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Female Medical Students’ Lived Experiences Of Financial Stress And Coping, Untara Shaikh, Dr. Kimberlee Bonura

Georgia Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Conference

Financial stress is a pervasive concern among medical students, with documented associations with adverse physical health, psychological morbidity, and ineffective coping. This study focuses on understanding the financial stressors female medical students face and the coping strategies they employ. While financial stress and coping mechanisms have been explored in the literature, a notable gap exists in understanding these dynamics among female students.

The study employed a phenomenological research approach to obtain data from the respondents, where data collection involved face-to-face semi-structured interviews. The Adaptation Model of Nursing, complemented by Lazarus and Folkman's Coping Theory, was a comprehensive framework for analyzing …

Leveraging Student-Generated Social Media Data For Higher Education Marketing In Pakistan: A Netnographic Approach To Enhance Student Engagement And Branding, Hamza Rashid, Aamir Shahzad, Wisal Ahmad

CBER Conference

This conceptual paper delves into the dynamic realm of higher education marketing in Pakistan, focusing on the utilization of student-generated social media data as a strategic resource. This paper proposes a netnographic approach as a potent means to harness the wealth of insights embedded in online conversations, enabling HEIs to establish deeper connections with students and refine their marketing strategies.

Creating The Next Generation Of Aviation Professionals: Creating Diversity In The Next Generation, Jason T. Lorenzon

National Training Aircraft Symposium (NTAS)

Covid-19, mandatory retirement age, the 1500 Hour ATP rule and lack of future aviation professionals has lead to a global industry crisis. With the boom of the 1990’s, 9/11, the Great Recession, Covid-19, the lack of younger individuals dedicating themselves to the study of aviation has led to a current crisis of a lack of aviation professionals ready to serve the industry currently and in the future. Lorenzon will trace how the work force shortage started well over twenty years ago. Boeing and Airbus both predict that over 2.2 million new workers including over 600000 pilots will be needed. Yet …

Conditions In Which A Flipped Classroom Can Successfully Be Implemented: A Traditional Literature Review, Cassandra Young

Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse International Students in Open or Online Learning Environments: A Research Symposium

We live in a world where one size does not fit all. Educational settings and learning environments continue to change and educators need to adapt to these changes. A flipped classroom is one approach that can help support educators to adapt to these educational changes. The purpose of a flipped classroom is to maximize face-to-face time with teachers and students in class, so that when students are in the classroom, teachers and students spend their time applying higher-level thinking, learning, and application of knowledge. Through an extensive review of the literature, qualitative data was collected from peer-reviewed articles gathering patterns. …

Learning Experiences And Challenges Facing Black International Students At The University Of Windsor, Francisca I. Omorodion, Linda Coltman, Olayemi Babajide, Egbe Etowa

Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse International Students in Open or Online Learning Environments: A Research Symposium

In the past two decades, the international-student population increased to about 600,000 (Canada Bureau for International Education, 2018). According to The Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC, 2019I), international students contributed an estimated $21.6 billion to the Canadian gross domestic product. With the COVID-19 pandemic, recruitment of international students, and the economic contribution they bring is under threat. More so, the lockdown imposed by the government, and schools’ adoption of online learning, further poses challenges and unique experiences to children, and young persona, especially international students. We used qualitative data from a focus group of 10 male Black students, aged …

Esl Student Plagiarism Prevention Challengesand Institutional Interventions, Jim Hu, Chen Zhang

Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse International Students in Open or Online Learning Environments: A Research Symposium

Research has found unintentional plagiarism to be the most common type of university plagiarism, yet what underlies it is not adequately understood. Thus, our study examines ESL student perspectives on academic integrity challenges, especially unintentional plagiarism and university interventions. The study employed semi-structured individual qualitative interviews with 20 ESL students who had just completed an advanced EAP writing course at a Canadian university in the Winter semester of 2021. The course discussed plagiarism and the APA 7th edition extensively. One interview per participant was conducted online and the data were analyzed qualitatively. Research findings indicate that the predominant cause of …

Empathy Mapping: Bridging Cultural And Linguistic Divides In International Online Education, Juliet Lammers

Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse International Students in Open or Online Learning Environments: A Research Symposium

The concept of empathy, commonly used in user experience (UX) design, has gained traction in distance education communities (Matthews et al., 2017). Empathy offers designers insight into users and their contexts (Neubauer et al., 2017) and helps designers “understand how instruction would be experienced” (Parrish, 2006), thus improving the overall outcome (Lewis & Contrino, 2016; Neubauer et al., 2017; Parrish, 2006). UX designers use a visualization tool called empathy mapping to chart information about their users. Empathy maps are used at the outset of a project and continue to evolve and inform the project as new data emerges. This paper …

The Transitional Experiences Of West African Graduate Students To Living And Studying Study In Atlantic Canada, Noel Hurley, Abraham Apau, Priscilla Mensah, Neba Clovis Nebangeh, Omotola Ogundele

Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse International Students in Open or Online Learning Environments: A Research Symposium

The objective of this study was to provide four former graduate students a public platform to share their personal accounts about the challenges, supports, successes, and other factors that facilitated, or hindered, their transitions from Africa to Canada. Factors that are investigated include cultural differences that pose problems in adapting to a western lifestyle and culture. Government and community programs that help these new Canadian residents to adapt to a new climate, society, and culture are also referenced in individual sections. The effects of social separation from their families, friends, and community, collectively, are also of interest. Another common problem …

Emergency Remote Teaching (Ert) In Multilingual Contexts: A Mixed Methods Case Study, Christina Gkougkoura, Sevasti Paida, Magdalini Vitsou, Nektaria Palaiologou

Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse International Students in Open or Online Learning Environments: A Research Symposium

This paper describes a mixed-methods case study (through intervention) conducted in a digital multilingual elementary classroom that aimed to explore strategies for facilitating remote lesson engagement and establishing inclusive pedagogy under emergency situations. The principle aim of this study was to explore to what extent the task-based language teaching (TBLT) method grounded on the migrant students’ needs analysis, and was supported by computer-assisted language learning (CALL) features that contribute to active lesson participation during emergencies, and their effect on migrant students’ social inclusion in a formal educational context. By employing qualitative and quantitative modes of inquiry, there was an attempt …

Negotiating Differences In Academic Preparedness Among Transnational Students In Higher Education, Nadine S. Bekkouche, Saul Carliner

Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse International Students in Open or Online Learning Environments: A Research Symposium

“Students these days don’t know anything,” commented a faculty member in a focus group. But is it that students don’t know anything, or that faculty members are unfamiliar with what students do know? This is no small issue, as the acceleration of internationalization in higher education and the broader processes of globalization have led to increased numbers of students with general education profiles that differ from those of the instructors and their domestic students. These transnational students—not only international students (paying international tuition), but also permanent residents and citizens —received their primary and secondary (and, possibly, undergraduate) educations outside of …

Best Practices Of Teaching And Engaging International Students In Online Learning: An Australian Perspective, Jasvir Kaur Nachatar Singh

Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse International Students in Open or Online Learning Environments: A Research Symposium

Teaching international students can be challenging, either online or face-to-face. However, it can also be fruitful if one knows how to engage with international students in the learning and teaching environments, especially online. In Australia, traditional delivery of teaching was still going on for schools and higher educational institutions until the end of March 2020, but this changed within weeks to remote or online methods, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. At La Trobe University in Australia, teaching was paused for a week to cope with the learning and teaching ‘shock’ – that is to re-orientate teaching from face-to-face to completely …

Social And Emotional Learning Difficulties Of Refugee High School Students In An After-School Tutoring Program, Xiaofei Xu, Xibei Zhu, George Zhou

Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse International Students in Open or Online Learning Environments: A Research Symposium

School-aged children constitute a significant portion of the large number of refugees who have resettled in Canada in recent years. Due to the lack of cross-cultural competencies, a social justice focus, and transformative leadership skills, Canadian schools are often challenged to effectively address refugee students’ socio-psychological problems. Moreover, educational literature and policy, which specifically target Canadian refugee students, are scarce. To help with the issue, this study examined eight refugee high school students through an online after-school tutoring program and evaluated their performances in the five domains of social-emotional learning competencies: social awareness, self-management, relationship skills, responsible decision making, and …

On The Role Of Machine Learning In A Human Learning Process, Peng Wang

Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse International Students in Open or Online Learning Environments: A Research Symposium

This study aims to explore the role of machine learning in a human learning process. In particular, we use word embedding and basic recurrent neural network methodologies in the teaching of terminology and specialized knowledge acquisition for translation students. Results show that word distribution in vector space trained on a relevant corpus can provide useful insights for learners to understand the terms and their associated concepts. We also build term recognition models for different levels of learners, which help instructors predict terms for these learners, while incorporating their previous knowledge and skills, so as to better communicate with the students …

Literacy Gatekeepers In The Ontario Education System. Why Esl Students Fail? A Bordieuan Perspective, Anna Rzepecka-Karwowska

Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse International Students in Open or Online Learning Environments: A Research Symposium

Ontario's education system aims to improve children's literacy levels who hail from diverse backgrounds. Schools must tailor their program layout to their students’ unique needs. Immersion is one of them. As with submersion, instruction occurs in the second language (L2), but there are significant differences. ESL students experience linguistic barriers. According to Migration Matters (June 2017), by 2022, 78% of job openings will require some post-secondary training or university degree. Many immigrants do not have the skills necessary to succeed, and these percentages have not improved. There is a widening incongruence between the complexity of the needs of ESL learners …

An Investigation Into The Effects Of Covid-Related School Policies On The Teaching And Learning Of English As A Second Or Foreign Language, Gordon Moulden

Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse International Students in Open or Online Learning Environments: A Research Symposium

The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of COVID-related campus access restrictions on the teaching and learning of English as a second or additional language. A mixed-methods survey of ESL teachers, followed by optional structured interviews, was chosen as the research design. Results showed that the requirement to move instruction wholly, or partially, to an online format created emotional and cognitive hardships for students, but a rich professional-development opportunity for teachers as they dealt with the challenges of online instruction. The author concluded that both teachers and students of English need to develop the digital literacy skills …

Graduate International Students’ Perceptions Of Involuntary Online Learning: A Longitudinal Case Study, Adam Valentin Agostinelli

Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse International Students in Open or Online Learning Environments: A Research Symposium

This ongoing longitudinal case study explores five international graduate students’ perceptions of online learning, particularly concerning their transition from in-person to online courses as a product of COVID-19, in order to better understand the affordances and challenges associated with this medium of instruction. Thematic analysis is used to identify emerging trends from qualitative data collected from semi-structured interviews and classroom observations. Findings indicate that (1) all the participants acknowledge and appreciate certain aspects of online learning, (2) some students are easily distracted and face a lack of motivation during synchronous classes, (3) English comprehension difficulties are enhanced for some individuals …

Engaging Diverse International Students: Promising Online Teaching Practices, Clayton Smith, George Zhou, Michael Potter, Fatme Ammar

Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse International Students in Open or Online Learning Environments: A Research Symposium

With COVID-19 forcing post-secondary educational institutions to shift to open and online learning, understanding the needs of international students is more important than ever before. This paper will explore the connection between the promising practices for teaching online linguistically and culturally diverse international students with international student satisfaction and perceptions of learning. The study collected data through 15 individual interviews. Data analysis identified the teaching practices and individual characteristics that resonate with international student satisfaction and perceptions of learning. Recommendations for professional practice are discussed, along with potential areas for further research.

The Lessons Learned From Covid-19, And The Implications For Lms Use To Support Student Success, Rakha Zabin

Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse International Students in Open or Online Learning Environments: A Research Symposium

In order to smoothly transition to the online educational platforms, after the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the integration of learning management systems (LMS) becomes vital for developing countries to keep up with the dynamic international educational context. With the worldwide lockdown, due to COVID-19, and the transition to online learning, some students are satisfied with the support provided by educational institutions. Still, deficient computer skills, and lack of teacher training (Toquero & Talidong, 2020) issues, regarding curriculum, assessment, and accountability, prevented them from perceiving their improved performances in the new teaching environment in most of the developing countries (Aristovnik …

Bridging The Gap Between Conceptual Change Research And Bilingualism, Lin Li

Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse International Students in Open or Online Learning Environments: A Research Symposium

Strike & Posner (1992) identified a flawed assumption, held by themselves, when conceptualizing conceptual change, namely, assuming that learners have well-articulated conceptions, or misconceptions, about most topics, which is unrealistic. Unfortunately, many current investigations on the same topic heavily rely on students' verbal expression and are still subject to such criticism. One way to address the expressed concern is to examine the theoretical and methodological cracks from a new angle. Given the reality of Ontarian science classrooms accommodating culturally and linguistically diverse students, this study proposes to extend Zhou's (2012) cultural perspective of conceptual change to bridge conceptual change and …

Addressing The Specific Transition Needs Of Diverse International Students In Online Learning Environments, Kelsey Labbé, Jenifer O’Brien

Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse International Students in Open or Online Learning Environments: A Research Symposium

The sudden transition from in-person to online learning, due to COVID-19, has brought about many changes, and has required students, faculty, and staff, alike, to make adjustments to their expectations, interactions, and processes. Currently, the primary focus of education is often on content delivery. While important, educators and support staff must also recognize that their role goes beyond teaching content, and must take into consideration who their students are. International students are faced with different challenges and realities than their domestic counterparts. As such, it is important to be aware of, and address, the specific transitional needs of international students, …

Teacher Attitude Towards Emergency Remote Teaching: Challenges In Indian Academe, Sudeshna Lahiri, Biswajit Sarkar, Rupa Ghosh

Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse International Students in Open or Online Learning Environments: A Research Symposium

The present study intends to explore the challenges of teachers’ attitudes during Emergency Remote Teaching (ERT) in higher educational institutions (HEIs) during the COVID-19 pandemic. It also investigates whether teacher age is in any way a mediating factor for teacher attitude. The transformative sequential research design of mixed methods was employed on a random sample of 90 participants pooled ever since the lockdown had been announced in India (March 23, 2020). The qualitative data (text), thus obtained, has been categorized into six challenges, sorted into categories, and transformed into quantitative data (code) for the Chi-square test and interpretation. The Chi-square …

Developing Language Proficiency In Online Courses Through Tabletop Role Playing Games, Robb Mark Mccollum

Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse International Students in Open or Online Learning Environments: A Research Symposium

This study explores the degree to which common tasks of tabletop role-playing games (TTRPGs) align with the speaking functions of the intermediate and advanced levels of the American Council for the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Guidelines. By aligning TTRPG gameplay with ACTFL oral proficiency functions, teachers may help online language learners engage in group discussions that improve their speaking skills.

Postsecondary Access For Rural Youth: Multiple Connections Strengthen Community Engagement, Travis West

National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference

Ohio State University Extension faculty provide multiple opportunities for rural Vinton County youth to be exposed to postsecondary options throughout their K-12 education. Extension’s commitment to community engagement is highlighted by developing relationships between the schools and the university to deliver a consolidated approach to postsecondary awareness and understanding.

Determining Human Development Competency Training Needs Of Fcs Extension Professionals, Alligrace Story, Alisha M. Hardman, Marina D. Denny, Geoff Denny

Southeastern Council on Family Relations Conference

Extension agents with Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) programmatic responsibilities come from a variety of backgrounds but are expected to implement educational programs across FCS knowledge areas. This study examined [state] University Extension personnel’s perceived importance of and perceived ability related to human development competencies. There was a significant difference between how specialists (state-level) and agents (county-level) perceived the importance of three of the five human development concepts. Most agents’ perceived their ability across the human development competencies to be average or just above average. Using the perceived importance and perceived ability data from the agents, next steps include piloting …

Information Literacy On-Demand: How To Create An Online Library Readiness Mini-Course, Rachel Hooper

Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy

What do many academic librarians want? Required information literacy classes! When do they want them? Now! This poster will show how a large university developed an on-demand library readiness mini-course online that has recently become a requirement for all undergraduate orientation classes, both in-person and online. Furthermore, the online mini-course has been adopted by numerous faculty in research-based courses across varied subject areas throughout the University. Through a collaboration between librarians and faculty, the mini-course teaches students research skills, how to find books and journal articles, how to use InterLibrary Loan, how to get library and research assistance, and more. …

The Development Of An After-School Program For Youth Placed At-Risk: A Collaborative Approach, K. Andrew R. Richards, Victoria Shiver, Michael A. Lawson, Tania Alameda-Lawson

National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference

Educators, program practitioners, and potential community partners may enjoy this presentation on a collaborative approach to improving the lives of youth that have been placed at-risk within and outside of a Title I elementary school’s after-school program. By combining resources, expertise, and disciplines, the program works to develop well-rounded and personally and socially responsible children through academic enrichment, sport-based youth development, and parental engagement.

Collective Impact: The Strategies And Realities Of Implementing A ‘Shared Youth Vision’, Ken Karamichael, Larry Katz, Sara Nolan

National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference

“Collective Impact” will demonstrate innovative approaches to partnership and funding models in urban youth programming in response to the emerging trend of collective impact funding initiatives. This workshop will highlight successful work within the Rutgers University network, with emphasis on effective strategies for fund diversity, partnership development, and tools in data collection, school enrollment, student retention and program evaluation.

The Crucial Impacts Of College Campus Visits, Jennifer Moore

School of Human Sciences Research Showcase

When a prospective student begins visiting college campuses to start narrowing down their future plans, it can be quite a challenge for schools to make the biggest impact. People are constantly researching what stands out and has the biggest influence on enrollment. The purpose of this study was to determine which of the campus visit options had the biggest influence on the students’ decision to attend SFASU. The 3 options were Showcase Saturday, Regular Campus tours or both. Majority attended Showcase Saturday followed by regular campus tours and the rest attended both.