The Guest Lecture

Author : Martin Riker
Publisher : Grove Press
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2023-01-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780802160423

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The Guest Lecture by Martin Riker Pdf

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.

Author : Martin Riker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1566895286

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Samuel Johnson's Eternal Return by Martin Riker Pdf

After he dies, Samuel Johnson inhabits one body after the next, waiting for a chance to return to his son.

Author : ABDUL RAFEEQUE A. K.
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2024-07-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781794716421

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THE BEHAVIOUR OF GUEST LECTURES by ABDUL RAFEEQUE A. K. Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Computer science
ISBN : ERDC:35925002787346

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Computer-science Guest-lecture Series at Langston University Sponsored by the U.S. Geological Survey by Anonim Pdf

Author : Maia Kotrosits
Publisher : Class 200: New Studies in Religion
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Church history
ISBN : 9780226707587

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The Lives of Objects by Maia Kotrosits Pdf

"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"--

Author : National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 8 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Medical geography
ISBN : MINN:31951D008341910

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NCHS Cartography Guest Lecture Series Videotape Library, 1988-1991 by National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.) Pdf

Author : John Vivolo
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2019-10-02
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780429775123

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Managing Online Learning by John Vivolo Pdf

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.

Author : Maria Leedham,Caroline Tagg,Jackie Tuck
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2023-06-06
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780335251896

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Online Pedagogy and the Student Experience: Teaching Applied Linguistics and Beyond by Maria Leedham,Caroline Tagg,Jackie Tuck Pdf

“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.

Author : Msengi, Clementine M.,Lartey, Grace K.,Sprott, Katherine R.
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2022-05-13
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781799874058

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Contemporary Issues in Multicultural and Global Education by Msengi, Clementine M.,Lartey, Grace K.,Sprott, Katherine R. Pdf

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.

Author : Vu Phi Ho Pham,Andrew Lian,Ania Lian,Ngoc Tue Hoang
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2023-04-07
Category : Education
ISBN : 9782384760428

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Proceedings of the 19th International Conference of the Asia Association of Computer-Assisted Language Learning (AsiaCALL 2022) by Vu Phi Ho Pham,Andrew Lian,Ania Lian,Ngoc Tue Hoang Pdf

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.

Author : David Nihill
Publisher : BenBella Books, Inc.
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2016-03-08
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781942952282

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Do You Talk Funny? by David Nihill Pdf

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.

Author : Darahas Palakollu
Publisher : Notion Press
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2023-01-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9798888836293

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Windswept by Love by Darahas Palakollu Pdf

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.

Author : Amy Shell-Gellasch,Dick Jardine
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 0883851784

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From Calculus to Computers by Amy Shell-Gellasch,Dick Jardine Pdf

Classroom resource material allowing the integration of mathematics history into undergraduate mathematics teaching.

Author : Belinda Crawford Camiciottoli
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9027254001

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The Language of Business Studies Lectures by Belinda Crawford Camiciottoli Pdf

New opportunities in the global workplace have heightened interest in business studies. In response to this trend, this book presents an in-depth analysis of a corpus of authentic business studies lectures, focusing on spoken, academic, disciplinary and professional features (e.g., speech rate, interactive devices, specialized lexis) that are crucial to comprehension, but often problematic for non-native speakers. The investigation adopts an original multi-pronged approach including quantitative, qualitative and comparative analyses. It utilizes techniques drawn mainly from corpus linguistics and discourse analysis, but also integrates observational and ethnographic methods to provide unique extra-linguistic insights. The study is thus a full-circle interpretive account of this dynamic spoken genre where academia and profession converge. The book shows how business studies lectures are characterised by a synergy of discourses and communicative channels that reflect the community of practice, highlighting the need to help international business students develop multiple literacies to overcome present and future challenges.

Author : James P. Howard, II,John F. Beyers
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 439 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2020-05-10
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781351245579

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Teaching and Learning Mathematics Online by James P. Howard, II,John F. Beyers Pdf

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