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Media and Information Literacy in Higher Education
Author Siri Ingvaldsen , Dianne Oberg
Media and Information Literacy in Higher Education: Educating the Educators is written for librarians and educators working in universities and university colleges, providing them with the information they need to teach media and information literacy to students at....
Release Date 2016/11 -
Humanizing the Education Machine
Author Brian Cahill , Bill Latham , Rex Miller
A clear roadmap for the new territory of educationEducation in the U.S. has been under fire for quite some time, and for good reason. The numbers alone tell a very disconcerting story: according to various polls, 70% of teachers are disengaged. Add to that the fact....
Release Date 2016/11 -
Author Maha Kumaran , Tasha Maddison
The field of distributed learning is constantly evolving. Online technology provides instructors with the flexibility to offer meaningful instruction to students who are at a distance or in some cases right on campus, but still unable to be physically present in th....
Release Date 2016/10 -
Successful Fundraising for the Academic Library
Author Laura Sloop Henzl , Kathryn Dilworth
Successful Fundraising for the Academic Library: Philanthropy in Higher Education covers fundraising, a task that is often grouped into a combination role that may include, for example, the university museum or performance venue, thus diluting the opportunity for s....
Release Date 2016/10 -
Michael Allen's Guide to e-Learning, 2nd Edition
Author Tony Bingham , Michael W. Allen
Explore effective learning programs with the father of e-learningMichael Allen's Guide to e-Learning: Building Interactive, Fun, and Effective Learning Programs for Any Company, Second Edition presents best practices for building interactive, fun, and effective on....
Release Date 2016/10 -
The Blackwell Companion to Globalization
Author George Ritzer
This companion features original essays on the complexity of globalization and its diverse and sometimes conflicting effects. Written by top scholars in the field, it offers a nuanced and detailed examination of globalization that includes both positive and ....
Release Date 2016/09 -
Author Psychologies Magazine
What's stopping you from realising your ambitions?What kind of successful person do you want to be? If you think being ambitious is a negative trait, it's time to think again. Real Ambition will help you understand why some people achieve their ambitions and exac....
Release Date 2016/08 -
Author Stephen Maple
Anyone with assets and heirs needs a will to determine what will happen to their property and plan for the welfare of their children should they pass away unexpectedly. As people age, they tend to think more seriously about having a will and planning their estates,....
Release Date 2016/08 -
Take Control of Podcasting on the Mac, 3rd Edition
Author Andy Affleck
Start podcasting or take your podcast to the next level with start-to-finish guidance from Andy Affleck. You'll learn tricks of the trade as you assemble your hardware and software, make recordings, and add polish by editing and mixing. Once your audio is in the c....
Release Date 2016/08 -
The Real Lessons From Kodak's Decline
Author Willy Shih
Former photography giant Kodak is often cited as having lacked the vision to recognize the effects digital technology would have on its business. The reality of what happened — and the true lessons of Kodak’s experience with digital disruption — h....
Release Date 2016/07 -
Fund Custody and Administration
Author David Loader
Fund Custody and Administration provides an overall perspective of investment funds without limiting its analysis to specific fund structures, as other books do. Since governance and oversight of investment funds are now major regulatory requirements, administrator....
Release Date 2016/07 -
Developing the Global Bioeconomy
Author Heinz Stichnothe , J. Richard Hess , Erin Searcy , Patrick Lamers
Developing the Global Bioeconomy: Technical, Market, and Environmental Lessons from Bioenergy brings together expertise from three IEA-Bioenergy subtasks on pyrolysis, international trade, and biorefineries to review the bioenergy sector and draw useful lessons for....
Release Date 2016/05 -
IBM Spectrum Family: IBM Spectrum Control Standard Editon
Author Hope Rodriguez , Ruben Moreno , Johanna Hislop , Marion Hejny , Tiberiu Hajas , Lloyd
IBM® Spectrum Control (Spectrum Control), a member of the IBM Spectrum™ Family of products, is the next-generation data management solution for software-defined environments (SDEs). With support for block, file, object workloads, and software-defined storage and pr....
Release Date 2016/03 -
Author Psychologies Magazine
Psychologies provides their inspirational yet rigorous approach to the perennial topic of confidenceHow confident are you? If you feel like your confidence could do with a bit of a boost to help make personal and professional situations easier Real Confidence will ....
Release Date 2016/03 -
Author Ian Clark
This book is concerned with the history of tourism at the Coranderrk Aboriginal Station at Healesville, northeast of Melbourne, which functioned as a government reserve from 1863 until its closure in 1924. At Coranderrk, Aboriginal mission interests and tourism int....
Release Date 2016/02 -
Teaching Political Science to Undergraduates
Author Laure Paquette
By 2020, half of the world’s population and most university students will have a supercomputer in their pockets. This revolution will affect the way students respond to higher education. The university classroom must henceforth engage students, and the classic lect....
Release Date 2016/01 -
Author Vladimir Biti
Focused on the recently hotly debated topic at the crossroads of various human and social sciences, this book investigates the emergence of the cosmopolitan idea of literature and its impact on the reconfiguration of the European and non-European political spaces. ....
Release Date 2016/01 -
The Art of Unarmed Stage Combat
Author Robert Najarian
The Art of Unarmed Stage Combat is your guide to the principles and techniques of theatrical violence, combining detailed discussions of the mechanics of stage fighting with the nuances of acting decisions to make fighting styles reflect character and story. Expert....
Release Date 2015/12 -
ISD From The Ground Up, 4th Edition
Author Chuck Hodell
Don’t leave course design to trial and error. Is trial and error a key pathway to instructional systems design (ISD)? Does success come only to experienced designers with expert instincts? Prior to the 2000 publication of ISD From the Ground Up, it certai....
Release Date 2015/12 -
Real World Evaluation Training: Navigating Common Constraints for Exceptional Results
Author Jack J. Phillips , Patricia Pulliam Phillips
Is your program ready for the real world? Real world evaluation is a balance between art, science, accuracy, and cost. To set your program up for success, you need to start the measurement and evaluation journey with a clear destination in mind. In Real World Train....
Release Date 2015/12 -
Author Frank Gallinelli
The Classic Guide to Real Estate Investing—Updated for a Re-energized Industry!Real estate is once again a great investment, and this bestselling guide provides everything you need to know to get in now and make your fortune.What Every Real Estate Investor Needs to....
Release Date 2015/11 -
Better Broadcast Writing, Better Broadcast News
Author Greg Dobbs
Better Broadcast Writing, Better Broadcast News teaches students how to write with the conversational simplicity required for radio and TV. This text draws on the Emmy Award-winning author's decades of professional experience in broadcast journalism. In addition t....
Release Date 2015/10 -
Unlocking the Property Market: The 7 Keys to Property Investment Success
Author John Lindeman
The 7 keys to property investment successBrimming with fresh content designed to suit current trends in the market, Unlocking the Property Market shares expert property market analyst John Lindeman's tips and techniques on where to buy, what to buy, how much to pa....
Release Date 2015/09 -
Author Zac Chase , Chris Lehmann
Ninety-five propositions for creating more relevant, more caring schoolsThere is a growing desire to reexamine education and learning. Educators use the phrase "school 2.0" to think about what schools will look like in the future. Moving beyond a basic examination ....
Release Date 2015/09 -
Leading Across New Borders: How to Succeed as the Center Shifts
Author Karen Cvitkovich , Christie Caldwell , Ernest Gundling
An insightful, real-world look at the skills today's global leadership demandsLeading Across Borders is the leadership guide for the new business environment. The world's economic center of gravity is shifting at a rapid pace - huge emerging economies have alread....
Release Date 2015/09 -
Tap, Click, Read: Growing Readers in a World of Screens
Author Michael H. Levine , Lisa Guernsey
A guide to promoting literacy in the digital ageWith young children gaining access to a dizzying array of games, videos, and other digital media, will they ever learn to read? The answer is yes—if they are surrounded by adults who know how to help and if they are i....
Release Date 2015/09 -
Tracing the Roots of Globalization and Business Principles, Second Edition
Author Lawrence Beer
The book begins with a historical perspective of recorded trade. It then offers a deeper insight into the first global products, the infrastructures created to support the trade initiative and the development of financial instruments to further its growth. The....
Release Date 2015/09 -
Author Anupama C. Raman , Pethuru Raj
The emergence of highly promising and potent technologies has enabled the transition of ordinary objects into smart artifacts-providing wider connectivity of digitized entities that can facilitate the building of connected cities. This book provides readers with a ....
Release Date 2015/06 -
Australian Residential Property Development for Investors
Author Ron Forlee
The all-in-one reference for the new residential real estate investorAustralian Residential Property Development for Investors is the practical, step-by-step guide for beginners and experienced investors in the real estate and construction industries. From site sel....
Release Date 2015/05