VR Molecules VR Molecules presents dynamically and interactively the vibration and rotation modes for 24 molecules (out of a more extensive list) containing up to twelve atoms. It allows the user to create a document containing, much in the same way as a Power Point presentation, up to 10 "pages", each featuring one or two molecules with specific parameters (viewpoint, active modes, etc.). From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on March 17, 2005 at 10:30 a.m..
Contract Curves Ten interactive Excel modules allow the user to explore the comparative statics of contract curves when the traders have one of four different types of preferences: Cobb-Douglas, quasi-linear, goods are perfect complements or goods are perfect substitutes. With spin buttons, the user can change the parameter(s) that define the preferences and the parameters that set the dimensions of the Edgeworth box diagram. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on March 17, 2005 at 10:30 a.m..
An Interactive Visual Reconstruction of St. Anselm's Ontological Argument An interactive Flash program that visually reconstructs St. Anselm's ontological argument, this reuseable learning object tries to convey to the user the logical core of the argument: the reductio ad absurdum strategy. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on March 17, 2005 at 10:30 a.m..
Out of a Wasteland An article from the May 2004 issue of AusAID's Focus magazine describing Samata Sarana in Colombo where women displaced or traumatised by conflict have opportunities to learn new skills and help re-build their communities. From Recent Items on March 17, 2005 at 3:30 a.m..
Primary Games This fun site for primary and younger children features educational games, printable coloring pages, holiday activities, free musical postcards, crafts, and puzzles. From EdNA Online on March 17, 2005 at 2:30 a.m..
Kosovo Refugees Who Don't Want to Go Home Article from December 1999 issue of AusAID's Focus magazine warning of the threat of the approaching European winter for thousands of refugees in Macedonia who were victims of the war in the former Yugoslavia and who fled Kosovo and other parts of Southern Serbia. While the great majority of the refugees had moved back across the border into Kosovo, there were still around 4,500 refugees sheltering in two Macedonian camps operated by CARE Australia. Many of these refugees were refusing or delaying the return home, claiming they had no future in Kosovo or Southern Serbia. From Recent Items on March 17, 2005 at 2:30 a.m..
Mending Fences: Restoring Lives in Sri Lanka A photographic essay from the Autumn 2003 issue of Focus illustrating the cautious optimism that nearly 20 years of civil conflict in Sri Lanka is coming to an end, and counting the high human and economic cost of war is high where more than 65,000 people have been killed, over 800,000 have been displaced and many thousands have lost their means of earning a living. Through income generation schemes, education and health programs and landmine awareness and clearance activities, Australia is supporting many of the communities affected by conflict. From Recent Items on March 17, 2005 at 2:30 a.m..
Generation M: Media in the Lives of 8-18 Year-olds This Kaiser Family Foundation study examined media use among a nationally representative sample (USA) of more than 2,000 3rd through 12th graders who completed detailed questionnaires, including nearly 700 self-selected participants who also maintained seven-day media diaries during 2004. The report found that media plays a central role in the lives of Generation M and that they are multi-taskers. It appears also that Generation M are devoting more than a quarter of each day to use of media such as television and computer use. From EdNA Online on March 17, 2005 at 1:30 a.m..
Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Coordination of the prevention of situations leading to internal displacement, protection and support of IDPs and advocacy for and public information about IDPs is through the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Inter-Agency Internal Displacement Division. From Recent Items on March 17, 2005 at 12:30 a.m..
International Organization for Migration (IOM) The International Organization for Migration is an intergovernmental organisation which assists with a variety of migration management activities throughout the world. These include: assisted voluntary returns and integration, counter-trafficking, labour migration and migration health. From Recent Items on March 17, 2005 at 12:30 a.m..
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