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Using Sherpa/Romeo: Finding Policies For Self-Archiving Articles, Lily Flick, Sarah A. Norris

Scholarly Communication Brown Bag Series

No abstract provided.

Effects Of Two Different Concentrations Of Miracle-Gro Solution On Wisconsin Fast Plant Growth, Peter Francissen, Joseph Gonziorek, Katherine Morgan, Danielle Deering

Celebration of Learning

Wisconsin Fast Plant (Brassica Rapa, Brassicaceae) seeds were planted in three six-celled planting chambers. The chambers were filled with standard potting soil under continuous grow-lux lighting. A week after germination, one planting chamber (E1) was supplied with the recommended Miracle-Gro fertilizer solution. Our second experimental chamber (E2) was supplied with 1.5x the eight was 60.4. Our t-tests showed that the height of the control plants vs. E1 was significant (P=.010563), for control plants vs. E2 it was even more significant (P=.008813). However, for E1 vs. E2, our data was insignificant (P=.318883). Our hypothesis was that supplying the Wisconsin Fast Plants …

Exposure-Type Social Buffering Of Predator-Induced Fear Behavior In Young Domestic Chicks, Sara Mitchell, Haley West, Sarah English, Ethan Harrod, Caleb Ivey, Jennifer Vanderpool, Shara Stough

Celebration of Learning

It is well-known that social support before, during or after a fear-inducing event can reduce a variety of fear responses in humans and animals (Hostinar, Sullivan, & Gunnar, 2014). This phenomenon, known as social buffering, is relevant to the study of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Secure attachments with caregivers early in childhood critically impact the development of the hypothamalic-pituitary-adrenal axis that mediates the stress response (Gunnar, Brodersen, Nachmias, Buss & Rigatuso, 1996), and perceived social support before and after a traumatic event has been shown to reduce the severity of PTSD symptoms (Ozer, Best, Lipsey & Weiss, 2003). In the …

The Effects Of Two Levels Of Salinity On Wisconsin Fast Plants, Megan M. Janssen, Emily Geison, Tiffany Bertoni, Matthew Zimmerman

Celebration of Learning

Wisconsin Fast Plant (Brassica rapa, Brassicaceae) seeds were planted in three, six-celled planting containers filled with potting soil and put beneath a continuous grow-lux light. One week after sprouting, one container (E1) was put into a separate tray filled with 0.5% NaCl solution, another container (E2) was put into a separate tray filled with 1.0% NaCl solution, and the third container was left in regular tap water. At seven-day intervals thereafter, the height of all plants was recorded, and the numbers of leaves and flowers were recorded. By week four of recording data, the average height (mm) of the control …

Leveraging Gsu Opus (Open Portal To University Scholarship) To Increase The International Impact Of Your Scholarship, Paul Blobaum

OPUS

Presented to the 2016 Faculty Summer Institute, Governors State University, University Park, IL.

Author Registration Tutorial (Powerpoint) - April 10, 2017, Paul M. Blobaum

OPUS

This tutorial shows contributors to the GSU OPUS repository how to register for an account and access readership Dashboard and SelectedWorks, following submission and posting. Updated April 10, 2017

Data Management And The Ir: A Collaborative Approach, Josh Cromwell

Digital Commons Southeastern User Group Meetups

As researchers seek to find ways to manage and openly share their data in compliance with grant requirements, many libraries have developed new services to support these researchers. In this session, we will discuss some of the different strategies that libraries are using to support data management, as well as the role that the IR may (or may not) play in these programs. While there is certainly not a one-size-fits-all approach when it comes to library-led data initiatives, this conversation will allow participants to share ideas and workflows that will hopefully provide all attendees with new concepts to apply either …

I'M An Archivist Not A Digital Mastermind!: Tips And Tools For Archival Digitization, Michele Gibney, Gena Meroth

Digital Commons Southeastern User Group Meetups

Archives are no longer closed departments, hoarding their treasures from the world. Archival staff have had to adapt and take advantage of new technologies to disseminate collections to broader audiences. We will showcase four digitized archival collections from Nova Southeastern University’s Archives:

1. A chronology using the third party app, TimelineJS
2. An Archives/graduate student collaboration of “Looking Into The Past” photos using geolocational information on Google Maps
3. A donated collection of underwater slide photography with digitization and taxonomic identification efforts by staff at the NSU Oceanographic Center Library
4. An Oral Histories project using Kaltura Video Platform

Potential learning outcomes for attendees: …

Preparing Your Digital Commons Metadata To Be Harvested Into The Oai: A Best Practice, Marielle Veve

Digital Commons Southeastern User Group Meetups

The following presentation offer best practices and guidelines on how to prepare your Digital Commons’ descriptive metadata to be harvested and displayed into the Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (OAI-PMH).

Attendants will learn how to: 1) customize a metadata upload form in Digital Commons to display specific metadata fields, 2) choose the most appropriate schema to display metadata for particular collections, and 3) map the metadata to the appropriate BePress proprietary schema elements that can display correctly into the Open Archives Initiative (OAI) for harvesting purposes.

Four Years Of Digital Initiatives: Defining Success Among Undergraduates, Anne A. Salter

Digital Commons Southeastern User Group Meetups

A Journal of Undergraduate Research is an important and significant means of supporting student initiatives. From art work to honors thesis the range of possibilities are endless. What motivates students to submit their work; what defines success to a student who seeks publication. These themes will be discussed as well as examples of student success in publishing and examples of how being published helped them achieve graduate school initiatives.

Measuring The Impact Of The Repository And Sharing That Information With Shareholders, Aaron Doran

Digital Commons Southeastern User Group Meetups

Measuring the Impact of the Repository and Sharing that Information with Stakeholders

The H-Taping Method For Prophylactic Or Temporary Fixation Of Partial A2 Pulley Tears During Rock Climbing: A Biomechanical Study, Alex Telis, Rachel Tufaro, Dustin Larson, Fares Qeadan, Deana Mercer, Christina Salas

Hand and Wrist

No abstract provided.

Radiographic Prevalence Of Concomitant Scaphotrapezial Arthritis With Thumb Carpometacarpal Arthritis, Deana Mercer, Moheb Moneim, Nathan Morrell, Christina Salas

Hand and Wrist

No abstract provided.

From Good Food To Food That's Good For You: The Road Map Of A Nutraceutical Food Product, Jill Holmes

Dublin Gastronomy Symposium

A rising global population, set to increase to 9.6 billion people by 2050, is stretching global food resources. 100 million tonnes of food is wasted annually within the EU and this figure is set to rise to 120 million tonnes by 2020. The current linear system of resource consumption is not efficient or sustainable. This paper will explore the concept of the circular economy where food waste items are reintroduced into the food management system as a valuable resource using processing techniques such as fermentation. This method offers an economical, sustainable, highly nutritious and flavourful method of utilising food waste. …

Converging On Nutrition Education Competencies: Aligning Library Instruction With Undergraduate Pre-Professional Program Requirements, Lee Ann Fullington, Margrethe Horlyck-Romanovsky, Susan Jakuboski

Publications and Research

No abstract provided.

Designing & Assessing An Ethical Global Service Learning Experience, Alexandra M. Jones, Chelsey Peterson, Casey L. Janko

Celebration of Learning

We discuss a service-learning experience in a developing country that we designed to be ethical not only for the people we served, but also for the students who served. We assessed the students' intercultural sensitivities and skills before, during, and after their participation in the SLE, and present our findings.

Marginality: Non Native English Speakers In Academia, Jean-Pierre Hugo Vargas

Sandanona

Jean-Pierre Vargas will present a paper exploring the challenges and issues of marginality that non-native English speakers experience while studying abroad or in Academia. He will present the material by comparing the current extant research while comparing it to his own personal narrative.

Gamifying Social Justice In The English Classroom, Yoshimi Ochiai

Sandanona

English has a power to build a peaceful world. In this workshop, participant will experience the dynamics of trade between developed and developing countries through a game. The presenter will provide examples of pre- and post-stage activities to introduce the game in English classroom, too.

Hidden And Expressed Instructor Power In The Adult Classroom, Meg Loomis

Sandanona

How does an adult student know when their instructor is acting as an authority figure, a colleague or a friend? The presenter will examine this question and explore the differences between hidden and expressed power.

L1-Influenced Pronunciation: Identity And Discrimination, Ruth Williams

Sandanona

How should we treat students' accents in the classroom? The presenter interviewed non-native English speakers in regards to their feelings toward their accent and whether it is a part of their identity. The participants will discuss accent discrimination and its relationship with racism.

I’M No Therapist: Tesol And Mental Health, Stacy Walsh

Sandanona

TESOL and mental health are inextricably linked. The presenter will use her experience in both fields to explore the who, what, why and how of creating a safe and healthy classroom community. She’s no therapist, but she will also consider approaches that have the potential to empower students and teachers.

‘Maximizing Learning Opportunities’ In Practice: A Retrospective, Xavier Muñoz

Sandanona

What can ‘maximizing learning opportunities’ look like in the classroom? The presenter will share their journey of coming to recognize and intentionally plan for this strategy in practice. Along the way, attendees will stop for photo ops (i.e., specific instances of the strategy in action) using multiple lenses (i.e., frameworks).

Language As A Marker Of Cultural Identity For Tcks, Nick Cooper

Sandanona

The presenter will make conference participants aware of the linguistic and cultural conflicts that Adult Third Culture Kids experience in educational systems. Together we will come to understand the self-identity conflicts experienced by ATCKs, the hybrid identification process of blended accent, and mode of pronunciation as an adaptive strategy.

Reaching Students With Challenges: Advising Strategies That Increase Persistence, Glynis Bradfield, Kris Knutson

School of Distance Education Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Increasing Engagement With Course Media, Ananda D. Gunawardena

Blended Learning in the Liberal Arts Conference

In this workshop we present Salon III, a redesigned version of Classroom Salon (http://classroomsalon.net) that was developed at Carnegie Mellon University. The platform allows instructors to upload their Text and PDF documents, YouTube/Vimeo videos and create a highly interactive learning experience for their students. The system provides student and instructor dashboards that can be used to improve the learning outcomes for the students. The platform has been used by thousands of instructors and students. The best use of Salon III has been its ability to support flipped classrooms and create deep discussions around content. In the workshop, all attendees will …

Ethics In The Digital Age: Innovating Ethics Education In The Liberal Arts, Cara Biasucci

Blended Learning in the Liberal Arts Conference

The University of Texas at Austin’s Ethics Integration Initiative, supported by the Teagle Foundation, is innovating ethics education across classroom formats in the liberal arts. The Initiative has reached 5,000 students in the College of Liberal Arts as well as thousands more in education, fine arts, communications, and natural sciences. Drawing upon research, curricular development, and assessment surveys, this presentation will offer an interactive discussion for faculty and staff seeking to develop or advance ethics education in their undergraduate liberal arts programs.

The session will introduce key concepts of practical and behavioral ethics and discuss how teaching ethics can have …

Digital Learning, Blended Courses: The Long And Winding Road Of Measuring Outcomes, Nancy Marksbury, Annie Almekinder, Laurel Hester, Nicholas Koberstein, Douglas Richards, Enid A. Bryant, Dorothy Schramm

Blended Learning in the Liberal Arts Conference

Keuka College’s institutional vision is to become a leader within higher education in integrating digital learning into the liberal arts. Our Digital Learning at Keuka College (DL@KC) initiative aims to encourage students to think critically about how digital tools and technologies work and the possibilities and limitations of their use in enhancing problem solving and creativity. The initiative was introduced at last year’s conference in presenting examples of faculty experimentation and a preliminary set of student learning outcomes, generated by faculty, was shared.

Our journey continues by reflecting on student performance in courses designed with these embedded student outcomes, our …

Creating A Culture For Critical Digital Pedagogy, Lora Taub-Pervizpour, Kathy Harring

Blended Learning in the Liberal Arts Conference

What kinds of structures, programming, and support are best suited to empower faculty to integrate blended learning pedagogies in liberal arts teaching and learning? What kinds of spaces, opportunities, and incentives help frame most effectively meaningful faculty development experiences with blended learning approaches? And how do we design faculty development experiences that are as participatory and open as the blended learning pedagogies we aim to promote? In this presentation, we share experiences and results from our work leading faculty development for critical digital pedagogy during the last two years at Muhlenberg College. We demonstrate an approach to this work that …

Welcome & Opening Session, Gina Siesing

Blended Learning in the Liberal Arts Conference

Gina Siesing, Bryn Mawr College's Chief Information Officer and Director of Libraries, will kick off the Blended Learning in the Liberal Arts Conference 2016.

Gina came to Bryn Mawr College in October 2013. Before coming to Bryn Mawr, she was at Tufts in 2005 as the Associate Director for Educational Technology after several years at Harvard University, where she left as the Manager of Instructional Design and Development for the Academic Technology Group and director of the Harvard@Home program. Prior to Harvard, Gina worked at the University of Texas at Austin, where she also earned a Ph.D. in English with …

New Curriculum: Soil & Water Science And Weather & Climate Science, Natalie Carroll

Purdue P-12 Networking Summit & Poster Session

Natalie will present an overview the content of two new (2015) curricula designed for youth in grades 3 through 12. Soil and Water Science; Weather and Climate Science. Three booklets are included in each curriculum. Level 1, for youth in grades 3-5, introduces basic terms and concepts. Level 2 activities, for youth in grades 6-8, help youth put the basic concepts into action to understand more advanced concepts and interactions. Level 3 manuals delve more deeply into important concepts and helps prepare youth to be well informed and for advanced studies at college or university.

• Level 3 Soil & Water …