命运多舛露脊鲸

这是一种奇妙的动物,它们可以轻松下潜50米,让自己那覆盖着瘤状突起物的大脑袋掠过海底;它们也能仰泳,露出的大肚皮像极了倾覆的十七世纪西班牙大帆船;它们张开深不见底的大嘴觅食,让海流把食物直接送进口;大海中惊涛骇浪转瞬即至,     

Accelerated HE digitalisation: Exploring staff and student experiences of the COVID-19 rapid online-learning transfer

Education and Information Technologies - In the UK, the first ‘lockdown’ of the COVID-19 pandemic necessitated a rapid shift to online learning and digital technologies in Higher...     

Engaging with animal-assisted interventions (AAIs): exploring the experiences of young people with ASD/ADHD diagnoses

Animal-assisted Interventions (AAIs) have been used as therapeutic interventions aimed at improving psychological well-being, often for young people with mental health and educational difficulties. This qualitative study explored how three students (male and female), aged 12–15 and with ASD and/or ADHD diagnoses experienced AAI at an alternative education provision. Semi-structured interviews with each participant were conducted and analysed using constructivist thematic analysis. Three themes and four sub-themes were identified. The themes were: (1) Self-esteem, with sub-themes motivation and reward, and self-awareness, (2) Emotional benefits with strategy building, and support and (3) Identification. Participants valued AAI as a positive intervention which aided their psychological well-being. Findings emphasise the effectiveness of AAIs for young people with neurodevelopmental disorders in both a therapeutic and an educational context.     

How the Role of Computing is Driving New Genetics' Public Policy

In this paper we will examine some ethical aspects of the role that computers and computing increasingly play in new genetics. Our claim is that there is no new genetics without computer science. Computer science is important for the new genetics on two levels: (1) from a theoretical perspective, and (2) from the point of view of geneticists practice. With respect to (1), the new genetics is fully impregnate with concepts that are basic for computer science. Regarding (2), recent developments in the Human Genome Project (HGP) have shown that computers shape the practices of molecular genetics; an important example is the Shotgun Method's contribution to accelerating the mapping of the human genome. A new challenge to the HGP is provided by the Open Source Philosophy (I computer science), which is another way computer technologies now influence the shaping of public policy debates involving genomics.     

Why People Dual Screen Political Debates and Why It Matters for Democratic Engagement

Dual screening during televised election debates is a new domain in which political elites and journalists seek to influence audience attitudes and behavior. But to what extent do non-elite dual screeners seek to influence others, particularly their social media followers, social media users in general, and even politicians and journalists? And how does this behavior affect short- and longer-term engagement with election campaigns? Using unique, event-based, panel survey data from the main 2015 UK general election debate (Wave 1 = 2,351; Wave 2 = 1,168) we reveal the conditions under which people experience agency, empowerment, and engagement now that social media have reconfigured broadcast political television.     

Student,training institution and school — The crucial triangle in teacher training

This article looks at some, important issues in the design and operation of teacher training courses. It outlines a model of teacher competence that has been developed at North East London Polytechnic and examines the way the model works in one course; a Post Graduate Certificate in Education. Of particular interest are the relationships which have been developed between the Polytechnic, local secondary schools involved in the scheme, and the student. The article concludes by discussing the mode of assessment and also considers some staffing issues.