Jill Bolte Taylor got a research opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: She had a massive stroke, and watched as her brain functions — motion, speech, self-awareness — shut down one by one. An astonishing story.
Mirror therapy is a proven method for helping to ease phantom pain; how do you do it? Here is a quick overview of what it is and how to do it!
Data is a relational concept. It can mean different things to different stakeholders in different contexts. In the context of the Washington State Department of Licensing (DOL) this relational aspect of data, and the challenges of data management, was succinctly described as follows:
DOL has a diverse collection of applications to support its operational needs. There are many common data elements across these applications that are currently being defined and used separately and inconsistently.
While this usually has no impact on the operation of the individual applications, it creates problems when trying to match and accumulate data from multiple systems for analysis and forecasting. The solution to this problem is to centrally define and manage this data so it is referenced and used consistently by all applications [1]
The goal of this course is to both introduce terminology and techniques for working with data, as well as foreground principles in effective data stewardship. In doing so, we will try to help reduce the complexity of managing and providing services for data across DOL.
eComma is a social reading tool teachers can install in their Learning Management System (LMS). It allows students and teachers to read and annotate texts together, pooling their knowledge and perspectives for a deeper understanding and analysis of what they are reading. The eComma website linked here explains how to explain the tool in an LMS and has a user guide and case studies with ideas for how to use it in a class.