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George-Anne Deep Dive, Georgia Southern University Mar 2021

George-Anne Deep Dive, Georgia Southern University

George-Anne Deep Dive

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George-Anne Deep Dive, Georgia Southern University Mar 2021

George-Anne Deep Dive, Georgia Southern University

George-Anne Deep Dive

No abstract provided.


Leveraging Communities Of Practice To Build Integrated Professional Learning Communities For Stem Education, Amanda L. Glaze Jul 2020

Leveraging Communities Of Practice To Build Integrated Professional Learning Communities For Stem Education, Amanda L. Glaze

Department of Middle Grades and Secondary Education Faculty Publications

In the modern educational era, there is an increasing focus on Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education. Innovation and workforce preparation play a large role in the push to increase scientific literacy, thinking skills and high-skilled personnel. However, there are ongoing issues with reforming education to meet these goals as well as the recruitment and retention of students in these fields. STEM and the various other iterations in which it is found, represents a challenge in education, as there are often many intersecting cultures, epistemologies, practices and expectations that are unique to each of the represented fields. As a …


Transgressing For Access: A Call For Higher Education Reform To Support Black Females In Stem, Beverly A. King Miller May 2020

Transgressing For Access: A Call For Higher Education Reform To Support Black Females In Stem, Beverly A. King Miller

Department of Elementary and Special Education Faculty Publications

There continues to be the global demand for a qualified workforce in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Yet, for Black females in South Africa this means combating the legacy of Apartheid to overcome challenges due to race and gender. This paper draws data from a qualitative study of four Black South African females in STEM careers. Through their voices they identify ways in which they transgress gender and race to gain access to STEM careers. Further, their families transgress cultural norms in order to offer support for unfamiliar career pathways. Their narratives call for a transformative change in higher …


My News, Georgia Southern University Apr 2020

My News, Georgia Southern University

My News (2014-2020)

  • Georgia Southern student named Goldwater scholar
  • No Paulson? No problem! says Georgia Southern senior
  • Georgia Southern professor tapped for national project to foster retention and advancement of diverse STEM faculty
  • Taking classes this summer? TAP deadline is today!
  • RiteCare Center receives $10K donation from Savannah Scottish Rite Masons
  • Georgia Southern students, faculty participate in Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival regional competition
  • Georgia Southern aquaponics farm on Armstrong Campus donating produce during COVID-19 pandemic
  • Parker College of Business students gain real-world experience through networking events
  • Office of Legal Affairs to participate in Georgia Legal Food Frenzy


My News, Georgia Southern University Sep 2019

My News, Georgia Southern University

My News (2014-2020)

  • Staff Professional Development Conference
  • Safe Space (LGBTQ+) training for faculty and staff
  • Human Resources MyHelp is launching next Monday
  • Georgia Southern students performed more than 46,000 hours of community service last year
  • "On the Verge" concert series makes Armstrong Campus debut
  • Georgia Southern professors mentor students at Boys and Girls Club of Statesboro, enhance STEM literacy with weeklong study
  • Georgia Southern presents "Our Lost Years" at annual Mark Finlay Memorial Lecture
  • Volleyball and Women's Soccer to host home events


My News Jul 2017

My News

My News (2014-2020)

  • CEIT receives NSA/NSF grant to teach middle school students cybersecurity
  • Future Eagles build bright futures in the Division of Continuing Education
  • Museum to unveil artifacts on Facebook Live Tuesday
  • Georgia Southern receives $1.3 million grant to bring nurse practitioners to Georgia’s underserved communities
  • COE to host first doctoral graduate alumni reunion July 15


University Honors Program Newsletter, Honors College, Georgia Southern University Sep 2016

University Honors Program Newsletter, Honors College, Georgia Southern University

Honors College Newsletters (2014-2019)

  • Jenny Shaffer Engineers a Third Trip to Germany
  • Of Dogs and Doctors: Presenting Research in Dublin
  • Summer Research Update
  • Honors Students Cross the Equator


The Research Express Apr 2016

The Research Express

Research Express Newsletter (2014-2016)

  • Grant Recipients
  • NIH Details Initiatives and Interest in Pursuing ‘Evidence ­Based Funding’
  • NSF Launches ‘INCLUDES’ Initiative with New Website
  • NIH­Wide Strategic Plan
  • Rate my newsletter…


Research Express News, Georgia Southern University Sep 2014

Research Express News, Georgia Southern University

Research Express News (2013-2021)

  • Georgia Southern University Molecular Biology Initiative Named a STEM Education Awards Finalist


Is There A Difference In Motivation And Mathematics Self-Efficacy Among Online Mathematics Instructional Video Viewers, Charles Edgar Hampton Jan 2014

Is There A Difference In Motivation And Mathematics Self-Efficacy Among Online Mathematics Instructional Video Viewers, Charles Edgar Hampton

Instructional Technology Education Specialist Research Papers

Researching US K-12 STEM proficiency reveals severe and widespread consequences, for post-secondary and vocational environments. Sources in both environments cite lack of skills and competency as the major cause of increasing remedial mathematics enrollment and growing unemployment. One reasonable and simple method of better preparing students is the viewing online mathematics instructional videos. Online mathematics instructional videos are widely available, efficacious, and free to access via KhanAcademy.org and YouTube’s Education portal. Mobile, personal, and desktop technology device ownership and free WIFI or reduced price Internet service is increasing dramatically each year, so means of access are not a problem. This …


President's Annual Report, Brooks Keel Jan 2014

President's Annual Report, Brooks Keel

President's Annual Report (2012-2015)

No abstract provided.


The Inkwell, Armstrong Atlantic State University Oct 2012

The Inkwell, Armstrong Atlantic State University

The Inkwell

No abstract provided.


Southern Educator, Georgia Southern University Aug 2012

Southern Educator, Georgia Southern University

Southern Educator (2003-2023)

  • Georgia Southern STEM Institute to Focus on Needs of Rural Southeast Georgia
  • New Goizueta Distinguished Chair in Education Named
  • Welcome New Faculty
  • Jack Miller Presents Faculty Awards, Announces Increased Endowment