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An overview of Connexions, the Connexions home page, navigation tools, and accounts.
This module contains Connexions documentation which is out-of-date. The contents of this module are provided here for historical purposes only and should not be considered accurate for the current version of the Connexions website. The current documentation of topics in this module can be located at (External Link) . Please visit the help page for up-to-date information about the Connexions website, including support for viewing and authoring content and the CNXML language. If you have any additional questions or cannot find the answer to your question, please contact techsupport@cnx.org and we will be happy to assist in any way we can.

Overview

Connexions is a web-based document creation and management system for education and research materials. There are two parts toConnexions: a Content Commons that contains these materials and the software tools necessary to create, manage, and access thesematerials. A tour of the workings of Connexions and its parts appears on the Connexionsweb page, under the "About" tab.

From its inception, Connexions was designed to allow the collaborative development and free availability of material.Instructors and authors can modify this material for any educational purpose. Connexions offers Free/Open Source softwaretools to help students, instructors, and authors manage these information assets for sharing and advancing knowledge tobenefit the global educational community. All of this is accomplished through the use of the Creative Commons Attribution license .

There are three general categories of Connexions users:

  • Students - who use Connexions to access information on-line, to prepare for their classes.
  • Authors - who enter content into Connexions in document files called modules.
  • Instructors - who build courses, which are documents created by linking related modules together in a specific order.

Connexions knowledge factory

Connexions Knowledge Factory.

Before you begin using the Connexions system, you should verify that you have all of the necessary software. Visit the Connexions Quick Start Guide for a listing of the software that you will need and the links to help you download it.

The connexions home page

The Connexions home page is the starting point for your use of Connexions. It contains thefollowing items:

These items also appear on the other Connexions web pages.
Connexions home page

Home, about, content, software, and help tabs

On the upper left of the Connexions home page are tabs labeled "Home", "About", "Content", "Software", and "Help". Clicking onthese tabs display the following Connexions pages:

  • Home returns to the Connexions home page.
  • About displays the "About" page that contains a general descriptionof Connexions and links to more detailed information about Connexions, how it works, the people behind it, and a listof contacts.
  • Content displays a set of tabs that will list modulesby title, author, or keywords, and list the courses.
  • Software displays the "Connexions Technology" page that containslinks to Connexions software and tools.
  • Help displays the "Help" page that contains links to installation,reference, and other information to answer your questions about Connexions.

Questions & Answers

what does preconceived mean
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physiological Psychology
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How can I develope my cognitive domain
Amanyire Reply
why is communication effective
Dakolo Reply
Communication is effective because it allows individuals to share ideas, thoughts, and information with others.
effective communication can lead to improved outcomes in various settings, including personal relationships, business environments, and educational settings. By communicating effectively, individuals can negotiate effectively, solve problems collaboratively, and work towards common goals.
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Every time someone flushes a toilet in the apartment building, the person begins to jumb back automatically after hearing the flush, before the water temperature changes. Identify the types of learning, if it is classical conditioning identify the NS, UCS, CS and CR. If it is operant conditioning, identify the type of consequence positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement or punishment
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Wekolamo
because it helps many people around the world to understand how to interact with other people and understand them well, for example at work (job).
Manix Reply
Agreed 👍 There are many parts of our brains and behaviors, we really need to get to know. Blessings for everyone and happy Sunday!
ARC
A child is a member of community not society elucidate ?
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Isn't practices worldwide, be it psychology, be it science. isn't much just a false belief of control over something the mind cannot truly comprehend?
Simon Reply
compare and contrast skinner's perspective on personality development on freud
namakula Reply
Skinner skipped the whole unconscious phenomenon and rather emphasized on classical conditioning
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explain how nature and nurture affect the development and later the productivity of an individual.
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nature is an hereditary factor while nurture is an environmental factor which constitute an individual personality. so if an individual's parent has a deviant behavior and was also brought up in an deviant environment, observation of the behavior and the inborn trait we make the individual deviant.
Samuel
I am taking this course because I am hoping that I could somehow learn more about my chosen field of interest and due to the fact that being a PsyD really ignites my passion as an individual the more I hope to learn about developing and literally explore the complexity of my critical thinking skills
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interpersonal relationships
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What would be the best educational aid(s) for gifted kids/savants?
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treat them normal, if they want help then give them. that will make everyone happy
Saurabh
What are the treatment for autism?
Magret Reply
hello. autism is a umbrella term. autistic kids have different disorder overlapping. for example. a kid may show symptoms of ADHD and also learning disabilities. before treatment please make sure the kid doesn't have physical disabilities like hearing..vision..speech problem. sometimes these
Jharna
continue.. sometimes due to these physical problems..the diagnosis may be misdiagnosed. treatment for autism. well it depends on the severity. since autistic kids have problems in communicating and adopting to the environment.. it's best to expose the child in situations where the child
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child interact with other kids under doc supervision. play therapy. speech therapy. Engaging in different activities that activate most parts of the brain.. like drawing..painting. matching color board game. string and beads game. the more you interact with the child the more effective
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results you'll get.. please consult a therapist to know what suits best on your child. and last as a parent. I know sometimes it's overwhelming to guide a special kid. but trust the process and be strong and patient as a parent.
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