Books by "Gary R. Morrison"
7 books found
Designing Effective Instruction
by Gary R. Morrison, Steven J. Ross, Jennifer R. Morrison, Howard K. Kalman
2019 · Wiley Global Education
A guide to the information and practical skills for successful instructional design, revised and updated The updated eighth edition of Designing Effective Instruction offers educators an essential guide for designing effective and efficient instruction that is exciting and interesting. The flexible model presented is based on research from many different disciplines. The authors—noted experts on the topic—draw on recent research that incorporates both behavioral and cognitive approaches into the model. The eighth edition highlights the fundamentals of instructional design that can help students develop a solid foundation in the design process. These basic skills can be adapted to a wide variety of settings, such as multimedia, classroom, business, health care, higher education, and distance-education instruction. This new edition has been revised to include information on the most recent research and trends. The book also contains a new section on the topic of lean instructional design. This new section discusses strategies to reduce time and resources for each step of the process. This important guide: Offers a review of the basic skills needed to create effective instruction Includes various features to stimulate thinking and provides additional explanations Provides a real-world scenario in every chapter Presents exercises to test skills and knowledge Contains a quality management section to help conduct a quick quality check of the design project Written for instructional designers in business, military, medical, and government settings as well as to those in higher education and P–12 classrooms, Designing Effective Instruction is the proven resource for designing quality instruction that can motivate participants.
Offers a broad audience a concise presentation of the most up-to-date knowledge about the biology and treatment of cancer Full coverage of cancer prevention and control Clear, thorough discussion of current and possible future therapies Edited by two of the most eminent and widely recognized scholars of cancer research and therapeutics in the world, with contributions from top researchers and clinicians from across North America
Before the interstates, Main Street America was the small town’s commercial spine and served as the linchpin for community social solidarity. Yet, during the past three decades, a series of economic downturns has left many of the great small cities barely viable. American Hometown Renewal is the first book to combine administrative, budgetary, and economic analysis to examine the economic and fiscal plight currently facing America’s small towns. Featuring a blend of theory, applications, and case studies, it provides a comprehensive, single-source textbook covering the key issues facing small town officials in today’s uncertain economy. Written by a former public manager, university professor, and consultant to numerous small towns in the Heartland, this book demonstrates the ways in which contemporary small towns throughout the nation are facing economic challenges brought about by the financial shocks that began in 2008. Each chapter explores a theme related to small town revival and provides a related tool or technique to enable small town officials to meet the challenges of the 21st Century. Encouraging local small town officials to look at the economic orbit of communities in a similar manner as a town’s budget or a family’s personal wealth, examining its specific competitive advantages in terms of relative assets to those of competing communities, this book provides the reader with step-by-step instructions on how to conduct an asset inventory and apply key asset tools to devise a strategy for overcoming the challenges and constraints imposed upon spatially-fixed communities. American Hometown Renewal is an essential primer for students studying city management, economic community development, and city planning, and will be a trusted handbook for city managers, geographers, city planners, urban or rural sociologists, political scientists, and regional microeconomists.
Logic Synthesis and Verification Algorithms
by Gary D. Hachtel, Fabio Somenzi
2005 · Springer Science & Business Media
Logic Synthesis and Verification Algorithms is a textbook designed for courses on VLSI Logic Synthesis and Verification, Design Automation, CAD and advanced level discrete mathematics. It also serves as a basic reference work in design automation for both professionals and students. Logic Synthesis and Verification Algorithms is about the theoretical underpinnings of VLSI (Very Large Scale Integrated Circuits). It combines and integrates modern developments in logic synthesis and formal verification with the more traditional matter of Switching and Finite Automata Theory. The book also provides background material on Boolean algebra and discrete mathematics. A unique feature of this text is the large collection of solved problems. Throughout the text the algorithms covered are the subject of one or more problems based on the use of available synthesis programs.
Birds of British Columbia, Volume 2
by Wayne Campbell, Neil K. Dawe, Ian McTaggart-Cowan, John M. Cooper, Gary W. Kaiser, Michael C.E. McNall
2011 · UBC Press
This volume completes the nonpasserine species and contains accounts for the diurnal birds of prey through woodpeckers.
Integrating Converging Evidence in Behavioral Sciences presents a fresh approach to understanding the landscape of scientific research, particularly within the behavioral sciences. By examining the needs for consistency and coherence across different scientific disciplines, this book offers readers a practical framework for evaluating and advancing their research topics. Through a comprehensive overview of established frameworks such as Marr’s computational framework and Tinbergen’s four questions, the book introduces a novel convergence framework specifically tailored to the behavioral sciences. This approach enables a more integrated view of scientific theories and knowledge, empowers researchers to pinpoint areas of high impact, and helps them to recognize potential revolutions in the field. The book serves a dual purpose: As a rubric for students and early-career researchers to grasp and navigate their research topics, and also as a resource for more advanced researchers seeking to delve into deeper issues and apply the framework across different contexts. This book is an essential guide for anyone interested in harmonizing scientific perspectives, developing more robust and interconnected fields of research, and potentially paving the way for groundbreaking discoveries.