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U.S. Census Bureau: Historical Estimates of World Population
“Historical Estimates of World Population”
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Worldmapper: The world as you’ve never seen it before
“Worldmapper is a collection of world maps, where territories are re-sized on each map according to the subject of interest. There are now nearly 700 maps. Maps 1-366 are also available as PDF posters. Use the menu above to find a map of interest. To learn a little more about this and other map projections read this: Worldmapper and map projections.”
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World Population Growth History Chart
“Here is a summary of World Population Growth history from 10,000 BC to 2050 AD.”
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“The CPI inflation calculator uses the average Consumer Price Index for a given calendar year. This data represents changes in prices of all goods and services purchased for consumption by urban households. This index value has been calculated every year since 1913. For the current year, the latest monthly index value is used.”
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“This paper presents a rationale for learners to learn through working collaboratively. An overview of the use of a number of different collaborative technologies to support pedagogy in a Blended Learning environment is reported. These technologies are then illustrated using three examples.”
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UH Research Archive: Student diaries: using technology to produce alternative forms of feedback.
“Students at the University of Hertfordshire are increasingly exposed to e-learning through the extensive use of the Managed Learning Environment (MLE), and the heavy investment in various–technologies for classroom learning. This type of learning is disparate to previous generations and for some may be challenging, therefore it is–important to measure how beneficial it is to students learning. Rather than using conventional methods of evaluating students use of elearning, the university has integrated technology into its evaluation–process through the use of video cameras, voice recorders and web logs (blogs). This study is work in progress but follows on from a project conducted during the previous academic year with video diaries. As the study is exploring issues arising from e-learning and using technology in learning, it was thought appropriate to use different media for students–to express their views. Moreover, the institution wanted to use a type of research method which was open and not constrained quantitatively or by the researcher. In this evaluation project, students participation will–involve producing diaries over seven days, given the choice of three media: video cameras, voice recorders and blogs. Students will be asked to comment on various aspects of e-learning around the university, and also teaching and learning in general. The findings of this study will be analysed to explore students views of e-learning and to ensure that students are learning effectively through such methods. In this paper, the method and findings of this study will be presented, and the value of e-learning that students perceived in their studies will–be discussed.”
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Canadian Institute for DE Research (CIDER) — CIDER
“The Canadian Institute of Distance Education Research – CIDER – is a research initiative coordinated from the Centre for Distance Education at Athabasca University – Canada’s Open University. The CIDER Website is an online self-managed research community with a shared domain of interest in distance education research. Within this research community, members have the opportunity to engage in debates, explore research areas of interest, and disseminate research related to distance education. In this way CIDER is a forum for online networking – amongst participants – academics, researchers, practitioners and Athabasca University alumni. By providing connections between people, ideas, publications, websites and research resources, CIDER aims to become a dynamic network and a central source for distance education research in Canada, continuously being shaped and re-shaped by its members. CIDER ’s distance education research scope is broad, ranging from learning and teaching application, financial and issues of access, the strategic use of technology in distance education settings, and other factors that influence distance education in Canada.”
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Center for Instructional Development and Educational Research (CIDER) | Virginia Tech
“The Center for Instructional Development and Educational Research (CIDER) works with Virginia Tech faculty, administrators and graduate students to design, develop, and implement disciplinary and interdisciplinary learner-centered instruction; promote and recognize excellence in higher education instruction; support and conduct cutting-edge research on the scholarship of teaching and learning; and collaboratively advocate for a campus climate that values educating the whole student through effective, innovative and transformative instruction. “
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“It is hard, perhaps, to remember now, but until only a decade ago, knowledge and the information necessary to form knowledge was scarce. The delay between discovery, analysis and description, review, publication, dissemination, consensus, and the final formulation intended for novice learners (i.e., a textbook or standard monograph) was measured in years. We had “great books,” classic analyses by recognized thinkers, and courses of study for novices could therefore reasonably settle into an unchanging and unchallenged curriculum and resultant set of syllabi. This description was accurate until just yesterday! We have experienced, in the first decade of this new millennium, a cultural epiphany of unthinkable scale and depth. I find myself constantly checking myself when I say a phrase common in our culture–”an apple a day, keeps the doctor away,” for example–and telling myself I can now instantly check to see if there is indeed any truth in this old saying, or any other that I come across.”
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Hope and despair: managing technological change
“In a very funny low budget British movie called ‘Clockwise’, John Cleese plays a school principal with an obsession about punctuality who is asked to give a keynote at a conference. By mistake, he gets on the wrong train, and the rest of the film is about him trying to get to the conference on time. With less than an hour to go, and stuck in a field miles from the conference, and with one last chance to get there, he says: ‘It’s not the despair that destroys you, it’s the hope.’”
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Harvard Weblogs: What makes a weblog a weblog?
“At Berkman we’re studying weblogs, how they’re used, and what they are. Rather than saying “I know it when I see it” I wanted to list all the known features of weblog software, but more important, get to the heart of what a weblog is, and how a weblog is different from a Wiki, or a news site managed with software like Vignette or Interwoven. I draw from my experience developing and using weblog software (Manila, Radio UserLand) and using competitive products such as Blogger and Movable Type. This piece is being published along with my keynotes at OSCOM and the Jupiter weblogs conference. And a disclaimer: This is a work in progress. There may be subsequent versions as the art and market for weblog software develops. Dave Winer, June 2003, Cambridge MA.”
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Online Storage Reviews | Reliable Online Data Storage Solutions
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