Flipping the flipped classroom concept on its head
It may be time to tap the brakes a bit on the flipped classroom movement.
Social Sciences
Mar 4, 2015
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Gender perspectives in Puerto Rican childhood education
For the last few weeks, Puerto Rico's streets have seen protesters for and against the incorporation of 'perspectivas de género' or gender perspectives in the public schools' curriculum.
Social Sciences
Mar 4, 2015
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Climate change ruled out as most dominant factor for watersheds
A UBC-Chinese Academy of Sciences joint study shows that land cover plays as significant a role as climate change on the hydrology of watersheds.
Environment
Mar 4, 2015
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Lifeline extended for critically endangered porpoise
Mexico's recent decision to buy-out gillnet fisheries in the upper Gulf of California may give one of the world's rarest species the breathing space it needs to survive. Time is still ticking, but the move provides hope for ...
Ecology
Mar 4, 2015
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Image: Training for Sentinel-2A launch
On 25 February, the Sentinel-2A Mission Control Team at ESOC, ESA's mission operations centre, Darmstadt, Germany, commenced simulation training for the critical launch and early orbit phase.
Space Exploration
Mar 4, 2015
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Is generosity essential to human existence?
When Dennis ole Sonkoi was a child he never gave much thought to sharing. Growing up in Kenya as part of the Maasai community – a pastoral group of herdsmen that travels throughout Kenya and Tanzania – it was routine ...
Social Sciences
Mar 4, 2015
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Applications of networked micro-drones
Micro-drones are already being put to use in a large number of areas: These small aircraft face extensive requirements when performing aerial observation tasks or when deployed in the field of disaster management. A newly ...
Engineering
Mar 4, 2015
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Advanced modeling software explores whether Augustus Caesar really transformed Rome
With degrees in Etruscology and Roman architectural history, Diane Favro has traveled to every corner of the Roman Empire, from Algeria to Germany to Lebanon, and written several books on the subject matter as well as worked ...
Archaeology
Mar 4, 2015
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New 'enigma' moth helps crack evolution's code
Aenigmatinea glatzella – which has iridescent gold and purple wings – is a 'living dinosaur' that represents an entirely new family of primitive moths. This is the first time since the 1970s that a new family of primitive ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 4, 2015
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UK cities including London not as 'smart' as global counterparts
Major cities in the UK are falling behind their international counterparts in terms of their use of smart technologies, according to a new study from the University of Sheffield.
Energy & Green Tech
Mar 4, 2015
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