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Object Lessons and the Formation of Knowledge: The University of Michigan Museums, Libraries, and Collections 1817–2017

by Carla M Sinopoli Kerstin Barndt

Object Lessons and the Formation of Knowledge explores the museums, libraries, and special collections of the University of Michigan on its bicentennial. Since its inception, U-M has collected and preserved objects: biological and geological specimens; ethnographic and archaeological artifacts; photographs and artistic works; encyclopedia, textbooks, rare books, and documents; and many other items. These vast collections and libraries testify to an ambitious vision of the research university as a place where knowledge is accumulated, shared, and disseminated through teaching, exhibition, and publication. Today, two hundred years after the university’s founding, museums, libraries, and archives continue to be an important part of U-M, which maintains more than twenty distinct museums, libraries, and collections. Viewed from a historic perspective, they provide a window through which we can explore the transformation of the academy, its public role, and the development of scholarly disciplines over the last two centuries. Even as they speak to important facets of Michigan’s history, many of these collections also remain essential to academic research, knowledge production, and object-based pedagogy. Moreover, the university’s exhibitions and displays attract hundreds of thousands of visitors per year from the campus, regional, and global communities. Beautifully illustrated with color photographs of these world-renowned collections, this book will appeal to readers interested in the history of museums and collections, the formation of academic disciplines, and of course the University of Michigan.

Object-oriented Programming in Java: A Graphical Approach

by Kathryn E. Sanders Andries Van Dam

This book has a strong focus on object-oriented design and gives readers a realistic experience of writing programs that are systems of cooperating objects. Programming fundamentals are learned through visually appealing graphics applications in all examples and exercises. Introduction of object-oriented concepts from the beginning including objects, classes, polymorphism, inheritance, and interfaces. It fully embraces Java 5.0 topics including the standard scanner class and makes extensive use of graphical user interfaces and real graphics applications. This book is appropriate for beginning programmers who want to learn to program with Java as well as experienced programmers who want to add Java to their skill set.

Objectives and Perspectives in Education: Studies in Educational Theory 1955-1970

by Ben Morris

Originally published in 1972, the emphasis of this book is on psychological and cultural understanding of education, in terms of persons and relationships, rather than processes. The book: Deals with issues of continuing relevance for educational thought and practice, such as the education and training of teachers and diminishing the gap between schooling and education. Considers the nature and function of educational research, the conflict between arts and sciences in education and the concept of guidance. Examines teaching in its interpersonal context, and at the revolt of youth and the sexual revolution. Assesses the influence of Freud, Winifred Mercier, William Boyd and Herbert Read.

Objectives, Competencies and Learning Outcomes: Developing Instructional Materials in Open and Distance Learning (Open and Flexible Learning Series)

by Reginald Melton

This text offers a perspective on issues surrounding student learning by addresssing questions of quality and learning effectiveness across a broad and diverse range of courses, student populations and contexts.

Objects First with Java: A Practical Introduction Using BlueJ

by David J. Barnes Michael Kolling

A Modern Approach to Functional Programming Objects First with Java: A Practical Introduction is an introduction to object-oriented programming for beginners. The main focus of the book is general object-oriented and programming concepts from a software engineering perspective. The first chapters are written for readers with no programming experience with later chapters being more suitable for advanced or professional programmers. The Java programming language and BlueJ--the Java development environment -- are the two tools used throughout the book. BlueJ's clear visualization of classes and objects means that readers can immediately appreciate the differences between them and gain a much better understanding of the nature of an object than they would from simply reading source code. Unlike traditional textbooks, the chapters are not ordered by language features but by software development concepts. The Sixth Edition goes beyond just adding the new language constructs of Java 8. The book's exploration of this new language demonstrates a renaissance of functional ideas in modern programming. While functional programming isn't new in principle, it's seen a boost in popularity based on the current computer hardware available and the changing nature of projects programmers wish to tackle. Functional language constructs make it possible to efficiently automate currency, make use of multiple cores without much effort on the side of the programmer, are both more elegant and readable, and offer great potential in solving the issue of parallel hardware. Functional programming has become an essential part of the field, and Objects First with Java gives students a basic understanding of an area they'll need to master in order to succeed in the future.

The Object's the Thing: The Writings of R. Yorke Edwards, a Pioneer of Heritage Interpretation in Canada

by Richard Kool Rob Cannings

"To glimpse this diversity is to feel some of the meaning of being Canadian."—R. Yorke Edwards R. Yorke Edwards was a pioneer in the field of heritage interpretation in Canada. First with BC Parks and then with the Canadian Wildlife Service, throughout the 1960s Edwards developed an approach to the interpretation of natural and cultural history with a focus on the "real thing"—the object, the place, the process, the person—in front of a visitor. Almost everyone who has visited a Canadian park or museum has been touched by Edwards's legacy—but few know his name. Through essays and photographs, a biography and sections from Edwards's unpublished notebook, The Object's the Thing introduces "the father of nature interpretation in Canada," whose work still affects how we experience our heritage today.

Objects to Learn about and Objects for Learning 1: Which Teaching Practices for Which Issues?

by Joël Bisault Roselyne Le Bourgeois Jean-François Thémines Mickaël Le Mentec Céline Chauvet-Chanoine

Resulting from a conference that took place in Amiens, France, in June 2019, this book examines the place and role of objects centered in teaching practices from kindergarten to university, both in the context of France and elsewhere. These "objects for learning" are considered in their physicality as productions, work or signs that are used for learning. They become “objects to learn about” when the object itself is the learning objective.This book offers a cross-disciplinary perspective, linking the different disciplinary fields studied and the many reference sources used by the authors. This two-volume work offers an overview of current research on the subject, with this first volume introducing the questions addressed and then going on to investigate the relationship between objects and languages, looking at objects at the heart of early learning.

Objects to Learn about and Objects for Learning 2: Which Teaching Practices for Which Issues?

by Joël Bisault Roselyne Le Bourgeois Jean-François Thémines Mickaël Le Mentec Céline Chauvet-Chanoine

Resulting from a conference that took place in Amiens, France, in June 2019, this book examines the place and role of objects centered in teaching practices from kindergarten to university, both in the context of France and elsewhere. These “objects for learning” are considered in their physicality as productions, work or signs that are used for learning. They become “objects to learn about” when the object itself is the learning objective.This book offers a cross-disciplinary perspective, linking the different disciplinary fields studied and the many reference sources used by the authors. This two-volume work offers an overview of current research on the subject, with this second volume focusing on objects in representations of space and time, then on learners’ activities in the making or use of objects, before concluding with different cultural and philosophical perspectives on objects

Objetivo: Cómo poner en acción la inteligencia

by José Antonio Marina

Objetivo: generar talento desarrolla un modelo totalmente innovador para comprender el talento entendido como la inteligencia actuando de manera adecuada, brillante, eficiente; y explica cómo se genera, no solo a nivel individual, sino también de las organizaciones y de las sociedades. «Este es un libro optimista. No con el optimismo un poco bobo de los libros de autoayuda que le prometen que puede ser millonario al instante, sino con el optimismo de la neurociencia que sostiene que nuestras posibilidades son mayores aún de lo que creíamos.»José Antonio Marina Cada año se publican infinidad de índices que miden el talento de las organizaciones, de los países, de las economías, pero a juicio de José Antonio Marina estos estudios presentan un error de enfoque. En todos se menciona el talento como si fuera una piedra preciosa escasa y codiciada por la que hayque pujar; da igual que sea en el mundo empresarial que en el mundo futbolístico: hay que fichar al mejor. Esta idea central de que la riqueza es pastel que hay que repartir, es la antítesis de una visión creadora de la inteligencia, capaz de inventar y ampliar nuestras posibilidades, nuestra riqueza, nuestro talento, que defiende José Antonio Marina en este libro. En Objetivo: generar talento, José Antonio Marina ofrece las claves para pensar mejor, sentir mejor, tomar mejores decisiones y ponerlas en práctica con mayor determinación, para lograr que la guerra por el talento abstracto se convierta en la guerra por las personas que saben generar talento.

OBQ! The Question Behind the Question: Practicing Personal Accountability in Business and in Life

by John G. Miller

The covers the subject of personal accountability, with a surprisingly questions that we ask ourselves. For example, "why is this happening again?" "Who is responsible," and "When will this improve?" which determines our emotional response to the difficult situations that life presents.

Obra completa: Pack con: Sapiens | Homo Deus | 21 lecciones para el siglo XXI

by Yuval Noah Harari

Este estuche es una oportunidad única para hacerse con la trilogía de Harari, el fenómeno global que ha cautivado a millones de lectores. Sapiens es un recorrido por nuestro pasado, Homo Deus, una mirada a nuestro futuro, 21 lecciones para el siglo XXI es una exploración de nuestro presente. El abrumador éxito de su trilogía ha convertido a Harari en la revelación incontestable de la literatura ensayística. Este estuche condensa su colosal obra, que proyecta la historia de la humanidad desde los albores del hombre y se aventura en nuestros días venideros, pasando por un lúcido análisis de nuestra actualidad. Un enfoque sin precedentes de la aventura humana. La crítica ha dicho...«El gran pensador de nuestra era.»The Times «Harari va más lejos que el propio Spinoza.»Teresa Giménez, El Cultural «Sapiens es un repaso absorbente de la peripecia humana.»Antonio Muñoz Molina, El País «Interesante y provocador.»Barack Obama «Homo Deus te impactará y te cautivará, pero sobre todo te hará pensar como nunca antes.»Daniel Kahneman, Premio Nobel de Economía «21 lecciones para el siglo XXI es un testimonio a su genialidad.»Moises Naim, The Washington Post

Observación Profesional: Técnicas Para Sacar El Mayor Provecho De Esta Experiencia

by Paola Cuenca Kyle Richards

Libro de consejos profesionales de 5 estrellas La observación profesional es un proceso donde pasa un tiempo con un profesional del sector de su interés, con el único objetivo de ser capaz de aprender y explorar oportunidades profesionales. ¿Cómo lograr esto? ¿Cómo obtener oportunidades de observación profesional? ¿Cómo sacar el mayor provecho de la experiencia? Cuando realiza una observación profesional, obtiene la mejor perspectiva de lo que significa estar en ese empleo. Puede realizar preguntas, y observar las actividades cotidianas de las personas que se dedican a esa profesión. La observación profesional es una de las herramientas de exploración profesional más poderosas y efectivas disponibles. Si usted es un estudiante, o está pensando en cambiar de profesión, podría obtener un gran beneficio de una situación de observación profesional. Con los costos de educación superior cada vez más elevados, aprender a realizar una observación profesional exitosa puede ahorrarle literalmente miles de dólares, mucho tiempo y un posible error en la elección de su carrera profesional. Que no lo descarrile una carrera que no es la adecuada para usted.

Observation And Participation In Early Childhood Settings: A Practicum Guide

by Jean Billman Janice Sherman

This book was written to give readers experience in using effective methods for observing young children's development (ages 0-8) and documenting their observations. The book is designed to guide readers' participation with children of different age groups in a variety of early childhood settings. The book encourages readers to interact with children as they learn more about development by carrying out the activities outlined in each chapter. For anyone involved with the education of young children, or practicing in a related field.

Observation, Assessment and Planning in Inclusive Autism Education: Supporting learning and development

by Carmel Conn

This practical resource takes a holistic view of the learning and development of children with autism, taking into account the nature of their social-emotional learning and the transactional nature of difficulty. Using an interdisciplinary approach, this accessible and practical text invites practitioners, pupils and parents to reflect on their understandings, beliefs and values and to make appropriate adjustments in their practice. Split into five chapters, this book covers some of the main issues involved in observation-based teaching and learning, including: educational assessment for pupils with special educational needs and disability points to consider when observing autistic pupils methods for listening within inclusive autism education learning outcomes for autistic pupils in relation to well-being, social participation and communication compiling pupil profiles that are suitable for autistic pupils. Aligning research with practice, this sociocultural perspective on autism is of interest to teachers, learning support assistants and SENCos, as well as professionals working in an advisory capacity. Observation, Assessment and Planning in Inclusive Autism Education will also be of interest to students on courses that cover autism as well as anyone who wants to develop their practice and find new ways of supporting children and young people.

Observation in Health and Social Care: Applications for Learning, Research and Practice with Children and Adults

by Andrew Cooper Claire Kent Clare Parkinson Dr Duncan Mclean Dr Pat Cartney Gillian Ruch Graham Music Helen Hingley-Jones Lucille Allain Minna Daum Stephen Briggs

Examining and exploring new approaches to therapeutic observation in health and social care, this multidisciplinary guide discusses and analyses its uses in a range of practical contexts with children, families and adults. Developing good observation skills is paramount to sustaining relationships in the challenging settings that health and social care professionals find themselves in. This guide shows how observation is taught, applied in practice, and how it will be returned to throughout professionals' careers. Drawing on psychoanalytic ideas and theories of human development as a base for professional learning, the experienced editors and authors offer theoretically informed models to teach observation skills in professional programmes, helping their readers prepare for successful intervention in any setting.

An Observation Survey of Early Literacy Achievement

by Marie Clay

This third edition of Marie Clay's highly-valued An Observation Survey of Early Literacy Achievement presents her familiar assessment tasks designed for systematic observation of young children as they learn to read and write. Always respecting the author's intention, the editors have taken a fresh look at the way the book's message is communicated to teachers. Layout and expression have been refreshed to ensure clear understanding, and the administration and interpretation of each task in the survey have been carefully structured for consistent delivery. <p><p> The observation procedures arose from a theory of how children learn to manage the complex task of reading and writing continuous text. That process is described in Marie Clay's books Becoming Literate: the Construction of Inner Control; Change Over Time in Children's Literacy Development, and By Different Paths to Common Outcomes. The intervention described in Literacy Lessons Designed for Individuals makes use of these observation procedures.

An Observation Survey of Early Literacy Achievement

by Marie M. Clay

This book provides teachers and school systems with essential information about how to assess young children's progress in literacy learning. The six tasks of the Observation Survey are used by teachers across the world to explore children's knowledge of early reading and writing, monitor progress, guide instruction, and reliably identify children for supplementary assistance. <p><p> This fourth edition of Marie Clay's seminal text includes two important new developments: 1. a revised task for assessing children's phonemic awareness and sound-letter knowledge is more sensitive to different rates of progress and to the difficulties some children might have; 2. updated norms for five of the Observation Survey tasks will enable teachers and schools to more accurately monitor and compare the progress of five-to-seven-year-old children across different aspects of literacy learning. <p><p> The observation procedures arose from a theory of how children learn to manage the complex task of learning to read and write continuous text.

An Observation Survey of Early Literacy Achievement (2nd Edition)

by Marie M. Clay

This book provides for the systematic observation of young children's responses to classroom reading and writing in the first years of school.

Observational Drawing for Students with Dyslexia: Strategies, Tips and Inspiration

by Qona Rankin Howard Riley

This hands-on practical guide provides dyslexic young people with techniques to improve their observational drawing skills, showing them how they can work around the issues commonly reported by students with SLDs. Many creative and talented individuals with neurological differences report difficulties with short-term memory, co-ordination and planning ahead within a project, and a lack of specialised teaching may even dissuade them from pursuing art at school. This book addresses those challenges.The authors, who have many years' experience of teaching art to dyslexic and dyspraxic students, also include examples not just of the techniques described, but also of the creative ideas other neurodiverse students have come up with. Fully illustrated, with clear explanations, and space to draw and sketch, this much needed book will provide dyslexic art students with the tools and confidence to achieve their goals and become the creative professionals of the future.

Observational Filmmaking for Education: Digital Video Practices for Researchers, Teachers and Children (Creativity, Education and the Arts)

by Nigel Meager

This book places observational filmmaking in the context of the rapidly developing landscape of creativity and arts based research in education. The author uses observational filmmaking as a lens to address debates surrounding video based and arts based research. Utilising the work of Dewey and Deleuze as the theoretical underpinnings of the volume, this is combined with numerous practical examples of observational filmmaking in schools. The author argues that observational video camera and editing techniques combine careful observation with rigorous visual analysis: they place sensory, affectual and aesthetic qualities in experience centre stage. While observational filmmaking in itself has enormous potential as a methodology for education research, it may also become a fulcrum for children’s learning. Children record their experiences in the world around them as they look carefully with a video camera. This pioneering yet practical book will be of interest and value to students and scholars of creativity, learning, and education research methods, as well as constituting a useful guide for teachers, arts practitioners and education policy makers.

Observeren en registreren van vitale functies: Werkcahier Kwalificatieniveau 3, Basiszorg deel 3 (Skillslab-serie)

by Johan van 't Wout Cees Van Stipdonk Geerard Siereveld

Observeren en registreren van vitale functies: Werkcahier Kwalificatieniveau 3, Basiszorg deel 3 (Skillslab-serie)

Observing and Recording the Behavior of Young Children (Fifth Edition)

by Dorothy H. Cohen Virginia Stern Nancy Balaban Nancy Gropper Barbara Lehman

This book gives providers a handbook of information to using appropriate observing and recording techniques as well as how to use this information to make decisions regarding a child's development and educational plan.

Observing Children in the Primary Classroom: All In A Day (Routledge Library Editions: Education)

by Richard Mills

In a sequence of observations of six children aged 5-11 in six different state schools this book offers a slice of classroom life, a microcosm of the educational scene. Since the book was first written there have been many changes in the curriculum, structure, governance and funding of British primary schools, as well as in the language used to describe these changes. But Observing Children in the Primary Classroom remains as valid now as earlier, as a lively and entertaining indicator of children’s daily school experience. We see the reception class of an infants’ school through the eyes of Mike, a lively five-year-old traveller boy. Six-year-old Rashda, a girl of Asian heritage, grapples with English as a Second Language at her multi-ethnic city school. Slow-learner David finds school life rather overpowering, despite receiving expert extra help. Lucy, eight, is a star in everything she does at her Roman Catholic school, while Lorraine, one year older, is cheerful but utterly bewildered. Finally, Peter, organises his work in an open-plan setting and makes some surprising choices.

Observing Children in Their Natural Worlds: A Methodological Primer, Third Edition

by Anthony D. Pellegrini Frank Symons John Hoch

This book shows readers how to conduct observational methods, research tools used to describe and explain behaviors as they unfold in everyday settings. The book now uses both an evolutionary and a cultural perspective. The methods presented are drawn from psychology, education, family studies, sociology, and anthropology, but the author's primary focus is on children in school, family, and social settings. Readers learn how to make observations in real contexts to help them create a verbal picture of behaviors they see. The importance of considering reliability and validity factors while testing within each environment is emphasized throughout. The author draws from the literature that provides methods for observing animals in their natural habitats, but emphasizes the use of observational methods to solve human problems. The book is organized in the way a researcher conducts observational studies—conceptualizing of the idea, designing and implementing the study, and writing the report. “Things to think about” sections provide an opportunity for students to solidify their understanding of the material and the Glossary defines the key terms introduced in the book. Highlights of changes in the new edition include: • The introduction of the cultural perspective in chapter 4 along with the evolutionary (epigenetic theory) perspective and the integration of cultural examples throughout the book. • More varied examples from developmental psychology, family studies, and education.• Extensively revised chapter (3) on ethics reflects the current revelations of scientific fraud and the push for researchers to maximize scientific integrity in their community. • Updated chapter (12) reflects the latest computer technologies used in observational methods including iPhones and Blackberrys for conducting observation, ABC Data Pro and Behavior Tracker for evaluations, and Excel for constructing observational templates. • Expanded chapter (13) on writing the research report and more on issues of plagiarism (ch. 3). • The latest on minimizing observer effects on participants and testing their effectiveness.• New environmentally friendly design, the Things to Think About sections were retained, but the blank pages for answers were eliminated. Intended as a supplementary text for advanced undergraduate and/or graduate courses in research methods and/or developmental research or developmental/child psychology taught in psychology, education, human development, and nursing, educators and researchers concerned with assessing children will also appreciate this book’s introduction to observational methods.

Observing Development Of The Young Child

by Janice J. Beaty

Janice J. Beaty's best-selling Observing Development of the Young Child teaches its audience how to observe, record, and interpret the development of children ages three through five by utilizing a unique checklist to document each aspect of development. This proven resource discusses what these young children are like, and how to support them in their early development with exciting hands-on activities. Even though the new edition has undergone quite an extensive revision, long-time adoptees and fans of the book in its previous editions can rest assured that the author has preserved many of the original features while adapting them to new circumstances of today's early childhood education environment, the key issues, and new research. Streamlined from previous editions, with 12 chapters instead of 14, this practical, easy-to-use system is based on a progression of children's skill development in six major areas: emotional, social, physical, cognitive, language, and creative. Used successfully in early childhood programs all over the country since its inception, this unique and mainstay text looks at child development versus child behaviors, preparing its readers to become avid observers, recording what he/she sees, mastering how to interpret the data, and becoming adept at how to use the observations to plan for the young individuals they will encounter.

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