PBS
Career Connections | Marketing Specialist
The job of market specialists is to develop brand recognition for their company. The social media manager for Macy's details how he uses social media to check in with employees and recruit the company's best talent.
PBS
Career Connections | Hospitality Management
A short video reveals the variety of skills required in the field of hospitality management. Viewers go behind the scene to find out what goes into running a bed and breakfast, planning a wedding, to running a movie theatre. Engaging and...
PBS
Career Connections | Automotive Sales Representative
Know what you're selling. That's the key piece of advice from a man who has been an automotive sales representative for over 30 years. Rather than a car salesman, the automotive rep's job is to provide auto manufacturers with the parts...
PBS
Public Reaction to Their Eyes Were Watching God
While white literary critics praised her work, the black literary establishment trashed Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God. See what other writers have to say about the novel in a short video from the PBS Masters series.
PBS
Character Study: Scout Finch
Scout Finch, the rough-and-tumble protagonist of Harper Lee's iconic To Kill a Mockingbird, learns quite a bit about how the world works as she observes her father's defense of Tom Robinson. Learn more about Scout and her distinctive...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Common Issues With Conclusions
This video lesson focuses on common issues with conclusions such as simply restating the thesis and summarizing the research. Starting with a simple conclusion, she shows its issues and discusses how to make it show the impact of what...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Argumentative Papers
This video lesson focuses on argumentative papers; it begins by defining argument and an argumentative paper including its purpose. It then discusses what is included in an argumentative paper: a thesis statement showing topic and...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Argumentative Papers: Key Elements
This lesson focuses on the key elements of argumentative writing. It lists and defines the key terms: claim, opposing argument, evidence, and call to action. These are also the key elements which are discussed individually including what...
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Sophia: Argumentative Papers: Opposing Arguments
This video lesson focuses on when and how to address opposing arguments in an argumentative paper. It begins with a warning about acknowledging opposing viewpoints and then offers a method if you choose to do so: build common ground,...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Research Questions
This video lesson focuses on research questions including the definition, purposes, how it helps the research project, how to choose one, sample research questions, and how to narrow the focus. Real Player is required.
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Sophia: Interpersonal or Systemic: When the Rules Are the Problem: Lesson 3
At the end of this tutorial, the learner will understand that in workplace or organizational settings, people think is interpersonal conflict sometimes is actually about organizational factors. It is 3 of 3 in the series titled...
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Sophia: Issues or Patterns: What Is the Problem, Really?: Lesson 3
At the end of this tutorial, the learner will understand that in family conflicts, relationship patterns or specific issues may be factors generating conflict. It is 3 of 3 in the series titled "Issues or Patterns: What is the Problem,...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Why and How Do Humans Group?: Lesson 3
At the end of this tutorial, the learner will understand causes and dynamics of group formation. It is 3 of 3 in the series titled "Why and How do Humans Group?."
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Sophia: Addressing Communication Style Difference in Conflicts: Lesson 1
At the end of this tutorial, the learner will be able to use strategies and techniques for addressing communication style differences in conflict or conflict resolution situations.. It is 1 of 3 in the series titled "Addressing...
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Sophia: Compromising: Lesson 2
At the end of this tutorial, the learner will understand how the compromising conflict style presents itself in various situations. It is 2 of 3 in the series titled "Compromising."
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Sophia: Types of Conflict: Lesson 2
At the end of this tutorial, the learner will understand the range of ways conflict can occur in the world. It is 2 of 7 in the series titled "Types of Conflict."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Conflict Consulting: Lesson 1
At the end of this tutorial, the learner will understand the process of conflict consulting as a means of helping a party resolve a conflict when the other party will not participate in a conflict resolution process. It is 1 of 3 in the...
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Develop Counterclaims Fairly and Thoroughly
In this lesson, you will learn how to develop a counterclaim fairly and thoroughly by supplying the most relevant evidence and considering readers' knowledge and biases. [5:47]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Video: Use Text Evidence to Make Inferences About a Text's Meaning
In this video, you will learn how to understand the broader implications of a text by making good inferences about strong and thorough textual evidence. [6:07]
Crash Course
Crash Course Study Skills #9: Papers and Essays
Writing research papers is an essential skill in your career as a student, and this week we're going to help you do that like a pro. From figuring out where to begin to finding the best systems, to breaking out of "research recursion...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: On the Fly: Resolving Conflict in Fast Paced Work Environments
At the end of this tutorial, the learner will understand that conflict resolution processes may have to be adapted to function within a workplace environment depending on the pace of work.
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Sophia: Research Methods: Lesson 5
This lesson will explore research methods, delineate the steps of the scientific method. It will also discuss experiments, survey research, focus groups, participant observation and using secondary sources for analysis. It is 5 of 9 in...
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Sophia: Research Methods: Lesson 9
This lesson will explore research methods, delineate the steps of the scientific method. It will also discuss experiments, survey research, focus groups, participant observation and using secondary sources for analysis. It is 9 of 9 in...