I am currently an Administrative Fellow in a 3 hospital system (graduated with my Masters in Healthcare Administration in May.) What is the best way for me, being non-clinical, to learn clinical "lingo"/get a clinical "education"?
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posted by knockoutking
on Oct 19, 2011 -
9 answers
How can I find where the U.S. ranks internationally in graduate degrees awarded in engineering, computer science and math?
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posted by Joleta
on Oct 17, 2011 -
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LifePlansFilter: I’m currently enrolled in graduate school in a masters of secondary education in art program. I enrolled as a way to explore my creativity in studio classes, and also as something to do during unusual life circumstances. Being in this program will continue to be an option for me for a limited time. Should I take the requisite courses I need to complete the program or should I keep taking whatever classes I want and drop out of the program when I leave? Many details within.
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posted by anonymous
on Oct 16, 2011 -
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What are some of the best blogs, websites, newsletters, etc. that explore the innovative uses of (and issues related to) technology and social media in K-12 education?
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posted by aheckler
on Oct 16, 2011 -
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What should I do about an aspiring Marine in my class who keeps encouraging others to join the service?
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posted by JimmyJames
on Oct 13, 2011 -
39 answers
Can you find me an online (?) course giving me the essentials of the following alphabet soup of Semantic Web related... things? XML, XHTML, CSS, RDF, OWL, JSON, SPARQL, one of JAVA, Perl, Python etc...
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posted by KMH
on Oct 7, 2011 -
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Please recommend educational video podcasts that really make good use of the video component, with demonstrations, artwork, or animations.
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posted by kristi
on Oct 6, 2011 -
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After years of mulling about, I've come to realize that I want to to go to university and gain a proper liberal arts education. For the first time in what feels like eons, I feel enthusiastic and motivated. Trouble is, my first attempt at doing so was three years ago and under much different and more trying circumstances. It seems that the consequences of my halfhearted younger self have severely damaged my future possibilities. What can this 21-year-old do to demonstrate his new-found ardor for all pursuits academic?
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posted by shoebox
on Oct 5, 2011 -
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I want to create (or help create) educational games, but I don't have a design or programming background. I'm more interested in the education/learning side of things. How do I make this happen?
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posted by pourtant
on Sep 29, 2011 -
6 answers
I was reading a book to my son (
Face to face with Lions from National Geographic) and found a very interesting statement about male lions that our ousted from their Pride.
According to this book, a male lion averages only 3-4 years as a leader of a pride, before a younger lion comes in and kicks out the old guard. The book says that the old pride leader then tends to lose his mane, making him look more feminine, which helps him be able to stick around with his pride, without confusing anyone as to who the real leader is now.
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posted by toekneebullard
on Sep 27, 2011 -
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Recommendations for reading materials for a student hoping to attend the international college withing a Korean University.
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posted by FakePalindrome
on Sep 26, 2011 -
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I manage a classroom of about 30 laptops. Because we we have no funding for upgrades it is up to me to keeps these things running. Everything my students do is web based, so a bootable CD running some form of kiosk type OS that serves up only a browser seems like a perfect choice. Can someone recommend a solution or even suggest another way to manage the lab?
posted by Mantix
on Sep 23, 2011 -
10 answers
[TeacherFilter] Advice needed on getting these inner city middle schoolers to be quiet.
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posted by anonymous
on Sep 22, 2011 -
37 answers
I have a friend in his mid 20s who has, I would guess, a 9th-grade literacy level. I'd like to help him bring that up a bit, so he is more successful in school (he just started at a community college taking business classes). I don't know where to begin! There's soooo much information on the net, I'm having a hard time processing it. Can you suggest a good place to start?
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posted by rebent
on Sep 20, 2011 -
19 answers
Comparative religion filter: Seeking a calendar, chart or similar that takes a seasonal approach to listing/identifying religious events, festivals and important occasions for major world religions.
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posted by tidecat
on Sep 20, 2011 -
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Midwifery filter: I'm searching for a suitable course of study to become a direct-entry midwife. Are there any programs in Europe that are taught in English? Bonus points for programs that have a distance-learning component. Many thanks!
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posted by Ellie Higginbottom
on Sep 20, 2011 -
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I am going to be teaching a short course on "Teaching and Presenting in English" to some Spanish postgraduate students (in Spain). They will be going on in the future to present at international conferences or maybe teaching in English speaking universities.
Please help me hive-mind... especially those of you who have taught/presented/been taught/presented at in a second language. What do you wish you had known beforehand? What advice would you give someone about to present in English? Is there anything an English speaking audience would expect that, say, a Spanish speaking audience wouldn't?
posted by itsjustanalias
on Sep 18, 2011 -
2 answers
Boy brought home this ancient science book from the school library. I mean, so ancient that it was just flat out false. (It was about global warming, and had been written in the 80's and 90's. It was hopelessly out of date.)
When I talked to the librarian about it, she said that they had almost no books newer than 10 years old, and that more than half the collection was over 25 years old. It is one of the oldest library collection in North Texas schools.
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posted by dejah420
on Sep 15, 2011 -
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I am working on a piece of writing set in a women's college. Having never attended a single-sex institution myself, I'm curious about the little ways in which day-to-day life might be different. . . . standards of grooming, dress, delicacy or lack thereof in conversations about sex/bodily functions, competitiveness in the classroom, etc. I am sure there are a lot of facets I haven't considered. If you've attended a single-sex institution, or know a lot about the experience, can you help me in my research?
posted by sideofwry
on Sep 15, 2011 -
33 answers
I am looking for a way to advance my career in science without a doctoral degree and am wondering if the Professional Science Master's degree is a good option.
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posted by RedMapleWhiteOak
on Sep 9, 2011 -
12 answers
Naming filter: Help me name a blog devoted to publishing great exercises, activities, and assignments by and for instructors of college composition and literature classes.
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posted by cymru_j
on Sep 6, 2011 -
12 answers
Way too many people in my life, including my wife and I, are well-educated but have no innate grasp of economics. How did you learn about all things money (microeconomics, macroeconomics, finance) in a way that stuck?
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posted by anonymous
on Sep 6, 2011 -
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If I wanted banks or companies like LastPass to hire me to be on their security team to make systems safer and to block out hackers, what websites/books/resources should I dive into to go from n00b to pr0 ??
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posted by querty
on Aug 29, 2011 -
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I've been given a mythology class to teach, mostly to juniors and seniors (at a public high school in California). Yay! However, the previous teacher won't let me borrow her material, and my mythological education was taking one class in college and a lot self-teaching (thus, there are gaping holes in my knowledge). And so, mefites, hope me figure out the best way to teach this class!
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posted by guster4lovers
on Aug 28, 2011 -
36 answers
1. Best driver's education video we can watch online? 2. In one sentence - single most important thing you learned in driver education class?
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posted by cda
on Aug 25, 2011 -
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We're trying to find a youtube video and our google-fu is failing us. It shows students who are working in a group and one of them calls the teacher over because he doesn't know how to use his textbook.
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posted by SeeTheTurtle
on Aug 20, 2011 -
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Professors, journalistis, writers, lend me your brain: is it ethically okay for me to professionally blog about my grad school program?
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posted by smirkette
on Aug 19, 2011 -
10 answers
Attention professors and people in the book biz: How can I get out of a book contract with an academic press?
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posted by anonymous
on Aug 18, 2011 -
10 answers
I'm thinking about training as a massage therapist. Local options seem to boil down to Soma or Cortiva Institute, and I need help choosing!
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posted by longtime_lurker
on Aug 17, 2011 -
3 answers
Teachers of Metafiilter: Give me your first day/week of school hacks. Also for non-teachers: What are your best first day of school memories? When you think of your favourite classes in high school, what stands out?
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posted by guster4lovers
on Aug 11, 2011 -
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Catch-up-the-North-American-filter: Please suggest films that I can watch to get up on the socioeconomic situation in Britain, leading up to the current unrest. Bonus if it's streaming on Netflix. Documentary or not.
posted by toodleydoodley
on Aug 10, 2011 -
23 answers
