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Simple: A Proposal For A Synchronous Internet Music Performance Learning Environment, Fredrick Miller Dec 2002

Simple: A Proposal For A Synchronous Internet Music Performance Learning Environment, Fredrick Miller

Fred Miller

This paper proposes an Internet based e-learning environment for building ensemble playing proficiency for musicians. With the growing availability of broadband connections, the Internet offers new opportunities for musicians to play together synchronously from disparate locations. An e-learning environment for ensemble music performance would facilitate and simplify the creation of ensemble performance skills by offering a number of services for musicians. It would emphasize the learning of tacit musical knowledge particularly important to improvisational music performances. The heart of this e-learning initiative is the use of a proposed new tool set to enable real-time synchronous rehearsals among musicians at different …


Benchmarks Of Good Legal Writing, Timothy Blevins Oct 2002

Benchmarks Of Good Legal Writing, Timothy Blevins

Timothy D Blevins

The first in what was to be a series of articles dealing with refinement in legal documents. Future articles in the series were not published when the publisher realigned its publication policies.


Newspaper Management In Nigerian University Libraries: A Case Of Federal University Of Technology Owerri(Futo) Library, Chinwe Veronica Anunobi Dr, Carol N. Okorafor Sep 2002

Newspaper Management In Nigerian University Libraries: A Case Of Federal University Of Technology Owerri(Futo) Library, Chinwe Veronica Anunobi Dr, Carol N. Okorafor

Chinwe Veronica Anunobi Dr

The work discusses the management of newspapers in Nigerian university libraries with reference to the Library of the Federal University of Technology Owerri. It notes that newspapers are acquired by subscription through a well-established vendor or directly from the publishers. Political, economic, social and intellectual problems hinder the continuous subscription of newspapers. The processing of newspaper involves stamping and recording using standard forms and registers or loose sheets. Such processing requires adequate work surface. Newspapers are made available for use on display racks or newspaper folders while articles are located using in-housed developed indexes. The preservation of newspapers poses some …


The Value Of A Teaching And Learning Center For Faculty Development, Mary Deane Sorcinelli Mar 2002

The Value Of A Teaching And Learning Center For Faculty Development, Mary Deane Sorcinelli

Mary Deane Sorcinelli

No abstract provided.


La Satisfacción En El Trabajo De Académicos De Una Universidad Pública Estatal, Jesús F. Galaz-Fontes Jan 2002

La Satisfacción En El Trabajo De Académicos De Una Universidad Pública Estatal, Jesús F. Galaz-Fontes

Jesús Francisco Galaz Fontes

A partir de una encuesta realizada a académicos en una universidad pública estatal, se midieron los niveles de satisfacción global y específica en el trabajo de los de tiempo completo que la contestaron. La satisfacción global en el trabajo fue alta, lo misma que la relativa a la docencia y autonomía individual. En contraste, los niveles de satisfacción fueron inferiores y bajos cuando se consideraron las actividades de investigación, desarrollo profesional, la participación de los académicos en la toma de decisiones académicas y aspectos contextuales al trabajo como evaluación, supervisión y salario. Al desagregar los datos por tipo de unidad …


Why Develop? It's Easier Not To., Susan Barduhn Jan 2002

Why Develop? It's Easier Not To., Susan Barduhn

Susan Barduhn

No abstract provided.


Just What Is Incidental, Integrated And Implicit About Grammar Instruction?, Arshad Abd Samad Jan 2002

Just What Is Incidental, Integrated And Implicit About Grammar Instruction?, Arshad Abd Samad

Arshad Abd Samad

This paper discusses popular notions of how grammar should be presented in the ESL classroom. Reference will especially be made to recent empirical and theoretical bases to grammar instruction which incorporate the role of various language sub-systems and acquisition processes. Drawing particularly on the findings of a study that examines the roles of meaning and structural aspects in processing language, this paper will make suggestions for grammar instruction in Malaysia.


How Minority Students Experience College: Implications For Planning And Policy, Lemmeuel Watson, Melvin Terrell, Doris Wright, Fred A. Bonner Ii, Michael Cuyjet, Donna E. Rudy, Dawn R. Person Jan 2002

How Minority Students Experience College: Implications For Planning And Policy, Lemmeuel Watson, Melvin Terrell, Doris Wright, Fred A. Bonner Ii, Michael Cuyjet, Donna E. Rudy, Dawn R. Person

Fred A Bonner II

No abstract provided.


The Political Nature Of The Universidad Nacional Autónoma De México, Imanol Ordorika Jan 2002

The Political Nature Of The Universidad Nacional Autónoma De México, Imanol Ordorika

Imanol Ordorika

No abstract provided.


Barreras De Entrada A La Educación Superior Y A Oportunidades Profesionales Para La Población Indígena Mexicana, Martin Carnoy, Lucrecia Santibañez, Alma Maldonado-Maldonado, Imanol Ordorika Jan 2002

Barreras De Entrada A La Educación Superior Y A Oportunidades Profesionales Para La Población Indígena Mexicana, Martin Carnoy, Lucrecia Santibañez, Alma Maldonado-Maldonado, Imanol Ordorika

Imanol Ordorika

No abstract provided.


Continuidad Y Cambio De Las Políticas De Educación Superior, Roberto Rodríguez-Gómez Jan 2002

Continuidad Y Cambio De Las Políticas De Educación Superior, Roberto Rodríguez-Gómez

Roberto Rodríguez-Gómez

No abstract provided.


Strategies Used By Families To Simplify Tasks For Individuals With Alzheimer's Disease And Related Disorders: Psychometric Analysis Of The Task Management Strategy Index, Laura Gitlin, Lorraine Winter, Sandy Schinfeld, Marie Dennis, Mary A. Corcoran, Walter Hauck Jan 2002

Strategies Used By Families To Simplify Tasks For Individuals With Alzheimer's Disease And Related Disorders: Psychometric Analysis Of The Task Management Strategy Index, Laura Gitlin, Lorraine Winter, Sandy Schinfeld, Marie Dennis, Mary A. Corcoran, Walter Hauck

Mary A Corcoran

No abstract provided.


The Information Professional At Crossroads, Kishor Chandra Satpathy, Phd Jan 2002

The Information Professional At Crossroads, Kishor Chandra Satpathy, Phd

Kishor Chandra Satpathy, PhD

No abstract provided.


The Department Chair's Role In Developing New Faculty Into Teachers And Scholars (Review), Mary Deane Sorcinelli Jan 2002

The Department Chair's Role In Developing New Faculty Into Teachers And Scholars (Review), Mary Deane Sorcinelli

Mary Deane Sorcinelli

No abstract provided.


New Conceptions Of Scholarship For A New Generation Of Faculty Members, Mary Deane Sorcinelli Jan 2002

New Conceptions Of Scholarship For A New Generation Of Faculty Members, Mary Deane Sorcinelli

Mary Deane Sorcinelli

Scholarship Reconsidered gave us an amplified vision of scholarly work, yet this process of tenure has inhibited the full realization of that vision. This chapter argues that we need to make the tenure process work more effectively and flexibly in order to validate and encourage the multiple types of scholarship Boyer proposes.


Ten Principles Of Good Practice In Creating And Sustaining Teaching And Learning Centers, Mary Deane Sorcinelli Jan 2002

Ten Principles Of Good Practice In Creating And Sustaining Teaching And Learning Centers, Mary Deane Sorcinelli

Mary Deane Sorcinelli

No abstract provided.


Research On Urban Community College Transfer And Retention: The Los Angeles Truccs Project, Linda Serra Hagedorn, Bill Maxwell Jan 2002

Research On Urban Community College Transfer And Retention: The Los Angeles Truccs Project, Linda Serra Hagedorn, Bill Maxwell

Linda Serra Hagedorn

This is a report on the Los Angeles Transfer and Retention of Urban Community College Students (TRUCCS) Project, which tracks approximately 5,000 community college students from nine campuses of the Los Angeles Community College District in order to gather information on retention and persistence. The project also investigates urban community college student patterns of reverse transfer, remediation, and social integration. The report indicates that the student ethnic and age diversity in the TRUCCS project reflects the total ethnic and age diversity of the Los Angeles Community College District, with Hispanic and African-American students representing a majority of the total enrollment. …


Lessons Learned From The "It Takes A Valley" Program: Recruitng And Retaining Future Teachers To Serve High-Needs Schools, Amy Strage, Susan Meyers, Janet Norris Jan 2002

Lessons Learned From The "It Takes A Valley" Program: Recruitng And Retaining Future Teachers To Serve High-Needs Schools, Amy Strage, Susan Meyers, Janet Norris

Amy Strage

“It Takes a Valley” is a teacher preparation program that aims to recruit and retain teachers in schools that serve students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. This program provides future teachers with extensive early teaching experience and chances to develop strategies for success in this type of educational context. The theoretical basis for this program's approach is examined, some key aspects of the program are considered, the initial evaluation of the program and the lessons learned to date are explored, the challenges and growing pains encountered by the program are examined, and the implications of the program for teacher education are …


What Every Student Affairs Professional Should Know: Student Study Activities And Beliefs Associated, Amy Strage Jan 2002

What Every Student Affairs Professional Should Know: Student Study Activities And Beliefs Associated, Amy Strage

Amy Strage

No abstract provided.