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The Effect Of A Professor’S Attitude On University Students’ Learning Motivation. Case Study: English Department, Mirsad Suhodolli

UBT International Conference

Dealing with students from different backgrounds is a very difficult job for University professors. This is seen in many instances when teaching them. The article in question gives a deeper insight into a very sensitive and a very detailed aspect of teaching: the effect of a professor’s attitude on students’ learning motivation. It is based, though, on the experience of the professors who use only English in the classroom. Special emphasis was given to the students from the Department of English which is a part of the International Business College located in Mitrovica (a town North of Kosovo). Despite being …

The Importance Of Differentiated Instruction In Efl Learning, Laura Naka

UBT International Conference

Differentiated instructions in learning is based in the appropriate methods for learning but in fact this is the way how teachers exploit the teaching opportunities in order to provide better learning environment within their instruction. English as a foreign language learning in Kosovo has been overwhelming and in addition to the importance of English Language Learning, is also the importance of increasing the interest in more effective teaching. The most difficult challenge, that EFL teachers consider to overcome, is teaching in mixed ability classes. Mixed ability EFL classes are a composition of students with different English language level proficiency in …

The Role Of English Language – Connection For All Ethnicities In Kosovo, Feride Lohaj

UBT International Conference

English Language in Kosovo has expanded from its previous function as a sign of prestige and necessity for people who want to get educated or work abroad, to the main tool of communication between the two ethnicities, Albanian and Serb, still distanced from each other. In this study, the results determine students’ preferences, their level of interculturalism and English language proficiency. This study also proves hypothesis that all students from particular communities have low level of intercultural competence, they have similar preferences, but focusing on their ethnicity, furthermore, their level of English language proficiency is similar. This study covers high …

Shakespeare`S Ethos In The Spotlight Of Interpersonal Communication And Language, Halil Bashota, Karoly Nagy, Redi Papa

UBT International Conference

Shakespeare is known in the world literature as one of the most influential writer, which the English theatre has ever had. Therefore, the topic of this article aims to delve into the Shakespeare`s ethos and the spotlight of interpersonal communication and language. Furthermore, this study covers the main characteristics of Shakespeare influential works, aiming to illustrate some of the most important features of his masterpieces through a detailed and separated review on Shakespeare, with a critical analysis of their characters, including their performance in the stage, concept of identification with the world, as well as, the communication and relationships; their …

The Verbs In Mandarin-Chinese, Albanian And English, Seen From The Perspective Of The Grammatical Tense, Florim Ajdini

UBT International Conference

Different from English and Albanian, verbs in Chinese-Mandarin, do not conjugate across pronouns which perform the action. They have no inflectional nature and features in none of the grammatical tenses which are in the focus of this paper. The Chinese verbs never go through case and person! This phenomenon, in a way makes life easier for the non-native learner of Chinese, not having to remember all verb particles in order to create the time effect, to express an action. It makes easier for the learners of this ‘mega language’, spoken by more than 1.300.000.000 people, to learn it easily. Given …

How To Develop The Critical Use Of The Web: A Practical Example, Pranvera Kraja, Paolo Martena, Jozef Bushati

UBT International Conference

Juveniles born after the year 2000 are defined as digital natives due to the ease with which they use the Web. They have, indeed, been able to constantly relate to digital tools since birth and have reached an optimum level of technical ability. Contemporary neuroscience highlights how new media have strongly conditioned the way in which learning takes place and modifies the time taken, styles used and how we understand and analyse the phenomena. Schools have the task, not only of raising awareness, but also that of the ethical and critical use of these media. This means that every student …

Lecture Notes In Social Science: Author's Instruction For The Education Of Young Generation To Ubt Conference Topic: Pedagogical Dilemmas In The Process Of Education Of The Young Generation, Veton Zejnullahu, Denis Celcima

UBT International Conference

Not intentionally I do start with the teachers. We look at the basis of the study and the reaction at the core of psychology, with the need to apply its norms not only to regulate teacher relations with students but even to organize our consciousness. Inside the protective activity against aggression in psychic behaviour, "we must give the possibility of existence and safe development". We are the ones who have to appreciate the matter, because in our hands and minds the nation's future passes.

Then: Have we found the right line of human behaviour in harmony with our social life …

The Impact Of Subtitled Movies On Vocabulary Development, Alisa Sadiku

UBT International Conference

Learning new vocabulary compromises a significant factor for success within language learning since without the adequate knowledge of words and their meaning, learners are not able to use the target language efficiently. Moreover, vocabulary tends to be forgotten if it is not acquired and used through the right methods that will provide learners with language inputs in genuine target language environment. In this regard, the increasing access to different multimedia and technology resources facilitate spontaneous vocabulary acquisition for the contemporary age learners. In particular, movies with subtitles can be a great tool in bringing students closer to authentic real life …

The Ubt Knowledge Center: A Collaborative Design Approach, Edmond Hajrizi, Mary M. Somerville, Anita Mirijamdotter

UBT International Conference

In setting the institutional vision for University for Business and Technology in 2001, founder Dr. Edmond Hajrizi sought to educate Kosovo students to become active contributors to the society and in the workplace, within the country, the Balkans region, and beyond. The UBT Knowledge Center initiative extends the founding vision of national development through higher education. Since local knowledge, identity, and learning are necessarily situated, Kosovar students, faculty, staff, and administrators serve as topical experts and international educators from Sweden and the United States serve as design facilitators. Participatory design commenced in April 2017 when international faculty from Sweden and …

The Value Of Inclusive Education In Kosovo, Alma Lama

UBT International Conference

Inclusive education is a great deal in all countries around the world which aim to treat everyone the same, have equal opportunities for all children regardless of race, sex, religion or any other diversity. In Kosovo, inclusive education has become a reality as a concept but is facing numerous difficulties in making efforts toward the realization. The purpose of this study is to understand the value and effect of inclusion in students with learning disabilities in general education and its environment. This study is intended to listen to the understanding of the teachers on inclusion and based on that recommend …

Higher Education In Algeria: Achievements And Challenges- 1963 To 2017, Fatima Bouchikhi, Barka Zine

UBT International Conference

This paper is based on the case study of the higher education sector in Algeria. Around the world higher education is under pressure to change. It is growing fast and its contribution to economic growth is vital. Universities are mainly expected to create knowledge; improve equity among population; and respond to students. Furthermore, it has been largely documented that in developing countries, higher education is recognized as a key force for modernization and development. Consequently, this has caused an increase in the demand for its access, accompanied by several challenges: students are asking more and more for quality education and …

Thinking Styles Through The Elements Of Contemporary Methods, Roland Sahatcija, Ariel Ora, Anxhela Ferhataj

UBT International Conference

In a fast-changing world, knowing one’s strengths is a definite advantage. It is one’s thinking style that provides such an edge. Knowing about thinking styles not only helps universities to be more effective and efficient, but also assists students in improving their academic performance. The scope of this paper is to study the correlation that exists between thinking styles and the elements of contemporary methods. Another objective of this research is analyzing the thinking styles of students. The study sample consists of 186 students of universities in Albania. The statistical analyses adopted in this study are: Pearson’s correlation coefficient, the …

Learning Style And Perception On Hybrid Learning, Ariel Ora, Roland Sahatcija, Anxhela Ferhataj

UBT International Conference

Learning style is unique. Knowing learning styles helps students and universities to be more effective and efficient. It plays an essential role in selecting the right teaching methodology. The aim of this research is to study the students’ perceptions on hybrid learning and learning style. Another objective is analysing the perception on hybrid learning according to their learning. The study sample consists of 89 students of universities in Albania. SPSS 20 and JASP-0.8.1.2 have been used to analyse the data. The statistical analyses used in this research are: the distribution table, contingency tables, Student's T-Test, Pearson’s correlation coefficient, Bayesian Independent …

Impact Of Usage Of Ict And Performance On Quality In Higher Education Institutions: An Empirical Study, Hasan Metin, Esra Metin, Gjylbehare Llapi, Dukagjin Hyseni

UBT International Conference

This study presents the relationship among the quality, performance and usage of ICT in higher education. The conceptualization of quality relies on applicable knowledge and accomplishment of goals set in curricula of the subject/program- effective learning. The conceptualization of the performance is participation in active learning, to be able to finalize the tasks on time, getting high test scores, and students’ progress in general. Lastly, the usage of ICT is understood as teaching and learning by using technology tools and resources- efficient learning. The results indicate that participation in the active learning, getting high test scores, and students’ progress have …

Implementing Cas Undergraduate Research Standards For Assessment, Wesley F. Lewis, Kadie Hayward Mullins

Florida Statewide Symposium: Best Practices in Undergraduate Research

The Council for Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS) recently released specialized standards for assessing undergraduate research programs (URPs) including self-assessment instruments and tools for developing and implementing action plans. These standards align with the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) strategic pillars and include twelve primary parts: (1) mission, (2) program, (3) organization and leadership, (4) human resources, (5) ethics, (6) law, policy, and government, (7) diversity, equity, and access, (8) internal and external relations, (9) financial resources, (10) technology, (11) facilities and equipment, and (12) assessment. This project outlines the process of and lessons learned from the first …

Leading Students To Empower Their Peers In Undergraduate Research, Aubrey A. Kuperman, Colleen Smith, Tracy Baker, Jodiene Johnson

Florida Statewide Symposium: Best Practices in Undergraduate Research

UCF and FAU’s offices of undergraduate research have three separate opportunities for current undergraduate researchers to assume a leadership role and assist their peers in getting started in research. This presentation will lay out the three models, at each institution, for student leadership in undergraduate research: peer mentors/ student teaching assistants, student assistants who host peer mentor advising hours throughout the academic year, and student councils who focus on outreach across campus and serve in an advisory capacity. This session will provide an overview of these programs on the two campuses.

Undergraduate Student Research Practices At Fgcu, Examples From Various Disciplines, Hulya Julie Yazici, Peter Reuter

Florida Statewide Symposium: Best Practices in Undergraduate Research

The purpose of this presentation is to show examples of undergraduate student involvement with research/scholarship, either via course-embedded research practices, or research activities outside the classroom. Examples from health profession, business, STEM disciplines, and humanities will demonstrate how research is implemented and which outcomes for students have been achieved. The presenters will share the challenges and opportunities faced, and probe the audience for their experiences and future directions.

Moving The Library: Bringing Resources To Students (Using A Learning Management System), Karen Venturella Malnati, Steven Shapiro, Sara Tarpley

Charleston Library Conference

Students are increasingly finding library resources online due to the explosion in online courses and the use of course management software for all courses, whether fully online, hybrid, or traditional face-to-face courses. Librarians from Union County College (a two-year community college) and Montclair State University (a large research library) discussed the various approaches used to promote and market library services and resources using their institutions’ library management system (LMS). A representative from Gale Cengage presented how Gale is connecting library content to the classroom while helping libraries raise their profile on campus.

Social Scholarship? Academic Communications In The Digital Age, Steven Weiland

Charleston Library Conference

A recent sign of the technological transformation of scholarship is the consolidation of views about the emergence of the “digital scholar,” a variation on the influential reform minded account of faculty work associated with Ernest Boyer’s Scholarship Reconsidered (1990). An essential feature of this new form of academic practice and identity is named “social scholarship,” or participation in scholarly communications via the growing variety of digital networks for professional interaction. Scholars and librarians can recognize the change while acknowledging the durability of academic workflow conventions. Libraries can guide the faculty in social scholarship and be gadflies in matters of the …

The Nuts And Bolts Of Supporting Change And Transformation For Research Librarians, Mira Waller, Heidi J. Tebbe

Charleston Library Conference

Libraries have a rich tradition of providing services and support to researchers. In recent years, changing technology, evolving research methods and requirements, and the transforming landscape of scholarly communication have revealed a need for libraries to actively engage scholars and participate in the entire research lifecycle. As liaison and subject librarian roles shift to a more holistic and engagement-focused model, it is important that libraries provide them with the tools and resources to develop new skills.

This paper will focus on three ways in which the North Carolina State University Libraries created and supported relevant training and opportunities for research …

Post-Acquisition Management And The Issue Of Inaccessibility, Beth Caruso

Charleston Library Conference

Though advocates are calling for publishers to develop born-accessible e-books to comply with Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Digital Accessible Information System (DAISY) standards and the EPUB 3.0 measures now backed by the Society for Disability Studies, the realistic timespan for this achievement to become standard practice is far from ideal. To equitably serve users with disabilities, stronger technology and a mindset toward accessibility must become the standard in electronic collections. Librarians are expected to have a strong working knowledge of the library’s collections but receive little training in best practices for assisting patrons with disabilities. We cannot wait …

Rolling With Pda And Dda: How Academic Libraries Can Use Patron-Driven And Demand-Driven Acquisition Techniques To Build Library Collections With Minimal Management And Budget, Kerry A. Falloon

Charleston Library Conference

Patron-driven and demand-driven acquisitions (PDA/DDA) have been utilized for some time in academic libraries, but some university libraries are still new to the process. With changes in the last couple of years regarding shortterm monograph loans becoming cost ineffective, the popularity of streaming video PDA, and library materials budgets increasingly being cut, the conundrum of successfully implementing a DDA/PDA program and how to evaluate its effectiveness is a question many libraries need to answer. In the fall of 2015, the College of Staten Island Library-CUNY, implemented a small DDA monograph pilot program with Yankee Book Peddler (YBP) and EBSCOhost e-books …

Housing Diversity In Children’S Literature, Carla Earhart

Charleston Library Conference

Previous studies have examined diversity in children’s literature: Gender diversity, racial diversity, religious diversity, and diversity in family composition. This project examines an often overlooked diversity issue in children’s literature: Housing diversity. In the stories they read and the accompanying images, children need to see a variety of housing environments and need to see the settings and the people portrayed in a positive manner.

Renting an apartment is an increasingly popular housing option for many families. However, many children’s books glamorize living in a traditional house. Using a rubric designed by the course instructor, students in a university immersive learning …

Apples To Oranges: Comparing Streaming Video Platforms, Steven Milewski, Monique Threatt

Charleston Library Conference

Librarians rely on an ever-increasing variety of platforms to deliver streaming video content to our patrons. These two presentations will examine different aspects of video streaming platforms to gain guidance from the comparison of platforms. The first will examine the accessibility compliance of the various video streaming platforms for users with disabilities by examining accessibility features of the platforms. The second will be a comparison of subject usage of two of the larger video streaming platform providers (Alexander Street Press and Kanopy) done at Indiana University Bloomington, a large public university.

Collection Dashboards For Selectors, Lindsay A. Cronk, Wenli Gao

Charleston Library Conference

While collections dashboards are often used as an external communications tool, they have additional applications for improving internal processes and assisting subject selectors. The value of collection visualization for analytics and strategy cannot be underestimated as visualizations can help clarify complex information to improve decision-making. This paper summarizes the current efforts to deploy collection dashboards at the University of Houston libraries. Using Tableau to parse and visualize collections data, the library is embedding visualization frameworks into the acquisitions calendar to enhance selection and deselection processes.

Keeping Up Accessibility Practices And How It Relates To Purchasing And Collection Development In Academic Libraries: A Case Study At The College Of Staten Island Library, Kerry A. Falloon

Charleston Library Conference

At the College of Staten Island (CSI) Library-CUNY, the library has access to over 160 different electronic resources. A concerted effort started in 2016 to start collecting relevant voluntary product accessibility template (VPAT) statements from new and current vendors and integrate these new practices into acquisition and electronic resources (ER) workflows. The paper will discuss the responsibilities of purchasing agents in libraries, acquisition or ER librarians, in regard to understanding disability law and how these legal mandates apply when investigating, acquiring, and maintaining electronic resources. Relevant tools will be discussed, in particular the use of VPATs and WCAG 2.0 guidelines …

Herstory Writers Workshop, Nicole Bellinger, Tiana Collazo, Sarah Meehan, Kayla Simak

Post & Beyond

Herstory Writer’s Workshop, founded in 1996 by Erika Duncan, was involved

on the LIU Post campus this semester providing internships that enhanced

student’s writing skills while serving as an opportunity for civic engagement.

Herstory runs these workshops at many Long Island campuses such

as Hofstra, Adelphi, and St. Joseph’s. During the workshops, high school

students and college students write and share their personal memoirs

involving social issues such as immigration, substance abuse, gender

identity, gang involvement, poverty, and health care. During the Spring 2017

semester, about ten Westbury High School students were brought by school

bus to attend weekly workshops …

Therapy Through Writing: Herstory Writers Workshop, Nicole Guillet, Paola Guzman

Post & Beyond

This semester we have had the privilege of getting involved in the Herstory

Writers Workshop, which is a civic engagement internship prevalent across

many colleges and Universities on Long Island. Herstory’s mission statement

advertises that we “bring unheard voices into the public arena, transforming

lived experiences into written memoirs powerful enough to change hearts,

minds and policy.” Our program here at LIU Post partners Pioneer

students with high school students from Westbury High School, who come

together right here at LIU every Thursday to share and listen to each other’s

stories. Through writing our own personal narratives we highlight social …

Open Educational Resources Workshops: Instruction, Interaction, Incentive, Elaine M. Lasda, Julie Cuccio Slichko Dr.

Open Access Day

Open educational resources (OERs) are a viable alternative to costly textbooks because they improve economic accessibility to higher education, course completion rates, and student learning outcomes. Through SUNY’s Innovative Instruction Technology Grant program, the University Libraries and Information Technology Services have partnered to create a model for professional development in facilitating the adoption of OERs in online courses. Details of this model will be discussed, and the Fall 2017 program faculty cohort will be announced.

Eclipse Ballooning Stem Outreach For Elementary, Middle, And High School Education, Peter Henson, Fnu Anamika, Denise Buckner, Marissa Saad, Caitlin Nolby

2017 Academic High Altitude Conference

To promote Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education through ballooning, the North Dakota Space Grant Consortium (NDSGC) organizes an annual Near-Space Balloon Competition (NSBC) for students in grades 6 - 12. Students across the state of North Dakota have the opportunity to launch experiments into a near- space environment. The students learn how to write proposals, design payloads, and analyze data. They learn through an active, inquiry-based style that will prepare them for real-world engineering and critical thinking jobs. In 2016, NSBC proposed Great American Eclipse as the theme for the competition, thus the students were focused on designing …