January 2012
48 posts
What is the Income Statement in accounting?
Via Scoop.it - Basic Accounting Concepts The Income Statement reports on the financial performance of a business for a given accounting period. Typical accounting periods are monthly, quarterly and annually. The Income Statement summarizes the revenues earned and subtracts the expenses incurred in earning that revenue to calculate the resulting net profit or loss for the business for a given...
Lessons and Legacies from Stanford’s Free Online...
Via Scoop.it - Teacherpreneurs and the education revolution “On the long term, I think the potential for this to revolutionize education is just tremendous,” Koller says. “There are millions of people around the world that have access only to the poorest quality of education or sometimes nothing at all.” Technology could change that by making it possible to teach classes with 100,000 students as...
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Via Scoop.it - 460 Squadron - Bomber Command: 1942-45 Tribute to Bomber Command to the guys who came back and to those that didn’t. Eternally grateful. @bomber_command Via p.twimg.com
Infographic: Is Higher Education the Next Big...
Via Scoop.it - Teacherpreneurs and the education revolution In 2011, Peter Thiel, co-founder of PayPal, venture capitalist and part of Facebook board of directors, warned that higher education was a bubble waiting to burst.
According to Thiel, the imminent higher education bubble bears striking similarities with the precedent technology and housing bubbles. Comparing universities to commercial...
Lancaster Night Bombers WW2
Via Scoop.it - 460 Squadron - Bomber Command: 1942-45 Lancasters from RAF Hemswell taking off for a raid on Berlin. It is from the film which is actually called Night Bombers and is from the Archive of War series. Via youtube.com
Historic Australian photos brought to life
Via Scoop.it - Australian Stories A world-renowned artist has breathed new life into iconic black-and-white Australian photographs by airbrushing them in realistic colour for a special Australia Day feature on ninemsn. Among the newly-colourised images are Ned Kelly’s pre-execution portrait, the construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, John Simpson Kirkpatrick with his donkey at...
More professors share their knowledge for free...
Via Scoop.it - Teacherpreneurs and the education revolution Professors from the best universities in the world are coming together to teach the world online FOR FREE!
The Faculty Project brings academia’s most outstanding professors to the computers, tablets, and smartphones of people all over the world. Powered by udemy, The Faculty Project courses will be free with open enrollment for...
More professors share their knowledge for free...
Via Scoop.it - Teacherpreneurs and the education revolution Professors from the best universities in the world are coming together to teach the world online FOR FREE!
The Faculty Project brings academia’s most outstanding professors to the computers, tablets, and smartphones of people all over the world. Powered by udemy, The Faculty Project courses will be free with open enrollment for...
Stanford Teacherpreneurs go it alone without the...
Via Scoop.it - Teacherpreneurs and the education revolution At present, a course of 160,000 students could cover its overhead by charging $1 per student, Stavens says. With costs that well-distributed, Udacity need not worry about whether its students qualify for federal financial aid — the lifeblood of most degree-granting for-profits. “We really see this new online class not just as a...
Those Who Can, Skillshare - Forbes
Via Scoop.it - Teacherpreneurs and the education revolution The concept behind Skillshare is simple: empower everyone to teach anything, anywhere. And sometimes it’s the simplest ideas that have the greatest long-term impact. The Skillshare philosophy is that everyone has something valuable to teach. Via forbes.com
Vihart's Channel - YouTube - another...
Via Scoop.it - Teacherpreneurs and the education revolution Vi Hart is lesser known than Khan Academy but her engaging videos explaining mathematics have been viewed 10 million times. Hart does not quite do what the Khan Academy does but she operates in the same space. Her interest is not in the standard K-12 curriculum but broader concepts of mathematics; the stuff students rarely see before...
Vihart's Channel - YouTube - another...
Via Scoop.it - Teacherpreneurs and the education revolution Vi Hart is lesser known than Khan Academy but her engaging videos explaining mathematics have been viewed 10 million times. Hart does not quite do what the Khan Academy does but she operates in the same space. Her interest is not in the standard K-12 curriculum but broader concepts of mathematics; the stuff students rarely see before...
Management Accounting Terms and Definitions
Via Scoop.it - Basic Accounting Concepts Following are the most important managerial or management or cost accounting terms. These terms are alphabetically arranged. This arrangement makes easy to find your desired managerial accounting terms and their accounting definitions. We encourage you to use the search box to search for your desired accounting terms and their definitions. Via...
Another outlet for the teacherpreneur - Floating...
Via Scoop.it - Teacherpreneurs and the education revolution What is the idea or concept behind Floating University? The concept of a modern university as the nexus of research and teaching is no longer relevant in a world of Google and Yahoo! where all of the world’s information is available at the click of a mouse. A new era has been ushered in. As the best teachers are now producing...
Learning, Freedom and the Web
Via Scoop.it - Teacherpreneurs and the education revolution An online compelation of insights and predictions about the future of learning and the central part that the web will play in that shpere. The components for this eBook have been compiled from contributors to Mozilla’s Learning Freedom and the Web Festival held in Barcelona in 2010. Mark Surman, Executive Director of Mozilla,...
Pop-Up Human Capital: A new employment/educational...
Via Scoop.it - Teacherpreneurs and the education revolution Around the world, it’s becoming easier than ever to sell your human capital - the sum total of your knowledge, experiences and talents - to the highest bidder. Using new P2P marketplaces like Sidetour and Gidsy, you can sell a lifetime’s worth of experiences and memories the same way you might sell a pair of used shoes. Using...
RAF Bomber Command Colour Pictures
Via Scoop.it - 460 Squadron - Bomber Command: 1942-45 A comperlation of 20 color photos of Lancaster bombers, their crews and the ground staff who maintained them in WW2 1942-45. Via apacheclips.com
Accounting Basics Lesson 1 Part 1: Five Ways to...
Via Scoop.it - Basic Accounting Concepts In this accounting tutorial, accountant Daniel Dickson discusses the following on accounting basics: Five Ways Learning Accounting Can Make You Money. Three Keys to a Great Career in Accounting. Via youtube.com
Teacherpreneurs and how to make a living on...
Via Scoop.it - Teacherpreneurs and the education revolution Skillshare is a platform for instructor-led, in-person classes. You can search for classes to take or propose to teach a class topic. As the name implies, Skillshare is a community of experts and entrepreneurs; therefore, the best teachers are some of the most intrepid students. And if you set your mind to it, teaching on Skillshare can...
Apple And The Coming Education Revolution | Fast...
Via Scoop.it - Teacherpreneurs and the education revolution So some rumors suggested Apple was going to squash the existing textbook publishing paradigm—perhaps “digitally destroy” it—by releasing a new platform for powerful interactive textbook design, along with all the necessary tools to enable authors to make iPad e-textbooks truly 21st century. The new package would...
Roll of Honour 1939-47: RAF Bomber Command Losses...
Via Scoop.it - 460 Squadron - Bomber Command: 1942-45 I quote a figure of ‘over 57,000’ names commemorated in this Roll of Honour; it is now necessary to be much more precise and explain in some detail the reasoning and methods used in garnering the statistics that follow. In recent years various figures have been bandied about as to how many airmen, and airwomen, died while serving...
Two new teacherpreneurs leave Stanford behind -...
Via Scoop.it - Teacherpreneurs and the education revolution LEARNING MORE THAN AI: The numbers are in: Stanford profs Sebastian Thrun and Peter Norvig saw a record 160,000 people register for their AI class this autumn. They “graduated” or awarded “certificates of accomplishment” to an astonishing 23,000 students. Sebastian says that next week, he’ll share plans for...
RUSI to host Bomber Command Exhibition
Via Scoop.it - 460 Squadron - Bomber Command: 1942-45 RUSI will hold an exhibition to highlight the contribution of Bomber Command to the Allied victory during the Second World War. This will coincide with the launch of the new memorial to Bomber Command Servicemen, due to be erected in London later this year. The exhibition has been put together by the Bomber Command Association and will...
The Tragedy of Those Shut Out of Higher Education:...
Via Scoop.it - Teacherpreneurs and the education revolution Today’s amalgamation of dropping technology costs and Open Educational Resources have allowed quality educational delivery to cost a fraction of traditional brick and mortar institutions. Adding in the principles of e-learning and peer-to-peer learning, coupled with open-source technology and the full use of Open Educational...
Financial Statement Analysis
Via Scoop.it - Basic Accounting Concepts Financial statement analysis is defined as the process of identifying financial strengths and weaknesses of the firm by properly establishing relationship between the items of the balance sheet and the profit and loss account. Via accountingformanagement.com
SkillShare - Teacherpreneurs
Via Scoop.it - Teacherpreneurs and the education revolution Programmer extraordinaire Avi Flombaum has made tens of thousands of dollars teaching on the Skillshare platform. In fact, he ended up quitting his job. Now, he teaches at night, and spends his days traveling around the world and working on his next startup. Skillshare is a community marketplace that enables users to learn anything...
Who are the stakeholders that use financial...
Via Scoop.it - Basic Accounting Concepts Financial statements are used by stakeholders to assess the financial position and performance of an enterprise. These stakeholders may be internal or external to the enterprise. The information provided by the financial statements helps supports their decisions and actions in relation to the enterprise. Via knol.google.com
Liquidity and Collateral - Financial analysis
Via Scoop.it - Basic Accounting Concepts Liquidity is another useful determinant of credit worthiness. Liquidity refers to the availability of cash to the business. Obviously, lenders are concerned whether borrowers will have sufficient cash to repay loans. Liquidity is mainly a function of profitability. Ordinarily, the more profitable the business, the more cash available. However, liquidity is...
Cost Terms and Purposes - Accounting Part 1
Via Scoop.it - Basic Accounting Concepts Discussion of the types and behavior of costs. Specifically, how variable and fixed costs behave in total compared with how they behave on a per unit basis. Via youtube.com
Khan Academy Founder Salman Khan on Liberating the...
Via Scoop.it - Teacherpreneurs and the education revolution One passionate teacher who is not a ‘qualified teacher’ nor a member of a educational instution nor dependent on government funding yet has provided 95 million lessons to a learner-hungry world. Salman Khan is the poineer teacherpreneur. Let’s hope thousands choose to follow his example. Via youtube.com
Supporting Innovative Teachers as...
Via Scoop.it - Teacherpreneurs and the education revolution We need to start envisioning our teachers as knowledge generators and creative professionals whom we trust to innovate and implement unorthodox ideas that might transform teaching and learning. The time has come to reward innovation among our best and most creative teachers. They should be given the time and resources to reflect on their...
Online Education Revolution - MIT style
Via Scoop.it - Teacherpreneurs and the education revolution “MIT has long believed that anyone in the world with the motivation and ability to engage MIT coursework should have the opportunity to attain the best MIT-based educational experience that Internet technology enables. OpenCourseWare’s great success signals high demand for MIT’s course content and propels us to advance beyond making...
Education Revolution | Alternative Education...
Via Scoop.it - Teacherpreneurs and the education revolution The Alternative Education Resource Organization is the primary source of information for those looking for, starting, or researching education alternatives, democratic education, homeschooling, unschooling, Montessori, Waldorf and other forms of… Via educationrevolution.org
Lancaster Bomber Take off at Fairford Air Tattoo
Via Scoop.it - 460 Squadron - Bomber Command: 1942-45 Lancaster Bomber Takes off at RAF Fairford Via youtube.com
Caffeine craving is in the genes
Via Scoop.it - Espresso Coffee Why do some people need 10 cups of coffee just to make it through the day, while others feel wired from just one cup? Part of the answer may be in your genes. Researchers from UNC Chapel Hill, the Harvard School of Public Health, and five other institutions have pinpointed two genetic variants that may help explain why some people crave more caffeine than others....
Difference between Fianacial and Managerial...
Via Scoop.it - Basic Accounting Concepts Financial accounting reports are prepared for the use of external parties such as shareholders and creditors, whereas managerial accounting reports are prepared for managers inside the organization. Via accountingformanagement.com
Goodwill: The Whole and the Sum of the Parts
Via Scoop.it - Basic Accounting Concepts Goodwill is an intangible asset that is difficult to value precisely. One of the most basic questions for any business owner is “What is my business worth?” Because the balance sheet lists assets, liabilities, and equity, it should be useful in answering this question. Via understand-accounting.net
What are financial statements in accounting? - a...
Via Scoop.it - Basic Accounting Concepts Financial statements are a set of numeric records that summarises the financial activities of a business and so describes the financial position and performance of a business. Via knol.google.com
#WW2 Newsreel 1944: #RAF Lancaster bombers sink...
Via Scoop.it - 460 Squadron - Bomber Command: 1942-45 Newsreel 1944: Lancaster bombers sink German battleship Tirpitz! Via yfrog.com
Sal Khan Just Answered These 30 Big Questions
Via Scoop.it - Teacherpreneurs Salman Khan, founder of Khan Academy, took part in an ‘Ask Me Anything‘ also known as an AMA on Reddit today. He answered a ton of questions and I’ve picked out a few of the ones that I thought you might be most interested in. Be sure to head over to the AMA to view the full conversation. The layout of Reddit can be a bit confusing so here’s a tip: just scroll until...
Lancaster Bomber Gifts, Art, Posters, and more
Via Scoop.it - 460 Squadron - Bomber Command: 1942-45 A site selling many Lancaster Bomber T-Shirts, mugs, ties, posters, cards, mousepads and caps. Via zazzle.com
Chapter Sixteen: Financial Analysis and the...
Via Scoop.it - Basic Accounting Concepts Your goals for this “analysis and cash flows” chapter are to learn about: Tools for financial statement analysis, Evaluating cash flow and the statement of cash flows, The direct approach to preparing a statement of cash flows, The indirect approach to presenting operating activities, Using a worksheet to prepare a statement of cash flows. Via...
Terms, Principles, Accounting Equation, Part 3
Via Scoop.it - Basic Accounting Concepts Discussion of the Revenue Recognition and Matching Principles Via youtube.com
December 2011
53 posts
What is Financial Accounting?
Via Scoop.it - Basic Accounting Concepts Learning financial accounting will help you better understand the primary function of accounting, which are the recording, summarizing and reporting of business transactions to stakeholders. Via misscpa.com
Bomber Command Tribute.
Via Scoop.it - 460 Squadron - Bomber Command: 1942-45 My tribute to the lads from Bomber Command Revamped a little bit. Via youtube.com
Remembering youngest bomber squadron commanding...
Via Scoop.it - 460 Squadron - Bomber Command: 1942-45 Remembering youngest bomber squadron commanding officer in the history of RAFGrimsby TelegraphIn just two years, a young man stationed near Grimsby during the war rose to become one of the most elite of the Bomber Command. Via thisisgrimsby.co.uk
