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"When most people think of wikis, the first - and usually the only - thing that comes to mind is Wikipedia. The editors of Wiki Writing: Collaborative Learning in the College Classroom, Robert E. Cummings and Matt Barton, have assembled a collection of essays that challenges this common misconception, providing an engaging and helpful array of perspectives on the many pressing theoretical and practical issues that wikis raise. Written in an engaging...
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"Ted Striphas argues that, although the production and propagation of books undoubtedly have entered a new phase, printed works are still very much a part of our everyday lives. With examples from trade journals, news media, advertisements, and a host of other commercial and scholarly materials, Striphas tells a story of modern publishing that proves, even in a rapidly digitizing world, books are anything but dead."--Inside jacket.
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While most schools track data of some kind, a school that is truly data-driven goes way beyond typical efforts and uses data to achieve real progress in student achievement and school performance. This program visits a data-driven school district to show how data gathering and analysis is a required step to achieve desired results. It introduces key elements of data-driven school improvement, examining how to use data in your school improvement process;...
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We already knew that "sharing is caring", but what about "sharing is curing"? Digital disruption might soon hit the established system of patents and publishing in biomedical industry and academia respectively - a system ruled by reward structures centered on property, career and commercial gains. The disruptor in this case is Stephen Friend, widely known as an authority in oncology and recently nominated a "Champion of Change" by the White House...
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Religious, moral, and spiritual themes are topping the bestseller lists these days, indicating a heightened degree of interest in religious topics. This program contrasts the many ways people are finding religious and spiritual fulfillment-from popular guides, through the traditional use of religious symbols, to contemporary experiences in the monastic life.
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Publishing online to an immense audience is as fast as clicking a mouse, for high-profile columnist Matt Drudge-a self-styled Walter Winchell for the digital age and creator of the notorious yet popular Drudge Report, registering more than a million hits per month. But for Drudge, the price for posting insider gossip so quickly includes a $30-million libel suit, initiated by White House aide Sidney Blumenthal. In this program, ABC News anchor Ted...
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