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In this lively and approachable volume based on his popular blog series, Martin Weller demonstrates a rich history of innovation and effective implementation of ed tech across higher education. From Bulletin Board Systems to blockchain, Weller follows the trajectory of education by focusing each chapter on a technology, theory, or concept that has influenced each year since 1994.

People's minds are hard to change. In North America and elsewhere, communities are fractured along ideological lines as social media and algorithms encourage individuals to seek out others who think like they do and to condemn those that don't. This social and political polarization has resulted in systemic discrimination and weaponized communication trends such as gaslighting and fake news. In this compelling new book, Kyle Conway confronts the communication challenges of our modern world by navigating the space between opposing perspectives.

Collaborative Creativity: Educating for Creative Development, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship speaks to educators, administrators, educational designers, government officials, and parents about a new way of being educationally in the world. It aims to help invent new educational ecosystems that speak to collaborative creativity. This volume provides a view of what an educational culture of collaborative creativity could look like through a journey from theory to practice. Collaborative creativity is a contemporary educational imperative.

Nature-Based Therapy is a practical guide for those working in educational and therapeutic settings. It addresses the disconnection between humans and their ecological home, and offers successful theories and practices undertaken with children, youth, and families.

Vous pensez que votre enfant souffre d'anxiété ? Alors ce livre est pour vous ! Que sont le stress et l'anxiété ? D'où proviennent-ils et pourquoi certains enfants et adolescents y sont-ils plus sensibles ? Quels sont les facteurs provoquant l'apparition de l'anxiété ? En quoi consistent les différents troubles anxieux ? Comment peut-on prévenir l'anxiété et, si nécessaire, la traiter ? Voilà quelques-unes des questions les plus fréquemment soulevées par les parents et les intervenants.

Nous vivons à une époque passionnante où la technologie ne cesse de nous étonner et nous permet de nous relier au monde à tout instant, d'obtenir des connaissances sans même sortir de chez soi et d'échanger avec qui que ce soit, à tout moment, ou simplement de découvrir ce que vivent les gens par quelques clics sur le clavier. Bref, nous sommes à l'ère de l'Internet et des médias sociaux. Mais comment composer avec cette nouvelle technologie et les nouveaux modes de vie qu'elle crée ? Comment préserver notre vie personnelle ?

"Now in its updated third edition, In the News (2019) is the standard Canadian textbook on media relations, used across the country and praised by media professional and academics alike. The authors provide an introduction to media relations, grounded in both communications theory and hands-on, day-to-day experience. They take you behind the scenes, giving advice on how to write a successful press release, approach reporters, or navigate a difficult interview.

The Blunt Playwright won't tell you everything there is to know about playwriting. It won't even try. What it will do is examine process, structure, dialogue, and character; provide classic and contemporary scenes to study; outline clever exercises to strengthen writing skills; and so much more. Highly regarded and used in schools everywhere, this updated edition cements its place as one of the best resources for playwrights.

This is the one guide that anyone who writes-whether student, business person, or professional writer-should keep with them whenever they begin to write. Filled with professional tips and a wealth of instructive examples and prompts, this valuable, easy-to-use handbook can help solve any and all writing problems.

The student edition of the popular A Practical Guide to Culture by John Stonestreet and Brett Kunkle delivers a hopeful message to listeners ages fifteen through twenty-five who live every day with increasing cultural pressure. These young people struggle to navigate contemporary challenges to their Christian faith and values but are encouraged to emerge as leaders. In A Student's Guide to Culture, Stonestreet and Kunkle write in a highly relatable style, sharing insight and experience.