Fahamu OCW

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The Fahamu Networks for Social Justice has announced their first opencourseware course, with materials from the Oxford University accredited course An Introduction to Human Rights. Great content on a very important issues… check it out. (Fahamu means ‘understanding’ or ‘consciousness’ in Kiswahili.)

A Learning Objects Literature Review

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What would you say if given the opportunity to review the learning objects literature in approximately 5,000 words? I’ve had to answer that question for the upcoming Handbook of Research on Educational Communications and Technology. A few months back, I asked everyone to share their favorite learning objects pieces and got quite a response. Today … Read more

A review of Derbyshire’s Unknown Quantity

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Unknown Quantity: A Real And Imaginary History of Algebra Author: John Derbyshire Year: 2006 Publisher: Joseph Henry Press ISBN: 030909657X This was an absolutely fascinating book that I had a very difficult time putting down each night… Many hours of sleep lost to its pages! The book wanders through lots of territory, including rings and … Read more