Sentences with phrase «public discussion groups»

This worked well in the era of email, and can be extended to work in public discussion groups like Facebook.

This purpose shall be carried out by means of public discussion groups, forums, panels, lectures, publications, conferences or other similar programs.

Later, more and more educators began to get comfortable with the idea of blogging as a result of their commenting on blogs, as well as public discussion groups on the Internet.

Not exact matches

Hopefully the time is coming where the ride will be over for this group - there is a huge space for public broadcasting and presentation of centered debates and discussions in this country - and it can only be through a public space lens - the next election will hopefully bring people such as yourself back into such space so that we can get on with having some notion of civilization.

They sponsor public lectures, hold discussion groups, engage in debates, and write op / eds and other articles.

All students, faculty and supervisors gather for a public presentation or performance (the first semester ends with a jazz vespers) preceding the small - group discussions.

It is impossible, on the evidence we have, to distinguish clearly among the ethical sayings those which were delivered to a public audience, or in the course of discussion in a mixed group, or privately to the inner circle.

The questions about religion and public life, those calling for «public» discussion, no longer focus on the verifiability of religious speech but concern quite other issues: methods of understanding and describing the religious realities, old and new, that we see appearing around us; useful criteria for assessing these religions and for defining and comprehending this new set of powers in our public life; and ways of protecting vital religious groups from the excesses of the public reaction to them, and protecting the public from the excesses of powerful religious groups — hardly questions a secular culture had thought it would have to take seriously!

The founders were not Habermas who views public debate as one where each and every individual and group puts their two cents into the discussion for a distortion free resolution shorn of all partisanship.

A discussion group for mothers could foster personal relationships, with emphasis put on recruiting at the local public library and at the Women, Infants, and Children program office.

The Site and Digital Applications may include comments capability, bulletin boards, discussion groups and other public areas or features that allow feedback to Packaging Europe magazine and interaction between users and Packaging Europe magazine representatives («Forums»).

They are full of student discussions and group activities large and small; teachers guide the conversation, but they spend much less time lecturing than most public school teachers do.

The public campaign invites concerned and interested parents to get more information by attending parenting events, discussions, and conferences; offers group - based interventions for parents with specific interests and concerns; and provides in - depth treatment for parents who have children with serious conduct problems or who have serious problems of their own.

Postpartum Support International provides this website and associated discussion groups / chat rooms / bulletin boards for the benefit of its members and the general public.

Usenet as a realm for public discussion died fast with the rise of websites, Yahoo / Google Groups and other alternative online social spaces, and it survives now primarily as a distribution channel for big (and often pirated) binary files.

A caveat, of course: with groups TRYING to shape the discussion, a data visualization like this one may tell us more about activists» priorities than it does about how the broader public reacted.

[1] As it is not clear which groups the respondents mean when answering questions about immigration (see this report for a discussion of public perception of immigrants), I divide this category into three non-overlapping «immigrant» group: white foreign - born, non-white UK born and non-white foreign - born.

I have been at presentations and discussions of UK attitudes to Europe where studies of UK public opinion seem to have found (perhaps counterintuitively) that there is relatively little sense among the public of there being a pro-EU so anti-US (or pro-US so less pro-EU) constituency among the public, though both are fairly common positions among certain elite opinion former groups on left and right.

We've seen this sort of criticism of policy and political decisions coming from pundits and bloggers for years, but now a large enough group of online political professionals is writing in public that the degree and level of discussion of online strategy is astonishing this far in advance of anything resembling an election.

Activists or groups can also pre-arrange TweetChats, which are public discussions at a particular time and around a particular hashtag.

«They've helped to destroy successful schools across the city of New York,» Thompson said during a panel discussion on education policy at NYU, hosted by the New York City Working Group on School Transformation, which also featured Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer and Public Advocate Bill de Blasio who are presumptive candidates for mayor.

If Paladino resigns (unlikely) or is removed by the state will the protest groups evaporate into their accustomed apathy, or will they continue to engage in a discussion to improve Buffalo public schools?

Governance Watch has taken notice of the discussion in the midst of the general Ghanaian public, and wish to add its voice to calls on the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Danquah Akufo - Addo, to step his foot on the group and deal with the brutish behavior of groups of individuals who have assumed responsibility on matters of security, visiting mayhem and terror on the lives of innocent Ghanaians.

In an Observer article, the former Labour leader wrote: «In the leadership election, we are not choosing the chair of a discussion group who can preside over two years or more of fascinating debate while the Tories play hell with cuts in local services and public investment.»

Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan (R - Suffolk) promised to «engage in whatever discussions are necessary» on ethics but opposed two key measures favored by Democrats and good government groups — public financing of election campaigns and bans on lawmakers» outside income.

«Certainly discussion of pay increases for judges creates an environment that is as positive as it can be for the Legislature,» said Blair Horner of the New York Public Interest Research Group.

«The Bruges Group aims to promote discussion on the European Union and to advance the education of the public on European affairs.

Senator Gillibrand was among a group of leaders who led the discussions with Postal Officials to instill a five - month moratorium on the final decision concerning closures, allowing residents the opportunity to offer more public input, as the USPS continues to look for alternative measures to cut costs.

«As a county legislator, I believe it is critical to be kept abreast on the New Stadium Working Group's discussions in order for the Legislature to make informed decisions when voting on a matter concerning public dollars and county resources.

What New York requires now is «a healthy public discussion about the need to move on and get back to the business of democracy,» said Dick Dadey, executive director of the government watchdog group Citizens Union.

In the leadership election, we are not choosing the chair of a discussion group who can preside over two years or more of fascinating debate while the Tories play hell with cuts in local services and public investment, extend injustice and flatlining incomes, sustain or worsen private debt, and deepen the balance - of - payments, productivity, housing and poverty deficits.

Read discussions led by past awardees in the Public Engagement with Science Group on Trellis, AAAS» online communication and collaboration platform.

The symposium will conclude with a discussion of the global religion and environmental care landscape and how scientists can helpfully inform and serve alongside faith?based public groups in efforts to promote environmental care.

The Public Engagement with Science group has more than 600 members including scientists, public engagement researchers, and public engagement practitioners who hold weekly online discussions, workshops at conferences, and even a virtual poster sePublic Engagement with Science group has more than 600 members including scientists, public engagement researchers, and public engagement practitioners who hold weekly online discussions, workshops at conferences, and even a virtual poster sepublic engagement researchers, and public engagement practitioners who hold weekly online discussions, workshops at conferences, and even a virtual poster sepublic engagement practitioners who hold weekly online discussions, workshops at conferences, and even a virtual poster session.

The AAAS Dialogue Group believes that science and religion can make useful contributions to the public discussion of these issues.

A study conducted at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health analyzed the traditional model of education versus an increasingly popular approach to learning in the health sciences fields — the flipped classroom model — where pre-recorded lectures are viewed outside of the classroom and in - person class time is devoted to interactive exercises, discussions, and group projects.

The influence of lobby groups on the current public and political discussion does not bode well that we can prevent or substantially decrease their influence in the near future, when they may call to focus on geoengineering instead of emission reduction strategies (rather than focus on both, but in reverse order).

Over the last 10 years, the project has held more than 20 public meetings, participated in numerous one - on - one meetings and group presentations, and has engaged in open dialog and meaningful discussions with community members and stakeholders to better understand the island's issues as well as the cultural and natural significance of Maunakea.

- Members can participate in group discussions and share ideas through the public forums or forums

In 2002, a group of Seattle film professionals, enthusiasts, teachers, and critics formed Parallax View, a small film society whose goal was to champion the cause of film literacy, foster public discussion of the place of movies in society, and promote the serious, sometimes delirious cause of film as art.

88, Ed.D.» 91, and Boston Public Schools Superintendent Carol Johnson — were held in a variety of formats such as large - group lectures, small - group discussions, and case studies.

Joanna is committed to public education and collaborates with organizations such as Hope Street Group and the North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE) to include educator voice in policy discussions.

Learning 5.0 (interacting with fellow online learners in 5 ways, private chatting, group chatting, public forums and discussion threads, publishing audio, publishing video.

He identified topics for further group discussion by teachers (enrichment programming, public relations, course consistency, technology directions, and professional development, for example).

We began by conducting interviews and focus group discussions, guided in part by the work of the Public Agenda Foundation (Johnson and Immerwahl 1994).

At 6 pm, dinner will be served and the group will open up the discussion on public education and how the development of community schools can benefit children, families and neighborhoods.

Recently AYPF has provided several contributions to the Ready for Success Blog, including posts discussing the data sharing system in Metro Nashville Public Schools, as well as a recent discussion group focusing on career academies.

In turn, that brings us to perhaps the most powerful lesson to emerge from our focus group discussions: While we learned much about the strengths and ideals that black teachers tend to bring to their work, we were struck mainly by the urgent need to support those teachers professionally and help them build long, productive, and satisfying careers in the public schools.

This question stimulates a lively, thoughtful classroom discussion that is followed up by students in small groups researching the formation, development, and effects of hurricanes to make public service announcements (PSAs) that encourage residents to evacuate a community before a storm hits.

«My husband and I have had that discussion: Eventually we'll have to get her out of the public school system, before she hits high school,» said Ms. Kelly, 35, who works at a nonprofit group.