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"Make It Work": Patching Together A New Ir Workflow To Sustain Growth, Teresa Schultz

Digital Commons+ Great Lakes User Group

Growing an institutional repository at a small university library with limited resources brings a number of challenges, and VU is no different. The Christopher Center Library has no dedicated employees who work solely with its IR, ValpoScholar, and instead relies on a mix of interns and other employees to create records and upload works in their spare time. VU has had some success in finding faculty works for ValpoScholar through self-submissions for an annual celebration of faculty research and by searching databases but wanted to see if there was still a better way. In Fall 2014, the library began to …

How To, And How Not To Recover And Preserve Two Orphan Journals: A Case Study Of The Journal Of Communication Therapy And Insight And Hindsight, Paul Blobaum

Digital Commons+ Great Lakes User Group

The OPUS repository at Governors State University, University Park IL was launched in May, 2014. The Repository replaces Dspace. Materials in the University Archives were reviewed for possible candidates for digitization and utilization of the Digital Commons Journal series structures for optimal showcasing of archived content of these defunct journals that originated at the University. Copies of the Journal of Communication Therapy, and Insight and Hindsight, journal were discovered in the University Archives, and identified for recovery of the publication's opus (filling in missing issues), digitization, and archival preservation. A collaborative effort with Texas State University library was implemented to …

Academic Publishing Folklore: Finding A Unified Narrative For Open Access, Dave Johnston

Digital Commons+ Great Lakes User Group

There is often no systematic means by which information about open access and the scholarly publishing landscape is shared between faculty, students and administrators and the particular concerns can vary considerably from discipline to discipline. The patchwork of beliefs about open access and publishing on our campuses bears more similarity to a body of folklore, an academic publishing folklore. Like all folklore, it can contain elements of both misinformation and truth.

Working as a librarian in a scholarly communications role brings with it the responsibility of conveying the importance of open access to faculty members, students and administrators in order …

An Integrated Digital Services Model For Institutional Repositories, M Ryan Hess

Digital Commons+ Great Lakes User Group

DePaul University Library created a suite of digital services to support faculty projects which addressed common hurdles to repository adoption. In a faculty survey we ran in the fall of 2014, faculty reported an unawareness of the repository, uncertainty of how they might use it. However, they also reported that they placed value on the repository services we presented to them and a desire to hear more information. Anecdotally, we also heard the common refrain that faculty are too busy and too technologically challenged to engage with the repository on their own. In response, we defined several interrelated services to …

Big, Fast, And Familiar: Looking At And Past Google As Bff, Calvin H. Wang, Adam N. Hess

Library Faculty Scholarship

An observation of search behavior reveals that users lose the forest for a single tree by clicking on promising search results too quickly. Converse with your BFF to determine what it knows, how much it knows about it, how well it knows it, and then how to use what it knows to move on to the specialists. This session will help you see connections that you might already see intuitively so that you can help users refine their own judgment skills about what Google results are telling them. The presenter will engage participants in analyses of several case studies.

Objectives: …

Receiver Heat Transfer Model, Nicholas Sondag, Jacob Yager

Symposium on Research and Creative Expression (SORCE)

We are developing a solar process for producing magnesium (Mg) from magnesium oxide (MgO) via electrolysis in a molten salt. Magensium is a valuable commodity with an increasing demand currently produced in fossil fuel and electric energy intensive processes that significantly contribute to global climate change. Our process reduces the electric energy required by operating at high temperature and also displaces electric energy with solar thermal energy, mitigating greenhouse gas emissions. In order to effectively deliver the solar thermal energy to the MgO electrolysis process, we propose the Active Reflux Sodium Heat Pipe Receiver. In this concept, sodium is evaporated …

Estimating Joint Contributions In Function Motions To Create A Metric For Injury Prevention Using Motion Capture And Opensim: A Preliminary Study, Alexander Kozlowski, Rebekah Koehn, Lauren Knop, Kelly Helm Phd, Luis Prato Pt, Anthony Levenda Md, Craig M. Goehler Phd

Symposium on Research and Creative Expression (SORCE)

A heightened awareness of athletic safety in the field of sports has increased the development of various injury prevention studies. The predominant injury type in sports occurs with overuse and fatigue. Current methods use qualitative screening tests to determine injury proneness. However, these screening tests are subjective to each assessor, resulting in human error, inconsistent scoring and misdiagnosis of the motion. The main objective of this project is to utilize quantitative techniques to measure human movement and develop training protocols that will result in a reduced risk of athletic injury and increased performance. To develop the testing protocol, four subjects …

Design And Manufacturing Of An Mg Electrolytic Cell, Clint Tres, Daniel White, Ian Schult

Symposium on Research and Creative Expression (SORCE)

In 2011 Valparaiso University was awarded a grant from the Department of Energy (DOE) ARPA-E program to produce magnesium (Mg) from magnesium oxide (MgO). The majority of Mg in the world is produced in China via the Pidgeon Process. The Pidgeon Process uses thermal reduction to produce Mg at high temperatures and is very harmful to the environment due to the burning of large amounts of fossil fuels. An alternative process to produce Mg is through the electrolysis of magnesium chloride. US Magnesium is the only North American producer of Mg that electrolyzes magnesium chloride. Our process uses both a …

Put Down The Clipart And Comic Sans: Introduction To Good Web Design, Amanda Hartman Mclellan

Summer Literacy Institute

Designed to be an introduction to the basics of web design for beginners, but everyone is welcome. Starting with what makes good design good, we'll do a quick primer of html and css and then delve into how to find public domain and creative commons content to include in your guides and websites, how to utilize free tools to build and enhance websites, and talk about tips and tricks to make websites usable for everyone, including those with disabilities.

Turn The Corner, Turn The Page, Donna Hudson

Summer Literacy Institute

Your students will learn the pleasures associated with reading - if you dare to let them. Here is a research-based, proven method to build authentic readers in your classroom. I will show you the essential steps to implement a life-changing independent reading program in your school. You will love it, your students will love it, and their parents will love you.

Beyond The Classroom: Making Coursework Relevant To The Real World Through Literature, Valerie Muller Egger

Summer Literacy Institute

This presentation will empower teachers to help students make lasting, meaningful connections to literature beyond the classroom. In the age of Sparknotes, many students see reading as a chore. Participants will learn several strategies for making literature meaningful, engaging students with the text through activities, projects, and tips for teachers.

Using Mentor Text To Teach Reading, Writing, & Vocabulary, Michelle Antonacci, Lori Gross

Summer Literacy Institute

The historical fiction text Belle, the Last Mule at Gee's Bend by Calvin Alexander Ramsey & Bettye Stroud will be used to teach comprehension strategies, analyze characters, identify theme, build vocabulary, and enhance writing skills while integrating content related to Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement. Sample lessons, writing prompts, and related titles will be shared.

Reading: It's The Real Thing, Patrice M. Lambusta

Summer Literacy Institute

Rarely does one size fit all, and that includes books. In this session we will share ideas and lessons that encourage students’ novel choice with the understanding that reading is a real-life skill. The session will also include ways to construct engaging literature discussions and authentic text sets.

Bringing Reading To Life Through The Seasons, Elisabeth Pierpont

Summer Literacy Institute

Immerse young minds into reading throughout the seasons and watch them grow! Use authors and book characters, thematic events, and the classroom or library environment to catch their interests and guide them on a journey to becoming a successful reader. Leave this session with dynamic display ideas at your fingertips. Students will be engaged and eager to read from the start!

Accessing Library Literature On Your Ipad, Alexandra Sarkozy

Scholars Cooperative Brown Bag Series

Demonstration of Zotero, EndNote, and Browzine on iPads

Quantitative Reasoning: Interdisciplinary Stem 21st Century Reasoning Modality, Robert L. Mayes

Teaching & Learning: Faculty Presentations (2012-2017)

The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS 2013) and the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics (NGA 2010) call for improving scientific, engineering, and mathematical practices. Among the practices called for are model-based reasoning which engages students in developing and using models, analyzing and interpreting data, and using mathematics and computational thinking. Fundamental to these processes is quantitative reasoning (QR), which for this project is defined as:

Quantitative reasoning is mathematics and statistics applied in real-life, authentic situations that impact an individual’s life as a constructive, concerned, and reflective citizen (Mayes et al. 2014b).

In the NSF project, Culturally Relevant Ecology, …

Effects Of Interactive Read-Aloud And Literature Discussion On Reading Comprehension For First-Grade Students With Language Impairments In A Title 1 School, Elizabeth Vultaggio Salah, David B. Ross

Faculty Presentations

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Academic Dishonesty, Julie Exposito, David B. Ross

Faculty Presentations

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Writing Your Dissertation: A Short Session On The Big Picture, David B. Ross, Julie Exposito

Faculty Presentations

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A Phenomenological Study Of The International Student Experience At An American College, Julie Exposito, David B. Ross

Faculty Presentations

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Decisions On Risk And Mental Health Hospital Admissions By Approved Mental Health Professionals, K Stone

More Faculty of Health Research

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Boom & Bust: The Perils Of Guaranteed Long Term Contracts. Evidence From Ops100 Performance Over The Contract Cycle, Heather M. O'Neill

Business and Economics Faculty Publications

This study focuses on panel data of 256 MLB free agent hitters under the 2006-2011 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) to demonstrate that hitters, on average, increase their offensive production, measured by OPS100, during the last year of their contract and subsequently underperform the first year of the newly signed long term contract. The contract year phenomenon arises from the incentive to land a lucrative guaranteed contract for players not intending to retire. Signing a long term guaranteed contract creates an incentive to shirk (underperform) the first year of the new contract because performance and pay become unlinked and the need …

Soil Chemistry On Watershed 1: 1998 - 2014, Chris E. Johnson

Civil and Environmental Engineering - All Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Challenges For Bilingual Legal Education: Evidence From A Malaysian Law Faculty, R. Powell, C.L. Hua

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

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Effects Of Cognitive Rehabilitation In Improving Attention Deficits And Diffusion Tensor Imaging Findings Following Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, N. Hamzah, V. Veeramuthu, N.V. Narayanan, N. Ramli, J.H. Tan, A.S. Sidhu, N. Mustafa, L. Delano-Wood, K. Cinna, M. Mazlan

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

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A Quick Journey Through Historical Fiction Covers And Trends, Sarah L. Johnson

Faculty & Staff Research & Creative Activity

This presentation provides a brief overview of selected trends in historical fiction cover art.

Announcement: 2016 Academic High Altitude Conference, Erick Agrimson

2017 Academic High Altitude Conference

No abstract provided.

A High-Altitude Balloon Platform For Determining Regional Uptake Of Carbon Dioxide Over Agricultural Landscapes, Angela M. Bouche

2017 Academic High Altitude Conference

Interactions between the biosphere and atmosphere are an important part of the global carbon cycle, and quantifying the carbon dioxide exchanges between them is helpful in predicting the uptake of carbon dioxide from anthropogenic sources by the biosphere in the future. In the Midwestern United States, agricultural systems cover a large part of the landscape, so understanding their role in influencing the global carbon budget is crucial as anthropogenic sources of carbon dioxide grow larger. Carbon dioxide exchanges can be measured by eddy covariance at the ecosystem level (bottom-up approach) or regionally by inversion techniques (top-down approach). Here we describe …

Nsf Iuse Workshop, Bernhard Beck-Winchatz, Donald Takehara, James Flaten, Erick Agrimson, Kaye Smith, Gordon C. Mcintosh, Hank N. Voss, Stacy A. Wenzel

2017 Academic High Altitude Conference

No abstract provided.

Stem Education Research: Useful Ideas For College Instructors Using Ballooning, Stacy A. Wenzel

2017 Academic High Altitude Conference

Stratospheric ballooning is a tool of enormous promise to help STEM college faculty foster highly engaged learning of science for a wide range of students at a wide range of institutions. High altitude ballooning offers a platform for investigating science and engineering across many fields. Ballooning has been used in courses and experiences for not just undergraduate science majors, but also all undergraduates—including future teachers who, in turn, are the key to improving K-12 science education. Technological advances are lowering the cost of and expertise levels required to make launches and analyze data.

Ballooning offers a context within which faculty …