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Why We Write The Way We Do: A Study Of Composition Teaching Through Writing Style Translation, Yuemin He Phd Jan 2013

Why We Write The Way We Do: A Study Of Composition Teaching Through Writing Style Translation, Yuemin He Phd

Inquiry: The Journal of the Virginia Community Colleges

This author used translation in the classroom to increase student awareness of audience. However, this translation was not between different languages; it was translation from an informal to a formal writing style, and vice versa.


Front Matter Jan 2013

Front Matter

Inquiry: The Journal of the Virginia Community Colleges

Cover art: “Mennonite 2” by Ana Maria Mendez Ritchie, a student at Blue Ridge Community College.


Librarians In Your Midst: The Embedded Librarian Program At Pvcc, Laura C. Skinner Jan 2013

Librarians In Your Midst: The Embedded Librarian Program At Pvcc, Laura C. Skinner

Inquiry: The Journal of the Virginia Community Colleges

The easy availability of Internet information has caused many to question the future of libraries. However, librarians, as experts of information science, are even more necessary to help students navigate the Internet. An embedded librarian provides assistance at the most critical point – exactly when it is needed.


Putting Theatre Arts To The Test: Student Performance That Goes Beyond Stem And Steam, Lisa Nanni-Messegee, Teresa B. Murphy Jan 2013

Putting Theatre Arts To The Test: Student Performance That Goes Beyond Stem And Steam, Lisa Nanni-Messegee, Teresa B. Murphy

Inquiry: The Journal of the Virginia Community Colleges

President Obama’s “Educate to Innovate” initiative emphasizes training in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM). More recently, arts have been added to STEM, resulting in the acronym STEAM: Science and Technology interpreted through Engineering and the Arts, based in the Mathematical elements. However, should the arts be used only to cultivate better scientists? Or might the arts be valued apart from of their service to math and science?


Personalizing The Material Leads To College Students' Better Understanding Of Concepts, Charles J. Huffman Phd Jan 2013

Personalizing The Material Leads To College Students' Better Understanding Of Concepts, Charles J. Huffman Phd

Inquiry: The Journal of the Virginia Community Colleges

In this study, students completed two different projects about personality. The results showed that while the students learned more about themselves, personalizing the material also increased their ability to understand core concepts.