A Social History of American Technology, Second Edition, tells the story of American technology from the tools used by its earliest inhabitants to the technological systems cars and computers, aircraft and antibiotics that we are familiar with today. Ruth Schwartz Cowan and Matthew H. Hersch demonstrate how technological change has always been closely related to social and economic development, and examine the important mutual relationships between social history and technological change. They explain how the unique characteristics of American cultures and American geography have affected the technologies that have been invented, manufactured, and used throughout the years and also the reverse: how those technologies have affected the daily lives, the unique cultures, and the environments of all Americans.

SOCIAL HIST AMER TECH 2E UPDF

History

COWAN

HERSCH

Americas

Oxford University Press

"This is one of the most interesting texts I have read for many years ... It is authoritative and clearly written. It provides a rich set of examples of teaching, and a reflective discourse."Professor George Brown"...succeeds in inspiring the reader by making the process of reflective learning interesting and thought provoking ... has a narrative drive which makes it a book too good to put down."Dr Mary Thorpe"...a delightful and unusual reflective journey...the whole book is driven by a cycle of questions, examples, strategies and generalizations from the examples. In all, it is the clearest example of practise-what-you-preach that I have seen."Professor John BiggsThis unusual, accessible and significant book begins each chapter by posing a question with which college and university teachers can be expected to identify; and then goes on to answer the question by presenting a series of examples; finally, each chapter closes with 'second thoughts', presenting a viewpoint somewhat distinct from that taken by John Cowan.This book will assist university teachers to plan and run innovative activities to enable their students to engage in effective reflective learning; it will help them adapt other teachers' work for use with their own students; and will give them a rationale for the place of reflective teaching and learning in higher education.

On Becoming An Innovative University Teacher

Education & Teaching

Schools & Teaching

Open University Press

On Becoming an Innovative University Teacher: Reflection in Action

Open University Pres

As the subtitle Reflection in Action makes clear, On Becoming an Innovative University Teacher is about reflection. It aims to allow lecturers to develop abilities as a result of reflection, and to enable them to encourage their students to engage in effective reflective learning. This new edition has a revised structure to allow greater accessibility, and a new chapter entitled 'Why and how should we start innovating', which addresses the title of the book in the context of higher education in 2005. Many examples have been updated, and recent issues such as the impact of IT have been introduced. Cowan's relaxed and readable style is maintained as he discusses recent research.

On becoming an innovative university teacher: reflection in action: Reflection in Action

Higher & Continuing Education

English In Plain Words: Words

ELISABETH

Gregory & Mcpherson

Random House]

Manual Identification Medical Bacteria

Medical Books

Medicine

Cambridge University Press

Cowan and Steel's Manual for the Identification of Medical Bacteria

Husbands and Wives: Exploding Marital Myths-Deepening Love and Desire

Self-Help

Relationships

Simon & Schuster Audio

The electric vehicle is an established technology, performing the tasks asked of it in predictable ways and at predictable costs. But could expanded use of the electric vehicle have an impact in other areas of concern - on the environment, noise pollution, oil dependency, sustainability and so on? To do so in a noticeable way, the electric vehicle would have to become a significant part of the transportation system. The goal of this work is to address that issue. Whether or not the electric vehicle has technical properties that do respond effectively to these concerns is not central. Rather, the focus of this volume is the mechanisms whereby the electric vehicle could become a significant part of the transportation system, and the prospects of this happening. The chapters in this book address the question from a variety of perspectives.

Electrical Vehicles

Engineering & Transportation

Hultin

Automotive

Ashgate Pub Ltd

Written in clear and user-friendly language.  Geni Cowan has more than 25 years of experience managing and leading social and educational organizational environments.

UNDERSTANDING AND CONDUCTING RESEARCH IN EDUCATION: A USER-FRIENDLY APPROACH

Kendall/Hunt Publishing

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