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Fall Commencement Program, December 18, 2020, Coastal Carolina University

Commencement Programs

Program of Commencement Exercises at Coastal Carolina University.

President's Council On Diversity, Equity And Inclusion: Findings And Recommendations Report, University Of Maine President's Council On Diversity, Equity And Inclusion

University of Maine Racial Justice Collection

Report from the President’s Council on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion with recommendations for expanding diversity, equity, and inclusion on the University of Maine (UM) and the University of Maine at Machias (UMM) campuses.

The President’s Council on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion began its work in October 2020, charged with advising “the President and members of the President’s Cabinet on matters of diversity, equity and inclusion at [UM] and [UMM] and to provide an annual report to the President on the status and efforts to ensure that inclusive excellence is foundational at the University.”

The Council includes 33 members, who collectively …

Methods In Practice: Grounded Theory In Media Arts Education Research, Kyja Kristjansson-Nelson

The Interactive Journal of Global Leadership and Learning Infographics

Grounded theory qualitative research is a powerful method of practice, particularly for researchers aiming to explore complex processes through the perspectives and experiences of others. Grounded theory is also a powerful method of practice for researchers seeking to deepen a field of study in which the literature is thin and few theories exist. However, grounded theory is an often-overlooked research method, perhaps due to its inherent messiness. The purpose of this article is to demystify grounded theory practices by walking the reader through a grounded theory study conducted by the author in the field of media arts education. The study’s …

Synching Up On A Satisfaction: A Mixed Methods Study Exploring Synchronous Online Classroom Learning Satisfaction In The Corporate Training Environment, Andrew Burklund

The Interactive Journal of Global Leadership and Learning Infographics

Despite rapid evolution and innovation, “online learning” is no longer a universal term. There is a need to expand the existing research base to include subsets of online classrooms and include more diverse populations of learners. The overarching question for this study focused on synchronous online classroom satisfaction in a corporate setting. The researcher analyzed four years of historical learner- satisfaction data from post-class Level-1 satisfaction surveys from a Fortune 100 company. In total, 15,577 learner responses were collected, analyzed, and converged with data collected from employee focus groups related to synchronous online classroom satisfaction. The statistical analysis of learning …

The Effects Of Service-Learning On The Moral Development Of College Students, Mike Coquyt

The Interactive Journal of Global Leadership and Learning Infographics

In the last few years, several national reports on higher education have called for colleges and universities to take a more central role in providing moral and democratic education to college students. These developments suggest a renewed interest in collegiate goals that go beyond those that benefit the individual, continuing an emphasis in addressing the moral dimension of higher education that has existed for centuries. Courses with a service-learning component can be a powerful instrument for moral transformation. Working within Kohlberg’s Moral Development Theory, this 16-week quasi-experimental case study investigated the extent to which service-learning advances moral development (movement from …

Full-Service Community School Intervention: Case Study Of Somali Parent-School Engagement Within A Rural Midwestern School District, Anne Leland

The Interactive Journal of Global Leadership and Learning Infographics

The purpose of this three-stage qualitative phenomenology case study was to characterize Somali refugee parents’ understanding of their role in school-parent relationships and investigate the impact of a research-based parent involvement intervention model adapted for use with this study. Research questions included: 1) What are Somali refugee parents’ understanding, perceptions, and expectations of school parent involvement; and 2) Did the adapted training intervention, designed to enhance school-parent relationships and parent engagement behaviors among Somali refugee parents, succeed? Following an initial interview stage, Epstein’s School-Family-Community Partnership Model (2019) was adapted and used to design a training intervention that was delivered as …

Southern Adventist University Commencement Program December 13, 2020, Southern Adventist University

Commencement Programs

Program for Southern Adventist University December graduation. The commencement service took place on December 13, 2020.

Making Summer Learning Equitable For Students In A Rural, Title I School District: Turning On The Faucet Of Resources, Kathrina O'Connell

The Interactive Journal of Global Leadership and Learning Infographics

This research explores summer learning loss and the effect of summer resources on students’ literacy growth. Using the faucet theory, this mixed methods sequential explanatory study was designed to provide equitable resources and educational support for students in grades five through eight in a rural, socioeconomically disadvantaged school district. Transportation, breakfast, lunch, books, and a literacy-focused enrichment program were coordinated and provided for all participants in an effort to reduce learning loss during summer break. The pragmatic approach to inquiry incorporated both quantitative (e.g., literacy outputs, registration, and attendance data) and qualitative data (e.g., parent open-ended question responses). Convenience sampling …

Motivations And Needs Of Volunteers Within School-Based Agricultural Education (Sbae) Programs, Jocelyn Bandley

Fall Student Research Symposium 2020

Motivations and Needs of Volunteers within School-Based Agricultural Education Programs. A critical shortage of well-trained agriculture teachers has plagued the profession for decades (Smith et al., 2019), with teacher turnover and excessive work hours being cited as contributing factors (Sorensen et al., 2016). School-based agricultural education (SBAE) is a demanding profession (Torres et al., 2008), but one way to relieve the excessive workload and possibly prevent turnover among agriculture teachers is through the utilization of volunteers. Understanding the motives for why people volunteer in SBAE programs can provide insights and recommendations for preservice teacher training, inservice teacher professional development, and …

Pacific Review 2020, Alumni Association Of The University Of The Pacific

Pacific Magazine and Pacific Review

No abstract provided.

Co-Designing Teacher Residencies: Sharing Leadership, Finding New Opportunities, Matt Miller, Steph Strachan

Prepared to Teach

This report focuses on how a group of university teacher educators at Western Washington University’s Elementary Education program and district administrators at Ferndale School District reconsidered their approach to teacher preparation. Instead of viewing preparation as primarily the University’s responsibility, the partnership placed the needs of P-12 students and the district at the forefront of considerations, while also honoring a parallel goal enhancing the preparation experience.

The report describes the successful outcomes of the work, including revisions to the residency like work opportunities, a revised placement process, a district “on-boarding” process, and responsive professional development throughout the residency. Finally, you …

7th Annual Sustainability Report, Saint Mary's College Of California

Sustainability Report

No abstract provided.

Amjambo Africa! (December 2020), Kathreen Harrison

Amjambo Africa!

In This Issue

Boko Haram .................................2/3

Publisher’s Editorial ........................4

Meet Georges Budagu Makoko .....4

Elections/immigration reform .......5

Translations

French ............................................7

Swahili............................................8

Somali ............................................9

Kinyarwanda...............................20

Portuguese ............................20/21

News from Africa.....................10/11

Piece Together Project .................12

I’m Your Neighbor Books.............13

Pious Ali mourns Rawlings of Ghana ....................14

A Man on the move.......................15

Black Mainer project.....................16

Finance/Business............................19

Auto Insurance ..............................21

Poem by Ekhlas Ahmed................22

Guest columns...............................23

Titi de Baccarat .......................26/27

Library Connection, V8n1, Fall 2020, University Of Northern Iowa. Rod Library.

Library Connection

Inside This Issue:
--New Beginnings New Leadership
--Student Success: In the Middle of a Global Pandemic
--Expansive Reach of UNI ScholarWorks
--Partner Highlight: Forteplan Iowa
--Capturing the COVID-19 Experience

Progression Magazine, 2020 Winter, Coastal Carolina University

Progression Magazine

Magazine of the College of Science at Coastal Carolina University.

Paranormal Psychology: Psy410, Larry R. Martinez

PDXOpen: Open Educational Resources

This OER packet contains the course materials for PSY410: Paranormal Psychology. Although often dismissed as a pseudoscience, there are many things we can learn about human beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors by studying phenomena that our current science cannot explain. The course begins with a history of real scientific studies that have been conducted to try and determine whether things like extrasensory perception, telepathy, and telekinesis are real phenomena, with a particular emphasis on what those studies can teach us about the scientific method more generally. This is followed by an examination of things related to the afterlife (e.g., ghosts, mediums, …

Xavier University Newswire, Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio)

All Xavier Student Newspapers

No abstract provided.

Xavier University Newswire, Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio)

All Xavier Student Newspapers

No abstract provided.

The Student Movement Volume 105 Issue 9: Zooming Away: Covid Alert Sends Au Remote, Caralynn Chan, Joelle Kim, Elianna Srikureja, Masy Domecillo, Jessica Rim, Celeste Richardson, Alyssa Henriquez, Hannah Cruse, Megan Napod, Lyle Goulbourne, Adoniah Simon

The Student Movement v. 105 (2020-2021)

NEWS

AUSA Hosts AU's Got Talent, Caralynn Chan

AU Says an Early Goodbye to Face-to-Face Semester, Joelle Kim

Tenth Annual Honors Church Service Reflects on Christian Stewardship, Elianna Srikureja

PULSE

Election Results, Interviewed by Masy Domecillo

Turkey is Overrated: A Korean Variation on Thanksgiving Dinner, Jessica Rim

HUMANS

Home for the Holidays: How AU Students Celebrate Christmans, Interviewed by Celeste Richardson

Reflecting on Fall Semester with Vice President Frances Faehner, Alyssa Henriquez

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Tribute to Alex Trebek, Hannah Cruse

AUdio Christmas EP is TBD, Interviewed by Megan Napod

IEDAS

Election Aftermath, Lyle Goulbourne

On Healing, Adoniah Simon

Making Your Ir Work For Your Context - Cct College Dublin: A Case Study, Marie O'Neill, Justin Smyth

Faculty Presentations

A small team at CCT College Dublin was given a very big goal. A new IR and faculty profiling tool from Digital Commons was provided to enable strategic developments pertaining to institutional scholarly activity. In the span of little more than a year – and in the midst of COVID - Team CCT has made quick strides in using their IR to underpin and showcase teaching and learning activities, student achievement, quality and enhancement projects, research activity (including student research), and sectoral engagement. Although in the relatively early stages of development, the IR is now successfully embedded across many institutional …

Cedarville Magazine, Fall 2020: Caring Well. Staying Well., Cedarville University

Cedarville Magazine

No abstract provided.

Alumnotes, Fall 2020, Cedarville University

Alumnotes

No abstract provided.

The Echo: November 16, 2020, Taylor University

2020-2021 (Volume 108)

Silent Night game canceled — Nothing is absolute for next semester — IWU COVID update — Election called for Biden — Thailand, Taylor, taking the next step — ReNEWed Boutique and Thrift brings bigger mission — Every vote counts — Emphasizing value of the unborn — Yatooma’s Foundation for the Kids — Exercise and health — Emotional abuse exists in U.S. churches — Couple on-mission in the student center — Selma’s youngest foot soldier — Creating cool Christmas gifts Home for the hygge holidays — Mosaic Night aims to fuse many cultures — Students transform writing into visual artwork — …

Xavier University Newswire, Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio)

All Xavier Student Newspapers

No abstract provided.

The Echo: November 9, 2020, Taylor University

2020-2021 (Volume 108)

Biden or Trump? — Taylor shows posture toward election — World Vision marathon and half marathon — New class says anyone can run a marathon — Pursuing passions for positive impact — Jesse Brown uses free time to care for creation — Caring for our health — Problems with salaries for educators — The problem of diversity in film, TV — Foundation’s spooktacular haunted house — Taylor’s Rising Artists — Her path to the classroom — Taylor alum spark change — Finish strong, students — ‘Parnassus’ aims to further unify writers — Senior artist discusses passion for people — ‘Twilight’ …

The Student Movement Volume 105 Issue 6: Waiting For The Election Results To Fall, Amanda Cho, Taylor Uphus, Jenae Rogers, Wambui Karanja, Jessica Rim, Masy Domecillo, Fitz-Earl Mckenzie Ii, Celeste Richardson, Pearl Parker, Joshua Deonarine, Megan Napod, Hannah Cruse, Lyle Goulbourne, Alannah Tjhatra, Solana Campbell

The Student Movement v. 105 (2020-2021)

NEWS

ASIS Holds Game Night and Celebrates 75th Independence Day, Amanda Cho

Students Witness Trump Parade, Taylor Uphus

University Singers, Canta Bella and Pioneer Men's Chorus Perform for "The Road Home" Concert, Jenae Rogers

PULSE

De-stressing through Journaling and Painting, Wambui Karanja

Dorm Recipes: How to Never Leave Your Room, Jessica Rim

Reading Recommendations, Masy Domecillo

HUMANS

Club Spotlight: Southern Asian Student Association (SASA), Interviewed by Fitz-Earl McKenzie II

Senior Spotlight: Delight Pazvakawambwa, Interviewed by Celeste Richardson

Thoughts on Voting in the 2020 Election, Interviewed by Pearl Parker

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

ASIS Game Night: Let's Learn Indonesian Games!, Joshua Deonarine …

The Echo: November 2, 2020, Taylor University

2020-2021 (Volume 108)

Student killed in NYC shooting — Taylor transitions to one faculty body — Title IX policy includes an alternative process — Education presentations lose audience to COVID — COVID Column — The journey from Myanmar to Indiana — Hartford City boasts new coffee shop, Who’s Your Coffee — Our response matters — Building a climate of creation care — Your Twitter feed sucks—here’s why — Welcoming the refugee with open hands — American veterans face various hardships in life after service — Markus Miller: experience into expertise — Fall Food Favorites — Finding fun in the middle of nowhere — …

How California's Teacher Residencies Are Helping To Solve Teacher Shortages And Strengthen Schools, Karen Demoss, Cathy Yun

Prepared to Teach

With significant state investment teacher residencies are spreading throughout California. These vignettes highlight two California teacher residencies and how they are helping to address shortages and support both students and teachers. These examples also spotlight creative funding strategies that can help California’s investments in teacher residencies become sustainable over time.

Sustainable Strategies For Funding Teacher Residencies: Lessons From California, Karen Demoss, Cathy Yun

Prepared to Teach

With significant state investment, teacher residencies are spreading throughout California To sustain these efforts after the initial state investment programs are using creative funding strategies. To learn about how teacher residencies across the state are funding their work, the Learning Policy Institute and Prepared To Teach at Bank Street College of Education partnered to examine the current state of practice around residency sustainability. The report highlights California teacher residencies with known financial sustainability efforts in which partners are leveraging local resources to support residents and mentor teachers. These concrete examples of creative residency funding strategies are meant to help California’s …

Interrogating What We Mean By "Making": Stories From Women Who Make In Community, Bibhushana Poudyal, Tetyana Zhyvotovska, Estefania Castillo, Nora Rivera, Ann Shivers-Mcnair, Joy Robinson, Laura Gonzales

English Faculty Books and Book Chapters

"In recent years, innovation, entrepreneurship, and globalization have become popular concepts in relation to technology design. While some major corporations and other entities continue pushing for globalization through the design and dissemination of digital technologies, researchers also caution against the biases and oppression that can be embedded in US culture’s 'near-ubiquitous use of algorithmically driven software.'¹ Countering some previously established orientations to globalization and entrepreneurship, this chapter highlights the importance of building technological innovation with (rather than just for or about) historically, structurally, and systematically marginalized and underrepresented communities. The overall purpose of this chapter is to showcase how …