Alien Registration- Maatta, Katie (Paris, Oxford County)

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Sensor fusion in smart camera networks for ambient intelligence

This short report introduces the topics of PhD research that was conducted on 2008-2013 and was defended on July 2013. The PhD thesis covers sensor fusion theory, gathers it into a framework with design rules for fusion-friendly design of vision networks, and elaborates on the rules through fusion experiments performed with four distinct applications of Ambient Intelligence

Working Group 5: Information and training

CA-RES report - The Concerted Action to support the implementation of the RES Directive 2009/28/EC (CA-RES

Working Group 5: Information and training

CA-RES report - The Concerted Action to support the implementation of the RES Directive 2009/28/EC (CA-RES

Toward a Theoretical Model of Inclusive Teaching Strategies a An Action Research in an Inclusive Elementary Class

Inclusion at school can be seen constituting of small but significant issues such as the participation in the learning community the experiences of success and studying and playing together with classmates An instruction strategy which takes into consideration pupils different learning phases and aims to their participation was constructed in this research As a theoretical framework the Universal Design for Instruction UDI and Vygotsky s zone of proximal development was applied The study method was collaborative action research The teacher-researcher collected the data during mathematics and mother tongue lessons in an inclusive elementary class and the study was a part of a large empiric development project that aimed at combining the knowledge and know-how from the fields of special education and general education into participatory basic education Co-operative teaching was a crucial underlying support for the strategy and the whole inclusive approach The findings were explicated and drafted through examples of teaching and learning situations carried out during the research In this study a three-level framework for inclusive pedagogies was constructe

Finnish Music Teachersa Perceptions of Rhythmics in Music Education

The purpose of this study was to analyze music teachers perceptions of rhythmics and how they use it in music education They were asked to discuss how they perceive the value of rhythmics and its challenges Research participants consisted of ten Finnish music teachers who participated in continuing education about rhythmics They were interviewed and the data were analyzed with the qualitative content analyzing method The research results showed that teachers found rhythmics a new and challenging area of music education They had insufficient knowledge of the pedagogical foundation and concepts of rhythmics even though they had adopted some rhythmics methods in their teaching According to the findings teachers were 1 appreciative and enthusiastic 2 doubtful or 3 positive but uncertain about using rhythmics The biggest challenge was the lack of continuing education that would help them learn and employ the contents and methods of rhythmics better in their teaching Other challenges included difficulties in realizing teaching due to tight teaching premises students heterogeneity scarce time allocation for music teaching and lack of usable teaching materials The study contributes ideas and means to develop music education with rhythmics in Finlan

Finnish Music Teachersa Perceptions of Rhythmics in Music Education

The purpose of this study was to analyze music teachers perceptions of rhythmics and how they use it in music education They were asked to discuss how they perceive the value of rhythmics and its challenges Research participants consisted of ten Finnish music teachers who participated in continuing education about rhythmics They were interviewed and the data were analyzed with the qualitative content analyzing method The research results showed that teachers found rhythmics a new and challenging area of music education They had insufficient knowledge of the pedagogical foundation and concepts of rhythmics even though they had adopted some rhythmics methods in their teaching According to the findings teachers were 1 appreciative and enthusiastic 2 doubtful or 3 positive but uncertain about using rhythmics The biggest challenge was the lack of continuing education that would help them learn and employ the contents and methods of rhythmics better in their teaching Other challenges included difficulties in realizing teaching due to tight teaching premises students heterogeneity scarce time allocation for music teaching and lack of usable teaching materials The study contributes ideas and means to develop music education with rhythmics in Finlan

Parental LoveaIrreplaceable for Childrenas Well-being

Child rearing has become challenging during past years and great expectations are placed for parenthood Although the public upbringing has become professionalized and the day-care and school services are available in today s society parents have the main responsibility for rearing children How and into what should children be raised In this article good parenthood is paralleled with parental love As a result two valuable and demanding underlying contents of parental love are discussed in this article setting up safe boundaries and constructing good self-esteem as the core of good parenthood and parental love The perspective in this article is fundamentally positive parental love appreciates and cares about the child and does not abandon the child even when his her behavior causes disappointments and troubl

Introducing the Concept of the Experience-Based Capital of Physical Exercise (ECPE)

In his theory about capital types Bourdieu divided capital into cultural capital economic capital and social capital One of the forms of cultural capital is the embodied state that manifests itself as internalized cultural skills abilities and aptitudes and is strongly connected to an individual person s habitus The purpose of this article is to study experiences of physical exercise Can these experiences be regarded as capital The article aims at introducing a theoretical framework for experiences of physical exercise that we call the experience-based capital of physical exercise ECPE This capital type is considered a part of cultural capital The idea is that if physical exercise is considered capital the world of the experiences of physical exercise can be analyzed in a varied manner The concept of ECPE gives an opportunity to do and provide physical exercise as diversely as possible by having exercise experiences as the starting point Therefore the concept can be used for health-promotion purpose