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Classrooms On The Frontier: Integrating Original Research Into Lectures, Matthew D. Meng, Lucas Rentschler

Journal on Empowering Teaching Excellence

The role of an academic is often spread across two main areas: researching and teaching. Although some argue that the scarcity of time, energy, and commitment precludes the ability to do both well, and are therefore substitutes, we argue that these roles can be complementary. That is, by incorporating original research into the classroom, several benefits can be gleaned by both faculty and students. We feel that if done correctly, a professor’s research and teaching can mutually benefit, as well. To illustrate and support this argument, we have included two specific examples of using original research to teach relevant concepts …

Elizabeth Blankespoor, Sarah Moss

The Voice

No abstract provided.

Sanford Health Partners With Dordt In Research, Erika Buiter

The Voice

No abstract provided.

2018 Fall - Seek - Full Issue (Pdf), News And Communications Services

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Fall 2018 issue of Seek

Explain It: Crispr, News And Communications Services

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Eduard Akhunov, professor of plant pathology, explains, in under 100 words, what CRISPR technology is and how it can evolutionize the global food system to feed the world’s growing population.

Undergraduate Scholar: Ready, Set, Graduate, Taylor Provine

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Program prepares first-generation students for graduation and beyond.

Graduate Scholar: Taking Research To The Nest Level, Beth Bohn

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Prairie songbird biologist, Sarah Winnicki, engages public in her work on nestlings.

Udp Focus: On The Trail, Taylor Provine

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Professor James Sherow's passion for history leads him down the Chisholm Trail.

Patent Focus: The Trick To Patent Success, Pat Melgares

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Plant pathologist Harold Trick's patent portfolio benefits farmers and researchers

Child's Play, Mary Lou Peter

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A stone house is home to innovative child development research

Life Of The Wild, Jennifer Tidball

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Why scientists study ecosystems and the wildlife within them

Engagement: Welcome To The Neighborhood, Sarah Caldwell Hancock

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North Campus Corridor will provide gathering place for university, public sector and private sector.

Shorts, News And Communications Services

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Shorts

• Is there life on Mars? The clues may be in earthly lava caves
• Finding the sweet spot to preserving bacon
• Healthy horses: Veterinary Health Center begins offering equine stem cell therapy
• Political matchmaking: How campaigns find the best donors
• Cracking the wheat code
• Wheat center receives economic engagement award

Table Of Contents And Introduction, Fall 2018, Peter Dorhout

Seek

Table of Contents and a message from Vice President for Research Peter Dorhout for Seek, the research magazine for Kansas State University, Fall 2018 issue.

At The Intersection Of Research And Public Health, Sarah Moss

The Voice

No abstract provided.

Didactic Bases Of Development Of Logical Thinking In Schoolchildren, D F. To'xtasinov

Central Asian Journal of Education

The article shows that the possibilities of developing logical thinking of students by the means of teaching mathematics, and also presents the research conducted in this direction, and their conclusions.

Merits Of Creating A Revised Cte National Research Agenda For 2020, Jeanea M. Lambeth, Richard M. Joerger, Jack Elliot

Journal of Research in Technical Careers

This article promotes the idea that clearly focused scholarly inquiry needs direction developed through a collaborative and informative process. The authors propose that the National CTE Research Agenda adopted in 2008 should be revised and updated to reflect the contemporary issues and policies of the career and technical education profession. The aim of this discussion is to propose a systematic research approach with the potential to influence policy for career and technical education. The challenge for our profession will be to create a united and informed agenda that will transform policy, promote innovation in scholarly endeavors, and foster improved outcomes …

2018 Spring - Seek - Full Issue (Pdf), News And Communications Services

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Spring 2018 issue of Seek

When The Wells Run Dry, Pat Melgares

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Agriculture in race for solutions to the declining Ogallala Aquifer

Keeping It Moving, Jennifer Tidball

Seek

By studying physical activity, kinesiology researchers improve our daily lives.

• Exercise for astronauts
• Army strong and fit
• Matters of the heart (and blood vessels, too)
• Upstanding workplace behavior
• Keeping hearts beating with beetroot

Bugs With Benefits, Mary Lou Peter, Stephanie Jacques

Seek

Why we should appreciate the creepier, crawlier life forms of Earth.

Fighting Fallacies, Stephanie Jacques

Seek

Researchers battle false factoids that surround people every day.

Table Of Contents And Introduction, Peter Dorhout

Seek

Table of Contents and a message from Vice President for Research Peter Dorhout for the Seek Magazine Spring 2018 issue.

Teaching The Next Generation Of Researchers: An Inquiry Into Aviation Research Education, David C. Ison

Journal of Aviation Technology and Engineering

Research in aviation fields has become increasingly important to institutions and their faculties. Expectations to conduct such research have escalated, with tenure and employment decisions often hanging on evidence of research skill and advanced educational attainment. Considering the importance of research to aviation higher education, this study investigated how research skills are conveyed to undergraduate and graduate aviation students. Further, the subjects and methods of instruction were evaluated. This inquiry was guided by content analysis. To bolster the findings of this study, a series of interviews with program directors and faculty teaching research courses were conducted to explore faculty perceptions …

Motion Biomechanics Research To Help Volleyball Athletes, Karen Van Schouwen, Sarah Moss

The Voice

No abstract provided.

Pursuing A Dream: The Lived Experiences Of Early Leavers And Their Return To Alternative High School, Patrick Morrissette

The Qualitative Report

This article describes a phenomenological study that explored the experiences of early leavers who chose to return to high school in order to pursue their diploma. Eighteen students, including males and females, participated in individual tape recorded interviews, during which they described their experiences, yielding written protocols that were thematically analyzed. Results from this study revealed seven prominent themes that included the following (a) facing reality, (b) launching process, (c) determination, (d) overcoming barriers, (e) supportive influences, (f) proving self, and (g) learning context. Findings and implications for educators and future research are included.