Learning to teach : defining the challenge

Keynote address presented by Dr Nril Simco at ESCalates ITE Seminar Preparing students to teach in schools facing challenging circumstances: evidence from research and practice. The seminar was held at the University of Dervy on 26th January 2006. It is presented as a single PDF file of the presentation slides used for the addres

Computing : now and forever

These slides support the keynote address delivered by Hank C. Foley October 10, 2013 at Cyberinfrastructure Day 2013 on the University of Missouri campus

Development of Integrative Bioinformatics Applications using Cloud Computing resources and Knowledge Organization Systems (KOS).

Use of semantic web abstractions, in particular of domain neural Knowledge Organization Systems (KOS), to manage distributed, cloud based, integrative bioinformatics infrastructure. This presentation derives from recent publication:

Almeida JS, Deus HF, Maass W. (2010) S3DB core: a framework for RDF generation and management in bioinformatics infrastructures. BMC Bioinformatics. 2010 Jul 20;11(1):387. [PMID 20646315].

These PowerPoint slides were presented at Semantic Web Applications and Tools for Life Sciences December 10th, 2010, Berlin, Germany (http://www.swat4ls.org/2010/progr.php), keynote 9-10 am

Development of Integrative Bioinformatics Applications using Cloud Computing resources and Knowledge Organization Systems (KOS).

Use of semantic web abstractions, in particular of domain neural Knowledge Organization Systems (KOS), to manage distributed, cloud based, integrative bioinformatics infrastructure. This presentation derives from recent publication:

Almeida JS, Deus HF, Maass W. (2010) S3DB core: a framework for RDF generation and management in bioinformatics infrastructures. BMC Bioinformatics. 2010 Jul 20;11(1):387. [PMID 20646315].

These PowerPoint slides were presented at Semantic Web Applications and Tools for Life Sciences December 10th, 2010, Berlin, Germany (http://www.swat4ls.org/2010/progr.php), keynote 9-10 am

10 ways to make me have ‘challenging behaviour’…and maybe what to do about it?

Presentation slides from Keynote talk discussing ten rules for encouraging 'challenging behaviour' for autistic people - followed by support strategies ('maybe what to do about it?)

Equitable Access and Makerspaces [Slides]

Powerpoint slides from the closing keynote presentation for the Library 2.0 Virtual Conference with San Jose University in October, 2017. The focus of this presentation was equity for all users in makerspaces across all libraries and library spaces

Makerspaces, Libraries, and Information [Slides]

Powerpoint slides from a keynote presentation for the PA Forward Information Literacy Summit in July, 2017. The focus of this presentation was based on how makerspaces can be integrated with the process of information literacy in libraries for research purposes

The World of a Librarian [Slides]

Powerpoint slides from a keynote presentation for the South Carolina Association of School Librarians (SCASL) in March 2018. Presentation focused on the role of the school librarian and all of the shoes that a librarian must fill in a school (technology, advocacy, leadership, literacy)