Students discuss and learn about the nature of scientific knowledge in the …
Students discuss and learn about the nature of scientific knowledge in the context of scientific and non-scientific debates about climate change. This 50-minute module can be taught in a small- to very large-size introductory religion, philosophy or ethics class.
(Note: this resource was added to OER Commons as part of a batch upload of over 2,200 records. If you notice an issue with the quality of the metadata, please let us know by using the 'report' button and we will flag it for consideration.)
Are you interested in Solar Energy? Solar Resource Assessment and Economics explores …
Are you interested in Solar Energy? Solar Resource Assessment and Economics explores the methods, economic criteria, and meteorological background for assessing the solar resource with respect to project development of solar energy conversion systems for stakeholders in a given locale. It provides students with an in-depth exploration of the physical qualities of the solar resource, estimation of the fractional contributions of irradiance to total demand, and economic assessment of the solar resource. The course utilizes real data sets and resources to provide students context for the drivers, frameworks, and requirements of solar energy evaluation.
A spatial database is the backbone of a successful organization or website …
A spatial database is the backbone of a successful organization or website that depends upon maintaining and using data pertinent to locations on Earth. In GEOG 868, Spatial Database Management, capabilities specific to Relational Database Management Systems (RDBMS) and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are combined to teach students to create, maintain, and query spatial databases in both desktop and enterprise environments. Learn the basics of Standard Query Language (SQL) and database design/normalization, the specifics of managing spatial data in an open-source technologies context (Postgres/PostGIS) and in the context of the Esri geodatabase. Along the way, you will become familiar with spatial functions and versioning, the latter in a server environment hosted by Amazon Web Services.
Studying the Bible: The Tanakh and Early Christian Writings is a university-level, …
Studying the Bible: The Tanakh and Early Christian Writings is a university-level, textbook introduction to the study of the Bible, its literary forms, and historical and cultural contexts. This textbook is a companion to the Bible courses taught in the English Department at Kansas State University, in particular ENGL 470 The Bible, though it is available for use in other courses and contexts. This textbook examines the Hebrew Bible (also known as the Tanakh) and the early Christian writings of the New Testament. It is an introduction to the analysis of biblical texts, their histories, and their interpretations. The emphasis throughout this textbook is on the literary qualities of these biblical texts as well as their cultural and historical contexts.
This video from Religion & Ethics Newsweekly features Timbuktu, one of the …
This video from Religion & Ethics Newsweekly features Timbuktu, one of the most remote and inaccessible places on the planet and a former thriving center of Islamic learning.
In this video segment from Religion and Ethics Newsweekly, Imam Bashar Arafat, …
In this video segment from Religion and Ethics Newsweekly, Imam Bashar Arafat, a scholar and interfaith leader in Baltimore, Maryland, describes __í__zakaat,__íŰ_ an almsgiving tax that Muslims pay annually.
صمم مركز مدى هذه المنصة القابلة للنفاذ والتي تحتوي على المعلومات والمصادر …
صمم مركز مدى هذه المنصة القابلة للنفاذ والتي تحتوي على المعلومات والمصادر والخدمات الالكترونية الحيوية والضرورية في قطاع الثقافة والمجتمع كمبادرة تهدف إلى تمكين وصول جميع الأشخاص ومن ضمنهم الأشخاص ذوي القيود الوظيفية من ذوي الاعاقة والمتقدمين في السن الى المصادر والخدمات الالكترونية عبر منصة واحدة. كما سيقوم مركز مدى بتحديث هذه المنصة بشكل مستمر وإضافة أحدث البرامج والمصادر التي يعمل على انتقائها خبراء وأخصائيي برامج الثقافة من مركز مدى وشركائه الاستراتيجيين. لإضافة خدمة او محتوى ، يرجى التواصل معنا عبر البريد الالكتروني : Education-Culture@mada.org.qa أو ارسال رسالة نصية او صوتية او فيديو على واتساب المركز 50494269. مدى – مركز التكنولوجيا المساعدة قطر هو مؤسسة خاصة ذات نفع عام تأسست في عام 2010 كمبادرة لتوطيد معاني الشمولية الرقمية وبناء مجتمع تكنولوجي قابل للنفاذ لذوي القيود الوظيفية – ذوي الإعاقة والمتقدمين في السن. وقد أصبح مدى اليوم مركز الامتياز في النفاذ الرقمي باللغة العربية في العالم
No restrictions on your remixing, redistributing, or making derivative works. Give credit to the author, as required.
Your remixing, redistributing, or making derivatives works comes with some restrictions, including how it is shared.
Your redistributing comes with some restrictions. Do not remix or make derivative works.
Most restrictive license type. Prohibits most uses, sharing, and any changes.
Copyrighted materials, available under Fair Use and the TEACH Act for US-based educators, or other custom arrangements. Go to the resource provider to see their individual restrictions.
