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Enhanced Student Learning And Scholarly Productivity Through Capstone Projects, Bruce Hancock, Jane Gervasio, Iftekhar Kalsekar, Julie Koehler, Mary Andritz

Jane M. Gervasio

Abstract from the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy/Association of Faculties of Pharmacy of Canada Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, July 16-24, 2008.

Enhanced Student Learning And Public Health Awareness Through Capstone Projects, Jane Gervasio, Carriann Richey, Bruce Hancock, Iftekhar Kalsekar, Julie Koehler, Mary Andritz

Jane M. Gervasio

Abstract from the 110th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, Boston, MA, July 18-22, 2009.

Edward A. Bouchet: A Model For Understanding African Americans And Their Doctoral Experience, Pamela Felder

Pamela Petrease Felder, Ph.D.

No abstract provided.

The Sound Of Silence: The Value Of Quiet Contemplation In The Classroom, Rocky Dailey

Rocky Dailey

Henderson News, Bede Mitchell, Ann Hamilton, Sonya Shepherd, Fred Smith

Sonya S. Gaither

In This Issue:-3rd Annual Farm to Table Dinner-Dr. William H. Schubert Curriculum History Collection-Spotlight on Henderson Library Benefactor-Fall Family Weekend-Resources for Community Use

Understanding Race In Doctoral Student Socialization, Pamela Felder, Howard Stevenson, Marybeth Gasman

Pamela Petrease Felder, Ph.D.

No abstract provided.

Growth And ‘Quality’ In Higher Education, Daniel Edwards, Ali Radloff

Ali Radloff

Strong growth in university enrolments may not necessarily be affecting quality, according to analysis by Daniel Edwards and Ali Radloff.

Growth And ‘Quality’ In Higher Education, Daniel Edwards, Ali Radloff

Dr Daniel Edwards

Strong growth in university enrolments may not necessarily be affecting quality, according to analysis by Daniel Edwards and Ali Radloff.

Creating Competent Students, Michelle Navarre Cleary

Michelle Navarre Cleary

By any number of measures, competence-based programs have proven that they can support effective learning as well as, and often better than, traditional programs. Read more: http://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/higher-ed-beta/creating-competent-students#ixzz2qnYgjAvm Inside Higher Ed

Ferpa: To Release Or Not To Release – That Is The Question, Sonja Cantrell

Sonja G. Cantrell

No abstract provided.

African Americans And The Doctoral Experience: A Case Comparison Through Bell's Interest Convergence, Pamela Felder, Marco Barker

Pamela Petrease Felder, Ph.D.

No abstract provided.

Ensuring Quality In Ahelo Item Development And Scoring Processes, Jacob Pearce

Dr Jacob Pearce

This chapter summarises the work undertaken in the Engineering Strand of the OECD's Assessment of Higher Education Learning Outcomes (AHELO) Feasibility Study. The iterative processes of design, review and revision that were followed to ensure that the assessment instrument and scoring processes were of high quality are outlined in detail. There are several lessons which can be drawn out of these experiences for future practice. The chapter offers an example of the amount of thinking and effort that is required in the development of an assessment instrument and the scoring processes related to it, if high quality data and directions …

"To Make Collective Action Possible": The Founding Of The Aaup, Hans Tiede

Hans Joerg Tiede

The article reviews the developments that led to the founding of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP). The AAUP was not founded specifically as the primary defender of academic freedom that it subsequently became. Its broader goal was to further the professionalization of the professoriate. Locally, the Association’s founders hoped to reform university governance by shifting the balance of power away from presidents and lay governance boards. Nationally, the Association was to serve as a body to speak for the profession as a whole in response to organized efforts to standardize American higher education - efforts that did not …

Re-Integrating Academic Development And Academic Language And Learning: A Call To Reason, Alisa Percy

Alisa Percy, PhD

This paper argues for the re-integration of academic development (AD) and a academic language and learning (ALL) practitioners in Australian higher education. This argument is made as universities aim to develop internationally recognised, inter-disciplinary and standards-based curricula against the backdrop of international comparative education (e.g., Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development), the Australian Qualifications Framework and a quality emphasis on English language standards (e.g., Tertiary Education Quality and Assessment Agency). Drawing on Rowland's argument that professional life in the academy has become fragmented across five fault lines ([2002]. Overcoming fragmentation in professional life: The challenge for academic development. Higher Education …

Outcomes Assessment In Practice: Reflections On Two Australian Implementations, Daniel Edwards, Jacob Pearce

Dr Daniel Edwards

This chapter provides a critical reflection of the experiences of the authors in two different projects that have explored the assessment of learning outcomes of higher education students. Both projects were undertaken in the context of a growing higher education system and in an era of increased calls for accountability in higher education, and a ‘search’ for metrics to help monitor ‘quality’. Each project involved the development of assessments, engagement of higher education institutions and students, implementation of assessments and reporting of outcomes. While these projects both focused on measuring learning outcomes and were implemented in the same higher education …

Item Differential In Computer Based And Paper Based Versions Of A High Stakes Tertiary Entrance Test: Diagrams And The Problem Of Annotation, Brad Jackel

Dr Brad Jackel

This paper presents the results from a tertiary entrance test that was delivered to two groups of candidates, one as a paper based test and the other as a computer based test. Item level differential reveals a pattern that appears related to item type: questions based on diagrammatic stimulus show a pattern of increased difficulty when delivered on computer. Differential in performance was not present in other sections of the test and it would appear unlikely to be explained by demographic differences between the groups. It is suggested this differential is due to the inability of the candidates to freely …

A Critical Turn In Higher Education Research: Turning The Critical Lens On The Academic Language And Learning Educator, Alisa Percy

Alisa Percy, PhD

This paper suggests that historical ontology, as one form of reflexive critique, is an instructive research design for making sense of the political and historical constitution of the Academic Language and Learning (ALL) educator in Australian higher education. The ALL educator in this paper refers to those practitioners in the field of ALL, whose ethical agency has largely been taken for granted since their slow and uneven emergence in the latter half of the twentieth century. Using the lens of governmentality, genealogical design and archaeological method, the historical ontology proposed in this paper demonstrates how the ethical remit of the …

The Impressions Of Emergency Services Students In A Homeland Security Course: The Benefits Of Reflective Thinking And Journaling, Eric Russell, John Fisher

Dr. John R. Fisher

This case study explored the impressions a homeland security course had on the emergency service student. The setting for the study was a state-sponsored university in the western United States. The 17 participants were declared, undergraduate emergency services majors that underwent a 7.5-week distance learning homeland security course. Grounded theory was used to analyze and develop themes from student reflections from the class. The findings of the study suggested that the most important impressions students took from the class were about global awareness, an understanding of the vulnerabilities of terrorism to the nation and the importance of a homeland security …

A Class Explores: Dangerousness And Mental Illness, Leeann Bartolini

LeeAnn Bartolini

The Homeless Mentally Ill: A Class Explores, Leeann Bartolini

LeeAnn Bartolini