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Analyzing Symbols in Artifacts: The Souvenir of Egypt (m13029)
Keywords: art & artifacts, dictionaries, Egypt, encyclopedias, history, library resources, online research, orientalism, ornamental motifs, reference section, Souvenir of Egypt, symbolic themes, TIMEA, Travelers in the Middle East Archive, visual culture
Summary: "Analyzing Symbols in Artifacts," section 5 of the 6-part course on "The Souvenir of Egypt," examines the symbols appearing in the imagery of a decorative silk focused on Egypt. Here, we will discuss how to interpret the meaning of each symbol in the silk using a variety of print ... cultural history.
Subject: Humanities
Language: English
Popularity: 93.27%
Revised: 2006-10-08
Revisions: 9
Leadership Behaviors of School Administrators: Do Men and Women Differ? (m18693)
Keywords: equity, gender, leadership behaviors, practicing principals
Summary: In this study, the reasons why men and women behave differently in leadership roles in schools were investigated because of recent research on the indirect nature of the school principal’s impact on learning and on gender differences in leadership behaviors. Practicing principals (109 males, 172 females) from two Southwestern ... are discussed.
Subject: Social Sciences
Language: English
Popularity: 69.55%
Revised: 2008-12-01
Revisions: New
Bringing TIMEA Content into Connexions (m13903)
Author: Lisa Spiro
Keywords: Connexions, digital archive, Middle East, research, teaching, Travelers in the Middle East ArchiveTIMEA
Summary: This module explains how to bring example materials from the Travelers in the Middle East Archive (TIMEA) into Connexions. It details adding image files, sections of texts, and links to dynamic GIS maps. "Bringing TIMEA Content into Connexions" is part 4 of a 5-part course that helps instructors use ... using Connexions.
Subject: Humanities, Science and Technology
Language: English
Popularity: 64.18%
Revised: 2006-10-10
Revisions: 3
Compiling a Bibliography: What else has Douglas Sladen written? (m12586)
Keywords: bibliography, biography, Cairo (Egypt), History -- Methodology, History -- Research, library resources, Oriental Cairo, People, Sladen, Douglas Brooke Wheelton, TIMEA, Travelers in the Middle East Archive
Summary: "Compiling Bibliography" explores strategies and resources for compiling a bibliography of an author's works, using as an example the author Douglas Sladen, whose works "Oriental Cairo" and "Queer Things about Egypt" are included in the online Travelers in the Middle East Archive (TIMEA). We discuss using WorldCat and the ... historical research.
Subject: Humanities
Language: English
Popularity: 67.38%
Revised: 2006-10-12
Revisions: 5
Conducting Research Using Microfiche, Microfilm and Microcard (m12729)
Keywords: microcard, microfiche, microfilm, microform, TIMEA, Travelers in the Middle East Archive
Summary: This module is an introduction to using microfilm resources for research.
Subject: Humanities
Language: English
Popularity: 82.25%
Revised: 2006-10-30
Revisions: 7
Getting the Whole Story From "The Egyptian Red Book": General Charles Gordon in Khartoum (m12814)
Keywords: British Empire, British Parliament, cartoons, Egypt, Egyptian Red Book, General Charles Gordon, History and Politics, Khartoum (Sudan), Mahdi, microfiche, Parliamentary Papers, political cartoon, political criticism, political satire british, research methods, Soudan, Sudan, TIMEA, Travelers in the Middle East Archive, William Gladstone
Summary: In this module, we unravel the story contained in "The Egyptian Red Book," which uses cartoons and quotations from authorities to criticize the British government's handling of General Charles Gordon while under siege in Khartoum in 1884-1885. We discuss research methods used by historians, including examining the original ... of events.
Subject: Humanities
Language: English
Popularity: 92.78%
Revised: 2006-09-25
Revisions: 11
Second Life in Language Learning (col10524)
Keywords: web 2.0 tools, instruction, e-learning, blended learning, synchronous, asynchronous, virtual classrooms, wiziq
Summary: Exploring second life and how educators can use the tool for instruction and learning and specifically in language learning.
Subject: Science and Technology, Humanities, Social Sciences
Language: English
Popularity: 66.10%
Revised: 2008-04-26
Revisions: New
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