Negated Identities In Dominican Art Education, Felix V. Rodriguez Suero

Faculty Publications – Art

Drawing from decolonial theories, I explore the history of art education in the Dominican Republic in the first half of the 20th century. I examine how racial hierarchies were activated in art classes in school through the romanticization of the countryside and the mystification of children’s material culture. A distorted use of rural imagery served to advance the elite’s narrative of White Dominican identity and to normalize a racial imaginary that negated the country’s African heritage. I analyze how national and global discourses that coupled modernity with Whiteness encouraged aesthetic preferences that permeated children’s visual culture and national art. I …

Unwritten Ground Rules Of School Choice: Excavating Capital As A Regulator Of Access To Educational Goods, Jason E. Saltmarsh

Educational Leadership & Workforce Development Faculty Publications

District leaders in school choice contexts tend to overlook the many hidden costs of selecting schools in terms of mobility, time, liquidity, and labor. Meanwhile, a body of literature on school choice policies and cultural, social, and political capital shows that middle-class parents use the resources they possess to get the school access they want. In this study, I critically examine the complex interplay between school choice policies and forms of capital. This analysis extends our empirical understanding of the political dimensions of families’ school choices—the way parent resources, relationships, and strategies determine “who gets what, when, and how” (Laswell, …

Social Media Sanctuaries: A Discourse Analysis Of Indian International Students' Agency And Liminality During The Russian-Ukrainian Conflict, Bhavika Sicka, Nadiya Ungo, Dennis Gregory

Educational Leadership & Workforce Development Faculty Publications

This study used a social media discourse analysis approach to illuminate the narratives of Indian international students in Ukraine who experienced displacement and upheaval because of the Russo-Ukrainian war. We used agency and liminality as analytic lenses to highlight how this uniquely situated population used Facebook to navigate conflict, voice their demands, support each other, challenge hegemonic narratives, re/construct their diasporic identities, and re-orient their futures. Findings indicate that Indian international students in Ukraine displayed insurmountable courage and resilience during the war, enacting agency from the margins to amplify their voices and actuate desired futures. Furthermore, South Asian students in …

Empowering Diverse Learners: A Comprehensive Approach To Differentiated Instruction (Di) And Culturally Responsive Teaching (Crt), Sujeong Lee

Education | Graduate Culminating Projects

Empowering Diverse Learners: A Comprehensive Approach to Differentiated Instruction (DI) and Culturally Responsive Teaching (CRT) explores the integration of DI and CRT to create inclusive and equitable educational environments. This project aims to transform classrooms into spaces celebrating students' cultural heritage and addressing diverse learning needs. The primary objectives are to develop inclusive classroom activities, curate practical resources, and design professional development modules. A central feature of this project is the interactive Padlet, "Teacher's Hub: Effective Teaching Resources", which provides a dynamic platform for educators to access and share valuable resources, lesson plans, and strategies for implementing DI …

Towards Unleashing The Potential Of Ai In Education; Exploring Educators' Perceptions And Practices In Tanzania (The Case Study Of Two Districts In Coastal Region, Tanzania)., Luciana Marwa Hanson

Master of Education

As AI adoption in education progresses globally, understanding educators' viewpoints is crucial for effective integration in specific contexts like Tanzania. This study was an exploration of the adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in education, focusing on the Tanzanian context. It aimed to understand educators' perceptions and practices regarding AI integration in education. The research objectives include exploring the potential benefits and challenges of AI integration, as well as understanding educators' attitudes and intentions toward AI adoption. Guided by the Technology Acceptance Model, the study utilized a qualitative case study approach involving interviews, FGDS, and observations with 10 students, 10 educators …

Probable Extirpation Of The Jackrabbit (Lepus Californicus) From Arkansas, D.B. Sasse

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

The black-tailed jackrabbit (Lepus californicus) was first documented in Arkansas during the modern era in Franklin County in 1927. Over the next few decades records were reported from multiple counties in northwest Arkansas and the species was locally common in Benton, Crawford, and Washington counties in the 1950s. The last Arkansas record documented in the scientific literature was from 1968 and since then there have only been three credible reports, with the last being from the late 1980s. The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission solicited reports of jackrabbits from the public and failed to find evidence of them from a …

A Cherokee Historiography: 125 Years And The Trail Of Tears, Joshua Huberman

History - Master of Arts in Teaching

Synthesis Essay..............................3

Document Section.........................28

Textbook Engagement...................38

Bibliography....................................48

Making Up For Lost Time: The Historiography Of Ireland’S Great Famine, 1845-1852, Mikel Rand Inchausti

History - Master of Arts in Teaching

I Synthesis Essay.............................................3

II. Primary Source Documents........................33

III. Textbook Critique.......................................44

IV. New Textbook Entry...................................47

Program And Proceedings: Nebraska Academy Of Sciences 1880–2024, 144th Anniversary Year, One Hundred-Thirty-Fourth Annual Meeting

Nebraska Academy of Sciences: Programs and Proceedings

Program

Aeronautics and Space Science

Aeronautics and Space Science Poster Session

Anthropology: Humans Past and Present

Maiben Lecture: "Platte Basin Timelapse: A Watershed in Motion," Grant Reiner

Applied Science and Technology

Biological Sciences

Biomedical Sciences

Chemistry

Earh Sciences

Environmental Sciences

Physics

Science Education

Utilizing Internet Memes In Senior High School Biology To Improve Gen Z’S Academic Achievement, Attitude, And Self-Efficacy, Alyanna Nicole Carlos, Emmanuel D. Delocado

Biology Faculty Publications

Generation Z learners’ short attention span challenges educators to design engaging teaching methods that capture their interest. This quantitative study investigates the effect of memes, which are popular internet media, on non-STEM Gen Z high school students’ academic achievement, attitude, and self-efficacy in biology. Two groups of Grade 11 participants (n=243) were taught cellular division and genetics lessons through two different approaches. The results demonstrate that the experimental group which was taught using meme-infused materials had statistically significantly higher post-test scores (21.46 ± 4.41 out of 30; independent t-test = 0.00) than students who were taught with materials with no …

The Narratives Of Successful Conflict Resolution Entrepreneurs: Evolving Career Pathways And Determinants Of Business Success, Eileen Paige Petzold-Bradley

Department of Conflict Resolution Studies Theses and Dissertations

The study explores the narratives and best practices of 33 Successful Conflict Resolution Entrepreneurs (SCREs) in the United States. In doing so, the study helps to fill an essential gap in the literature, where research on conflict resolution entrepreneurship with experienced practitioners is rare. Given the focus of the study on narrative inquiry and thematic analysis, this methodological approach achieved an in-depth qualitative analysis of conflict resolution entrepreneurial experiences. The narrative insights gathered from the 33 SCREs provided detailed descriptions of the career pathways, personal motivations, business challenges, and successes of running a conflict resolution business. The research illuminates the …

Contributors, Beth Buyserie, Travis N. Thurston

Teaching and Generative AI: Pedagogical Possibilities and Productive Tensions

No abstract provided.

9. Uses, Benefits, And Limitations Of Ai Chatbots: Implementing Chatgpt In The First-Year Writing Classroom, Walker Smith, Cora Alward, Jacob Morris, Lydia Peach, Veronica Pulley, Parker Routt, Kolby Sanders, Josh Vogeler

Teaching and Generative AI: Pedagogical Possibilities and Productive Tensions

This essay shares the findings of a Spring 2023 honors composition course in which students conducted their own primary research project to investigate the uses and limitations of ChatGPT for first-year writers. By experimenting with integrating ChatGPT into various stages of their writing and revision processes, the students identified the strengths and weaknesses of the writing tool. Then, they observed and interviewed faculty as they graded different versions of essay drafts with varying levels of ChatGPT assistance. Ultimately, they found that ChatGPT was incredibly useful for certain small-scale tasks, but posed significant risks, especially for students with less experience in …

5. Navigating Benefits And Concerns When Discussing Genai Tools With Faculty And Staff, Reed Hepler

Teaching and Generative AI: Pedagogical Possibilities and Productive Tensions

The author works as a Digital Initiatives Librarian and is earning a second Master's Degree in Instructional Design and Technology. He viewed ChatGPT immediately as yet another potentially useful technology. When educators at his institution promoted differing viewpoints regarding ChatGPT and other Al tools, he set out to demonstrate a method of Al integration similar to that of other technological tools. Using the Technology Consumer or Producer model and his own experience, he presented, discussed, and wrote about ChatGPT, its ethical issues, and its uses and impact on education. Reed shares his insights regarding creating instruction and training for educators. …

Land Acknowledgement/Foreword, Tazin Daniels

Teaching and Generative AI: Pedagogical Possibilities and Productive Tensions

In the rapidly evolving landscape of higher education, the emergence of Generative Artificial Intelligence (Al) stands as a beacon of both innovation and introspection, heralding a new era in teaching and learning. This book serves as a guide for college instructors who find themselves at the cusp of this technological revolution-those who are intrigued yet perhaps apprehensive, eager to explore yet unsure where to begin. As we begin this journey, it is vital to acknowledge the spectrum of emotions that accompany its integration into academia: from excitement and curiosity to caution and concern. Recognizing and normalizing these feelings is the …

Towards A Pedagogy Of Human Connection : Understanding Teachers’ Experiences Of Connection During A Pandemic, Michael Diamond

Theses, Dissertations and Culminating Projects

During the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, schools shuttered quickly and re-opened slowly. These decisions impacted the well-being of teachers and students. Upon re-opening, schools in New Jersey adopted a range of instructional approaches—including virtual and hybrid models—that prioritized safety and diminished human connections. This came at a time when rates of isolation and loneliness were increasing and the US was already experiencing a crisis of connection. To understand teachers’ experiences with human connection during the winter and second spring of the COVID-19 pandemic, this dissertation study recruited nine high school teachers from one school in New Jersey who …

Personal Narratives As Mechanisms To Explore The Stem Undergraduate Research Experience, Isha Chauhan

Gaines Fellow Senior Theses

STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) has popularly been labeled as reliant on objective analysis, while, conversely, humanities are rooted in engaging human virtue and creating connections between people. A particularly interesting piece of the humanities is storytelling, which allows people of unique backgrounds to develop creative connections to their work. In this way, STEM and the humanities are united by personal experience and the ability to convey such. This connection can be demonstrated through the STEM undergraduate experience, which has been greatly underrepresented in the form of personal narratives. With the format of personal narratives being conducive to discussion …

Education For Students With Disabilities, Fahmida Rahman

GHEA21 Open Educational Resources

The Strengthening Guide is designed to assist administrators, faculty members, and students at university in understanding the process of integrating individuals with disability(ies) into their educational framework. It aims to foster a culture of acceptance and support for disabled students, thereby establishing a structured support system. The strengthening guide is a form of detailed pamphlet that outlines the foundational principles for admission practices, academic assistance, and the provision of services to ensure that these students have equal access to the university's programs and activities, enabling them to succeed in their studies.

Honors Online: Teaching, Learning, And Building Community Virtually In Honors Education: Front And Back Matter, Victoria M. Bryan, Cat Stanfield

National Collegiate Honors Council Monographs: Chapters

Front and back matter from Honors Online: Teaching, Learning, and Building Community Virtually in Honors Education (NCHC, 2024), edited by Victoria M. Bryan and Cat Stanfield.

“We Advocate A Semi-Revolution”: An Honors Conference Undergoes Transformation, Betsy Greenleaf Yarrison, Bruce Thompson

Honors in Practice Online Archive

Since the 1980s, the Maryland Collegiate Honors Council has offered an annual conference on a host campus in late February. In 2020, MCHC slipped in the conference just before the apocalyptic arrival of COVID-19 in March. Because this conference is hugely popular statewide, we decided to organize it virtually in 2021. Our topic—In Honors…Black Lives Matter—was too important for us to wait out the pandemic. We charged nothing, partly to encourage students and member institutions to participate and partly because it cost us nothing. Attendance tripled. Students who could not miss class or work were able to attend. Programs were …

About The Authors [Jnchc (2024) 25(1)]

Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council Online Archive

About the authors from the Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council (2024) volume 25, number 1, pages 185-189.

Journal Of The National Collegiate Honors Council (Spring/Summer 2024) 25(1): Whole Issue

Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council Online Archive

Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council (spring/summer 2024), volume 25, issue1.

Forum on Honors as Neighborhood

Contents

Dedication to Suketu P. Bhazar

Guest Editor’s Introduction, Linda Frost

Honors as Neighborhood, Ada Long

Honors as a Changing Neighborhood, Betsy Greenleaf Yarrison

Honors, Equity, and the Difference Principle, Patrick Fazioli

Institutional Neighborhoods and the Stories They Tell, Joyce Olewski Inman

From Individuals to Neighbors: Growth through Embracing Positionality, Joy L. Hart, Andrea Radasanu, Timothy Nichols, Rebecca C. Bott-Knutson, and Jonathan Kotinek

International Honors Neighbors, Mimi Killinger, Abigail Arnold, Abby Bouchard, Katharine Poulin, Gabriella Shetreet, and Kailee Soucia

Neighbors Outside, Inside, and …

Embracing Change: From Recalibration To Radical Overhaul For The Field Of School Attendance, David Heyne, Carolyn Gentle-Genitty, Glenn A. Melvin, Gil Keppens, Catriona O’Toole, Lisa Mckay-Brown

Founder’s College - Scholarship and Professional Work

In a world characterized by dynamic demographic shifts, rapid technological transformations, and evolving pedagogical practices, the need for reimagining school attendance and a relationship with education has become paramount. This Research Topic, boldly titled “The Unlearning of School Attendance: Ideas for Change,” compels us to challenge conventional thinking and working in this domain. The collection of 12 articles offers compelling opportunities for change, ranging from subtle recalibrations to radical overhauls, depending on the extent to which our current ideas and methods have grown outdated. This opening article serves as a thematic guide, curating the diverse prospects for transformation found within …

Examining Strategies Embraced By Educational Leaders Towards The Integration Of Digital Technology In Teaching And Learning Process., Godfrey Joseph Shirima

Master of Education

This study examine strategies embraced by educational leaders towards the integration of digital technology in teaching and learning in Hai district, Tanzania. It emphasizes the urgent need for educational leaders to devise and embrace strategies for the integration of digital technology in modern education, grounding itself in the theoretical frameworks of Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) and transformational theory. The integration of digital technology in secondary education can be greatly enhanced by using the frameworks of transformation theory and TPACK (Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge). TPACK emphasizes the junction of technical, pedagogical, and content knowledge to guide instructional tactics. On the …

The Origin Of Educational Technology In China, Long Li

Journal of Educational Technology Development and Exchange (JETDE)

Educational Technology is the means and methods employed in educational activities. Since the inception of education, there has been a parallel development of Educational Technology with a rich historical background. The entire evolutionary process of Educational Technology can be divided into three stages: Pre-Educational Technology, Current Educational Technology, and Post-Educational Technology, corresponding to the past, present, and future of Educational Technology. Throughout history, the Chinese nation has made irreplaceable contributions to the creation and inheritance of human civilization. The educational philosophy embedded in the discussions of education and technology among various schools of thought in ancient China and the educational …

2024 F1rst Look, Nova Southeastern University

First Look

No abstract provided.

The Midwest Feminist Papers: A Facsimile Edition 1980–1997. Part Ii (1984–1986), Mary Jo Deegan, Michael R. Hill

Zea E-Books Collection

Mary Jo Deegan and Michael R. Hill, compilers. The Midwest Feminist Papers: A Facsimile Edition 1980–1997, with prefaces and author indices by Mary Jo Deegan and Michael R. Hill. 3 volumes: Part II (1984–1986)

The Midwest Feminist Papers was a creative, group-generated initiative that gave voice to the scholarly questions, research interests, and social concerns of a growing cohort of Midwestern feminist sociology graduate students and their feminist faculty mentors during the last quarter of the Twentieth Century. They were active members of Midwest Sociologists for Women in Society, a regional expression of the larger national Sociologists for Women …

A Biblical Framework For Understanding And Responding To Ai, David J. Mulder

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

This chapter is about developing a biblically informed, theologically sound perspective on what it means to be human in a world where artificial intelligence (AI) seems to be omnipresent and nearly omnipotent. Along the way, we will consider the history of AI, the current state of AI, and a biblical view of AI. However, to land in a place where we have some solid understanding of a biblically informed perspective on the role of technology, we need to begin with our own imaginations.

การวิจัยและพัฒนาแนวทางสำหรับหลักสูตรครุศาสตร์เพื่อส่งเสริมสมรรถนะพหุวัฒนธรรม โดยใช้การวิเคราะห์วาทกรรมพหุวัฒนธรรม, ธีรยุทธ สัจจะบุตร

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

สมรรถนะพหุวัฒนธรรมเป็นหัวใจสำคัญสำหรับครูในการจัดการเรียนการสอนภายใต้บริบทของห้องเรียนที่ผู้เรียนมีความหลากหลายทางสังคมวัฒนธรรมที่แตกต่างกัน การวิจัยในครั้งนี้จึงมีวัตถุประสงค์ คือ 1) เพื่อวิเคราะห์และสังเคราะห์หลักสูตรครุศาสตรบัณฑิตเกี่ยวกับสภาพปัจจุบัน แนวโน้ม และทิศทางการส่งเสริมสมรรถนะพหุวัฒนธรรมในหลักสูตร 2) เพื่อวิเคราะห์และสังเคราะห์กระบวนการจัดการเรียนการสอนที่ส่งเสริมสมรรถนะพหุวัฒนธรรมด้วยวิธีการวิเคราะห์วาทกรรมพหุวัฒนธรรม และ 3) เพื่อจัดทำแนวทางการพัฒนาหลักสูตรครุศาสตรบัณฑิตที่มุ่งเน้นการส่งเสริมสมรรถนะพหุวัฒนธรรม การวิจัยแบ่งออกเป็น 3 ระยะ คือ ระยะที่ 1 เป็นการศึกษาสภาพทั่วไปและทิศทางของการส่งเสริมสมรรถนะพหุวัฒนธรรมในหลักสูตรผ่าน 3 ขั้นตอนหลัก คือ 1) วิเคราะห์สภาพทั่วไปของการส่งเสริมสมรรถนะพหุวัฒนธรรมจากเอกสารหลักสูตรครุศาสตร์ จำนวน 35 หลักสูตร 2) สังเคราะห์คุณลักษณะของตัวแทรกแซงที่มีประสิทธิภาพสำหรับการส่งเสริมคุณลักษณะพหุวัฒนธรรมของผู้เรียนระดับอุดมศึกษา จากบทความวิจัยทั้งในและต่างประเทศ จำนวน 18 บทความ และ 3) การวิเคราะห์แนวโน้มและทิศทางการส่งเสริมสมรรถนะพหุวัฒนธรรมในหลักสูตร จากการสัมภาษณ์ผู้เชี่ยวชาญ จำนวน 5 คน วิเคราะห์ข้อมูลโดยการวิเคราะห์เนื้อหา ระยะที่ 2 เป็นการวิเคราะห์กระบวนการจัดการเรียนการสอนที่ส่งเสริมสมรรถนะพหุวัฒนธรรมเพื่อนำไปใช้เป็นหลักคิดในการจัดทำแนวทางการพัฒนาหลักสูตร ตัวอย่างวิจัยเป็นผู้ใช้หลักสูตรครุศาสตร์ จำนวน 61 คน เครื่องมือที่ใช้ในการวิจัยเป็นแบบสัมภาษณ์กึ่งโครงสร้างซึ่งพัฒนามาจากข้อค้นพบที่ได้จากการวิจัยระยะที่ 1 เก็บรวบรวมข้อมูลโดยใช้การสัมภาษณ์เชิงลึก และวิเคราะห์ข้อมูลด้วยการวิเคราะห์วาทกรรมพหุวัฒนธรรม และระยะที่ 3 เป็นการจัดทำแนวทางการพัฒนาหลักสูตรเพื่อส่งเสริมสมรรถนะพหุวัฒนธรรมโดยสังเคราะห์มาจากข้อค้นพบที่ได้จากการวิจัย ซึ่งแนวทางการพัฒนาได้รับการวิพากษ์ความเป็นไปได้และประเมินความเหมาะสม จากผู้เชี่ยวชาญ จำนวน 5 คน วิเคราะห์ข้อมูลโดยใช้สถิติบรรยาย ผลการวิจัยที่สำคัญพบว่า 1. สภาพปัจจุบันของการส่งเสริมสมรรถนะพหุวัฒนธรรมในหลักสูตรครุศาสตร์มีการดำเนินการอย่างไม่เป็นระบบและขาดความชัดเจน หลักสูตรส่วนใหญ่เน้นการพัฒนาด้านวิชาการและเทคโนโลยีการศึกษา ถึงแม้ว่าคำสำคัญที่เกี่ยวข้องกับความหลากหลายทางวัฒนธรรมจะปรากฏอยู่บ้างในวัตถุประสงค์และผลลัพธ์การเรียนรู้ที่คาดหวังแต่ยังไม่ได้กำหนดให้ชัดเจน ประกอบกับการขาดกลไกสนับสนุนในเชิงระบบส่งผลให้การส่งเสริมสมรรถนะพหุวัฒนธรรมขึ้นอยู่กับความตื่นตัวของผู้สอนมากกว่าการถูกกำหนดให้เป็นองค์ประกอบหลักในระดับหลักสูตร 2. กระบวนการจัดการเรียนรู้ที่ส่งเสริมสมรรถนะพหุวัฒนธรรมที่ได้จากการวิเคราะห์วาทกรรมพหุวัฒนธรรม คือ 1) ควรมุ่งเน้นการสร้างเจตคติที่เปิดกว้างต่อความหลากหลาย พร้อมทั้งออกแบบระบบการเรียนรู้ให้เน้นการมีส่วนร่วม การลงมือปฏิบัติจริง และปลูกฝังสมรรถนะพหุวัฒนธรรมอย่างเป็นระบบในทุกช่วงชั้นปี 2) ควรออกแบบกระบวนการเรียนรู้ที่สัมพันธ์กับผลลัพธ์การเรียนรู้ด้วยกิจกรรมที่เน้นการแลกเปลี่ยนเชิงความแตกต่างทางวัฒนธรรม รวมถึงการออกแบบรายวิชาให้มีกิจกรรมกลุ่มที่คละพื้นฐานของนิสิตอย่างเป็นระบบ ตลอดจนจัดให้มีการเผชิญกับประสบการณ์ภาคสนามที่เน้นผู้เรียนจากหลากหลายวัฒนธรรมอย่างเป็นระบบ พร้อมด้วยกิจกรรมสะท้อนผลการเรียนรู้เพื่อยกระดับจากประสบการณ์ส่วนตัวสู่การตระหนักรู้ทางวิชาชีพ และ 3) พัฒนารูปแบบการประเมินผลที่ตอบสนองต่อกระบวนการปฏิสัมพันธ์ที่ตระหนักรู้ในความแตกต่างหลากหลาย 3. เอกสารแนวทางการพัฒนาหลักสูตรเพื่อส่งเสริมสมรรถนะพหุวัฒนธรรมที่พัฒนาขึ้นสามารถใช้เป็นสื่อกลางเชิงนโยบายและการปฏิบัติที่เชื่อมโยงระหว่างข้อเสนอเชิงวิชาการและแนวทางการพัฒนาที่สามารถประยุกต์ใช้ได้จริงในระดับสถาบันทั้งในด้านการออกแบบหลักสูตร การบูรณาการพัฒนาสมรรถนะพหุวัฒนธรรมผ่านเนื้อหารายวิชา วิธีการจัดการเรียนรู้ การประเมินผล ตลอดจนการใช้เป็นกรอบสำหรับการกำหนดทิศทางของนโยบายการผลิตครูที่ตอบสนองต่อสังคมพหุวัฒนธรรมในอนาคต

Winter 2024, Southwestern Oklahoma State University Office Of Institutional Advancement And Alumni

Echoes from the Hill

From the President

Dear Southwestern Oklahoma State University (SWOSU) alumni, emeriti, & friends –

I hope that this issue of Echoes From The Hill finds you and yours well. Here on the SWOSU Hilltop we are beginning the Spring 2024 semester with focus and excitement!

This latest edition of Echoes highlights a few of the many exciting things that have happened here on the Hilltop this academic year. We hosted a wonderful SWOSU Homecoming in October here in Weatherford, and throughout the Fall, we also gathered with alumni and friends at reunion events in Oklahoma City and elsewhere. Generous supporters …