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Distant Reading As Library Pedagogy: Lessons For The Literary Studies Classroom, Amy Barlow

Faculty Publications

The review of literature is a common feature of academic research and writing across the disciplines. In the humanities, it takes many forms, including but not limited to narrative reviews, bibliographic essays, historiographic essays, and reception history. I have observed through my experiences as a teaching librarian that these kinds of projects can leave undergraduate students feeling overwhelmed. My purpose in this chapter is to share a cooperative classroom approach, based on applications of the distant reading method, for engaging students in the difficult work of surveying the literature. I present conceptual background as well as practical examples of how …

Open Textbook Report, Rhode Island College (March 2021), Dragan Gill

Open Textbook Initiative

No abstract provided.

Free, Flexible And Engaging, Dragan Gill

Open Textbook Initiative

OER does more than saving students money. This workshop will explore and share ideas for engaging students with OER-Enabled Pedagogy, including: finding OER and openly licensed materials, assignments, engaging students in the licensing process and best practices for sharing student work.

Students Lead The Charge! Using Project-Based Learning With Pre-Service Teachers To Redesign A Curriculum Resource Center, Kieran Ayton, Karen Caparo

Faculty Publications

Project-based learning (PBL) allows students to identify and find solutions to real-world

problems using inquiry-based learning. While increasingly used in the K-12 classroom, PBL has not had widespread adoption in higher education. With the exception of Correll and Bornstein (2018), very little has been written about using PBL to redesign college and university Curriculum Resource Centers. However, because PBL is primarily a K-12 teaching pedagogy, it is the perfect fit to give pre-service teachers the active learning skills they will need for their future K-12 classrooms. The skills developed through project-based learning teach pre-service teachers to become independent and resourceful …

Incorporating The Critical Music Framework: An Autoethnographic Reflection, Tommy Ender

Faculty Publications

I articulate an autoethnographic narrative of using different songs to counter dominant interpretations of gender, class, immigration, slavery, and education in the secondary social studies classroom. Framing it as the Critical Music Framework, the practice of using music addressing social issues and historical representations of women and people of color provided students with reflective learning opportunities. The resulting conversations illustrate the importance of music not just on the personal but also the academic aspects of individuals.

Are We Meeting The Needs Of Our Heritage Language Learners?, Anthony Diebold

Honors Projects

This study aimed to analyze the experiences of Spanish-speaking heritage language learners in the Spanish program at a high school in Rhode Island to see how dominant language ideologies position heritage speakers and their funds of knowledge in the curriculum and in the classrooms of a predominately Latin American school. This study used a qualitative approach to data collection and analysis. The conclusions suggest that reforms are needed to the school’s Spanish program in order to deliver more equitable instruction.

Open To Support Accessibility And Inclusion, Dragan Gill

Open Textbook Initiative

Presentation (slide, PDF format) about open educational resources.

Open Textbook Report, Rhode Island College (March 2020), Dragan Gill

Open Textbook Initiative

No abstract provided.

Designing A Logic Model To Inform Montessori Research, Brooke Taylor Culclasure, Carolyn J. Daoust, Sally Morris Cote, Susan Zoll

Faculty Publications

Montessori education has a long history, but its recent growth in American public schools has led to increased interest in research efforts, particularly in exploring the potential of the Montessori experience to moderate the effects of poverty and in gathering data to evaluate public investment in Montessori schools. To assist research efforts, this paper introduces a comprehensive visual model, or logic model, that depicts the core components, underlying assumptions, and intended outcomes of the Montessori approach. Logic modeling, which results in a visual representation depicting the connections among a program’s inputs, primary activities, and outcomes, is often used in program …

Education And Cognitive Decline: An Integrative Analysis Of Global Longitudinal Studies Of Cognitive Aging, Sean A. P. Clouston, Dylan M. Smith, Soumyadeep Mukherjee, Yun Zhang, Wei Hou, Bruce G. Link, Marcus Richards

Faculty Publications

The objective of this study was to examine the association between education and incidence of accelerated cognitive decline.

Inroads To Open Access Publishing, Dragan Gill

Open Textbook Initiative

Presentation (slide, PDF) explaining open access publishing for college faculty.

But I Don't Use A Textbook: Open Educational Resources For All, Dragan Gill

Open Textbook Initiative

Presentation (slide, PDF format) about open educational resources.

Open Textbook Report, Rhode Island College (March 2019), Dragan Gill

Open Textbook Initiative

No abstract provided.

Open Textbooks: Access, Affordability, And Academic Success, Dragan Gill, David Ernst

Open Textbook Initiative

Slide presentation (PDF) about open textbooks and the cost of higher education.

Education Shapes The Mind, Bu What Shapes Education? A Comparative Study Of First-Generation Vs Non-First-Generation Students, Brianna Lukowicz

Honors Projects

This research paper examines in depth the relationship between educational attainment in first-generation college students vs. non-first-generation college students. It analyzes how one’s educational attainment level is affected by changes in selected demographic and socioeconomic factors in the United States. This study further analyzes if differences in earnings among the two groups post collegiate education persist. Using the 2015 and 2017 data obtained from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, the proposed hypotheses are tested with the Linear Probability model and the Binomial Logit model to answer which demographic factors impact educational attainment of each group of students, as well …

Open Educational Resources Reimagining Access & Pedagogy, Dragan Gill, Lindsey Gumb

Open Textbook Initiative

No abstract provided.

Small State, Big Challenge: Creating A Community Of Practice For Rhode Island Librarians, Dragan Gill, Lindsey Gumb, Daniela Fairchild

Open Textbook Initiative

No abstract provided.

Open Textbook Report, Rhode Island College (March 2018), Dragan Gill

Open Textbook Initiative

No abstract provided.

Understanding Campus Copyright & Creative Commons, Deryl Freeman Bissonnette, Dragan Gill

Open Textbook Initiative

Presentaion (slide, PDF) for the members of Rhode Island College campus community on information and guidelines regarding copyright law.

Not intended or offered as professional legal advice.

Beyond Savings: Empowering Faculty To Make The Switch, Dragan Gill, Lindsey Gumb

Open Textbook Initiative

No abstract provided.

Using Object-Based And Open-Enabled Pedagogy For Authentic Learning, Amy Barlow, Dragan Gill

Open Textbook Initiative

No abstract provided.

Drama And Global Citizenship In The High School Classroom: Student Response And Teacher Growth, Mia J. Palombo

Honors Projects

Thesis explores student engagement with a unit of lessons that used drama pedagogy to explore the Syrian Civil War and discussed possible solutions.

Opening Up About Open Textbooks: Accounts Of Real Work Around Oer, Dragan Gill, Andria Tieman Michney, Hailie Posey

Open Textbook Initiative

No abstract provided.

Waking Yourself Up: The Liberatory Potential Of Critical University Studies, Mikaila Mariel Lemonik Arthur, Scott Leo Renshaw

Faculty Publications

This paper is designed as a conversation between Mikaila and Scott, one of the students who enrolled in the course the first time it was offered, in Spring 2014. Scott is now a graduate student in sociology. By developing a sustained, paper-length conversation about the course, we hope to provide a sense of the liberatory potential of critical university studies as a pedagogical practice.

Open Textbook Report, Rhode Island College (March 2017), Dragan Gill

Open Textbook Initiative

No abstract provided.

Using Open Textbooks In Blackboard And Printing Options On Campus, Jack Mello, Dragan Gill

Open Textbook Initiative

No abstract provided.

The Montessori Experiment In Rhode Island (1913–1940): Tracing Theory To Implementation Over 25 Years, Susan Zoll

Faculty Publications

This article highlights archived documents pertaining to a 25-year experimental classroom implemented by Clara Craig, then supervisor of training at the Rhode Island Normal School. Craig is notable as she was the only participant in the first International Montessori Training Course in Rome, Italy, in 1913, to gain approval from the Rhode Island Board of Education to study the Montessori Method. Her administrative position at the Rhode Island Normal School provided her with a rare opportunity to influence both teacher preparation and classroom curriculumupon her return. The article traces implementation of the Montessori Method and its Americanized revision, serving as …

Visualizing Sorting Algorithms, Brian Faria

Honors Projects

This paper discusses a study performed on animating sorting algorithms as a learning aid for classroom instruction. A web-based animation tool was created to visualize four common sorting algorithms: Selection Sort, Bubble Sort, Insertion Sort, and Merge Sort. The animation tool would represent data as a bar-graph and after selecting a data-ordering and algorithm, the user can run an automated animation or step through it at their own pace. Afterwards, a study was conducted with a voluntary student population at Rhode Island College who were in the process of learning algorithms in their Computer Science curriculum. The study consisted of …

Ric/Cf Innovation Lab Spring Newsletter, Innovation Lab

CF/RIC Lab Newsletter

The 2nd issue of the RIC/CF Innovation Lab newsletter (Spring, 2016).

In this issue:

- Project Highlight: Parent College Video

Innovation Lab Fall Newsletter, Innovation Lab, Mary Stegmeir

CF/RIC Lab Newsletter

The 1st issue of the RIC/CF Innovation Lab newsletter (Fall, 2015).

Inside this issue:

- A Note from the Leadership Team

- Congratulations on "Blogging and Food-Logging" to Present at American School Health Association

- Project Highlight: Conditional Acceptance

- Honored Article on NACAC Official Blog

- Innovation Lab in the News

- Connect with Us