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Updates In Academic Affairs - 12/16/13, Office Of The Provost And Vice President For Academic Affairs
Updates In Academic Affairs - 12/16/13, Office Of The Provost And Vice President For Academic Affairs
Updates in Academic Affairs
- Title IX, violence prevention and other online training
- Open forums address academic program review and planning
- University begins process to identify ‘STARS’ sustainability courses
- Many thanks and happy holidays
Western Michigan University Commencement Exercises-3pm, John M. Dunn
Western Michigan University Commencement Exercises-3pm, John M. Dunn
WMU President John Dunn
No abstract provided.
Western Michigan University Commencement Exercises-12pm, John M. Dunn
Western Michigan University Commencement Exercises-12pm, John M. Dunn
WMU President John Dunn
No abstract provided.
Western Michigan University Commencement Exercises-9am, John M. Dunn
Western Michigan University Commencement Exercises-9am, John M. Dunn
WMU President John Dunn
No abstract provided.
Transfer Student Spring Orientation, John M. Dunn
Transfer Student Spring Orientation, John M. Dunn
WMU President John Dunn
No abstract provided.
Fall Open House Welcome For Prospective Students, John M. Dunn
Fall Open House Welcome For Prospective Students, John M. Dunn
WMU President John Dunn
No abstract provided.
Biracial Identity In Texts Read By Secondary Education Students, Jared Madden
Biracial Identity In Texts Read By Secondary Education Students, Jared Madden
Honors Theses
This thesis sought to examine how biracial identity is portrayed in the literature read by students in secondary education. Unfortunately, the findings indicated that biracialism is not being adequately portrayed in this literature. Students rarely encounter biracial characters, when they do these characters are usually peripheral, and sometimes the biracialism of these characters is presented as an obstacle to be overcome. Furthermore, teachers (at least in this researcher’s local area) seem to be extremely apathetic towards even discussing this issue. The impact which all of this can have on secondary students with a biracial background is discussed. However, there are …
The Effect Of Classroom Environment On Student Learning, Ryan Hannah
The Effect Of Classroom Environment On Student Learning, Ryan Hannah
Honors Theses
There are three main components that create a classroom. There are the students who are learning, the content that is being taught, and the environment in which all of this is happening. Many people focus on studying how students learn and how to make the curriculum exciting, but many teachers overlook how they can adapt their classroom environment to achieve greater focus and learning from their students. This paper aims to look at the various modifications a teacher can use in their classroom to help students stay engaged and gain higher critical thinking.
When analyzing the environment of a classroom …
Effective Teaching Practices To Strengthen Outcomes For Students With Emotional Behavior Disorders, Brittnae Cole
Effective Teaching Practices To Strengthen Outcomes For Students With Emotional Behavior Disorders, Brittnae Cole
Honors Theses
Teachers of students with emotional and/or behavior disorders (E/BD) must use a variety of methodologies and interventions to address the varied academic and behavioral needs of their students (Walker & Gresham, 2013). Students identified as needing E/BD services require specific strategies that are researched based and have been proven to be successful in improving student outcomes (Kauffman & Landrum, 2009; Evans, Harden, & Thomas, 2004). After an extensive literature review from the past 10 years this paper presents some of the most frequently discussed research-based themes and subsequent interventions within the theme areas. The three most cited research-based themes presented …
Wmu Board Of Trustees Formal Session December 5, 2013, Wmu Board Of Trustees
Wmu Board Of Trustees Formal Session December 5, 2013, Wmu Board Of Trustees
WMU Board of Trustees Meetings
Minutes of the December 5, 2013 WMU Board of Trustees minutes include:
- Remarks by Board Chair Jeanne Carlson
- Remarks by President John Dunn
- WMU Tobacco-Free Campus Policy
- Building Project Priority List Revised FY 2015
WMU Board of Trustees
Western News, Dec. 5, 2013, Western Michigan University
Western News, Dec. 5, 2013, Western Michigan University
Western News (1972-2018)
Story highlights: WMU attracting international students at high rate; Research universities partner to increase faculty diversity; Wolfinbarger is state’s professor of year; On Campus with Al Shifflett.
Faculty Senate Budget Update, John M. Dunn
Faculty Senate Budget Update, John M. Dunn
WMU President John Dunn
No abstract provided.
Ancient Egypt And The Middle East Unit, Grade Six, Joshua Kaylor
Ancient Egypt And The Middle East Unit, Grade Six, Joshua Kaylor
Honors Theses
This is a unit plan, which is teaching about the physical geography of Egypt and what daily life in Ancient Egypt was like. This unit was created using TCi’s History Alive textbook, which laid out the expectations in the form of I can statements. It also laid out different activities that the students could do to better understand this material. My unit plan is taking the TCi activities and adapting them to what I thought was best for my students. This unit plan also contains a reflection of how teaching chapter 7 went for me, when I taught it during …
25 Year Club, John M. Dunn
Wmu International News Fall 2013, Haenicke Institute
Wmu International News Fall 2013, Haenicke Institute
WMU International News
In this issue:
- Empowering global engagement across the arts and sciences
- Employees abroad: Spanish immersion program expands understanding of international education
- Excelling in public relations key goal for Chinese twinning student
- WMU cultural anthropologist examines migration and lupus in Ecuador
- Ambiguity of borders continues to intrigue alumna from Berlin
- Visits to 35 countries complements global studies major
- Veteran administrator tapped to lead University’s international initiatives
- Future Iraqi engineer discovers the world at WMU
- WMU alumna coach points Japanese tennis player to Kalamazoo
25 Year Club: 32nd Annual Gala, Western Michigan University
25 Year Club: 32nd Annual Gala, Western Michigan University
25 Year Club
25 Year Club: 32nd Annual Gala
December 3, 2013
- New Inductees
- Members
- Retirees
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 50th Anniversary Celebration Speech, John M. Dunn
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 50th Anniversary Celebration Speech, John M. Dunn
WMU President John Dunn
No abstract provided.
Updates In Academic Affairs - 12/02/13, Office Of The Provost And Vice President For Academic Affairs
Updates In Academic Affairs - 12/02/13, Office Of The Provost And Vice President For Academic Affairs
Updates in Academic Affairs
- New methods for reporting progress on strategic planning
- Transparency reporting
Enewsletter - December 2013, College Of Education And Human Development
Enewsletter - December 2013, College Of Education And Human Development
College of Education and Human Development News
- College of Education and Human Development
- FCS Dean Wins Award
- Other news: Family Literacy Fun
- MTTC Lunch 'N Learn
- Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology
- FCS Professor Receives Subgrant
- Other news: Assistant Professor has been selected as an Emerging Leader Fellow
- Family and Consumer Sciences
- FCS Professor Takes Sabbatical
- Other news: Internationals Visit
- Sarah Lyons RSO
- Educational Leadership, Research and Technology
- FCS Research Article Published
- Other news: Named to NASPAA First Annual ELRT International Reception
- Human Performance and Health Education
- FCS Service Learning Project
- Other news: Senior awarded MAC Scholarship
- Two students receive MAHPERD
- Student Honor Awards
- Special Education and Literacy …
College Of Arts And Sciences E-News Issue 8: December 2013, College Of Arts And Sciences
College Of Arts And Sciences E-News Issue 8: December 2013, College Of Arts And Sciences
College of Arts and Sciences news
No abstract provided.
An Assessment Of Public Outreach With Children And Educators Conducted By The Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project, Erica A. D’Elia
An Assessment Of Public Outreach With Children And Educators Conducted By The Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project, Erica A. D’Elia
Masters Theses
Archaeological public outreach to children can be enhanced through collaboration with school educators. While archaeologists have begun to collaborate with local and descendant communities, they have been slow to engage in work with educators in the same manner. The Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project provides the context for me to explore some of the current issues in public archaeology and the politics of education. My study was conducted to better understand the needs of both children and teachers. In my work with the archaeological summer camp for middle school students I seek to conceptualize how the camp enhances their educational …
The Voices Of Higher Education Service-Learning Directors: A Qualitative Inductive Analysis, Kelsey Woodard
The Voices Of Higher Education Service-Learning Directors: A Qualitative Inductive Analysis, Kelsey Woodard
Dissertations
This research explored issues surrounding service-learning directors (SLDs) within higher education institutions, including who they are, how they became SLDs, and what they experience in the role. Qualitative data were drawn from in-depth interviews of 11 SLDs, as well as review of their vitaes. A qualitative inductive analysis was conducted in which important patterns, themes, and interrelationships that emerged from the data were coded into a category system of major themes and subthemes.
Data analysis revealed the following major themes: (1.0): all the SLDs came from various helping profession backgrounds, with interesting journeys to become a SLD; (2.0) many SLD’s …
Cultural Adaptations Of American Teachers In International Schools, David J. Alban
Cultural Adaptations Of American Teachers In International Schools, David J. Alban
Dissertations
Global competition of academic aptitude between countries has sparked policymakers’ concerns with the performance of the United States educational system leading to many educational reforms that direct educators to diversify their instruction to meet the needs of all students. Advances in technology and travel allow people to interact with other cultures creating more globalized societies. These two converging issues place a greater significance on educators to understand the interplay between culture and their teaching practices.
Literature reveals that the influence of home and community cultures affects the learning behaviors of students (Davis-Kean, 2005: Wang, Beras, & Eberhard, 2005; Sigel, Stinson, …
Student Conceptions Of Learning And The Approaches To Learning Adopted In An Introductory Science Course: A Q Methodology Study, Kelly Marie Sparks
Student Conceptions Of Learning And The Approaches To Learning Adopted In An Introductory Science Course: A Q Methodology Study, Kelly Marie Sparks
Dissertations
The conceptions of learning, guiding students’ primary beliefs about their experiences of learning as well as their interpretations of learning itself, have been found to be related to their approaches to learning and learning outcomes. This study examined the subjective beliefs of students about learning science in an undergraduate college setting. Q methodology was used examine student perceptions about learning and the approaches to learning they employed. Thirty six students completed Q-sorts of their perspectives on learning and the approaches they took to achieve that learning in an introductory physical geography course. Centroid factor analysis and varimax rotation of these …
Single Case Research Designs: An Effective And Efficient Methodology For Applied Aviation Research, Geoffrey R. Whitehurst
Single Case Research Designs: An Effective And Efficient Methodology For Applied Aviation Research, Geoffrey R. Whitehurst
Dissertations
The purpose of this three-paper dissertation is to examine the potential of single case research designs (SCDs) as an appropriate and efficient experimental design for use in applied aviation research. In the current environment of dwindling resources, funding for experiments requiring large sample sizes, a normal requirement for between-group designs, is becoming difficult to find. However, the need to improve safety within the aviation industry is an ongoing requirement, especially as advances in technology continue have an impact on how the industry operates. SCDs are experimental designs that require very few participants and therefore have the potential to save time …
Measuring Performance Excellence: Key Performance Indicators For Institutions Accepted Into The Academic Quality Improvement Program (Aqip), Paul J. Ballard
Measuring Performance Excellence: Key Performance Indicators For Institutions Accepted Into The Academic Quality Improvement Program (Aqip), Paul J. Ballard
Dissertations
Given growing interest in accountability and outcomes, the North Central Association's Higher Learning Commission developed a new path for accreditation, the Academic Quality Improvement Program (AQIP). The goal is to infuse continuous improvement and quality in the culture of higher education, and to blend traditional accreditation with the philosophy and techniques of the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program. Yet, little is known about the key performance indicators (KPI) that colleges and universities are using to improve their quality and continuous improvement processes.
To this end, my research involved a content analysis of the Systems Portfolios submitted for accreditation by 34 purposefully …
The Impact Of Institutional Culture On Student Activism: A Multi-Case Study In Christian Higher Education, Brian E. Cole
The Impact Of Institutional Culture On Student Activism: A Multi-Case Study In Christian Higher Education, Brian E. Cole
Dissertations
This study contributes to the description and meaning of student activism within the context of Christian college environments and cultures, and is interpreted through the sociological concept of symbolic interactionism. The purpose of this study is to help fill the void in the literature on student activism at Christian colleges and universities, positioning it within literature of broader Christian culture and activism, Christian higher education, generational history of college student activism, and student development theories and leadership models. The goal of the study is to help create an understanding of how students at Christian institutions understand and engage in activism …
Special Education Leadership And The Implementation Of Response To Intervention, Derek Ryan Cooley
Special Education Leadership And The Implementation Of Response To Intervention, Derek Ryan Cooley
Dissertations
Response to Intervention (RTI) is a process by which schools identify students with disabilities using research-based interventions. As schools across the United States struggle to redefine district structures and processes required for RTI, special education administrators have become primarily responsible for implementation. Research describing special education administrators’ perceptions about the implementation of RTI is limited, however.
Framing RTI as an educational change initiative, this study uses survey methods to determine special education administrators’ 1) perceptions of leadership and change, 2) the extent to which they determine a structured plan to implement RTI as important, and 3) how frequently they encountered …
Collaboration Between Grant-Making Organizations, Evaluators, And Program Staff Related To Standardized Evaluation Requirements, Kristin M. Everett
Collaboration Between Grant-Making Organizations, Evaluators, And Program Staff Related To Standardized Evaluation Requirements, Kristin M. Everett
Dissertations
Nonprofit organizations have received funding from grant-making organizations and foundations for many years. These funds have been used to support programs developed by the nonprofit organization. Over the years, two critical developments have occurred between grant-making organizations and nonprofit organizations related to evaluation and collaboration. First, grant-making organizations and nonprofit organizations are combining funds and resources to collaborate on projects. Second, program evaluation has become an essential piece of many grant-funded projects.
Historically, nonprofit organizations receiving funding from multiple sources were required to implement multiple monitoring and evaluation plans and write a report for each funder. These reports use staff …
From Script To Screen To Syllabus: The Path To Curriculum Design For Undergraduate Film Production Programs, Peter J. Muir
From Script To Screen To Syllabus: The Path To Curriculum Design For Undergraduate Film Production Programs, Peter J. Muir
Dissertations
Nothing has impacted western society more than media. Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dali Lama, wrote that “film and television, newspapers, books and radio together have an influence over individuals that was unimagined a hundred years ago.” The responsibility of creating these cultural artifacts, particularly within motion picture production, is a delicate balance between artistic vision and craft-oriented vocation; the contemplative mind skills of a wise citizen with the functional hand skills of a tradesperson. Undergraduate film production education provides the best avenue for development of this duality. However, within these programs, little is known regarding how curriculum is fashioned and …