Community building and virtual teamwork in an online learning environment

In the world of OTIS, an online Internet School for occupational therapists, students from four European countries were encouraged to work collaboratively through problem based learning by interacting with each other in a virtual semi-immersive environment. This paper aims to explore the issues that there was little interaction between students from different tutorial groups and virtual teamwork developed in each of the cross cultural tutorial groups. Synchronous data from European students was captured during tutorial sessions and peer booked meetings and evidence suggests that communities of interest were established. It is possible to conclude that collaborative systems can be designed, which encourage students to build trust and teamwork in a cross cultural online learning environment. </p

The response of a neutral atom to a strong laser field probed by transient absorption near the ionisation threshold

We present transient absorption spectra of an extreme ultraviolet attosecond pulse train in helium dressed by an 800 nm laser field with intensity ranging from $2times10^{12}$ W/cm$^2$ to $2times10^{14}$ W/cm$^2$. The energy range probed spans 16-42 eV, straddling the first ionisation energy of helium (24.59 eV). By changing the relative polarisation of the dressing field with respect to the attosecond pulse train polarisation we observe a large change in the modulation of the absorption reflecting the vectorial response to the dressing field. With parallel polarized dressing and probing fields, we observe significant modulations with periods of one half and one quarter of the dressing field period. With perpendicularly polarized dressing and probing fields, the modulations of the harmonics above the ionisation threshold are significantly suppressed. A full-dimensionality solution of the single-atom time-dependent Schr odinger equation obtained using the recently developed ab-initio time-dependent B-spline ADC method reproduce some of our observations

Women's reproductive rights in the inter-American system of human rights: conclusions from the Field, June - September 2014

The Inter-American System of Human Rights has proven to be a forum for the advancement of women’s reproductive rights in the Inter-American region. However, the Inter-American System faces significant challenges in promoting structural transformative change that enables women’s enjoyment of their reproductive health rights. This report examines three reproductive rights cases from the Inter- American Commission on Human Rights and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights: María Mamerita Mestanza Chávez v. Peru; Paulina Ramirez Jacinto v. Mexico; and Artavia Murillo et al. v. Costa Rica. In the summer of 2014, interviews were conducted with representatives in each of the case study countries, with the objective of the research being two-fold: (1) to understand how each of the cases developed, and the subsequent challenges and advancements; and (2) to learn from these cases in order to suggest recommendations for how actors can make better use of the Inter-American System as one of several avenues for protecting, promoting and fulfilling women’s reproductive rights. The report first discusses challenges in implementing women’s reproductive health rights, and then explores how the Inter-American System can strengthen its work on women’s reproductive health rights

R&D and Knowledge Management - A case model

The speeches presented by Ir. Dr. Gue See Saw: "R&D and Knowledge Management - a case model" held on 15 December 2011, organized by Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), Perlis, Malaysia

Teaching And Learning Programs For Autistic Children.

The psychologist, Leo Kanner, separated autism from others and coined the term, infantile autism in 1943. The word "autism" comes from the Greek words - "au", which means "self' and "ism", which implies "orientation or state". Autism is then the condition of somebody who is unusually absorbed in himself or herself (Reber, 1985). It is a lifelong disability affecting areas of the brain that control understanding, emotions, speech and gesticulation, and the general ability to interact socially

School Counseling In Malaysia.

The 1998 Counselors Act 580 (Akta Kaunselor 580) has certainly changed the counseling scenario in Malaysia. Together with the implementation of a policy that all secondary schools are to have least one counselor since 1996, the situation of counseling in schools have significantly improved. This paper covers the historical development of the school guidance and counseling movement in Malaysia, role and function of the school counselors, the effectiveness of the counseling services, and the future of school counseling

The Training Of Public, Health Personnel And School Counselors To Help Tsunami Survlvors: Malaysian Experience.

The disaster Tsunami struck on 26tt1 December 2004 and its' devastating effects were concentrated at the northern coastal areas of Penang, an island in Malaysia. The number of deaths currently stands at 68 with 52 in Penang, 12 in Kedah, 3 in Perak and 1 in Selangor. Many families were traumatized by the experience

Conflict And Stress Management In Organisations.

The work force of today is composed of people who are more diverse than ever in nationality, culture, religion, age, education and'socio-economic status

Case Management In Counseling.

In Malaysia, counseling is becoming more acceptable by the population. Counseling services are offered in schools, institutions and community. Thus the role of a counselor is more towards providing individual and group counseling. In this service, the process of meeting the clients needs includes assessment, developing an action plan, consulting and liaising with other community service providers, information sharing and client confidentiality, information and referral, and clients progress tracking

A UTAR solar energy project on the launching pad

Link to publisher’s homepage at http://www.myiem.org.my