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  • Video 
    World-Class Health Care

    World-Class Health Care

    Dr. Ernest Madu runs the Heart Institute of the Caribbean in Kingston, Jamaica, where he proves that -- with careful design, smart technical choices, and a true desire to serve -- it's possible to offer world-class healthcare in the developing world.

    Subjects:
    Management of Health Care Services and Health Sciences
    Keywords:
    Health services administration
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
  • Video 
    World's Largest Batteries - (Pumped Storage)

    World's Largest Batteries - (Pumped Storage)

    The vast majority of our grid-scale storage of electricity uses this clever method. Electricity faces a fundamental problem that comes with pretty much any product that’s provided on-demand: our ability to generate large amounts of it doesn’t match up that closely with when we need it. The storage of electricity for later use, especially on a large scale, is quite challenging. That’s not to say that we don’t store energy at grid scale though, and there’s one type of storage that makes up the vast majority of our current capacity.

    Subjects:
    Environmental Engineering, Hydraulic Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering
    Keywords:
    Energy storage Water-power Pumped storage power plants
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
  • MOOC 
    World of Wine: From Grape to Glass

    World of Wine: From Grape to Glass

    Learn about the principles and practices of how grapes are grown and wine is made.

    Subjects:
    Food and Beverage
    Keywords:
    Vineyards Wine wine making
    Resource Type:
    MOOC
     
  • e-book 
    World Regional Geography: People, Places and Globalization

    World Regional Geography: People, Places and Globalization

    World Regional Geography: People, Places and Globalization is designed for students to experience and study as much of the world as possible within a limited amount of time. It gives students the fundamental concepts and the latest data regarding world places in a concise, easy-to-read format. This World Regional Geography textbook focuses on the primary issues that have created our cultural and societal structures, and presents them within a framework for global understanding. A pattern of development is outlined from the imprint that European colonialism had on culture to the impact that giant retail corporations like Wal-Mart have on consumerism. Within this framework, the textbook takes a regional approach to globalization and world geography, as each chapter focuses on one subject or region. The first unit covers the basic concepts of location, the environment, and global economic dynamics. Then, these basic concepts, theories, and principles are presented for each region on a chapter-by-chapter basis. The basic concepts are covered using real world examples to provide purpose and relevance for the students. And each lesson begins with learning objectives and ends with key takeaways to stimulate critical thinking about each topic or region. Basic spatial concepts are also tracked throughout the text to connect ideas and apply concepts to every region of the world. Special sections on relevant topics are also distributed throughout the book. With each chapter focused on one region, the textbook provides professors with some course management and flexibility. The text is also brief enough to provide additional flexibility if professors want to include specialized information from outside sources. World Regional Geography: People, Places and Globalization provides students with a working knowledge of world geography in an easy-to-read format. Basic geographic concepts of world places are presented in concise chapters, and each chapter provides a foundational framework for understanding the development patterns of world regions. See for yourself and take a look at the book today!

    Subjects:
    Geography
    Keywords:
    Geography Textbooks
    Resource Type:
    e-book
     
  • e-book 
    World Regional Geography

    World Regional Geography

    Rather than present students with a broad, novice-level introduction to geography, emphasizing places and vocabulary terms, this text approaches geography as experts understand the discipline, focusing on connections and an in-depth understanding of core themes. This thematic approach, informed by pedagogical research, provides students with an introduction to thinking geographically. Instead of repeating the same several themes each chapter, this text emphasizes depth over breadth by arranging each chapter around a central theme and then exploring that theme in detail as it applies to the particular region. In addition, while chapters are designed to stand alone and be rearranged or eliminated at the instructor's discretion, the theme of globalization and inequality unites all of the regions discussed. This core focus enables students to draw connections between regions and to better understand the interconnectedness of our world. Furthermore, the focus on both globalization and inequality helps demonstrate the real-world application of the concepts discussed. Colonialism, for instance, rather than a historical relict, becomes a force that has shaped geography and informs social justice. This thematic approach is also intended to facilitate active learning and would be suitable for a flipped or team-based learning-style course since it more easily integrates case studies and higher-order thinking than the traditional model. Each chapter begins with a list of learning objectives. This text was written with the backward course design model in mind and the content of each chapter was structured around these learning objectives. Because of this backward design focus, the length of each chapter is considerably shorter than most traditional textbooks. The intention is for the instructor to supplement the text with problems, case studies, and news articles and to use the text as a springboard for discussing deeper issues. The chapters are written in an accessible style, often addressing the student directly, and the author's voice has intentionally tried to remain present in the text. Following the Washington Post's gender-inclusive style guide, the singular they is intentionally used throughout the text. Rhetorical questions are also used to help students reflect on concepts and to encourage them to dig deeper and consider concepts from different perspectives.

    Subjects:
    Geography
    Keywords:
    Human geography Geography Textbooks
    Resource Type:
    e-book
     
  • e-book 
    World Literature I: Beginnings to 1650

    World Literature I: Beginnings to 1650

    This peer-reviewedWorld Literature Ianthology includes introductory text and images before each series of readings. Sections of the text are divided bytimeperiod in three parts: the Ancient World, Middle Ages, and Renaissance, and then divided into chapters by location.

    Subjects:
    Language and Languages
    Keywords:
    Literature Language arts Textbooks
    Resource Type:
    e-book
     
  • e-book 
    World History: Cultures, States, and Societies to 1500

    World History: Cultures, States, and Societies to 1500

    World History: Cultures, States, and Societies to 1500 offers a comprehensive introduction to the history of humankind from prehistory to 1500. Authored by six USG faculty members with advance degrees in History, this textbook offers up-to-date original scholarship. It covers such cultures, states, and societies as Ancient Mesopotamia, Ancient Israel, Dynastic Egypt, India's Classical Age, the Dynasties of China, Archaic Greece, the Roman Empire, Islam, Medieval Africa, the Americas, and the Khanates of Central Asia.It includes 350 high-quality images and maps, chronologies, and learning questions to help guide student learning. Its digital nature allows students to follow links to applicable sources and videos, expanding their educational experience beyond the textbook. It provides a new and free alternative to traditional textbooks, making World History an invaluable resource in our modern age of technology and advancement.

    Subjects:
    Cultural Studies and History
    Keywords:
    History Ancient Religions Civilization Medieval Textbooks
    Resource Type:
    e-book
     
  • Others 
    World Health Organization: Health Topics

    World Health Organization: Health Topics

    In this page, it covers various health topics, for example, addictive behaviours, blood products, clinical trials, disability, and Ebola virus disease etc.

    Subjects:
    Health Sciences
    Keywords:
    Public health Health
    Resource Type:
    Others
     
  • Video 
    Workshop: Transforming your lecture recording into an interactive learning resource (Part II)

    Workshop: Transforming your lecture recording into an interactive learning resource (Part II)

    This session, the second in a two-part series, explores how students can use the note-taking anddiscussion tools in uRewind to engage more deeply with the content of your lecture recording. It also looks at how you can create quizzes that require students to summarise what they have watched.
    By the end of this session, you will be able to:
    • design more complex quiz questions that develop the skill of summarising
    • help students write contextualised, personal reflections on parts of your lecture recording
    • engage students in discussions based around key moments in your video.
    Event Date: 7/10/2021
    Facilitator(s): Dave Gatrell, Kai Pan Mark

    Subjects:
    Student Engagement and Lesson Design
    Keywords:
    Motivation in education Computer-assisted instruction Web-based instruction Engagement (Philosophy) Lecture method in teaching
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
  • Video 
    Workshop: Transforming your lecture recording into an interactive learning resource (Part I)

    Workshop: Transforming your lecture recording into an interactive learning resource (Part I)

    Lecture recordings have become an essential part of face-to-face, online and hybrid learning. They also offer many additional opportunities for active learning. This two-part, hands-on, workshop series is designed to help you make the most of your recordings, transforming them into an engaging learning resource that will increase students’ participation and interaction.
    This session, the second in a two-part series, explores how students can use the note-taking and discussion tools in uRewind to engage more deeply with the content of your lecture recording. It also looks at how you can create quizzes that require students to summarise what they have watched. By the end of this session, you will be able to:
    - design more complex quiz questions that develop the skill of summarising
    - help students write contextualised, personal reflections on parts of your lecture recording
    - engage students in discussions based around key moments in your video.
    Event Date: 24/9/2021
    Facilitator(s): Dave Gatrell, Kai Pan Mark

    Subjects:
    Student Engagement and Lesson Design
    Keywords:
    Motivation in education Computer-assisted instruction Web-based instruction Engagement (Philosophy) Lecture method in teaching
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
  • Presentation 
    Workshop on Semantic Business Process Management - Semantic business process validation

    Workshop on Semantic Business Process Management - Semantic business process validation

    This video was recorded at 5th Annual European Semantic Web Conference (ESWC), Tenerife 2008. The degree of automation in the management of the business process space of single enterprises and whole value chains is still unsatisfying. A key source of problems are representational heterogeneities between the various perspectives and the various stages in the life-cycles of business processes. Typical examples are incompatible representations of the managerial vs. the IT perspective, or the gap between normative modeling for compliance purposes and process execution log data. As early as in the 1990s, researchers have evaluated the potential of using ontologies for improving business process management in the context of the TOVE project; however, the impact of that work remained beyond initial expectations. Since 2005, there is now a renewed and growing interest in exploiting ontologies, of varying expressivity and focus, for advancing the state of the art in business process management, in particular in ERP-centric IT landscapes. The term "Semantic Business Process Management" has been suggested for the described branch of research in an early 2005 paper, which is now frequently cited as the first description of the overall vision. A flagship activity in the field is the European research project "SUPER", with more than a dozen premier industrial and academic partners, among them SAP, IDS Scheer, and IBM. In the past two years, substantial advancement has been made in investigating the theoretical and practical branches of this vision. However, the interdisciplinary nature of the topic requires a tight collaboration of researcher from multiple fields of, namely the BPM, SOA, Semantic Web, Semantic Web services, and Economics communities. There is a clear need for an annual event at which those communities meet, debate, challenge each others approaches, and eventually align their research efforts. Due to the strong involvement of Semantic Web researchers in the field, ESWC is the ideal target venue for this event. In this workshop, we want to bring together experts from the relevant communities and help reach agreement on a roadmap for SBPM research. We aim at bundling experiences and prototypes from the successful application of Semantic Web technology to BPM in various industries, like automotive, engineering, chemical and pharmaceutical, and services domains. The particular focus is on deriving reusable best-practices from such experiences, and to yield convincing showcases of semantic technology.

    Subjects:
    Management and Computing
    Keywords:
    Industrial management Workflow -- Management
    Resource Type:
    Presentation
     
    OER
  • Presentation 
    Workshop on Semantic Business Process Management - Organization Structure Description for the Needs of Semantic Business Process Management

    Workshop on Semantic Business Process Management - Organization Structure Description for the Needs of Semantic Business Process Management

    This video was recorded at 5th Annual European Semantic Web Conference (ESWC), Tenerife 2008. The degree of automation in the management of the business process space of single enterprises and whole value chains is still unsatisfying. A key source of problems are representational heterogeneities between the various perspectives and the various stages in the life-cycles of business processes. Typical examples are incompatible representations of the managerial vs. the IT perspective, or the gap between normative modeling for compliance purposes and process execution log data. As early as in the 1990s, researchers have evaluated the potential of using ontologies for improving business process management in the context of the TOVE project; however, the impact of that work remained beyond initial expectations. Since 2005, there is now a renewed and growing interest in exploiting ontologies, of varying expressivity and focus, for advancing the state of the art in business process management, in particular in ERP-centric IT landscapes. The term "Semantic Business Process Management" has been suggested for the described branch of research in an early 2005 paper, which is now frequently cited as the first description of the overall vision. A flagship activity in the field is the European research project "SUPER", with more than a dozen premier industrial and academic partners, among them SAP, IDS Scheer, and IBM. In the past two years, substantial advancement has been made in investigating the theoretical and practical branches of this vision. However, the interdisciplinary nature of the topic requires a tight collaboration of researcher from multiple fields of, namely the BPM, SOA, Semantic Web, Semantic Web services, and Economics communities. There is a clear need for an annual event at which those communities meet, debate, challenge each others approaches, and eventually align their research efforts. Due to the strong involvement of Semantic Web researchers in the field, ESWC is the ideal target venue for this event. In this workshop, we want to bring together experts from the relevant communities and help reach agreement on a roadmap for SBPM research. We aim at bundling experiences and prototypes from the successful application of Semantic Web technology to BPM in various industries, like automotive, engineering, chemical and pharmaceutical, and services domains. The particular focus is on deriving reusable best-practices from such experiences, and to yield convincing showcases of semantic technology.

    Subjects:
    Management and Computing
    Keywords:
    Industrial management Workflow -- Management
    Resource Type:
    Presentation
     
    OER
  • Presentation 
    Workshop on Semantic Business Process Management - A Toolkit for Business Process Owners to Capture Early System Requirements

    Workshop on Semantic Business Process Management - A Toolkit for Business Process Owners to Capture Early System Requirements

    This video was recorded at 5th Annual European Semantic Web Conference (ESWC), Tenerife 2008. The degree of automation in the management of the business process space of single enterprises and whole value chains is still unsatisfying. A key source of problems are representational heterogeneities between the various perspectives and the various stages in the life-cycles of business processes. Typical examples are incompatible representations of the managerial vs. the IT perspective, or the gap between normative modeling for compliance purposes and process execution log data. As early as in the 1990s, researchers have evaluated the potential of using ontologies for improving business process management in the context of the TOVE project; however, the impact of that work remained beyond initial expectations. Since 2005, there is now a renewed and growing interest in exploiting ontologies, of varying expressivity and focus, for advancing the state of the art in business process management, in particular in ERP-centric IT landscapes. The term "Semantic Business Process Management" has been suggested for the described branch of research in an early 2005 paper, which is now frequently cited as the first description of the overall vision. A flagship activity in the field is the European research project "SUPER", with more than a dozen premier industrial and academic partners, among them SAP, IDS Scheer, and IBM. In the past two years, substantial advancement has been made in investigating the theoretical and practical branches of this vision. However, the interdisciplinary nature of the topic requires a tight collaboration of researcher from multiple fields of, namely the BPM, SOA, Semantic Web, Semantic Web services, and Economics communities. There is a clear need for an annual event at which those communities meet, debate, challenge each others approaches, and eventually align their research efforts. Due to the strong involvement of Semantic Web researchers in the field, ESWC is the ideal target venue for this event. In this workshop, we want to bring together experts from the relevant communities and help reach agreement on a roadmap for SBPM research. We aim at bundling experiences and prototypes from the successful application of Semantic Web technology to BPM in various industries, like automotive, engineering, chemical and pharmaceutical, and services domains. The particular focus is on deriving reusable best-practices from such experiences, and to yield convincing showcases of semantic technology.

    Subjects:
    Management and Computing
    Keywords:
    Industrial management Workflow -- Management
    Resource Type:
    Presentation
     
    OER
  • e-book 
    Workplace safety in the foodservice industry

    Workplace safety in the foodservice industry

    "Workplace Safety in the Foodservice Industry is one of a series of Culinary Arts books developed to support the training of students and apprentices in BC's foodservice and hospitality industry. Your health and well-being are your most valuable possessions. Many laws and regulations exist to ensure employee safety, yet every year thousands of serious injuries occur. In many cases, these injuries have serious long-term consequences for both employees and employers. For those new to the workforce, or working in the foodservice industry for the first time, having a solid understanding of both the rights and responsibilities of the employer and employee and training in how to operate safely in the workplace are the keys to minimizing the risk of a workplace injury."--BC Campus website.

    Subjects:
    Food and Beverage
    Keywords:
    British Columbia Food service Industrial safety Textbooks
    Resource Type:
    e-book
     
  • Video 
    Working of Synchronous Motor

    Working of Synchronous Motor

    Working of synchronous motor is elaborately explained in this video animation. This video explains how constant speed characteristics of synchronous motor is achieved, and why they are not self starting and use of damper winding to make them self start. Use of Synchronous motor as synchronous condenser is also explained here.

    Course related:
    EE3002 Electronic Product Design
    Subjects:
    Electrical Engineering
    Keywords:
    Permanent magnet motors Electric motors Synchronous
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
  • e-book 
    Working in the Food Service Industry

    Working in the Food Service Industry

    Food Service Industry

    Subjects:
    Food and Beverage
    Keywords:
    Food service -- Vocational guidance Food service employees -- Vocational guidance Food service management
    Resource Type:
    e-book
     
  • e-book 
    Working With Academic Literacies: Case Studies Towards Transformative Practice

    Working With Academic Literacies: Case Studies Towards Transformative Practice

    The editors and contributors to this collection explore what it means to adopt an "academic literacies" approach in policy and pedagogy. Transformative practice is illustrated through case studies and critical commentaries from teacher-researchers working in a range of higher education contexts—from undergraduate to postgraduate levels, across disciplines, and spanning geopolitical regions including Australia, Brazil, Canada, Cataluña, Finland, France, Ireland, Portugal, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Key questions addressed include: How can a wider range of semiotic resources and technologies fruitfully serve academic meaning and knowledge making? What kinds of writing spaces do we need and how can these be facilitated? How can theory and practice from "Academic Literacies" be used to open up debate about writing pedagogy at institutional and policy levels?

    Subjects:
    English Language
    Keywords:
    English language -- Rhetoric -- Study teaching Textbooks Academic writing
    Resource Type:
    e-book
     
  • e-book 
    Words of Wisdom: Intro to Philosophy

    Words of Wisdom: Intro to Philosophy

    Words of Wisdom can come from anyone. In this text we discuss topics ranging from "Are Humans good by nature?" to "Is there a God?" to "Do I have the right to my own opinion?" Philosophy is the study of wisdom, and can emerge in our conversations in social media, in school, around the family dinner table, and even in the car. The text uses materials that are 2,500 years old, and materials that were in the news this year. Wise people come in all shapes and types, and from every culture on earth. We have poetry and folktales, sacred writings and letters. Dialogues and interviews, news columns, Ted Talks, You Tube recordings and even comedy are all a part of the content in this text.You will be most successful reading this on line. The formatting in the downloadable versions is not wonderful. There is work being done by the software, but in the meantime, you will want to use it by clicking here on "read book:".

    Subjects:
    Philosophy
    Keywords:
    Philosophy Textbooks
    Resource Type:
    e-book
     
  • Video 
    Women in Business: Entirely Unremarkable

    Women in Business: Entirely Unremarkable

    Kirsten Hall has a provocative question: is it time to stop celebrating women in business, just for being women in business? Maybe, she suggests, we can wind down the idea of corporate women's groups - and position women in business as the new normal.

    Keywords:
    Businesswomen
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
  • Others 
    Wolfram*Alpha

    Wolfram*Alpha

    Wolfram*Alpha brings expert-level knowledge and capabilities to the broadest possible range of people—spanning all professions and education levels. We work to accept completely free-form input, and to serve as a knowledge engine that generates powerful results and presents them with maximum clarity. Energetically developed for more than a decade, Wolfram*Alpha is an ambitious, long-term intellectual endeavor that we intend will deliver ever-increasing capabilities over the years to come. With a world-class team and participation from top outside experts in countless fields, we are constantly working to create what we hope will stand as a major milestone of 21st-century intellectual achievement. In this website, it covers the topics of calculus and analysis, differential equations, statistics, chemistry, engineering, computational sciences, earth sciences, language, finances

    Course related:
    AMA2308 Mathematics for Engineers, AMA1130 Calculus for Engineers, and AMA1110 Basic Mathematics I - Calculus and Statistical Probability
    Keywords:
    Lesson planning Statistics Web search engines
    Resource Type:
    Others