3) Learning Objectives At the end of the module, student will be able to 1) Explain the basics of Image Retrieval and its needs in digital libraries. 2) Explain the different Image Retrieval types. 3) Classify Content Based Image Retrieval based on various features and differentiate between the techniques being used. 4) Explain the various Image Retrieval systems in existence and evaluation str...

The final project for students enrolled in Geospatial Technologies for the K-12 Classroom (GEOG 321) is the development of a lesson for their future classroom. An obstacle to implementing geospatial technologies in public classrooms is lack of relevant curriculum and data. After reviewing the limited existing curriculum, students design age-appropriate lessons for possible publication on the Ne...

3) Learning Objectives At the end of the module, student will be able to 1) Explain the basics of Image Retrieval and its needs in digital libraries. 2) Explain the different Image Retrieval types. 3) Classify Content Based Image Retrieval based on various features and differentiate between the techniques being used. 4) Explain the various Image Retrieval systems in existence and evaluation str...

Let’s begin with two foundational works on curriculum, one by Ralph Tyler (1949) and the other by Jerome Bruner (1960). These provide a good beginning, not only because they were among the first books on curriculum to be published but because the ideas they contain have been among the most enduring. Indeed, they continue to provide the foundation for our most current thinking in curriculum deve...

background and purpose: consideringbackground and purpose: considering the importance and necessity of competency-based education at a global level and with respect to globalization and the requirement of minimum competencies in medical fields, medical education communities and organizations worldwide have tried to determine the competencies, present frameworks and education models to respond t...

BACKGROUND Curriculum development in the health sciences usually entails a lengthy, in-depth review of most or all aspects of the curriculum. The review usually leads to the generation of a detailed report that is submitted to the Dean or executive committee of the faculty. Much has been written about the process of curriculum development but very little has been written about the important pro...