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Using Student Feedback To Assess Accessible Library Spaces And Services, Teressa M. Keenan, Wendy Walker

Mansfield Library Faculty Publications

Presentation slides from a webinar presented on August 14, 2020.

In 2018 we were awarded a small grant to gather and assess student feedback regarding an accessible technology room in the library. Survey and student focus group data provided guidance for a number of physical and technology-related changes that were subsequently applied to the accessible technology room. In 2019 we were awarded another small grant to collect additional student feedback to help us evaluate the success of those upgrades and to help us determine what additional changes might be needed to make this space an optimally active and accessible research …

New Kid On The Blockchain: The Rise Of Cryptocurrency In The Global Arena: Humanitarian Usage With Blockchain, Rhonda S. Binda

Open Educational Resources

In 2018, the world was shaken by the fast rise of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies that use a decentralized, blockchain technology for payment transfers outside of the traditional banking system. The potential impact this alternative form of banking could have in the medium and long term on the over 2 billion people globally unbanked is tremendous. Additionally, blockchain itself is being used for value transfer combined with bio and genetic tagging technologies in refugee camps for example, bringing to rise a new era where technology for development is disrupting education, healthcare and security programs globally.

Brave New World - An Introduction To Cryptocurrency Part 2, Rhonda S. Binda

Open Educational Resources

The trifecta of globalization, urbanization and digitization have created new opportunities and challenges across our nation, cities, boroughs and urban centers. Cities are in a unique position at the center of commerce and technology becoming hubs for innovation and practical application of emerging technology. In this rapidly changing 24/7 digitized world, city governments worldwide are leveraging innovation and technology to become more effective, efficient, transparent and to be able to better plan for and anticipate the needs of its citizens, businesses and community organizations. This class will provide the framework for how cities and communities can become smarter and more …

Brave New World: The Rise Of Cryptocurrency In The Global Arena: An Introduction To Cryptocurrency, Rhonda S. Binda

Open Educational Resources

The trifecta of globalization, urbanization and digitization have created new opportunities and challenges across our nation, cities, boroughs and urban centers. Cities are in a unique position at the center of commerce and technology becoming hubs for innovation and practical application of emerging technology. In this rapidly changing 24/7 digitized world, city governments worldwide are leveraging innovation and technology to become more effective, efficient, transparent and to be able to better plan for and anticipate the needs of its citizens, businesses and community organizations. This class will provide the framework for how cities and communities can become smarter and more …

Brave New World - Xr - What Is Immersive Technology?, Rhonda S. Binda

Open Educational Resources

The trifecta of globalization, urbanization and digitization have created new opportunities and challenges across our nation, cities, boroughs and urban centers. Cities are in a unique position at the center of commerce and technology becoming hubs for innovation and practical application of emerging technology. In this rapidly changing 24/7 digitized world, city governments worldwide are leveraging innovation and technology to become more effective, efficient, transparent and to be able to better plan for and anticipate the needs of its citizens, businesses and community organizations. This class will provide the framework for how cities and communities can become smarter and more …

2020-08-13 Level Up: Experience Your Future Presentation, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

A PowerPoint presentation on the Quality Enhancement Plan delivered on August 13, 2020.

Lgbt+ Older Adults, Lynn M. Wilson Do

Department of Family Medicine

No abstract provided.

Publicly Accessible National Security Information Resources: An Untapped Treasure Trove, Bert Chapman

Libraries Faculty and Staff Presentations

This presentation demonstrates the wide variety of publicly accessible U.S. Government national security information resources. It includes information on the U.S. constitutional foundations of national security policy, a recent annual defense spending bill, documents from the White House/National Security Council, Department of Defense, various military branches including professional military educational institutions, assorted U.S. intelligence agencies, congressional legislation, congressional committee reports on legislation, congressional committee hearings, and reports from congressional support agencies such as the Congressional Budget Office. It concludes by stressing the multiple benefits provided by having public access to these information resources.

Examining The Efficacy Of Web-Based Quality Improvement Hand Hygiene Education In Reducing Post-Cesarean Birth Surgical Site Infection, Lilian Allen

Grace Peterson Nursing Research Colloquium

Abstract

Objective: This is a quality improvement project aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of an educational training initiative on hand-hygiene (HH) for health care providers in women's health department to identify learning needs, behaviors, and attitudes.

Design: A descriptive, prospective, longitudinal design, using baseline data collection points before the web-based intervention was introduced (time 0), immediately after the web-based intervention completion (time 1), one to six weeks after completion of the intervention (time 2).

Setting: A Chicagoland area tertiary care hospital.

Participants: Clinical staff of the women's care center, which included the Labor and Delivery, Mother and Baby, and …

Data Visualization: The What, Why, & How, Sandy Avila

Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

This presentation was part of UCF Libraries' Office of Scholarly Communication Stay Savvy with Scholarly Communication session for the summer of 2020. This session was as introduction to what data visualization is, some background on out of the box tools and software people can use to create visualizations, while providing an overview of why we visualize data.

Mindfulness Meditation: Alternative Practice Techniques, Sandy Avila

Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

Did you know that meditation doesn’t have to be done sitting down and that there are many mindfulness practices that might not seem like meditation at all? Come join Sandy Avila for this session if you want to learn more about how to find meditation in many everyday activities. If you weren’t able to attend the two previous sessions, no worries, come learn about how meditation also includes alternative techniques. Sandy will cover a quick explanation on mindfulness and will go through a short chakras (wheels of energy) balancing meditation as well as a short metta (loving kindness/compassion) meditation. Don’t …

Staying Calm & Carrying On: How The Ucf Libraries’ Stem Librarians Extended Their Reach Through Remote Access, Sandy Avila, Buenaventura Basco

Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

With COVID-19 affecting our personal and professional life, librarians have had to adapt to a variety of fast moving changes during a crisis. The University of Central Florida STEM Librarian team of two Research & Information Services subject librarians, responded to the challenges of remote work by establishing fruitful partnerships within the library, and collaboration within units across campus. Our proposed 15 minute presentation would cover the following three learning objectives: (1) to demonstrate how the UCF Librarians adapted to an ever changing landscape, (2) to share strategies for success on how to partner with teams across the library, and …

Standards: A Brief Overview And Look At Standards At Purdue University, Margaret Phillips, Paul B Mcpherson

Libraries Faculty and Staff Presentations

This presentation was given on August 6, 2020 as part of Elsevier’s Engineering Research Tools webinar series. Here is a link to a recording of the webinar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kl2zFPNLXYU

Interdisciplinary Research Origination Awards, B Y. U

BYU Research Development Office Research Networking Conference

BYU interdisciplinary research origination awards

Fulbright Scholar Program Opportunities, Kristen Kellems

BYU Research Development Office Research Networking Conference

Opportunities for faculty with the Fulbright scholar program

Chatbots! Make Your Systems Talk, Ryan M. Schuetzler

BYU Research Development Office Research Networking Conference

Chatbots, digital personal assistants, teaching missing fundamental computer skills

Mechanical Stimulation Device For The Treatment Of Opioid Use Disorders, Jonathan Blotter

BYU Research Development Office Research Networking Conference

Dopamine is involved in the rewarding feelings from natural behaviors such as eating, drinking, and sex. Dopamine is also implicated in the habit-forming actions of several addictive drugs.

Humor, Politics, And Translation, Will Carr

BYU Research Development Office Research Networking Conference

Humor and politics (intersections), humor in dictatorships, humor as pedagogical tool (esp. in translation pedagogy), translation of humor, measuring humor

Bringing Function To Families: Ot’S Role In Parenting With Sci, Alexandra Economou, Ots, Molly Flannery, Ots, Nikki Tutelman, Ots, Courtney Wagner, Ots, Rebecca Sinko, Otd, Otr/L

Collaborative Research and Evidence shared Among Therapists and Educators (CREATE Day)

Objectives:

• Describe participation challenges that impact the role of parenting for parents with SCI
• Identify evidence-based intervention areas within the scope of OT that facilitate participation in the role of parenting with SCI
• Discuss the unique need and application for OT services to support parents with SCI

PICO Question:

What are interventions within the scope of OT practice that increase participation in the role of parenting with spinal cord injury (SCI)?

Language Learning In Diverse Children, Connie Summers

BYU Research Development Office Research Networking Conference

No abstract provided.

Learning: The Keystone Habit, Taylor Halverson

BYU Research Development Office Research Networking Conference

Learning and Human Performance, Innovation, Entrepreneurship

Effects Of Social And New Media, Kris Boyle

BYU Research Development Office Research Networking Conference

Journalism, framing, social media, sports communication, adoption and use of new media in information dissemination

Alzheimer's Disease And Immune Cell Dysfunction, David Hansen

BYU Research Development Office Research Networking Conference

No abstract provided.

Leveraging Youtube For Social Media Privacy Education, Xinru Page

BYU Research Development Office Research Networking Conference

No abstract provided.

International Internships, Steve Moody

BYU Research Development Office Research Networking Conference

Intercultural Communication and Interaction, Sociolinguistics

Social Media Influence, Brian Smith

BYU Research Development Office Research Networking Conference

Social media influence, crisis, advocacy, employee engagement, intercultural communication, integrated marketing, relationships

Understanding Host-Pathogen Interactions, Brett E. Pickett

BYU Research Development Office Research Networking Conference

Gene Expression, Signaling Pathway Analysis, RNA-Sequencing, Drug Repurposing, Infectious Diseases, Diagnostics, Human Diseases, Genome Assembly, Comparative Genomics, Machine Learning

Community Health In Utah, Alisha H. Redelfs

BYU Research Development Office Research Networking Conference

Health disparities, Latino health, Obesity, Biomarkers of fruit & vegetable intake, Physical activity, Schools as intervention sites

Nanoparticles For Controlled Drug Delivery, William Pitt

BYU Research Development Office Research Networking Conference

Polymeric biomedical materials and drug delivery, with recent emphasis on nanoparticle delivery

Molten Salt Processing And Electrochemistry, Devin Rappleye

BYU Research Development Office Research Networking Conference

Sensor development for harsh environments, molten salt processing including application to nuclear fuel cycle, critical materials (rare earths, etc) production, actinide pyrochemistry