The readings in these two units have provided several perspectives on cultural policy as it has evolved at the international, national, and local levels. This assignment asks you to write a short essay synthesizing shared themes and ideas (please note the Key Words in each unit as a guide) and/or contrasting the perspectives presented and…

Using the information and stories presented in Chs 4, and 8, reflect on the complexities of “opportunities” associated with crossing the border. Think of these issues from business perspective -as the guiding theme. From there  consider the  “human smuggler”, are human smugglers always monsters? How do we understand it as a business, but with potentials for risks and…

Building 21st Century Skills Access the 21st Century Skills resources on the Module 1 Learning Objects page. Consider your current skillset in relationship to 21st century skills. Then, use the questions to guide an original response. What 21st century skills do you have? What 21st century skills do you need to develop? How can building your 21st century skillset motivate learners…

The outside source may be a news source, an editorial, a textbook chapter, or an academic source, as long as it is credible. give the author and title of your sourceexplain what kind of source it isstate the main idea/thesis of the sourcediscuss the major points/reasonsexplain how you plan to use the source in your…

Planners initial focus (as the field was in its infancy roughly 100 years ago) was very much on buildings and neighborhoods design and use.  Housing reformers and utopian planners responded to the reality of the industrial city by reimagining tenement housing and then by envisioning entirely different places  Garden Cities and Towers in the Park  and counting…

Prohibition is an interesting era in the 1920s and 1930s. Was prohibition doomed from the start? Was it solely responsible for the rise of organized crime in the 1930s? Was there another way to meet the demands of the Temperance Society?

Needs abstract, introduction, body, conclusion, and references The Introduction When writing the literature review, you will generally start with the introduction. The goals of the introduction are to: identify the research context point out a gap in current understanding address why resolving the gap is important set the foundation for how a proposed study would…

Select one question below for this week’s discussion: Discuss how the ASSURE model supports 21st century learning as described in the National Education Technology Plan. Discuss the characteristics of a 21st century teacher who is technologically competent, information literate, and maintains professional growth and engagement. Compare components of a 21st century environment with regard to being a global classroom, connecting schools and homes,…

Watch, listen to and take notes on the speech by Jessica Jeanbaptiste. It is based on another assignment, however it is an effective tool to assist in teaching how to introduce a quote or paraphrase. (She does not mention the authors, from class lectures, why is it important to also use the author’s name? In…

Answer the following question: Identify the key components of a classic (i.e., a true) experiment (1 point).   Suppose that you want to test the hypothesis that when employees participate in decision making at work, their productivity increases.   Design an experiment that would enable you to test this hypothesis. Include the following elements in…