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UNINA9910463658903321 |
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Teaching big history / / edited by Richard B. Simon, Mojgan Behmand, and Thomas Burke |
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Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2015 |
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0-520-28355-4 |
0-520-95938-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (443 p.) |
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History - Study and teaching |
Physical sciences - Study and teaching |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- One. What Is Big History? -- Two. Big History and the Goals of Liberal Education -- Three. Summer Institutes: Collective Learning as Meta-Education -- Four. Assessing Big History Outcomes: Or, How to Make Assessment Inspiring -- Five. Big History at Other Institutions -- Six. Teaching Complexity in a Big History Context -- Seven. Teaching Threshold 1: The Big Bang -- Eight. Teaching Threshold 2: The Formation of Stars and Galaxies -- Nine. Teaching Threshold 3: Heavier Chemical Elements and the Life Cycle of Stars -- Ten. Teaching Threshold 4: The Formation of Our Solar System and Earth -- Eleven. Teaching Threshold 5: The Evolution of Life on Earth -- Twelve. Teaching Threshold 6: The Rise of Homo Sapiens -- Thirteen. Teaching Threshold 7: The Agrarian Revolution -- Fourteen. Teaching Threshold 8: Modernity and Industrialization -- Fifteen. Threshold 9? Teaching Possible Futures -- Sixteen. Reflective Writing in the Big History Classroom -- Seventeen. Activities for Multiple Thresholds -- Eighteen. Igniting Critical Curiosity: Fostering Information Literacy through Big History -- Nineteen. A Little Big History of Big History -- Twenty. Big History at Dominican: An Origin |
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Story -- Twenty-One. Teaching Big History or Teaching about Big History? Big History and Religion -- Twenty-Two. The Case for Awe -- Conclusion -- Annotated Bibliography of Big History Texts and Resources -- Contributors -- Index |
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Big History is a new field on a grand scale: it tells the story of the universe over time through a diverse range of disciplines that spans cosmology, physics, chemistry, astronomy, geology, evolutionary biology, anthropology, and archaeology, thereby reconciling traditional human history with environmental geography and natural history. Weaving the myriad threads of evidence-based human knowledge into a master narrative that stretches from the beginning of the universe to the present, the Big History framework helps students make sense of their studies in all disciplines by illuminating the structures that underlie the universe and the connections among them. Teaching Big History is a powerful analytic and pedagogical resource, and serves as a comprehensive guide for teaching Big History, as well for sharing ideas about the subject and planning a curriculum around it. Readers are also given helpful advice about the administrative and organizational challenges of instituting a general education program constructed around Big History. The book includes teaching materials, examples, and detailed sample exercises. This book is also an engaging first-hand account of how a group of professors built an entire Big History general education curriculum for first-year students, demonstrating how this thoughtful integration of disciplines exemplifies liberal education at its best and illustrating how teaching and learning this incredible story can be transformative for professors and students alike. |
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UNINA9910786937003321 |
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Rapid Excavation and Tunneling Conference 2013 proceedings [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Michael A. DiPonio and Chris Dixon |
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Englewood, : Society for Mining Metallurgy and Exploration, 2013 |
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1-62198-922-4 |
0-87335-384-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (1365 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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DiPonioMichael A |
DixonChris |
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Tunneling |
Excavation |
Underground construction |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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pt. 1. Caverns and large spans -- pt. 2. Contracting practices -- pt. 3. Design and planning -- pt. 4. Difficult ground -- pt. 5. Future projects -- pt. 6. Geotechnical considerations -- pt. 7. Geotechnical instrumentation - settlement control -- pt. 8. Ground stabilization -- pt. 9. Grouting - water control -- pt. 10. Hard rock tunneling -- pt. 11. Major projects -- pt. 12. New and innovative technologies. I -- pt. 13. New and innovative technologies. II -- pt. 14. New plant and equipment applications -- pt. 15. Precast tunnel linings -- pt. 16. Pressure face TBM case histories. I -- pt. 17. Pressure face TBM case histories. II -- pt. 18. Pressure face TBM technology -- pt. 19. Risk management -- pt. 20. SEM/NATM -- pt. 21. Shafts -- pt. 22. Tunnel finishing and liner installation. |
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Please note: In print form this book includes a CD-ROM, however it is not included with this eBook version of the book. Every two years, industry leaders and practitioners from around the world gather at the Rapid Excavation and Tunneling Conference (RETC), the authoritative program for the tunneling profession, to learn about the most recent advances and breakthroughs in this unique field. This comprehensive book includes more than 100 papers from industry experts, |
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highlighting their most recent projects and sharing real-world experiences that will keep you up to date on the latest tunneling |
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