Lampe, Cliff, Paul Resnick, Andrea Forte, Sarita Yardi, Dana Rotman, Todd Marshall, and Wayne Lutters. “Educational Priorities for Technology-Mediated Social Participation.” Computer 43, no. 11 (November 2010): 60-67. doi: 10.1109/MC.2010.316
Abstract: An ambitious TMSP education program, which recognizes that learners fall into multiple categories, will facilitate training people to participate in the complex interplay between social participation and technical systems.
Wallace, Richard C. “Engaging Business Practitioners to Develop Students’ Faith and Talents.” Christian Business Academy Review 5, no. 1 (2010): 23-30.
Abstract: Bringing business practitioners into our classrooms provides unique opportunities to develop our student’s faith and talents. We discuss the benefits of guest experts in terms of informing and inspiring our students as well as broadening our networks for internships, jobs, and philanthropy. We confront two challenges: 1) persuading the experts to come to offer advice, and 2) convincing the students to take it. We offer ten suggestions to maximize the benefits of engaging business experts in our classes.
Baldwin, Bruce W., Scott Hasbrouck, Jordan Smith, and Thomas S. Kuntzleman. “Classroom Activity Connections: Demonstrating Various Flame Tests Using Common Household Materials.” Journal of Chemical Education 87, no. 8 (2010): 790–792.
Abstract: In JCE Activity #67, “Flame Tests: Which Ion Causes the Color?”, Michael Sanger describes how to conduct flame tests with household items. We have used this activity in outreach settings, and have extended it in a variety of ways. For example, we have demonstrated large-scale strontium (red), copper (green), and carbon (blue) flames using only household items, and have helped children investigate the chemistry of sparklers and colored flame birthday candles.
Howder, Collin R., Kyle D. Groen, and Thomas S. Kuntzleman. “JCE Classroom Activity #107. And the Oscar to…A Chemist!Goes.” Journal Of Chemical Education 87, no. 10 (October 2010): 1060-1061. doi: 10.1021/ed900013z
Abstract: A hands-on activity and demonstration, both applicable to the 2010 National Chemistry Week theme of Behind the Scenes with Chemistry, are presented. In the activity, students compare and contrast the properties of heat conductors and heat insulators. During the demonstration, students learn that water absorbed by a superabsorbent polymer can insulate material from a burning flame. Students also learn about Gary Zeller, a chemist who won an Academy Award for scientific achievement in 1988 for his invention of Zel Jel. Zel Jel is a mixture of water and polymers that is used in the special effects industry to protect actors from being burned when they are set on fire during filming.
Kuntzleman, Thomas S., and Christopher Richards. “Another Method for Determining the Pressure inside an Intact Carbonated Beverage Can (or Bottle).” Journal Of Chemical Education 87, no. 9 (September 2010): 993. doi: 10.1021/ed100255g
Abstract: Previous letters and articles in this Journal have described methods for finding the pressure of CO2 inside carbonated beverages. One communication in particular describes a method for estimating this pressure without even opening the container. This communication describes yet another method, using a combination of Henry’s law and freezing point depression measurements, for quantitative determination of CO2 inside carbonated beverages without opening the container.
Lugioyo, Brian. Martin Bucer’s Doctrine of Justification : Reformation Theology and Early Modern Irenicism: Reformation Theology and Early Modern Irenicism. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010.
Martin Bucer has usually been portrayed as a diplomat who attempted to reconcile divergent theological views, sometimes at any cost, or as a pragmatic pastor who was more concerned with ethics than theology. These representations have led to the view that Bucer was a theological lightweight, rightly placed in the shadow of Luther and Calvin. This book makes a different argument. Bucer was an ecclesial diplomat and a pragmatic pastor, yet his ecclesial and practical approaches to reforming the Church were guided by coherent theological convictions. Central to his theology was his understanding of the doctrine of justification, an understanding that Brian Lugioyo argues has an integrity of its own, though it has been imprecisely represented as intentionally conciliatory. It was this solid doctrine that guided Bucer’s irenicism and acted as a foundation for his entrance into discussions with Catholics between 1539 and 1541. Lugioyo demonstrates that Bucer was consistent in his approach and did not sacrifice his theological convictions for ecclesial expediency. Indeed his understanding was an accepted evangelical perspective on justification, one to be commended along with those of Luther and Calvin.
Yang, Guey-Meei, Melanie Peck, John Mozdzierz, and Christine Waugh-Fleischmann. “The Journey of Four Art Educators: Investigating the Educational Potential of Podcasts.” Art Education 63, no. 4 (July 2010): 33-39.
Abstract: During the winter 2007 art education graduate class at Eastern Michigan University, the professor and students experienced a journey as learners and teachers. This article is about their experiences exploring the educational potential of podcasts in teaching, particularly in a constructivist and situated-learning environment. Throughout the course, they functioned as a teacher-researcher community. Modeled and guided by the professor, each group collaboratively planned technology integration and researched the effectiveness of educational uses of podcasts, and individual group members carried out part of the plan in their own classrooms. Via regular sharing and offering suggestions, their learning was crisscrossed, allowing participation in each other’s project. Before telling their stories, the authors first provide some context of the graduate course and technological basics of podcasts in order to present necessary background knowledge to better understand their narratives.
Campolo, Tony, and Mary Albert Darling. Connecting Like Jesus: practices for healing, teaching, and preaching. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2010.
Tony Campolo and Mary Albert Darling have teamed up to explore the dynamic connection that occurs when spirituality/spiritual practices are combined with effective communication practices. Churches and other religious organizations depend on the ability of their leaders and members to communicate (speak, teach, and preach) within their congregations and beyond. This important, practical guide will reveal Campolo’s preaching secrets and Darling’s wise counsel as a professor of communication.
Rinck, Jonathan. “James Barry, 1741-1806: History Painter.” CAA Reviews (College Art Association) (November 10, 2010): 1-2.
Abstract: The article reviews the book “James Barry, 1741-1806: History Painter,” edited by Tom Dunne and William L. Pressly.
Buratovich, Michael. “Why Evolution is True/Why Evolution Works (and Creationism Fails).” Christian Scholar’s Review 39, no. 3 (2010): 358-362.
Abstract: While they mention Recent Creationism and address some of its objections to Neo-Darwinism, Young and Strode note that the Supreme Court outlawed the teaching of “Creation Science” in its 1987 Edwards v. Aguillard case. […] for their purposes, Young and Strode see Recent Creationism as a toothless tiger, and tend to focus more on the new challenger to Neo-Darwinism, ID theory. […] in their chapter on the cosmologica! case for design, Young and Strode use the computer simulations of physicist Victor Stenger to cast doubt on the fine-tuning argument.
