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Record Nr.

UNINA9910465874503321

Autore

Lang James M.

Titolo

Small teaching : everyday lessons from the science of learning / / James M. Lang

Pubbl/distr/stampa

San Francisco, CA : , : Jossey-Bass & Pfeiffer, , [2016]

©2016

ISBN

1-118-94451-8

1-118-94450-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (260 pages)

Disciplina

370.15/23

Soggetti

Cognitive learning

Thought and thinking - Study and teaching

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

PART I: Knowledge -- Chapter 1: Retrieving -- Chapter 2: Predicting -- Chapter 3: Interleaving -- PART II: Understanding -- Chapter 4: Connecting -- Chapter 5: Practicing -- Chapter 6: Self-Explaining -- PART III: Inspiration -- Chapter 7: Motivating -- Chapter 8: Growing -- Chapter 9: Expanding -- Conclusion: Beginning.

Sommario/riassunto

Research into how we learn has opened the door for utilizing cognitive theory to facilitate better student learning. But that's easier said than done. Many books about cognitive theory introduce radical but impractical theories, failing to make the connection to the classroom. In Small Teaching, James Lang presents a strategy for improving student learning with a series of modest but powerful changes that make a big difference many of which can be put into practice in a single class period. These strategies are designed to bridge the chasm between primary research and the classroom environment in a way that can be implemented by any faculty in any discipline, and even integrated into pre-existing teaching techniques &. Each chapter introduces a basic concept in cognitive theory, explains when and how it should be employed, and provides firm examples of how the intervention has been or could be used in a variety of disciplines. Small teaching



techniques include brief classroom or online learning activities, one-time interventions, and small modifications in course design or communication with students.

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785124903321

Autore

Howard Roger <1966->

Titolo

The Arctic gold rush : the new race for tomorrow's natural resources / / Roger Howard

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Continuum, , 2009

©2009

ISBN

1-282-87084-X

9786612870842

1-4411-0216-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (272 p.)

Disciplina

320.998

Soggetti

Natural resources - Arctic regions

Arctic regions Foreign relations

Arctic regions Politics and government

Arctic regions Economic conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Maps; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part 1: The Setting; Part 2: The Issues; Part 3: The Contestants; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

On 2 August 2007, a Russian submarine captured world headlines by making a dangerous journey to the bottom of the Arctic seabed and planting a metal, rust-free national flag more than 14,000 feet beneath the North Pole. The aim was to assert Russia's legal sovereignty over a region whose importance had only recently started to become apparent as its melting ice had made, or was expected to make, vast natural resources open to exploitation. The latest estimates are that the region holds around 13% of the world's undiscovered oil and as much as 30% of undiscovered natural gas reserves that would