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The Gentle Art Of Mentoring In Higher Education, Nancy H. Barry 2012 University of Nebraska - Lincoln

The Gentle Art Of Mentoring In Higher Education, Nancy H. Barry

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

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Researching The Impact Of Educational Development, Nancy Van Note Chism, Matthew Holley, Cameron J. Harris 2012 University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Researching The Impact Of Educational Development, Nancy Van Note Chism, Matthew Holley, Cameron J. Harris

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

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Examining Effective Faculty Practice, Allison BrckaLorenz, Tony Ribera, Jillian Kinzie, Eddie R. Cole 2012 University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Examining Effective Faculty Practice, Allison Brckalorenz, Tony Ribera, Jillian Kinzie, Eddie R. Cole

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

No abstract provided.


Contemplative Pedagogy, Daniel Barbezat, Allison Pingree 2012 University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Contemplative Pedagogy, Daniel Barbezat, Allison Pingree

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

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A Comparison Of Faculty And Student Perspectives On Course Evaluation Terminology, Carol Lauer 2012 University of Nebraska - Lincoln

A Comparison Of Faculty And Student Perspectives On Course Evaluation Terminology, Carol Lauer

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

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Supporting International Faculty, Cutting Li, Sterling K. Wall, Marty Loy, Kelly Schoonaert 2012 University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Supporting International Faculty, Cutting Li, Sterling K. Wall, Marty Loy, Kelly Schoonaert

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

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Understanding Intersecting Processes, Kristen A. Renn 2012 University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Understanding Intersecting Processes, Kristen A. Renn

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

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Organizational Strategies For Fostering Faculty Racial Inclusion, Dannielle Joy Davis, Edward J. Brantmeier, Robert Torosyan, Hyacinth E. Findlay 2012 University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Organizational Strategies For Fostering Faculty Racial Inclusion, Dannielle Joy Davis, Edward J. Brantmeier, Robert Torosyan, Hyacinth E. Findlay

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

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Please Read While Texting And Driving, C. Edward Watson, Krista P. Terry, Peter E. Doolittle 2012 University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Please Read While Texting And Driving, C. Edward Watson, Krista P. Terry, Peter E. Doolittle

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

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Tweeting #Podhbcu, Mary C. Wright, Rachel K. Niemer, Derek Bruff, Katherine Valle 2012 University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Tweeting #Podhbcu, Mary C. Wright, Rachel K. Niemer, Derek Bruff, Katherine Valle

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

No abstract provided.


Using Small Group Individual Diagnosis To Improve Online Instruction, Jennifer H. Herman, Melissa Langridge 2012 University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Using Small Group Individual Diagnosis To Improve Online Instruction, Jennifer H. Herman, Melissa Langridge

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

No abstract provided.


Millennial Students, Michele DiPietro 2012 University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Millennial Students, Michele Dipietro

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

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Acknowledgments, Volume (20), James E. Groccia 2012 Auburn University

Acknowledgments, Volume (20), James E. Groccia

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Acknowledgments for volume 31 (2012) of To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development, by James E. Groccia of Auburn University.


Time To Raise Questions About Student Ratings, Linda B. Nilson 2012 Clemson University

Time To Raise Questions About Student Ratings, Linda B. Nilson

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

No abstract provided.


Ctl Winter 2012 Newsletter, University of Denver, Office of Teaching and Learning 2012 University of Denver

Ctl Winter 2012 Newsletter, University Of Denver, Office Of Teaching And Learning

Office of Teaching and Learning Newsletters

Winter 2012 Newsletter from the University of Denver, Center for Teaching and Learning. The newsletter highlights events, workshops, software updates, and resources for faculty.


The Impact Of Preparing Agriculture Faculty To Influence Student Critical Thinking Disposition, Mark E. Burbach, Gina S. Matkin, Courtney E. Quinn, Travis P. Searle 2012 University of Nebraska at Lincoln

The Impact Of Preparing Agriculture Faculty To Influence Student Critical Thinking Disposition, Mark E. Burbach, Gina S. Matkin, Courtney E. Quinn, Travis P. Searle

Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication: Faculty Publications

This study examined the effect of agriculture faculty training in and practice of methodologies to explicitly teach critical thinking skills related to course content and subsequent change in student critical thinking disposition. Twelve instructors in 14 agriculture courses underwent a year–long program of instruction in effective critical thinking development. Students completed the University of Florida–Engagement, Maturity, and Innovativeness assessment (UF–EMI) at the beginning and the end of the semester. Pair–wise comparisons showed significant increases in all three critical thinking dispositions (i.e., engagement, cognitive maturity, and innovativeness). In addition, a step–wise regression on the data gathered at the end of the …


Learning Public Health Through Civic Issues, Kathleen FitzPatrick 2012 Merrimack College

Learning Public Health Through Civic Issues, Kathleen Fitzpatrick

Health Sciences Faculty Publications

This course is organized around current challenging health issues, such as mandatory immunization, childhood obesity, health insurance, tobacco control, etc. Activities included issues-focused debates, lecture and video presentations, case study discussions, and guest speakers. Students completed fifteen hours of community-based service learning, many in the Lawrence Math-Science Partnership, an outreach program in which undergraduates work on after-school STEM enrichment activities with middle-school students. Several activities complemented the course issues, allowing college students to make connections between course theory and community needs, while engaging middle-school students in important public health concepts. The SENCER-SALG assessment (N=189/192 (98%) of enrolled students) indicated that …


Education Policy Borrowing In Pakistan: Public-Private Partnerships, Sajid Ali 2012 Aga Khan University

Education Policy Borrowing In Pakistan: Public-Private Partnerships, Sajid Ali

Book Chapters / Conference Papers

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Academic Libraries Supporting The Research Needs Of Student Veterans: A Bibliography, Rebecca Arzola 2012 CUNY Lehman College

Academic Libraries Supporting The Research Needs Of Student Veterans: A Bibliography, Rebecca Arzola

Publications and Research

The number of Student Veterans entering higher education is growing especially after the passing of the new Post-9/11 GI Bill in 2008. Veterans are using their educational benefits and transitioning from a military to civilian environment. In order to meet the needs of student veterans, administrators, faculty and staff are trying to make available support services for veterans. There is a range of services that can be provided and the library is one that can provide both a physical and virtual environment to support veterans. Although not always mentioned in articles on student veteran transition, it is important that libraries …


El Uso De Las Funciones De Las Citas En La Estructura Retórica De Las Introducciones De Memorias De Máster Escritas En Español Por Estudiantes Nativos Españoles Y No Nativos Filipinos, David Sánchez-Jiménez 2012 CUNY New York City College of Technology

El Uso De Las Funciones De Las Citas En La Estructura Retórica De Las Introducciones De Memorias De Máster Escritas En Español Por Estudiantes Nativos Españoles Y No Nativos Filipinos, David Sánchez-Jiménez

Publications and Research

This article analyzes the correlation between the use of functions of citations and the organizational structure of the Introduction section of a corpus of sixteen (16) master´s theses written in Spanish in the field of Applied Linguistics by native and non-native writers. The quantitative and qualitative analysis in this study arises from the model proposed by Carbonell- Olivares et al. (2009) which aims to define the organization of the Introduction section of the doctoral thesis in Spanish and the classification of the functions of citations made by Sánchez Jiménez (2011). The research results show that there is a direct relationship …


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