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Status Of Nuclear Security Education And Research In Bangladesh And Looking Forward, Md. Shafiqul Islam, Md. Mobasher Ahmed
Status Of Nuclear Security Education And Research In Bangladesh And Looking Forward, Md. Shafiqul Islam, Md. Mobasher Ahmed
International Journal of Nuclear Security
Bangladesh uses category I of nuclear materials and category 1-5 of radioactive materials in the field of research, medical and industries. The Government is going to implement its first nuclear power plant under an IGA between the Bangladesh and Russian Governments. With the emerging global nuclear and radiological terrorism by potential adversaries, enhancing nuclear security is the paramount importance for the country. The paper has found no established communication channels among stakeholders in order to work in a coordinated and collaborative manner for strengthening the nuclear security. This has resulted lacking importance of education, research, training and knowledge management initiatives …
Experiences With Teaching Nuclear Security Professional Development Courses For Health Physicists, Edward Waller, Jason Timothy Harris, Craig Marianno
Experiences With Teaching Nuclear Security Professional Development Courses For Health Physicists, Edward Waller, Jason Timothy Harris, Craig Marianno
International Journal of Nuclear Security
Health physicists are professionals that are experts in the recognition, evaluation, and control of health hazards to permit the safe use and application of radiation. They typically have broad knowledge in radiation (ionizing and non-ionizing), biology, ecology and safety. With this wealth expertise we believe the health physicists would be useful partners in an effective security culture. As such over three years, a total of seven professional enrichment courses have been offered by the authors to health physics and radiation protection professionals, both nationally and internationally. Five have been through the Health Physics Society meetings, one through the International Radiation …
The Utility Of Table-Top Exercises In Teaching Nuclear Security, Christopher Hobbs, Luca Lentini, Matthew Moran
The Utility Of Table-Top Exercises In Teaching Nuclear Security, Christopher Hobbs, Luca Lentini, Matthew Moran
International Journal of Nuclear Security
In the emerging field of nuclear security, those responsible for education and training are constantly seeking to identify and engage with tools and approaches that provide for a constructive learning environment. In this context, this paper explores the nature and value of Tabletop exercises (TTX) and how they can be applied in the nuclear security context. On the one hand, the paper dissects the key components of the TTX and considers the broader pedagogical benefits of this teaching method. On the other hand, the paper draws lessons from the authors’ experience of running TTXs as part of nuclear security professional …
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The Journal of the Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning
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Jaepl, Vol. 21, Winter 2015-2016, Joonna Smitherman Trapp, Brad Peters
Jaepl, Vol. 21, Winter 2015-2016, Joonna Smitherman Trapp, Brad Peters
The Journal of the Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning
Essays
Fond Farewells: Judy Halden-Sullivan and Helen Walker
SPECIAL SECTION: RHETORIC AND ETHICS
John M. Duffy - Reconsidering Virtue
Lois Agnew - Why Rhetoric and Ethics? Revisiting History/Revising Pedagogy
Paula Mathieu - Being There: Mindfulness as Ethical Classroom Practice
Scott Wagar - Composition as a Spiritual Discipline
Erec Smith - Buddhism’s Pedagogical Contribution to Mindfulness
Peter H. Khost - “Alas, Not Yours to Have”: Problems with Audience in High-Stakes Writing Tests and the Promise of Felt Sense
TEACHING AND LEARNING
Sheri Rysdam & Lisa Johnson-Shull - Introducing Feedforward: Renaming and Reframing Our Repertoire for Written Response
Mark Noe - Autoethnography …
Why Rhetoric And Ethics? Revisiting History/Revising Pedagogy, Lois Agnew
Why Rhetoric And Ethics? Revisiting History/Revising Pedagogy, Lois Agnew
The Journal of the Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning
Coupling rhetoric and ethics has helped create a coherent undergraduate writing major in one of the nation’s first free-standing composition programs.
Composition As A Spiritual Discipline, Scott Wagar
Composition As A Spiritual Discipline, Scott Wagar
The Journal of the Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning
Analyzing a widely-read history of composition yields clear elements associated with the contemporary definition of spirituality.
Buddhism’S Pedagogical Contribution To Mindfulness, Erec S. Smith
Buddhism’S Pedagogical Contribution To Mindfulness, Erec S. Smith
The Journal of the Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning
Considering the rhetorical elements in the Buddhist text “The True Aspect of All Phenomena” opens the possibility of teaching students a more mindful approach to writing.
“Alas, Not Yours To Have”: Problems With Audience In High-Stakes Writing Tests And The Promise Of Felt Sense, Peter H. Khost
“Alas, Not Yours To Have”: Problems With Audience In High-Stakes Writing Tests And The Promise Of Felt Sense, Peter H. Khost
The Journal of the Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning
Expanding the applications of “felt sense” can help students become more aware of audience—a corrective to the a-rhetorical effects of standardized testing and the Common Core Standards.
Introducing Feedforward: Renaming And Reframing Our Repertoire For Written Response, Sheri Rysdam, Lisa Johnson-Shull
Introducing Feedforward: Renaming And Reframing Our Repertoire For Written Response, Sheri Rysdam, Lisa Johnson-Shull
The Journal of the Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning
Categorizing instructor comments on student drafts leads writing center researchers to argue for the need to reframe our professional discussion on instructor response, based on the concept of “feedforward.”
“When Do I Cross The Street?” Roberta’S Guilty Reflection, Irene A. Lietz
“When Do I Cross The Street?” Roberta’S Guilty Reflection, Irene A. Lietz
The Journal of the Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning
Following a student’s evolving attitudes on race issues through her undergraduate years, a researcher concludes that a critical pedagogy can have long-term effects on student and instructor alike.
Autoethnography And Assimilation: Composing Border Stories, Mark Noe
Autoethnography And Assimilation: Composing Border Stories, Mark Noe
The Journal of the Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning
Introducing autoethnography in composition classes brings together personal narratives, academic discourse, and awareness of audience in surprising ways among students in south Texas.
Toward A Poetics And Pedagogy Of Sound: Students As Production Engineers In The Literature Classroom, Karen Lee Osborne
Toward A Poetics And Pedagogy Of Sound: Students As Production Engineers In The Literature Classroom, Karen Lee Osborne
The Journal of the Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning
Pairing students to be recorders and production editors of poetry readings results in a collaborative assignment that embodies students’ experience of reading through media.
My Mom’S Letter, Robert M. Randolph
My Mom’S Letter, Robert M. Randolph
The Journal of the Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning
A longtime poet explains how a letter from his mother reminds him that regardless of our language skills and backgrounds, our writing can still bear witness to the values and ethics that guide our lives.
Book Reviews, Julie Nichols, Peter Fields, Walter L. Reid, Jeffrey H. Taylor, Warren Hatch
Book Reviews, Julie Nichols, Peter Fields, Walter L. Reid, Jeffrey H. Taylor, Warren Hatch
The Journal of the Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning
Julie Nichols - Reading Ethically
Peter Fields - Gregory Marshall. Shaped by Stories: The Ethical Power of Narratives. Notre Dame, IN: U of Notre Dame P., 2009
Walter L. Reed - Gregory, Marshall. Teaching Excellence in Higher Education, ed. Melissa Valiska Gregory. NY: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013
Jeffrey H. Taylor - Musgrove, Laurence. Local Bird. Beaumont, TX: Lamar U Press, 2015
Warren Hatch - Lynch, Tom, Cheryll Glotfelty, Karla Armbruster. The Bioregional Imagination—Literature, Ecology, and Place. Athens, GA: U of GA Press, 2012
Connecting, Helen Walker, Sheryl Lain, Matthew B. Ittig, Laurence Musgrove, Julie O'Connell, Leslie A. Werden, Donna Souder-Hodge, Tanya R. Cochran, Rasha Diab, Thomas Ferrel, Beth Godbee
Connecting, Helen Walker, Sheryl Lain, Matthew B. Ittig, Laurence Musgrove, Julie O'Connell, Leslie A. Werden, Donna Souder-Hodge, Tanya R. Cochran, Rasha Diab, Thomas Ferrel, Beth Godbee
The Journal of the Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning
Helen Walker - More Apt, Connected Title
Sheryl Lain - Hey, Teach! Do You Love Me?
Matthew B. Ittig - Ask Me Tomorrow
Laurence Musgrove - Writing Program
Julie O’Connell - The Power of a Slave Narrative
Leslie A. Werden - Embracing Chaos
Donna Souder-Hodge - Teaching Dachau
Tanya R. Cochran, Rasha Diab, Thomas Ferrel, & Beth Godbee - Hanging Out: Cultivating Life-Giving Writing Groups Online
Reconsidering Virtue, John M. Duffy
Reconsidering Virtue, John M. Duffy
The Journal of the Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning
Re-appropriating the Aristotelian concept of virtue in composition classes could become the means of transforming the polarized state of public discourse in America.
Being There: Mindfulness As Ethical Classroom Practice, Paula Mathieu
Being There: Mindfulness As Ethical Classroom Practice, Paula Mathieu
The Journal of the Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning
Incorporating mindfulness practices in teacher training for writing programs is supported by disciplinary scholarship in composition, spiritual writing, and research in neuroscience.
Final Journals, Robert M. Randolph
Final Journals, Robert M. Randolph
The Journal of the Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning
Poem
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The Journal of the Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning
No abstract provided.