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Effectiveness of the inquiry method of instruction in teaching a secondary home economics textiles unit / by Lunsford, Magnoria W.(Magnoria Watson); Clawson, Barbara.(CARDINAL)201675; North Carolina.State Advisory Council on Vocational and Applied Technology Education.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 17-18).
Subjects: Inquiry (Theory of knowledge); Teaching.;
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Brief answers to the big questions [sound recording] / by Hawking, Stephen,1942-2018,author.(CARDINAL)157969; Whishaw, Ben,1980-narrator.;
Read by Ben Whishaw.Stephen Hawking was one of the greatest minds of our time and a figure of inspiration after defying his ALS diagnosis at age twenty-one. He is known for both his breakthroughs in theoretical physics as well as his ability to make complex concepts accessible for all, and was beloved for his mischievous sense of humor. Within these pages, he provides his personal views on our biggest challenges as a human race, and where we, as a planet, are heading next. Each section is introduced by a leading thinker offering his or her own insight into Professor Hawking's contribution to our understanding. The book also features a foreword by actor Eddie Redmayne, and an afterword by Hawking's daughter, Lucy Hawking.Foreword / Eddie Redmayne -- An introduction / Kip Thorne -- Why we must ask the big questions -- Is there a God? -- How did it all begin? -- Is there other intelligent life in the universe? -- Can we predict the future? -- What is inside a black hole? -- Is time travel possible? -- Will we survive on Earth? -- Should we colonise space? -- Will artificial intelligence outsmart us? -- How do we shape the future? -- Afterword / Lucy Hawking.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Science; Philosophy and science.; Inquiry (Theory of knowledge);
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 6
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The thin book of appreciative inquiry / by Hammond, Sue Annis.(CARDINAL)288787;
Includes bibliographical references.What is appreciative inquiry -- What is the role of assumptions in change -- Assumptions and appreciative inquiry -- Sample questions -- The inquiry/interview -- How to write a provocative proposition -- The transforming nature of appreciative inquiry -- Innovation and action.
Subjects: Organizational behavior.; Action research.; Organizational change.; Inquiry (Theory of knowledge);
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Brief answers to the big questions [large print] / by Hawking, Stephen,1942-2018,author.(CARDINAL)157969;
Stephen Hawking was recognized as one of the greatest minds of our time and a figure of inspiration after defying his ALS diagnosis at age twenty-one. He is known for both his breakthroughs in theoretical physics as well as his ability to make complex concepts accessible for all, and was beloved for his mischievous sense of humor. At the time of his death, Hawking was working on a final project: a book compiling his answers to the "big" questions that he was so often posed--questions that ranged beyond his academic field. Within these pages, he provides his personal views on our biggest challenges as a human race, and where we, as a planet, are heading next. Each section will be introduced by a leading thinker offering his or her own insight into Professor Hawking's contribution to our understanding. The book will also feature a foreword from Academy Award winning actor Eddie Redmayne, who portrayed Hawking in the film The Theory of Everything, and an afterword by Hawking's daughter, Lucy Hawking, as well as personal photographs and additional archival material.Foreword / Eddie Redmayne -- An introduction / Kip Thorne -- Why we must ask the big questions -- Is there a God? -- How did it all begin? -- Is there other intelligent life in the universe? -- Can we predict the future? -- What is inside a black hole? -- Is time travel possible? -- Will we survive on Earth? -- Should we colonise space? -- Will artificial intelligence outsmart us? -- How do we shape the future?
Subjects: Large print books.; Trivia and miscellanea.; Science; Science; Philosophy and science.; Inquiry (Theory of knowledge);
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 8
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Brief answers to the big questions / by Hawking, Stephen,1942-2018,author.(CARDINAL)157969; Redmayne, Eddie,1982-writer of foreword.(CARDINAL)782898; Thorne, Kip S.,writer of introduction.(CARDINAL)736301; Hawking, Lucy,writer of afterword.(CARDINAL)353186;
Stephen Hawking was the most renowned scientist since Einstein, known both for his groundbreaking work in physics and cosmology and for his mischievous sense of humor. He educated millions of readers about the origins of the universe and the nature of black holes, and inspired millions more by defying a terrifying early prognosis of ALS, which originally gave him only two years to live. In later life he could communicate only by using a few facial muscles, but he continued to advance his field and serve as a revered voice on social and humanitarian issues. Hawking not only unraveled some of the universe's greatest mysteries but also believed science plays a critical role in fixing problems here on Earth. Now, as we face immense challenges on our planet-including climate change, the threat of nuclear war, and the development of artificial intelligence-he turns his attention to the most urgent issues facing us. Will humanity survive? Should we colonize space? Does God exist? These are just a few of the questions Hawking addresses in this wide-ranging, passionately argued final book from one of the greatest minds in history. Featuring a foreword by Eddie Redmayne, who won an Oscar playing Stephen Hawking, an introduction by Nobel Laureate Kip Thorne, and an afterword from Hawking's daughter, Lucy, "Brief Answers to the Big Questions" is a brilliant last message to the world.
Subjects: FAQs.; Trivia and miscellanea.; Science; Philosophy and science.; Religion and science.; Inquiry (Theory of knowledge); Science;
Available copies: 71 / Total copies: 84
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Inquiry-based learning using everyday objects : hands-on instructional strategies that promote active learning in grades 3-8 / by Alvarado, Amy Edmonds.(CARDINAL)277829; Herr, Patricia R.(CARDINAL)277828;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Active learning.; Education, Elementary; Environmental education.; Inquiry (Theory of knowledge); Inquiry-based learning.;
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The Atlas of New Librarianship / by Lankes, R. David,1970-author.(CARDINAL)221787;
Includes bibliographical references.Although libraries have existed for millennia, today the library field is searching for solid footing in an increasingly fragmented (and increasingly digital) information environment. What is librarianship when it is unmoored from cataloging, books, buildings, and committees? This is a guide for practitioners where a new librarianship is described. This new librarianship is based not on books and artifacts but on knowledge and learning. The author suggests a new mission for librarians: To improve society through facilitating knowledge creation in their communities. The vision for a new librarianship must go beyond finding library-related uses for information technology and the Internet; it must provide a durable foundation for the field. Lankes recasts librarianship and library practice using the fundamental concept that knowledge is created through conversation. New librarians approach their work as facilitators of conversation; they seek to enrich, capture, store, and disseminate the conversations of their communities. To help librarians navigate this new terrain, Lankes offers a map, a visual representation of the field that can guide explorations of it; more than 140 Agreements, statements about librarianship that range from relevant theories to examples of practice; and Threads, arrangements of Agreements to explain key ideas, covering such topics as conceptual foundations and skills, and values. Agreement Supplements at the end of the book offer expanded discussions. Although it touches on theory as well as practice, this atlas is meant to be a tool: textbook, conversation guide, platform for social networking, and call to action.
Subjects: Handbooks and manuals.; Library science; Library science; Libraries and community.; Libraries and society.; Inquiry (Theory of knowledge); Knowledge, Sociology of.;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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Galileo Galilei : a life of curiosity / by Boothroyd, Jennifer,1972-(CARDINAL)471785;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Questions -- Looking for answers -- Seeing is believing -- An old idea -- Who is right? -- Finding the answers -- Galileo Galilei timeline -- More about Galileo Galilei.Accelerated Reader ARAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Biographies.; Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642.; Astronomers; Curiosity; Inquiry (Theory of knowledge);
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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An Inquiry concerning human understanding; with a supplement, An abstract of a treatise of human nature. / by Hume, David,1711-1776.(CARDINAL)141192; Hendel, Charles W., ed.;
Subjects: Knowledge, Theory of.;
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The knowledge machine : how irrationality created modern science / by Strevens, Michael,author.(CARDINAL)836720;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-329) and index.Introduction: the knowledge machine -- I. The great method debate -- Unearthing the scientific method -- Human frailty -- The essential subjectivity of science -- II. How science works -- The iron rule of explanation -- Baconian convergence -- Explanatory ore -- The drive for objectivity -- The supremacy of observation -- III. Why science took so long -- Science's strategic irrationality -- The war against beauty -- The advent of science -- IV. Science now -- Building the scientific mind -- Science and humanism -- Care and maintenance of the knowledge machine."A paradigm-shifting work that revolutionizes our understanding of the origins and structure of science. Captivatingly written, interwoven with tantalizing illustrations and historical vignettes ranging from Newton's alchemy to quantum mechanics to the storm surge of Hurricane Sandy, Michael Strevens's wholly original investigation of science asks two fundamental questions: Why is science so powerful? And why did it take so long, two thousand years after the invention of philosophy and mathematics, for the human race to start using science to learn the secrets of nature? The Knowledge Machine's radical answer is that science calls on its practitioners to do something irrational: by willfully ignoring religion, theoretical beauty, and, especially, philosophy-essentially stripping away all previous knowledge-scientists embrace an unnaturally narrow method of inquiry, channeling unprecedented energy into observation and experimentation. Like Yuval Harari's Sapiens or Thomas Kuhn's 1962 classic, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, The Knowledge Machine overturns much of what we thought we knew about the origins of the modern world"--
Subjects: Instructional and educational works.; Creative nonfiction.; Science; Science; Science; Irrationality (Philosophy); Knowledge, Theory of.; Practical reason.;
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