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In the News (Wed 16 Dec 09)

  
  May06_article04
Distance education has been seen as an innovation that “changes the nature of the classroom in a manner which may seem to undermine the teacher’s central role and autonomy in the instructional process and limit his/her freedom” (p.54).
This second-class status of distance education is attributed to the fact that distance educators fail to understand the traditional academic culture that prevails in institutions of higher education.
Distance education, to Dillon and Walsh (1992), has failed to become integrated into the academic culture, not as a result of the commonly cited factors of cost and faculty resistance, but rather due to the insistence of distance educators on perpetuating a culture that is out of touch with the driving force of higher education.
www.itdl.org /Journal/May_06/article04.htm   (5908 words)

  
 Douglas T. Smith Editorial Services   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The impractical unit for resistivity is the second and therefore the units for resistance are ohm=s/cm.
In the case of ohmic resistors, the conversion is to heat; for antennas and light-emitting devices, the conversion is to electromagnetic radiation.
The resistance is the ratio of the electric field strength in V/m to the magnetic field strength in A/m.
www.doug-smith.net /resistance.htm   (1696 words)

  
 Levers and Torque
In a class two lever the force of the effort multiplied by the distance of the effort from the fulcrum is opposite and equal to the force of the resistance multiplied by the distance of the resistance from the fulcrum.
In a class three lever the resistance is between the force of the effort and the fulcrum.
In a class three lever the force of the effort multiplied by the distance of the effort from the fulcrum is opposite and equal to the force of the resistance multiplied by the distance of the resistance from the fulcrum.
www.comfsm.fm /~dleeling/physics/torque.html   (954 words)

  
 Information on business distance degrees
This resistance, which is the outcome of numerous, individual decisions based on self-interest or personal constraints, is evident in many markets.
When considering attitudes to distance degrees, resistance—or hesitancy—is understandable given the amount of money, time, commitment, and effort required to complete a distance degree weighed against a fear that one's hard-earned qualification might not be held in high regard.
Completing a distance degree is no easy task (dropout rates are high) and they are not cheap, but to conclude that a distance degree is not as good as an on-campus degree is wrong.
www.orxil.com /distancedegree.htm   (717 words)

  
 The Death of Distance: Documenting the Effects of Distance Education In South Dakota
Using this framework in a contemporary context, it is clear that resistance to technology in general, and technology supported learning in particular, may be rooted in the collective and individual identity of those the technology has the potential to affect.
Resistance to distance education occurs when students perceive that they are being offered a second rate service, or where fear of the technology is present.
Resistance through drop-out is often attributable to these issues but the most important factor influencing attrition for the authors, is the lack of social support remote learners can experience.
tojde.anadolu.edu.tr /tojde17/articles/wheeler.htm   (2800 words)

  
 Jim Marston Dissertation Chapter 4.5
Subjects considered a distance of one block (from the same block transfer to the one block transfer), the entire three blocks (the difference between the same block times and the three block times), and the last two blocks (the difference from the one block times and the three block times).
The variation in mean distance resistance between the three groups was previously examined, but there also exists a variation in how increased distance affects their perceived resistance to walk.
The perceived reduction in blind users’ resistance, when considering RIAS, was similar to that of the sighted and indicates that the paucity of accessible identity and directional cues in the environment helps cause the increased resistance for that group, when using their regular methods.
www.geog.ucsb.edu /~marstonj/DIS/CH4_5.html   (3812 words)

  
 Re-Conceptualizing Intimacy and Distance in Instructional Models
The idea that distance education lacks intimacy and is therefore inferior is based on an embedded metaphor that sustains a restricted and limiting mental model of ideal instruction.
Distance metaphors are so fundamental that they are the basis for other kinds of metaphors in a developmental sequence from concrete to abstract thought.
Moore considered the physical distance and learner autonomy to be measurable, and he proposed that differences in two-way communication, or dialog, and differences in responsiveness (structure) to individual needs could account for differences in satisfaction, and along with learner autonomy, also account for the degree to which a student can function without supervision.
www.westga.edu /~distance/ojdla/spring91/ketterer91.htm   (5843 words)

  
 Electricity   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The resistance R to the movement of charge in a potential gradient is related to current I by Ohm’s law.
Thus R is not a constant for a given material and depends on the distance through which the current is passed.
This is due to increased movement of the lattice and a greater frequency of collisions between the moving electrons and the lattice.
www.tannerm.com /electric.htm   (797 words)

  
 Faculty Development
In the administration of distance education services which are instructor-led, the quality of the instructor seems to be as important as in a traditional classroom setting.
They noted that typical distance education faculty must be able to run both the cameras and still do most of the teacher in a distance education course.
The root of this resistance lies in negative perceptions of the instructor's role in distance education.
www.cedu.niu.edu /~bailey/leit535/faculty.htm   (2513 words)

  
 MECH_knowledge.html
Since the effort distance is twice the resistance distance, the effort must be half the resistance.
The distance between point where the wheel touches the ground (in a wheel on a vehicle) and the point about which the wheel turns is the resistance arm.
Since these distances will be equal to the radius of the axle and the radius of the wheel, the ratio of these two will be equal to the mechanical advantage (MA = radius of axle/radius of wheel).
www.unis.org /UNIScienceNet/MECH_knowledge.html   (886 words)

  
 Distance Learning
Distance Learning has emerged in North American education in the last decade as a major delivery method of education, losing a previous stigma attached to "Correspondence Course" education.
Distance learning is now also common in the field of occupational education.
Distance Learning is especially well-suited to the study of medical herbalism and clinical nutrition, since these topics are taught in a relatively small number of locations in the country, and the great majority of individuals wanting this education cannot relocate to acquire it.
naimh.com /Distance.htm   (1127 words)

  
 Simple Machines   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The mechanical advantage of a lever is the ratio of the length of the arc on the effort side to the length of the arc on the resistance side (whew, that sounds technical J).
When the fulcrum is closer to the resistance force (resistance arm less than effort arm), the effort force is increased, but there is a corresponding decrease in both the distance the resistance force moves and the speed with which it moves.
Conversely, when the fulcrum is closer to the effort force (resistance arm > effort arm), the resistance force is decreased and there is a corresponding increase in both the distance the resistance moves and the speed with which it moves.
www.engineering.usu.edu /jrestate/workshops/machines/machines.php   (3977 words)

  
 The Transformation of Education
While distance education as a method of delivering instruction has become more widespread and more accepted, traditional education will continue to be the most widely used delivery method in the United States.
A more substantial hurdle for distance education is the resistance from the establishment and culture that has grown up with America's model of traditional education, even in light of the evidence of the effectiveness of distance education.
A parallel event to the development of applicable distance education theory and the training of distance educator is the incorporation of technology in the traditional classroom.
seamonkey.ed.asu.edu /~mcisaac/disted/week4/12focspb.html   (1153 words)

  
 Simple Machines
The mechanical advantage of a lever is the ratio of the length of the lever on the applied force side of the fulcrum to the length of the lever on the resistance force side of the fulcrum.
The class of a lever is determined by the location of the applied and resistance forces relative to the fulcrum.
When the fulcrum is located closer to the resistance than to the force, an increase in force (mechanical advantage) results.
www.uark.edu /depts/aeedhp/agscience/simpmach.htm   (2029 words)

  
 Resistance Conversion Unit (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.netlab.uky.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
By using the Resistance Conversion Unit in conjunction with the TA.XTplus Texture Analyser's multi - channel data acquisition capability enables the characterisation of Electro-mechanical products by measuring and analysing the force - distance and resistance - distance characteristics co-incidentally.
The push button and membrane micro -switch where the measurement of the change of electrical resistance during depression is measured.
The characterisation of a conductive gasket as it is compressed to measure the force required to reduce its' electrical resistance so that it forms an effective RF seal.
www.stablemicrosystems.com.cob-web.org:8888 /resistanceconversionunit.htm   (87 words)

  
 RECRUITING Distance Learning : December 2002 : THE Journal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
This resistance to distance learning has mostly been centered around the loss of personal interaction between the instructor and the student (Carnevale 2001).
There is an inherent assumption in distance learning that any relationship that is established between a student and an instructor by virtue of the traditional classroom environment will be lost in a distance learning format.
Distance learning programs are much more readily supported when the overall objective is at least, in part, making educational opportunities available to those not easily served.
www.thejournal.com /articles/16206_4   (560 words)

  
 machine. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
Its operation is the reverse of that of the electric generator, which transforms the energy of falling water or steam into electrical energy.
Ideally, the two ratios are equal, and it is simpler to calculate the ratio of the distance the effort moves to the distance the resistance moves; this is called the ideal mechanical advantage (IMA).
The efficiency of a machine is equal to the ratio of its output (resistance multiplied by the distance it is moved) to its input (effort multiplied by the distance through which it is exerted); it is also equal to the ratio of the AMA to the IMA.
www.bartleby.com /65/ma/machine.html   (756 words)

  
 Resistance Distance in Graphs and Random Walks (ResearchIndex)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Abstract: We study the resistance distance on connected undirected graphs, linking this concept to the fruitful area of random walks on graphs.
We provide two short proofs of a general lower bound for the resistance, or Kirchhoff index, of graphs on N vertices, as well as a general formula to compute it exactly, whose complexity is that of inverting an N \Theta N matrix.
We argue that the formulas for the resistance in the case of the Platonic solids can be generalized to all distance-transitive...
citeseer.ist.psu.edu /419369.html   (403 words)

  
 Work Against a Resistive Force - Succeed in Physical Science
Work against a resistive force is the force required to move an object times the distance you move it.
A resistive force is a force that causes a moving object to slow down or tends to prevent a stationary object to move.
Friction is a force of resistance to anything that is moving or sliding along a surface or material.
www.school-for-champions.com /science/work.htm   (1089 words)

  
 endurance | resistance
It therefore follows that combining two types of training – such as resistance and endurance training – is likely to interfere with the training response induced by either type of training alone.
A study published in 1980 first provided evidence for the existence of an ‘interference effect’ between resistance and endurance training by demonstrating that strength gains were hindered when the two types of training were performed concurrently.
All subjects were measured before and after the training period for: weight; percentage body fat; peak oxygen consumption (V02max); isokinetic peak torque and average power produced during single-leg flexion and extension at 60 and 180°; one-repetition maximum leg press and bench press; vertical jump height and calculated jump power.
www.pponline.co.uk /encyc/endurance-resistance.html   (616 words)

  
 Resistance Distance -- from Wolfram MathWorld
This resistance distance is a metric on graphs (Klein 2002).
The resistance distances for the Platonic solids (Klein 2002) are summarized in the following table, expressed over a common denominator.
Similarly, the resistance distances for the Archimedean solids (P. Moses, pers.
mathworld.wolfram.com /ResistanceDistance.html   (360 words)

  
 resistan and biofitness.com plans for weightlift bodybuild aerobics powerlift sports football basketball baseball ...
The key element in leverage is the "center of gravity." The "center of gravity" of your body is the midline point of your torso, legs, and feet.
The further away the weight resistance is from the midline point of your body the greater the muscular force required to move it.
Additional key elements in the movement of weight resistance are: 1) the size of the muscle groups involved, and 2) the distance the resistance has to travel.
www.biofitness.com /resistan.html   (821 words)

  
 Islam Online- News Section   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Mahmoud al-Zahaar, a Hamas leader, underlined that Palestinian resistance operations are targeting the Israeli occupation and have nothing to do with other operations worldwide, in terms of ideology or organization.
The ferocious Israeli campaign against the Palestinian resistance “is to exonerate Israeli soldiers from the daily crimes they perpetrate against the Palestinian people, including assassination, torture, abductions and houses demolition,” he said.
She, however, called for rationalizing the resistance by confining operations only to Israeli soldiers and settlers in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
www.islamonline.net /English/News/2003-05/20/article14.shtml   (759 words)

  
 Mechanical advantage - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planet1.scs.cs.nyu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The force is thus increased in the ratio of the forces A : B, which is equal to the ratio of the distances to the fulcrum b : a.
Wheel and axle: A wheel is essentially a lever with one arm the distance between the axle and the outer point of the wheel, and the other the radius of the axle.
In this situation the distance the lifter must pull the rope becomes twice the distance the weight travels, allowing the force applied to be halved.
en.wikipedia.org.cob-web.org:8888 /wiki/Mechanical_advantage   (1124 words)

  
 IGN Boards - Resistance: Fall of Man -- Official IGN Review!!!
Resistance was apparently developed in around 1 year=9.1, GOW nearly two years to tweak the mighty UNREAL ENGINE, and that's all they can muster?=9.2 or something like that with glitches everywhere?
I played Resistance in Digital Life and i was not impressed at all with the Single player, theres nothing original about the game, but i guess the reviewers are focusing on the multiplayer more than the single player.
As far as resistance I have not played it ofcourse but I think it will be good in it's own right.
boards.ign.com /ps3_lobby/b8269/130978784/p4/?163   (1948 words)

  
 Resistance force - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In physics, resistance force is the force which an effort force must overcome in order to do work on an object.
Resistance force is also a component in the following equation,
Resistance force, like most other forces, is measured in newtons or in pound-forces.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Resistance_force   (76 words)

  
 Work and Simple Machines
The resistance force of a machine divided by the efforct force applied is used to calculate a machines' ____________.
The distance over which the effort force is applied to the machine is the:
There is an inverse (opposite) relationship between force and distance in a simple machine.
www.rcs.k12.va.us /csjh/sieber/sieber01.htm   (397 words)

  
 Stay Put Golf Tee Company Storefront   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
A two-piece reusable golf tee that is designed to help improve your golf game by reducing resistance at the point of impact during tee off.
Less resistance, means greater distance and accuracy off the tee.
This free movement, significantly reduces resistance at the point of impact.
www.stayputgolftee.com   (216 words)

  
 Figure 7-3.—No motion, no work.
resistance is being overcome by the effort, as well as the
may be the frictional resistance of the object as it is
Force x Distance on each side of the work equation.
www.tpub.com /content/engine/14037/css/14037_46.htm   (290 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Programmes | Working Lunch | Distance resistance   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
They told him that under the distance selling directive, which covers online and telephone purchases, he had seven days to send his monitor back.
Max got back in touch with dabs.com but it said the seven day rule would only apply if he hadn't opened the box - which of course he had.
The distance selling regulations - part of the Consumer Protection Regulations 2000 - state that the buyer has the right to cancel the contract within seven days of receiving the goods.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/programmes/working_lunch/2367541.stm   (395 words)

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