is honored and delighted to announce that AsiaCALL2022, the 19th International Conference of the Asia Association of Computer-Assisted Language Learning, will be held on November 26-27, 2022. It will be hosted by the Hanoi University of Industry (HaUI), Ha Noi, Vietnam, at 298 Cau Dien street, Bac Tu Liem district, Hanoi, Vietnam. The Conference will be hybrid - both virtual mode (delegates outside of VN) and face-to-face mode (local delegates). Aims and ScopeThe mission of the AsiaCALL International Conference (AsiaCALL) is to give researchers, educators, and teachers from all over the world a place to share their teaching experience and classroom research. This is done through conferences and seminars. Selected full papers presented at the AsiaCALL International Conference will be published in the Conference Proceedings, and Journals with Open Access to share the participants’ research, teaching experiences. Furthermore, ASIACALL is a place where its members can be able to network and share work and research interests with other professionals in the field to maintain collaboration and advocate the use of technology in your educational environments.

Book The Lives of Objects

    Book Details:
  • Author : Maia Kotrosits
  • Publisher : Class 200: New Studies in Religion
  • Release : 2020
  • ISBN : 022670758X
  • Pages : 252 pages

Download or read book The Lives of Objects written by Maia Kotrosits and published by Class 200: New Studies in Religion. This book was released on 2020 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Judaism and Christianity as condensed illustrations of how people across time struggle with the materiality of life and death. Speaking across many fields, including classics, history, anthropology, literary, gender, and queer studies, the book journeys through the ancient Mediterranean world by way of the myriad physical artifacts that punctuate the transnational history of early Christianity. By bringing a psychoanalytically inflected approach to bear upon her materialist studies of religious history, Kotrosits makes a contribution not only to our understanding of Judaism and early Christianity, but also our sense of how different disciplines construe historical knowledge, and how we as people and thinkers understand our own relation to our material and affective past"--

Book Insert Complicated Title Here

Download or read book Insert Complicated Title Here written by Virgil Abloh and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2018-04-13 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “What's my DNA?” Virgil Abloh asks to an overflowing auditorium at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design. Abloh goes on to provide his audience with a “cheat code”—advice he wishes he had received as a student. He then unpacks a series of “shortcuts” for cultivating a “personal design language.” Trained as an architect and engineer, Abloh has translated the tools and techniques of his student days into the world of fashion, product design, and music. His label, Off-White, works in seeming contradictions, marrying streetwear with couture, collaborating with brands like Nike, Ikea, and the Red Cross; musicians like Lil Uzi Vert and Rihanna; and “mentors” like Rem Koolhaas. Impervious to hurdles (“They literally don't exist.”), Abloh takes us behind the scenes of his design process, sharing the essentials of editing, problem-solving, and storytelling. He paints a picture of his DNA, and then flips the question: What's your DNA? The Incidents is a series of publications based on events that occured at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design between 1936 and tomorrow. Edited by Jennifer Sigler and Leah Whitman-Salkin Copublished with the Harvard University Graduate School of Design

Book Windswept by Love

    Book Details:
  • Author : Darahas Palakollu
  • Publisher : Notion Press
  • Release : 2023-01-21
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 144 pages

Download or read book Windswept by Love written by Darahas Palakollu and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2023-01-21 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: July 03, 2018. They met for the first time. As life went on, Mumbai witnessed their bond growing day by day. Rainy August evenings and long winter nights stood with them as they would not leave each other at any moment. As autumn left and spring arrived, they would see how they both grew fond of each other. He never even left her for a second as she would make sure that he never left. All those long evenings, he walked with her hands twirled around his arms. The calm breeze in Powai caressed them softly. When he hugged her, he would find a world that fit into his arms. When she smiled, he looked into her eyes, only to get lost in them. In the fast-paced MBA course, they found peace and solace in each other. She perfected him and completed him in all possible ways. Two dissimilar poles, an extrovert, and an introvert, an exuberant one and a calmer one, met each other complementing and balancing their personalities. Every day, as he would leave her at the door of her place and walk away, just like every day, he felt the same pounding in his heart, just like every day. At least nine more hours to see her again, and he was walking back to his place to live out that time in eternity and darkness. This repeated every single day involuntarily. Join their journey, filled with little moments of togetherness, capturing their first moments together, how they grew together, their inner turmoil, and how they loved to be in each other’s company. Witness their memories together in Mumbai and how their relationship evolves. Their first movie together, first photo, visit Marine Drive, stuck in rain moments, long winter nights, and many more await to be unraveled.

Book From Calculus to Computers

Download or read book From Calculus to Computers written by Amy Shell-Gellasch and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Classroom resource material allowing the integration of mathematics history into undergraduate mathematics teaching.

Book Teaching and Learning Mathematics Online

Download or read book Teaching and Learning Mathematics Online written by James P. Howard, II and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2020-05-10 with total page 439 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Online education has become a major component of higher education worldwide. In mathematics and statistics courses, there exists a number of challenges that are unique to the teaching and learning of mathematics and statistics in an online environment. These challenges are deeply connected to already existing difficulties related to math anxiety, conceptual understanding of mathematical ideas, communicating mathematically, and the appropriate use of technology. Teaching and Learning Mathematics Online bridges these issues by presenting meaningful and practical solutions for teaching mathematics and statistics online. It focuses on the problems observed by mathematics instructors currently working in the field who strive to hone their craft and share best practices with our professional community. The book provides a set of standard practices, improving the quality of online teaching and the learning of mathematics. Instructors will benefit from learning new techniques and approaches to delivering content. Features Based on the experiences of working educators in the field Assimilates the latest technology developments for interactive distance education Focuses on mathematical education for developing early mathematics courses

Book Boomtown 2050

    Book Details:
  • Author : Richard Weller
  • Publisher : UWA Publishing
  • Release : 2009
  • ISBN : 9781921401213
  • Pages : 460 pages

Download or read book Boomtown 2050 written by Richard Weller and published by UWA Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SOCIAL FORECASTING, FUTUROLOGY. AUSTRALIAN. Perth, a city of 1.5 million relatively complacent people, is changing at a phenomenal rate. Latest predictions are that the city will grow from 1.5 million people to 4.2 million by 2056. To meet this increase the entire city and its infrastructure needs to double in the next 4 decades. This will have huge consequences for the culture and ecology of the city: Perths long term survival is at stake. The book is designed to help the community visualize the results of planning decisions and get everyone involved in the debate about how the city should grow. This is an important and timely book for Perth, but it also presents a model piece of research that could be emulated in any city experiencing rapid change.