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Spectrum, Volume 28, Issue 11, Sacred Heart University

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Highlights include: Changing the face of Sacred Heart -- Importance of CourseEval-- 'Winter Wonderland' for students at Semi Formal -- Student loan debt plagues seniors -- Smartphone use: Are you obsessed? -- Greek Life see-saws for new playground -- Sacred Heart seeks alternative to help with rising costs of textbooks -- 'The best way to spread Christmas cheer...'Concert band jingles into Christmas-- Professor Rose's winding road to success -- Women's basketball improve to 6-1 --Three Pioneers receive all-NEC honors --

Spectrum, Volume 28, Issue 10, Sacred Heart University

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Highlights include: Mazan makes dream of laughter come true -- SHU 'going green' through recycling, energy initiatives -- Professor brings music to Occupy Wall Street protests -- Gifts that really make a difference -- Department of Communications and Media Studies announced the addition of the Master of Arts in Communication -- Students save with online coupons -- Gamers 'pwn' SHU-- Should the choice to go to class be absent? -- Faculty use contemporary art gallery to display their skills -- Phi Sigma Sigma sorority help raise money and awareness for kidney disease prevention -- Women's volleyball win their second championship …

Spectrum, Volume 28, Issue 9, Sacred Heart University

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Highlights include: WSHU expands with purchases -- 'Groundbreaking' event, new Pioneer Park -- Connecticut Light & Power leaves customers in dark -- Nursing Students earn top marks on national exam -- Softball team set to break in Pioneer Park this spring -- Most anticipated days of November approach -- Commuters communicate college experience

Spectrum, Volume 28, Issue 8, Sacred Heart University

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Highlights include: New SHU-Portal is One-Hit Wonder -- Are Professional Athletes Paid Too Much -- WSHU Travels to England -- SHU's Post Secrets -- Women's Volleyball First in NEC

Spectrum, Volume 28, Issue 7, Sacred Heart University

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Highlights include: Kevin Burns Lecture -- How Do You Know SHU -- SHU Forces Kicks Off -- Professor Profile: Kim Healy -- Women's Soccer Qualifies for NEC Tournament -- World Series Recap

State Of The Nation: K–12 Online Learning In Canada, Michael K. Barbour

Education Faculty Publications

A variety of initiatives are driving online and blended learning in each of Canada’s provinces and territories. From teachers’ unions in Nova Scotia fighting to ensure online learning is an accepted method of educational delivery, to Ontario’s College of Teachers creating an e-learning endorsement for teachers or the British Columbia government creating policies to expand the growth and opportunities online learning provides, there are multiple, isolated initiatives happening across the country.

State of the Nation: K-12 Online Learning in Canada is now in its fourth year of publication and can be seen as a national guide for understanding the field …

Spectrum, Volume 28, Issue 6, Sacred Heart University

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Highlights include: A "Wicked" Good Time for SHU Families -- Conn. Cuts Casinos' Security Costs -- You Think Pink, They Think Green -- BlackBerry Outage Leaves Bad Taste in Mouths of Users -- It's All About the Money -- Editor's Choice

Spectrum, Volume 28, Issue 5, Sacred Heart University

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Highlights include: Sacred Heart University Extinguishes Smoking on Campus -- Health Fair Raises Awareness -- Corvino Speaks on Health Care -- He Said/She Said -- Editorials -- Pioneers Spilt Games Over the Weekend

Spectrum, Volume 28, Issue 4, Sacred Heart University

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Highlights include: Disney Speaks on Women and War -- Colleges Attract Students with Luxury Housing -- Irish Studies Minor Opens Up Opportunities -- Cal Students cook Up Controversy on Berkeley Campus -- "Dream Team" Needs to Wake Up -- Fall Fashion Frenzy

Secondary Students, Laptops And Game Design: Examining The Potential Of Homemade Powerpoint Games In A Blended Learning Environment, Michael Barbour, Jim Kinsella, Lloyd P. Rieber

Education Faculty Publications

The integration of technology into K-12 classrooms has long been hampered by the problem of scalability. Familiar software programs, such as MS PowerPoint, can be used as a tool for students to create educational games to deepen their understanding of content. In this article, the authors examine students in two secondary social studies classes that created homemade PowerPoint games as a way to review for their mid-term and final examinations. The authors compared student performance on these exams based upon the topics covered by their game design. While no significant differences in student outcomes were found, qualitative analyses indicate that …

Sacred Heart University Fact Sheet - Fall 2011, Office Of Institutional Research

News, Magazines and Reports

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Inauguration Remarks Of John J. Petillo, Ph.D., John J. Petillo

Events

Remarks of John J. Petillo, Ph.D. September 21, 2011 in the Chapel of the Holy Spirit on the occasion of his inauguration as President of Sacred Heart University.

"A Time for New Beginnings."

Spectrum, Volume 28, Issue 2, Sacred Heart University

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Highlights include: SHU Choirs Sings at Memorial -- Freshman Seminars Replace Academic Writing Classes -- Petillo Inauguration Today -- Pioneer Plus Card Gets Mixed Reviews on Campus -- Editorials -- 2011 Fall TV Preview

Spectrum, Volume 28, Issue 1, Sacred Heart University

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Highlights include: SHU Shuts Down, Hurricane Irene to Blame -- Remembering 9/11 Ten Years Later -- SHU Students Study in style -- Fall Semester Begins in Summer -- Editorials -- Adjusting to Life at College, Made Easy

Introducing Astrophysics And Cosmology As Part Of Multidisciplinary Approaches To Liberal Arts Courses Addressing “The Big Questions” Of Human Experience, Joseph C. Wesney

Physics Faculty Publications

There is an opportunity to bring college students to the exploration of the grandeur and wonder of the universe through the design and crafting of courses for the university and liberal arts curricula that would develop multidisciplinary perspectives within the frames of reference of astrophysics and cosmology. There is broad interest within colleges and universities to provide courses that examine “The Big Questions” of human experience from a variety of perspectives. The study of the history of discoveries and insights that we have gained through the development of astrophysics and cosmology provides course options for students to use to explore …

Beyond Jeopardy And Lectures: Using Microsoft Powerpoint As A Game Tool To Teach Science, Jason Paul Siko, Michael K. Barbour, Sacip Toker

Education Faculty Publications

To date, research involving homemade PowerPoint games as an instructional tool has not shown statistically significant gains in student performance. This paper examines the results of a study comparing the performance of students in a high school chemistry course who created homemade PowerPoint games as a test review with the students who used a traditional study guide on two separate unit tests. Students scored significantly higher on one of the two unit tests; however, there was no difference in performance between students who created games multiple times. This was the first time a significant difference has been reported when using …

Asynchronous And Synchronous Teaching And Learning In High-School Distance Education, Elizabeth Murphy, Maria A. Rodríguez-Manzanares, Michael K. Barbour

Education Faculty Publications

This paper presents the results of an inductive, interpretive analysis of the perspectives of 42 Canadian high school distance education (DE) teachers on asynchronous and synchronous online teaching. The paper includes a conceptual overview of the affordances and constraints of each form of teaching. Findings provided insight into the following aspects of asynchronous and synchronous online teaching: degree of use; the tools used; the contexts in which each occur; students’ preferences; and limitations. Pedagogy emerged as more important than media for both asynchronous and synchronous online teaching. Synchronous online teaching relied on teacher- rather than student-centred approaches. Asynchronous online teaching …

Characterizing And Predicting Outcomes Of Communication Delays In Infants And Toddlers: Implications For Clinical Practice, Rhea Paul, Forma P. Roth

Communication Disorders Faculty Publications

Purpose: This article focuses on using currently available data to assist speech-language pathologists (SLPs) in making decisions regarding a child's eligibility and considerations for recommended "dosage" of early intervention (El) services. Method: Literature describing the characteristics of infants and toddlers who are likely recipients of El services was reviewed. Results: Current literature provides information that can be used to inform clinical decisions for infants and toddlers with established medical conditions, as well as those with risk factors, for oral language, communication, and subsequent literacy disabilities. This information is summarized. Conclusion: Extant literature suggests that El makes a critical difference in …

Sally J. Rogers And Geraldine Dawson: Review Of Early Start Denver Model For Young Children With Autism: Promoting Language, Learning And Engagement (Book Review), Rhea Paul

Communication Disorders Faculty Publications

Book review by Rhea Paul:

Rogers, Sally R. and Geraldine Dawson. Early Start Denver Model for Young Children with Autism: Promoting Language, Learning and Engagement. New York: Guilford Press, 2010. 9781606236321; 9781606234914 (pbk.)

Strictly Business: Teacher Perceptions Of Interaction In Virtual Schooling, Abigail Hawkins, Michael K. Barbour, Charles R. Graham

Education Faculty Publications

This study explored the nature of teacher-student interaction from the perspective of eight virtual school teachers in an asynchronous, self-paced, statewide, supplemental virtual high school. Teacher interviews revealed the majority of interactions were student-initiated and instructional in nature. The main procedural interactions focused on notifications sent to inactive students. Social interactions were minimal and viewed as having little pedagogical value. Institutional barriers such as class size and an absence of effective tracking mechanisms limited the amount and types of interaction teachers engaged in. Study implications and future research are discussed.

A Historiografia Da Educação Nos Estados Unidos: 1950-2000 [Educational Historiography In The United States: 1950-2000], Karl M. Lorenz

Education Faculty Publications

Esse estudo examina a historiografia educacional nos Estados Unidos de 1950 a 2000, com o objetivo de apresentar um perfil da produção científica realizada nesse período. Foram identificados quatro sistemas para classificar as pesquisas da área. Cada tipologia foi desenvolvida em relação a uma determinada década que organiza a historiografia educacional em uma perspectiva singular. Os quatro sistemas classificam as pesquisas dos pontos de vista temático, bibliográfico, especulativo e empírico. A descrição das tipologias é precedida por uma discussão do desenvolvimento da tradição de pesquisa histórico-educacional norte-americano.

This study examines the educational historiography originating in the United States from 1950 …

Spectrum, Volume 27, Issue 23, Sacred Heart University

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Highlights include: Beloved Sister, Mentor Retires -- Sending Seniors Off On Road To Success -- Forget Steps Down -- Finding Jobs Difficult Despite Hiring Increase -- Editorials -- Sizzling Concerts to Heat Up Summer

Livros Norte-Americanos De Historia Da Educação No Brasil: Origem E Orientação Dos Textos Do Século Xix [American Books On The History Of Education In Brazil: The Origin And Orientation Of Texts Published In The Xix Century], Karl M. Lorenz

Education Faculty Publications

A pesquisa sobre o a trajetória do ensino da História da Educação no Brasil demonstra que sua institucionalização como disciplina escolar foi marcada por ideias oriundas de diversos países, entre eles a França e os Estados Unidos. Este trabalho analisa as vertentes de pensamento sobre a história educacional, veiculados nos livros de “Historia Geral da Educação” de autores norte americanos que circularam no Brasil no século XIX e no início do século XX. Constata-se que existiam duas abordagens principais nestas obras. A primeira apresenta a historia da educação por meio das ideias de eminentes pensadores do passado com respeito à …

Spectrum, Volume 27, Issue 22, Sacred Heart University

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Highlights include: Getting Locked Up to Help Out -- Students Give Gift of Life -- Arresting Students and Faculty for Charity -- Retreat to Clear Seniors' Minds -- Why Banking and Education Shouldn't Mix -- Getting in the Swings of Things

Spectrum, Volume 27, Issue 21, Sacred Heart University

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Highlights include: All Dogs Go to NCAA Heaven -- "Little Shop" Hits Edgerton Stage -- Website Links Students With Employers -- SHU Sciences Represented at Annual Showcase -- Concerns Arise over Parking Lot security -- Program Teaches Girls to Stay "Strong"

Usos De Google Docs En La Clase De Ele, Pilar Munday

Languages Faculty Publications

Presentación hecha en los I Encuentros virtuales de la Comunidad Todoele.

A Fellowship In Learning: Kalamazoo College, 1833-2008 (Book Review), Julie Mujic

History Faculty Publications

Book review by Julie Mujic.

Francis, Marlene Crandell. A Fellowship in Learning: Kalamazoo College, 1833-2008. Kalamazoo, Mich.: Kalamazoo College, 2008.

What Are They Doing And How Are They Doing It? Rural Student Experiences In Virtual Schooling, Michael Barbour, Janette Hill

Education Faculty Publications

This qualitative study examined a Canadian virtual school learning experience for students and the kinds of support and assistance most frequently used and valued by students learning in a virtual environment. Students were interviewed and observed during their virtual school classes. In-school teachers were also interviewed and online teachers were also observed. Data were analyzed using the constant comparative method. Findings indicated that during their scheduled asynchronous class time students were often assigned seatwork or provided time to work on assignments, however, students rarely used this time to complete virtual schoolwork. It was during their synchronous class time that both …

E-Books In The Catalog: Managing Marc Records In Batches, Bonnie Figgatt

Librarian Publications

The Sacred Heart University Library provides catalog-based access to thousands of electronic books. This session presents the Library’s strategies and experiences with batch processing MARC records for e-books. Topics include aspects of retrieving and loading records, customizing and editing records using MARCEDIT, and using Millennium review files and global update to maintain and enhance e-book access.

Bonnie Figgatt, MLS, MA, gave this presentation, about providing and managing access to electronic books in an academic library, at the Innovative User’s Group (IUG) 19^th Annual Conference in San Francisco, April 2011.

Keeping The Lid On Charter Schools: Capping And The Politics Of Education Reform In Connecticut, Lesley A. Denardis

Political Science & Global Affairs Faculty Publications

Charter schools, public schools that operate with greater autonomy than their traditional counterparts, first opened in Minnesota in 1991. Between 1991 and 2010, they spread to 40 states and the District of Columbia. In recent months, they have received renewed policy attention under the Obama administration’s Race to the Top competitive federal grant program which rewarded states for educational innovation including the creation of charter schools. While experiencing impressive growth, charter schools lag behind traditional public schools in size and in number, accounting for only 2.9% of the total public school population nationwide. State factors that are predictive of a …