As relações entre a Matemática e a Astronomia no século XVI: tradução e comentários da obra Ouranographia de Adriaan van Roomen

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Análise de instrumentos de avaliação da competência informacional voltados para a educação superior

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

Habilidades informacionais abordadas em instrumentos de avaliação de Competência Informacional

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

Habilidades informacionais abordadas em instrumentos de avaliação de CI

Internationally there are validated instruments that are used on a large scale to verify the information literacy of individuals in different contexts. Their results serve as a diagnostic for the planning and implementation of information literacy activities. In Brazil there is no validated assessment tools of information literacy. An analysis of contents of four international instruments attached to the upper level educational institutions duly recognized in the literature of the field and validated. The results will be presented related to information literacy addressed in these instruments. It was found that the instruments analyzed the skills focused on the identification of terms of the informational needs, the preparation and construction of search strategies available in parameter two of the Association of College and Research Libraries; differentiation of information sources (parameter one); evaluation and selection of informational sources and selection of the theme searched information (parameter three); and, finally, the abilities of the ethical issue related to use of the information (parameter five). The parameter four, which is facing the communication of information, was not addressed by the instruments. It was concluded that there is a concern of those responsible for preparing the instruments covered with more traditional technical aspects of training users and aspects of information literacy at the expense of ethical and aesthetic aspects.

Influxos do céu na existência dos homens. Os escritos astrológicos na Península Ibérica (séculos XIII, XIV e XV)

Pós-graduação em História - FCHS

Mapping the biosphere: exploring species to understand the origin, organization and sustainability of biodiversity

The time is ripe for a comprehensive mission to explore and document Earth's species. This calls for a campaign to educate and inspire the next generation of professional and citizen species explorers, investments in cyber-infrastructure and collections to meet the unique needs of the producers and consumers of taxonomic information, and the formation and coordination of a multi-institutional, international, transdisciplinary community of researchers, scholars and engineers with the shared objective of creating a comprehensive inventory of species and detailed map of the biosphere. We conclude that an ambitious goal to describe 10 million species in less than 50 years is attainable based on the strength of 250 years of progress, worldwide collections, existing experts, technological innovation and collaborative teamwork. Existing digitization projects are overcoming obstacles of the past, facilitating collaboration and mobilizing literature, data, images and specimens through cyber technologies. Charting the biosphere is enormously complex, yet necessary expertise can be found through partnerships with engineers, information scientists, sociologists, ecologists, climate scientists, conservation biologists, industrial project managers and taxon specialists, from agrostologists to zoophytologists. Benefits to society of the proposed mission would be profound, immediate and enduring, from detection of early responses of flora and fauna to climate change to opening access to evolutionary designs for solutions to countless practical problems. The impacts on the biodiversity, environmental and evolutionary sciences would be transformative, from ecosystem models calibrated in detail to comprehensive understanding of the origin and evolution of life over its 3.8 billion year history. The resultant cyber-enabled taxonomy, or cybertaxonomy, would open access to biodiversity data to developing nations, assure access to reliable data about species, and change how scientists and citizens alike access, use and think about biological diversity information.

Academic Intelligence is not Enough! WICS: An Expanded Model for Effective Practice in School and in Later Life

Is there a psychological basis for teaching and learning in the context of a liberal education, and if so, what might such a psychological basis look like? Traditional teaching and assessment often emphasize remembering facts and, to some extent, analyzing ideas. Such skills are important, but they leave out of the aspects of thinking that are most important not only in liberal education, but in life, in general. In this article, I propose a theory called WICS, which is an acronym for wisdom, intelligence, and creativity, synthesized. The basic idea underlying this theory is that, through liberal education, students need to acquire creative skills and attitudes to generate new ideas about how to adapt flexibly to a rapidly changing world, analytical skills and attitudes to ascertain whether these new ideas are good ones, practical skills and attitudes to implement the new ideas and convince others of their value, and wisdom-based skills and attitudes in order to ensure that the new ideas help to achieve a common good through the infusion of positive ethical values.

Der BA-Studiengang in Geschichte an der International University Bremen

Die IUB ist eine kleine, private Universität, die seit 2001 Studierende aus aller Welt in englischer Sprache zum BA, MA oder Ph.D. führt. Die IUB ist ein hybrider Ort: die Gründer und die Universitätsführung blickten sehr intensiv auf Vorbilder in den USA und beabsichtigten, die jeweils beste Elemente aus dem amerikanischen und europäischen Universitätssystemen miteinander zu verbinden. Der Studiengang "History" an der IUB ist allerdings ein Generalistenstudium, in Anlehnung an die Erziehung in amerikanischen Liberal Arts Colleges. Die Erfahrungen mit dem BA-Studiengang in Geschichte an der IUB sind aufgrund der besonderen Rahmenbedingungen nur teilweise verallgemeinerbar. Der BA-Studiengang neigt insgesamt dazu, die Arbeitsbelastung zu unterschätzen, die sich aus den im Curriculum festgeschriebenen Anforderungen ergibt. Darüber sollten Studiengänge inhaltlich so entworfen werden, dass sie anpassungsfähig bleiben. "History" an der IUB ist ein Beispiel für eine sehr weitgehende Festlegung des Lehrplans. Weniger fixierte Bestimmungen sind erstrebenswert und den Aufgaben des Fachs wissenschaftlich wie gesellschaftlich angemessener.

Iowa State Daily (April 2, 2012)

ContentsTicket office takes new directionGreek week: Making the plungeSchmittermann assumes role as liberal arts, sciences deanGroup seeks to improve area's imageNew dean presents chance for changeTiller makes move from quarterback to receiverRedesign gives shop new name, interior

«Si el hombre careciera de oído…», según Bernardo Silvestre

Durante la primera mitad del siglo XII cobró vigencia en Chartres una escuela de pensamiento filosófico-teológico caracterizada, en buena medida, por el afán de explicación del Génesis mediante el Comentario de Calcidio al Timeo de Platón. La Cosmografía de Bernardo Silvestre, dedicada a Teodorico de Chartres, permanece en las proximidades del interés cientificista y argumentativo propio de esta escuela, pero está formulada en términos literarios, en parte en prosa y en parte en verso. Dividida en dos grandes secciones: ‘Macrocosmos’ y ‘Microcosmos’, se cierra con la descripción de la naturaleza humana y su funcionamiento operativo en los procesos vitales y gnoseológicos. Los sentidos de que goza el hombre, asentados en la cabeza, son considerados instrumentos al servicio del intelecto que juzga. Ellos provienen de una única fuente pero desarrollan de diversas maneras sus operaciones. Si faltaran, no habría ni enseñanza de las letras ni sabiduría.

Injury incidence in judokas at the Spanish National University Championship

Background and Study Aim: Understanding injury incidence rates will be a great help with regards to preventing potential future damages. It is for this reason that this study suggests studying a large number of variables. The purpose of research is the relationship of events (empirical variables) that are usually taken into account in developing injury prevention programs during the battles and training in judo tournament. Material and methods: In this research project, 57 male judokas taking part in the Spanish National University Championship in 2009 were asked to complete a retrospective questionnaire. We analysed the following events: the most commonly injured body regions, the medical diagnosis, how and when the injury happened, the type of injury, the side of the body and the type of medical attention received. For the statistical analysis, we used the SPSS statistics programme to apply the Chi-square test in order to determine the significance levels for non-parametric tests from p<.05. Results: Significant differences were found in the most commonly injured body region, the shoulder/clavicle (p<.05), and in the most common diagnosis, the sprain (p<.05). Impact injuries (p<.05) are the most common and training (p<.05) is the most dangerous time. About the type of injury, 78.38% are new injuries (p<.05) and 69.05% affect the right hand side of the body (p<.05). Doctors are the most consulted specialists, but the physiotherapists obtained the best marks. Have been out due to injury for over 21 days 36.36% of the participants, but not for the entire season. Conclusions: The most common diagnosis in university student judokas coincides with those of elite judokas, with the sprain being the most common. University student judokas have a higher rate of shoulder/clavicle injuries, while professional judokas are prone to a higher rate of knee injuries. Training is the most common moment in which injuries occur, both in university student judokas and professional judokas. New injuries are the most common types of injuries in university student judokas and, while doctors are the most consulted specialists, the physiotherapists obtained the best marks.

"Ingenuas didicisse fideliter artes Emollit mores, nec sinit esse seros" (manuscript essay), 1798 December 6

Three-page handwritten essay in English by Buckminster on the role of the arts in humanity's progress. The essay is titled with a quote from Ovid that can be translated, "A faithful study of the liberal arts refines the manners and corrects their harshness." The essay begins, "To a philosophic mind it is highly interesting to mark the progress of refinement."

Gorgias;

Bibliography: p. x.

Timaeus;

Mode of access: Internet.

Teaching and scholarship & the res publica,

The liberal arts college and the course of human affairs.--The modern languages and our melting pot.--The college teacher and his high school colleague.--The scientist and our social problems.--The business man and better education.--The twentieth century and the United States.