A Study of Apostasy through Scripture: A Biblical Theological Approach

Apostasy is a subject that has been an intriguing question for many biblical scholars. This thesis examines apostasy from a biblical theological approach, meaning the Bible, and not Systematic Theology, has priority. First, the subject of apostasy within the covenantal context of the Old Testament is examined. Examples are given and discussed while the themes that can be gathered from this discussion are also be touched upon. Then texts addressing this issue within the New Testaments are examined and expanded upon. Finally, a conclusion of what the Bible has to say on the subject of apostasy is made

The Disposable Blog: Using the Weblog to Facilitate Classroom Learning and Communications

This article describes two case studies: one is from a graduate course in social work practice evaluation taught by the second author; the other is from an undergraduate political science course in media and politics taught by the first author. These cases describe the way blogs, created by students and the professors, facilitate communications within the class, reduce paperwork for the professors, and let students practice their “public voices.” While the cases are specific to two courses — Masters-level social work and undergraduate political science – the concepts are easily transferred to others. The article begins with a history and literature review of blogs used pedagogically; next, the reader is walked through the creation of a blog using currently popular online tools; the next two sections are devoted to the two cases; and the final section attempts to draw some generalizations about using blogs in the classroom

TEDxUniversity: Promoting Ideas, Global Citizenship and English Fluency

TED Talks are short, passionate and engaging speeches by experts on important topics. Delivered at TED conferences, they are recorded for all to see freely online. Recently there have been a growing number of smaller TED-sanctioned but independently organized “TEDx” conferences taking place throughout the world. This paper reflects on a visit to TEDxYouth@Kyoto 2013, a conference held by Kyoto area university students, and addresses why involving language learners in TEDx conferences might prove beneficial, not only for sharing ideas, but also for English practice and development as global citizens

Sprachsensibler Mathematikunterricht an Hauptschulen

Wann und wie genau stellt Sprache im MU ein Lernhindernis dar? Mit dieser Frage beschäftigt sich die Mathematikdidaktik seit ihrer Entstehung (Prediger 2013). Ein Überblick über die reiche Forschungsgeschichte findet sich beispielsweise bei Meier und Schwieger (1999). Im deutschsprachigen Raum hat sich als einer der ersten Josef Leisen als praktizierender Lehrer an deutschen Schulen im Ausland mit der Herausforderung der Mehrsprachigkeit bei Schülerinnen und Schülern beschäftigt. In diesem Zusammenhang wurden von ihm verschiedene Aufgabentypen und Methoden für den Unterricht entwickelt sowie Lehrerhandreichungen für die Sensibilisierung von Lehrerinnen und Lehrern auf der Basis eigener Erfahrungen verfasst. Diesem Feld der mehrsprachig aufwachsenden Schülerinnen und Schüler widmet sich die deutsche Fachdidaktik mit zunehmender Intensität. Ein sehr bekanntes und großes Forschungsprojekt zu dieser Thematik ist das von Susanne Prediger geleitete MuM-Projekt (Mathematiklernen unter Bedingungen der Mehrsprachigkeit), das die Herausforderungen der Mehrsprachigkeit aus verschiedenen Perspektiven beleuchtet

Growth hormone secretion during space flight and evaluation of the physiological responses of animals held in the research animal holding facility

The spaceflight of the Research Animal Holding Facility (RAHF) on the Space Laboratory 3 (SL 3) provided the opportunity to evaluate the suitability of the RAHF for housing and maintaining experimental animals during spaceflight, and to determine changes in the secretion of growth hormone during spaceflight. Using ground-based studies the following were investigated: the optimum conditions for creating gravitational force on space flight animals; neural pathways that may play a role in the space flight syndrome; and the time course of muscle atrophy due to hypodynamia and hypokenesia in hindlimb-suspended animals and the role of growth hormone in these processes