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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.


Partnership For Math Success: Development Of A Mathematics Readiness Class For High School Students, Yvonne Jessee Jan 2013

Partnership For Math Success: Development Of A Mathematics Readiness Class For High School Students, Yvonne Jessee

Inquiry: The Journal of the Virginia Community Colleges

To implement the developmental mathematics redesign, this author’s College partnered with two public school systems to establish early placement testing and a capstone readiness course, to be administered in the high school students’ senior year.


A Cross-Cultural Teaching Model For Community College Teachers: Considerations For Service-Delivery And Implications For The Teaching-Learning Process, Christopher T. Arra Phd Jan 2013

A Cross-Cultural Teaching Model For Community College Teachers: Considerations For Service-Delivery And Implications For The Teaching-Learning Process, Christopher T. Arra Phd

Inquiry: The Journal of the Virginia Community Colleges

Community college classes are increasingly diverse, both culturally and ethnically, but how can teachers best educate students concerning cross-cultural issues? This author proposes a cross-cultural teaching model that focuses on a personalized approach.