Whateverland: Learning to Live Here by Alexis Stewart, Jennifer Koppelman Hutt

 

Alexis Stewart, Jennifer Koppelman Hutt, "Whateverland: Learning to Live Here"
W..ey | 2011-10-18 | ISBN: 0470907584 | 264 pages | PDF | 3 MB

An exuberantly, hilariously irreverent guide to life from the hosts of Whatever with Alexis and Jennifer and Whatever, Martha!

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Neurodiversity in Higher Education: Positive Responses to Specific Learning Differences

David Pollak, "Neurodiversity in Higher Education: Positive Responses to Specific Learning Differences"
English | ISBN 10: 0470997532 | 2009 | PDF | 320 pages | 2.6 MB

This edited collection offers screening, teaching and practical support for specific learning differences in Higher Education * UsesA international case studies to explain how psychologists identify, assess and support a range of specific learning differences in students * The higher education sector has come to terms with dyslexia, but todayaAA's students are disclosing a range of learning differences including dyspraxia, ADHD, AspergeraAA's Syndrome and dyscalculia * Institutions in all major Western countries are required by law to avoid disadvantaging students with special educational needs, so staff must be up to date on how to recognise and support them * Supported by an already popular website, Brain HE, with extra materials and colour photographs.]]>

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Nest expands its reach, begins shipping Learning Thermostat to Canada

The Nest Learning Thermostat has certainly generated plenty of buzz -- and not just by thermostat standards -- but it's so far only be available to those in the United States. That's finally starting to change today, though, with Nest announcing that is has now begun shipping the thermostat to Canada. Those interested will initially only be order the device through Nest's own website, where it will set Canadians back the same $249 -- they can also take advantage of the "Nest Concierge" program to get the unit professionally installed for $119, with additional installations running $25 each (all still in US dollars). Still no word on any Canadian retailers that will be carrying the device.

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