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50 Free Resources That Will Improve Your Writing Skills. Advertisement Today, too many websites are still inaccessible. In our new book Inclusive Design Patterns, we explore how to craft flexible front-end design patterns and make future-proof and accessible interfaces without extra effort. Hardcover, 312 pages. Get the book now! Effective writing skills are to a writer what petrol is to a car. Of course, effective writing requires a good command of the language in which you write or want to write. Further Reading on SmashingMag: Link We collected over 50 useful and practical tools and resources that will help you to improve your writing skills. 1. Use English Punctuation Correctly6 A quick and useful crash course in English punctuation.

HyperGrammar7 An extensive electronic grammar course at the University of Ottawa’s Writing Centre. Grammar Girl8 Mignon Fogarty’s quick and dirty tips for better writing. English Style Guide – Economist16 This guide is based on the style book which is given to all journalists at The Economist. 2. Dr. 3. 4. 5. 6. Vizualize.me: Visualize your resume in one click. Project 3 Infographics | Jim Crabbe's Blog. Here is a cool website for the work of Edward Tuftie. Tuftie has been representing data graphically for decades. His work encompasses many disciplines, and he does everything from showing in galleries to traveling the country giving one-day courses. The New York Times called him the Leonardo da Vinci of data. Here is an interesting article on a “flipped classroom” from a New York Times education blog. Here is a really cool infographic site that traces the evolution of Western dance music.

One article I read from the ISTE website is titled “Visual Arts Units for All Levels.” Projects in this article are also connected to state standards regarding the use of technology in the classroom. One interesting thing I learned in the article is that the visual arts can be a great way to introduce project-based learning into the classroom for a teacher who is not familiar with the concept. First, I like the hand-drawn aspect of this infographic. Six Famous Thought Experiments, Animated in 60 Seconds Each. By Maria Popova From the fine folks at the Open University comes 60-Second Adventures in Thought, a fascinating and delightfully animated series exploring six famous thought experiments.

The Paradox of the Tortoise and Achilles comes from Ancient Greece and explores motion as an illusion: The Grandfather Paradox grapples with time travel: Chinese Room comes from the work of John Searle, originally published in 1980, and deals with artificial intelligence: Hilbert’s paradox of the Grand Hotel, proposed by German mathematician David Hilbert, tackles the gargantuan issue of infinity: The Twin Paradox, first explained by Paul Langevin in 1911, examines special relativity: Schrödinger’s Cat, devised by Austrian physicist Erwin Schrödinger in 1935, is a quantum mechanics mind-bender: For more such fascination and cognitive calisthenics, you won’t go wrong with Peg Tittle’s What If….Collected Thought Experiments in Philosophy . via Open Culture.

Workshop. Use of Email at UWA : Information Services : The University of Western Australia. This was approved by the IT Policy Committee on February 27, 2002 and endorsed by Academic Council on May 15, 2002. Summary University email accounts may not be used for private gain or commercial purposes. They are provided for UWA purposes, although some private use may be tolerated.

The privacy of email cannot be guaranteed, and is subject in any case to scrutiny where necessary for the University to pursue its normal business operations. The security of email cannot be ensured, so should not be used for highly sensitive messages. Email content must not be offensive, harassing, discriminatory, etc. As official University records, email must be properly stored, archived, etc. Details The University firmly encourages the implementation and use of email, though it does recognise that there are some risks associated with this technology. Appendix A: Guidelines for treating email as official University records Back to top Appendix B: Guidelines for disclosing email contents 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Human Resources - Code of Ethics. Further information Code of Ethics – an Overview The University’s Code of Ethics is a statement of the ethical principles, values and behaviours expected of all staff and students at The University of Western Australia.

The Code of Ethics and Code of Conduct form part of the University’s contract of employment with its staff and apply to all officers and employees of the University, whether full-time, part-time or casual appointees, and to members of the University’s Senate. The Codes also apply to honorary and adjunct staff. Visiting staff, and others acting in a voluntary capacity while participating in the life of the University community, are also expected to act in a manner consistent with the ethical and conduct obligations detailed in these Codes. Contractors, their employees and representatives, and visitors engaging in any University-related activity are expected to conduct themselves in a manner consistent with the Codes. Code of Conduct – an Overview Vice-Chancellor's address. University Policies - Search for Policies - Social Media 15/07/2011.

At UWA, our policies recognise our diversity and are developed to be inclusive. All policies in this library apply to the entire University Community, regardless of identity, including but not limited to people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, the LGBTIQA+ community, people living with disabilities and people of all genders. The UWA Policy Library Guideline [Word] provides some basic info about the new UWA Policy Library. The UWA Policy Library A to Z [Word] will help to you find the new location of a policy. The UWA Policy Library Glossary [Word] lists the correct terms and their definitions.

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Ellos son una oportunidad de tener una vitrina profesional para demostrar tu talento. Te invitamos disfrutes de nuestro top de la semana y esperamos sea de inspiración para todos tus diseños y te de ese impulso para tener tu portafolio en linea. Editado y actualizado el 1 abril 2014 01. 02. Courses | GRE, LSAT, MCAT, GMAT prep class. Blended Learning. Media.wiley.com/product_data/excerpt/37/07821432/0782143237.pdf.