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This text offers suggestions and examples to guide students toward successful academic writing. Initially, each chapter presents an explanation for the topic introduced; followed by examples; practical exercises using the target writing lesson; and concluding with a final written sample. The chapter topics were selected by consensus of importance by my students. Notably, students from every corner of the world have contributed to this book. Plus, diverse fields of study have been taken into consideration; such as nursing, additional health fields, engineering, computer science, accounting, business, communications, economics, and political science, just to name more than a few.
This excellent introduction to the basic concepts and mechanisms of computer graphics provides an overview of the many uses of computer graphics, including advanced graphics and image processing applications for science and engineering.
Communication Skills for International Students is designed to help international students and English language learners successfully navigate their studies and communicate more effectively on and off campus. Students learn how to contribute in everyday scenarios and overcome potential communication challenges, with specific advice pertaining to academic interactions, social situations, leisure time, and job opportunities. This text is both unique and highly practical, as its content was assembled by an instructor with over 30 years of teaching international students and is based on international students' points of view, lived experiences, and suggestions. Opening chapters address common in...
In Ethnography in Today's World, anthropologist Roger Sanjek addresses the essential practice and purpose of ethnography in ethnically diverse settings. Drawing on decades of globe-spanning fieldwork, he examines how ethnographic fieldwork is and can be conceived, conducted, and communicated in today's interconnected world.
How ed tech was born: Twentieth-century teaching machines--from Sidney Pressey's mechanized test-giver to B. F. Skinner's behaviorist bell-ringing box. Contrary to popular belief, ed tech did not begin with videos on the internet. The idea of technology that would allow students to "go at their own pace" did not originate in Silicon Valley. In Teaching Machines, education writer Audrey Watters offers a lively history of predigital educational technology, from Sidney Pressey's mechanized positive-reinforcement provider to B. F. Skinner's behaviorist bell-ringing box. Watters shows that these machines and the pedagogy that accompanied them sprang from ideas--bite-sized content, individualized ...
Peter Pilkey (Pierre Pelletier) was born in 1774 in the province of Quebec. He moved to Ontario ca. 1800 and married Catharine Barnhart (ca. 1784-1871). They had nine sons born between 1804 and 1829. Peter died in 1856 near Claremont, Pickering Township, Ontario. Many descendants live in Ontario and throughout Canada.
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