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Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 77, No. 24, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Hall, Rex. Fewer Get Student Insurance
• Moore, Brian. Access Denied – Football
• Holm, Hollan. Student Government Association Dissenters Spark New Discussions
• Hoang, Mai. City Gets Unexpected Boost
• Phi Kappa Phi to Hold Open House Tomorrow
• Group for Non-Traditional Students Holds Seminar – Women in Transition
• Five Students Compete in Math Contest
• Play Closes Tonight – Caucasian Chalk Circle
• Stay Healthy Until Health Center Fixed
• Grady, Brian. Editorial Cartoon re: Health Services
• Plugging In, Looking Ahead & Moving UP – Virtual Education
• Brown, Steve. College Heights Herald Gets a Red …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 77, No. 23, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Warren, Brandy. Virtual Enrollment Explodes
• Corbin, Brett. DUIs Decrease While Drug Arrests Climb
• Hall, Rex. Western Gets Replies to Lawsuit – Collegiate Health Care
• Hall, Rex. Additional Funding Devoted to Health Center
• More Winners Joining the Hill – Soccer
• Grady, Brian. Editorial Cartoon re: Soccer
• Saber, Mary. Thank You, Boys – Sigma Alpha Epsilon
• Miller, Patricia. Let’s Be Friends – Disabled Persons
• Woodring, Judy. College Heights Herald Gets a Bottom
• Corbin, Brett. Founding Dean of Potter College of Arts & Letters Dies – Paul Hatcher
• Lord, Joseph. Laptops Could …

Attitudes, Perceptions, Behaviors And Responses Of Elementary Teachers With Varying Computer Proficiencies Toward A Technology Learning Model, Matthew S. Shoemaker

Graduate Student Dissertations, Theses, Capstones, and Portfolios

The purpose of this phenomenological study was to assess the attitudes, perceptions, behaviors, and responses of teachers with varying computer skills after exposure to the Technology Learning Model (TLM), as well as to assess the overall impact of the staff development experiences. The TLM was comprised of a researcher-designed, 10-session, 15- hour training implementation over 8 weeks. The two research questions of the study were: How will participants with varying computer skill levels respond to the TLM? How does the TLM affect participants' attitudes toward integration of computer technology into professional responsibilities?

The purposeful sample was drawn from teachers at …

Air Carrier Check Airman Training: An Adult Education Model, John A. Henschke Edd

IACE Hall of Fame Repository

Air carrier check airman selection and training is generally based on technical expertise. Teaching and learning styles are not currently part of the curriculum in theses training programs and thus may contribute to the significant dropouts and training problems. A model consisting of five building blocks that make up a systematic training program is introduced that may aid the non-experienced teacher of adults. Many air carrier check airmen have several years teaching experience, however for the purpose of this paper non-experienced with refer to those individuals who have not received formal training in teaching and learning styles of adults. A …

Andragogy: The Foundation For Its Theory, Research And Practice Linkage, John A. Henschke Edd

IACE Hall of Fame Repository

Although andragogy became popularized in the 1970's and 1980's in the USA through the work of Malcolm Knowles, its original introduction into the USA was in 1926 by E.C. Lindeman, and again in 1927 by E. C. Lindeman and M. L. Anderson. However, the oldest known published document using the concept was authored by a German -- Alexander Kapp, in 1833. Much of the published literature in recent times has focused on the popularized use of the term, reflecting either a wholesale support of Knowles' version of andragogy, or a "debunking" for the reason of what some call Knowles' unscientific …