New partnerships for learning: meeting professional information needs

This paper has been prompted by the challenges created by recent proposed reforms to social care services in the UK services which are being 'modernised', a term ubiquitous in policy documents but difficult to define with confidence. Government modernisation and e-government programmes highlight with renewed urgency the need for social care practitioners on the front line to have up-to-date, reliable information. Yet the rise in the rate and volume of information published (over new and old channels) has, paradoxically, made it increasingly difficult for them to keep up with new developments. How can higher education institutions best contribute to the social care community through a period of profound ideological and structural change? In particular, the paper discusses the key challenges of keeping abreast of research; changes in the social/organisational/professional context of social care; how social care practitioners learn; and effectively integrating practice, research and educatio

Understanding the learning process in SMEs

A major obstacle to the diffusion of management development learning technologies from Higher Education Institutions to Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) is a lack of understanding about how SME learners learn. This article examines the nature of learning in SMEs and considers the incidence of informal support for informal learning. Consideration is given to the potential for the use of learning technology to support SME learning, considering potential benefits, development of appropriate content, formal vs. informal learning technology support and the socialisation of learning content. Finally, the application of this study at both a macro and micro level is reflected upon

Interview with James Leary, October 18, 2008

James Leary was interviewed on October 18, 2008, by Sierra Green about his experiences during World War II. Course Information: Course Title: HIST 300: Historical Method Academic Term: Fall 2008 Course Instructor: Dr. Michael J. Birkner \u2772 Collection Note: This oral history was selected from the Oral History Collection maintained by Special Collections & College Archives. Transcripts are available for browsing in the Special Collections Reading Room, 4th floor, Musselman Library. GettDigital contains the complete listing of oral histories done from 1978 to the present. To view this list and to access selected digital versions please visit -- http://gettysburg.cdmhost.com/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16274coll

Characterizing the Effects of stm and ath1 Mutations on Floral Organ Development in Arabidopsis thaliana

JAMES LUKE LEARY: Characterizing the Effects of stm and ath1 Mutations on Floral Organ Development in Arabidopsis thaliana(Under the direction of Dr. Sarah Liljegren) The purpose of this project was to explore the function of SHOOTMERISTEMLESS (STM) and ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA HOMEOBOX GENE1 (ATH1), two transcription factors in Arabidopsis thaliana that play a role in the molecular pathways that establish organ boundaries in flowers. Prior research has shownthat mutations in the STM and ATH1 genes cause defects in the boundaries formed between floral organs and the stem of the plant. My study was designed to investigate whether ATH1 and STM also control the boundaries found between adjacent floral organs. I predicted that stm ath1-3 double mutant flowers would display a significant number of stamen-stamen and sepal-sepal fusion events compared to wild-type flowers, which would indicate that the boundaries between these organs had been compromised. Stem cells found in flower meristems are required for a full set of floral organs to develop. Since STM are ATH1 are known to play roles in maintaining the population of stem cells in both shoot and flower meristems, stm ath1-3 double mutant flowers were also expected to produce fewer organs compared to wild-type flowers. I found that 15 percent of the stamens in stm and ath1-3 single mutant flowers, and 51 percent of the stamens in stm ath1-3 double mutant flowers were fused to another stamen. I also found that 95 percent of the sepals in the double mutant flowers were fused to a neighboring sepal. The stm ath1-3 mutant flowers produced three fewer petals and three fewer stamens on average. These results indicate that STM and ATH1 redundantly regulate boundaries formed between stamens and petals. They also demonstrate that STM and ATH1 regulate the size of the flower meristem and that their functions are required for that meristem to correctly produce all of its organs

From a Potato Hole

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Review of: Australian Folksongs of the Land and Its People, Compiled by the Folklore Council of Australia

Book Review