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Introduction to Art: Design, Context, and Meaning
Pamela Sachant; Peggy Blood; Jeffery LeMieux · University of North Georgia Press · 2016
Introduction to Art: Design, Context, and Meaning offers a comprehensive introduction to the world of Art. Authored by four USG faculty members with advance degrees in the arts, this textbooks offers up-to-date original scholarship. It includes over 400 high-quality images illustrating the history of art, its technical applications, and its many uses.Combining the best elements of both a traditional textbook and a reader, it introduces such issues in art as its meaning and purpose; its meaning and purpose; its structure, material, and form; and its diverse effects on our lives. Its digital nature allows students to follow links to applicable sources and videos, expanding the students' educational experiences beyond the textbook. Introduction to Art: Design, Context, and Meaning provides a new and free alternative to traditional textbooks, making it an invaluable resource in our modern age of technology and advancement.
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The Art and Science of Teaching Agriculture: Four Keys to Dynamic Learning
M. Susie Whittington; Rick Rudd; Jack Elliot · Virginia Tech Publishing · 2023
The Art and Science of Teaching Agriculture: Four Keys to Dynamic Learning is a methods of teaching book. Specifically, it is a collection of thoughts, best practices, strategies, and techniques for planning, delivering, and assessing teaching and learning. This resource is assembled from among the best teaching professors in agricultural communication, education, and leadership in America. They have narrated their favorite class sessions … sessions chosen with the goal of making us all better teachers. You will quickly grasp the four fundamental keys of solid, basic, time-tested formal and nonformal teaching: Laying the Foundation, Connecting with Students, Designing Instruction, and Applying Learning. These keys are shared with you through the unique voices of the authors to provide a multiperspective approach to teaching. The authors offer both secondary and postsecondary educators in both formal and nonformal educational environments the opportunity to build confidence in planning, delivering, and assessing the depths of the variables inherent in learning. You will acquire the foundation to teach so your learners can learn dynamically. Are you reviewing or adopting this book for a course? Please help us understand your use by filling out this form: https://bit.ly/teachagriculture_interest
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Elementary Earth and Space Science Methods
Ted Neal · University of Iowa · 2019
We created this book to help you as both a college student and a future teacher. Dr. Ted Neal asked us to help him create this resource from the perspective of students who have taken Science Methods II–what would we want in a textbook for this course? With this in mind, we have gathered and created resources to help you better understand science and feel confident in your abilities as a future teacher. This book is divided into five parts which align with the Science Methods II course: Physics Space Science Earth Science Climate Science Course Materials and Pedagogy Within each part, the material is broken down into smaller chapters. Here you will find written explanations, video links, glossary terms, key takeaways, and practice quizzes to help you understand the material. This book is designed to be a flexible resource; use it as much or as little as you need throughout the course.
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WAC Partnerships Between Secondary and Postsecondary Institutions
Jacob Blumner; Pamela Childers · WAC Clearinghouse · 2015
Working with educators at all academic levels involved in WAC partnerships, the authors and editors of this collection demonstrate successful models of collaboration between schools and institutions so others can emulate and promote this type of collaboration. The chapters in this collection describe and reflect on collaborative partnerships among middle schools, high schools, colleges, and universities that are designed to prepare students for the kinds of work and civic engagement required to succeed in and contribute to society. The WAC partnerships celebrated in this collection include frameworks to build connectivity between institutions while addressing Common Core State Standards, academic and non-academic collaborations around science education, WAC partnerships in Argentina and Germany, and both long- and short-term collaborations.
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The Changing Story: digital stories that participate in transforming teaching & learning
Linda Buturian · University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing · 2016
The Changing Story gives you assignments, resources, and examples to use in your teaching and learning. It will also help you think of ways digital stories can be used in your teaching, and help students harness the power of visual storytelling.
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Artificial Intelligence and Librarianship
Martin Frické · SoftOption · 2024
Courses on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Librarianship in ALA-accredited Masters of Library and Information (MLIS) degrees are rare. We have all been surprised by ChatGPT and similar Large Language Models. Generative AI is an important new area for librarianship. It is also developing so rapidly that no one can really keep up. Those trying to produce AI courses for the MLIS degree need all the help they can get. This book is a gesture of support. It consists of about 100,000 words on the topic, with a 4-500 item bibliography. The third edition has changes and additions. These include: a new Chapter 6 on evaluation and the future new materials in Chapter 5 on current large language and multimodal models scattered revisions, corrections, and updates.
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Earth, Space, and Environmental Science Explorations with ArcGIS Pro
Wing Cheung · Wing Cheung
When I first started teaching Geographic Information Systems (GIS) over 15 years ago, there were only a handful of GIS tutorial books on the market. While a few of them focused on a particular theme, many of them were mainly technical publications with no unifying theme. These publications are perfect for teaching new users about basic GIS operations and continue to be invaluable to many users today. However, these publications consisted of tutorials focusing on vastly different real-world scenarios, and felt a little disjointed to integrate into a class that focuses on a specific field (e.g. Environmental Science, Geography, Urban Planning). Since then, I am happy to see that there has been a proliferation of publications that are not only focused on introducing the technology, but also provide an introduction to a specific field as well as GIS. It is with this consideration in mind that I wrote this book to not only introduce students to the tools in ArcGIS Pro, but also to provide a glimpse into some of the topics that may be covered in an introductory course in Geography, Environmental Science, or related disciplines. I aimed to achieve a balance of technical instruction and information about Earth, Space, and Environmental Sciences, to make this publication helpful for new GIS learners, as well as students who may be interested in learning about the applications of GIS in the Earth, Space, and Environmental Sciences. Before you begin with the book, please download and unzip the data for the book at https://tinyurl.com/ESESGIS. Each chapter will begin with a list of the technical objectives for the lab exercise, which is particularly useful to refer to should you need a refresher on how to perform a particular task at a later date. The list of technical objectives is followed by a short introduction that provides the context for the exercise. Subsequently, you will find the step-by-step directions for the exercises with questions embedded throughout (in yellow h
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Java with BlueJ Part 2
Ron McFadyen · Ron McFadyen · 2016
This book is Part II of a two-part set that introduces the Java programming language. The text assumes the student will be using the BlueJ development environment and provides some introductory BlueJ material. Our experience has been that BlueJ is easy to learn and provides a good programming environment for the beginner programmer.
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Business Startup and Entrepreneurship: Canada
Matthew Pauley · Robertson Library Pressbooks · 2021
This OER textbook focuses on the foundations of entrepreneurship and starting a business. The text is divided from the theoretical underpinnings of the discipline; entrepreneurship traits and characteristics and the activities that precede starting a business.
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The Path to Funding: The Artist’s Guide to Building Your Audience, Generating Income, and Realizing Career Sustainability
Zane Forshee; Christina Manceor; Robin McGinness · The Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University · 2022
Based on coursework developed at Peabody Conservatory, this book breaks down the process of developing an artist mission statement, generating new ideas for creative projects, and creating an engaging project description. It also covers methods for artists to identify their audience, generate a comprehensive project budget, collect compelling work samples, and identify potential funders to support their creative work. Written by a team of active artists and educators, this resource provides creatives with tools and strategies to communicate passionately and effectively about their work and take control of their financial and artistic future.
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La Revolución de la Inteligencia Artificial en la Educación Superior
Geovanny Silva-Peñafiel; Byron Castillo-Parra; Katherine Tixi-Gallegos; Bladimir Urgiles-Rodríguez · Editorial Grupo AEA · 2024
Se analiza el impacto transformador de la inteligencia artificial (IA) en la educación superior, destacando las innovaciones tecnológicas y sus aplicaciones prácticas. Se enfoca en cómo la IA está redefiniendo los métodos de enseñanza y aprendizaje, ofreciendo personalización y eficiencia en los procesos educativos. En los primeros capítulos, se expone la evolución y las definiciones fundamentales de la IA, subrayando su creciente integración en la educación y cómo esta tecnología promete personalizar la experiencia de aprendizaje, adaptando los contenidos a las necesidades individuales de los estudiantes. Además, se examinan los sistemas de gestión del aprendizaje impulsados por IA, que facilitan una instrucción adaptativa y personalizada, y las herramientas de evaluación y retroalimentación automatizada, que proporcionan análisis instantáneos y comentarios personalizados. Se discuten los desafíos éticos y legales asociados, especialmente en términos de privacidad y seguridad de los datos, junto con la necesidad de un marco ético para el uso responsable de la IA en entornos educativos. Los capítulos finales abordan casos de estudio y aplicaciones prácticas de la IA en la educación superior, resaltando implementaciones exitosas y lecciones aprendidas que podrían guiar futuras investigaciones y desarrollos en el campo.
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Introduction to Art: Design, Context, and Meaning
Pamela Sachant; Peggy Blood · University of North Georgia Press · 2016
Introduction to Art: Design, Context, and Meaning offers a comprehensive introduction to the world of Art. Authored by four USG faculty members with advance degrees in the arts, this textbooks offers up-to-date original scholarship. It includes over 400 high-quality images illustrating the history of art, its technical applications, and its many uses.Combining the best elements of both a traditional textbook and a reader, it introduces such issues in art as its meaning and purpose; its meaning and purpose; its structure, material, and form; and its diverse effects on our lives. Its digital nature allows students to follow links to applicable sources and videos, expanding the students' educational experiences beyond the textbook. Introduction to Art: Design, Context, and Meaning provides a new and free alternative to traditional textbooks, making it an invaluable resource in our modern age of technology and advancement.
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Algoritmo de inteligencia artificial para la detección de cultivos de cacao (Teobroma cacao L.), banano (Musa paradisiaca L.) y palma africana (Elaeis guineensis J.).
Oliver Michael Zambrano-Garcia; Lidia Vlassova · Editorial Grupo AEA · 2023
Se analiza la expansión e intensificación de la agricultura no regulada e insostenible, principalmente en América Latina, enfocándose en Ecuador, donde la degradación del suelo está estrechamente relacionada con prácticas agrícolas insostenibles. Destaca la importancia de una planificación territorial exhaustiva y el uso de teledetección para evaluar cambios en el uso del suelo y la cobertura vegetal. La investigación se centra en la zona norte de las provincias del Guayas y de Los Ríos en Ecuador, enfocándose en el procesamiento de imágenes satelitales para detectar cultivos de banano, cacao y palma. Utiliza una metodología experimental y cuantitativa para comparar la efectividad de distintas metodologías de clasificación, evaluando la precisión del método de inteligencia artificial Bosques Aleatorios usando imágenes del satélite Sentinel-2. Los resultados del estudio incluyen el preprocesamiento de imágenes satelitales, el cálculo de índices espectrales NDVI y RESI, y la clasificación supervisada de las imágenes de Sentinel-2 utilizando los métodos de Máxima Verosimilitud y Bosques Aleatorios. Se realizaron análisis estadísticos detallados, incluyendo la validación de resultados mediante matrices de confusión y el cálculo del coeficiente Kappa. En conclusión, el manuscrito ofrece una comprensión profunda de cómo la teledetección y la inteligencia artificial pueden ayudar en la detección y clasificación de cultivos en áreas específicas, contribuyendo a la gestión agrícola y la planificación territorial sostenible.
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Desafíos De La Formación Ciudadana En La Era Digital: Estadodelarte
David Guzmán; David Silva; Antonio Zúñiga · Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso · 2015
Esta publicación es posible gracias al proyecto “Fortaleciendo la Democracia a través del Ciudadanía Digital en Chile y México”, desarollado por La Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile y el Instituto Belisario Domínguez del Senado de México, y financiado por el Fondo Conjunto de Cooperación México–Chile (convocatoria 2015). Dicho fondo es administrado por la Agencia de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo de Chile (AGCID) y la Agencia Mexicana de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo (AMEXCID).
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Inteligencia Artificial Aplicada a Procesamiento de Lenguaje Natural (NLP) con Python y Machine Learning.
Lady Mariuxi Sangacha-Tapia; Ricardo Javier Celi; Ivan Leonel Acosta-Guzmán; Eleanor Alexandra Varela-Tapia · Editorial Grupo AEA · 2024
Este libro refleja el trabajo realizado bajo investigación entre docentes investigadores con el afán de que sea útil al lector, el uso de predicciones al momento de entrenar un algoritmo clasificado de texto en procesamiento de lenguaje natural (PLN) basado en machine learning. Conformado de 4 capítulos con la utilidad para el inicio al mundo de la IA de la rama de procesamiento de lenguaje natural con Python en machine learning. El Capítulo 1 menciona conceptos y la evolución de las diferentes ramas de conocimiento que abarca la inteligencia artificial (AI), el entendimiento del NLP, machine learning, tipos de aprendizaje para resolver problemas como el supervisado, no supervisado y refuerzo. Capítulo 2 se profundiza el NLP conociendo los contenidos básicos de clasificación como: Las técnicas y diseño de LSTM, tokeización, stopword, lematización, bag of Word (part of speech tagging). Capítulo 3 es la estructuración de este capítulo el conocer las definiciones de los modelos de aprendizaje supervisado que son útiles en NLP orientado a la clasificación de texto. Capítulo 4 un caso de predicción o grado de asertividad del modelamiento de un algoritmo, la intención es demostrar la utilización de un modelo y varias técnicas aplicando NLP basado en machine learning.
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Inteligencia Artificial Aplicada con técnicas de Procesamiento de Lenguaje Natural y Machine Learning en el campo de la salud.
Eleanor Alexandra Varela-Tapia; Ivan Leonel Acosta-Guzmán; Jorge Alberto Oviedo-Peñafiel · Editorial Grupo AEA · 2024
La Inteligencia Artificial (IA), el Procesamiento del Lenguaje Natural (NLP) y el Aprendizaje Automático (ML) han jugado un papel crucial en la lucha contra la pandemia de Covid-19, proporcionando herramientas tecnológicas valiosas para el diagnóstico, seguimiento y control de la enfermedad, implementándose soluciones con IA para mitigar sus efectos. Se propone el diseño de un modelo de ML aplicando técnicas NLP en el preprocesamiento de texto para poder evaluar la eficacia del análisis de datos en conversaciones de personas contagiadas del coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Se recopiló información de redes sociales como Twitter y Facebook, y encuestas a contagiados de Covid-19 en la Zona 8 de la provincia del Guayas. Con estos datos, se entrenó un sistema de clasificación textual utilizando los algoritmos de Soporte de Máquina Vectorial y Random Forest. El estudio resultó en una precisión del 96% en ambos modelos, demostrando su viabilidad para la creación e implementación de clasificadores de texto. Se logró mejorar el rendimiento del modelo, reduciendo las categorías con más de 200 ocurrencias, lo que resultó en una precisión más elevada sin diferencias significativas entre ambos modelos. Por último, se desarrolló un sitio web capaz de clasificar correctamente los síntomas y recomendaciones comentadas por los pacientes.
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Inteligencia Artificial
Julio Ponce; Aurora Soto; Fátima Quezada · LATIn Project · 2014
Este libro es una introducción al area de la Inteligencia Artificial y presenta algunas de las aplicaciones que puede tener en la vida real en diversos campos de aplicación, El libro esta compuesto de ocho capítulos los cuales abarcan los antededentes, algunos conceptos importantes para la resolución de problemas como es la representación de conocimiento, el planteamiento de los problemas. Asimismo se menciona la teoría de agentes por un lado y por otro lo que es el aprendizaje computacional. Otra area que se aborta es la computación evolutivo y los algoritmos bioinspirados para la resolución de problemas, dandole enfasis a los problemas de optimizacion. Por ultimo se menciona una nueva tendencia en el area de las ciencias computacionales como es el uso de las GPUs para trabajar de una manera mas rapida al realizar el procesamiento en paralelo.
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Human Services Practicum: An Equity Lens
Yvonne Smith; Sally Guyer; Ivan Mancinelli-Franconi; Elizabeth Pearce · Open Oregon Educational Resources · 2025
This text is designed to be used in fieldwork seminar courses that generally accompany students’ internship experience. Topics include issues that students will most likely face during their fieldwork. The text begins with early internship issues of getting to know the agency and becoming part of a team. Later chapters address topics including effective supervision, ethical dilemmas, and working with an equity lens.
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Academic Success
Wendy Hargreaves; Cristy Bartlett; Kate Derrington · University of Southern Queensland · 2021
Academic Success is designed to help students on their university journey. It is divided into four parts, each reflecting different aspects of a student’s tertiary experience. Part A: Successful Beginnings addresses what it is like to be a new student at an Australian university. Part B: Successful Foundations introduces basic skills in English language, techniques for accessing and working with information, and understanding academic integrity. Part C: Successful Study Skills presents the everyday, core skills that successful students use while at university. Lastly, Part D: Successful Assessment meets head-on the challenges of tertiary assessments. This open book ultimately aids students across all disciplines in achieving academic success at university.
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Bridges: United States Academia for First-Generation and International College Students
Shawn Higgins · North Broad Press · 2021
Bridges introduces students to a wide range of concepts, institutions, histories, and artifacts of United States college and university life. After discussing these items in easy-to-scan, concise, nuance-free prose, this textbook then offers useful lists, templates for writing and speaking in different discourses and situations, thought-provoking questions and activities for self-study and for classroom work, and pertinent hyperlinks for further information. Bridges is designed to help first-generation, first-year, English language learners, and/or culturally unfamiliarized students more fully and successfully explore their educational environments. By using this book, students will be better prepared for the academic and social challenges of successfully undertaking higher education in English.