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The Inkwell, Armstrong Atlantic State University

The Inkwell

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Earmstrong, Armstrong Atlantic State University

Armstrong News & Publications: e-Armstrong Newsletter (Archived)

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Procedure For Granting Tenure, Clara Krug

Faculty Senate: Index

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Shared Services, Clara Krug

Faculty Senate: Index

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The Inkwell, Armstrong Atlantic State University

The Inkwell

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The George-Anne, Georgia Southern University

The George-Anne

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The Inkwell, Armstrong Atlantic State University

The Inkwell

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Newsroom, Georgia Southern University

Newsroom (2006-2023)

• NAEYC continues Child Development Center accreditation
• “Campus Computing: From Free Speech to Facebook” at Georgia Southern Feb. 5
• Business leadership course in Savannah will begin on March 4

Newsroom, Georgia Southern University

Newsroom (2006-2023)

• ROTC program in new location
• Presentation at Georgia Southern Planetarium will focus on hunt for starless galaxies

A Significant Population Of Very Luminous Dust-Obscured Galaxies At Redshift Z ~ 2, Arjun Dey, B.T. Soifer, Vandana Desai, Kate Brand, Emeric Le Floc'h, Michael J. I. Brown, Buell T. Jannuzi, Lee Armus, R. Shane Bussmann, Mark Brodwin, Chao Bian, Peter Eisenhardt, Sarah J.U. Higdon, Daniel Weedman, S. P. Willner

Physics & Astronomy: Faculty Publications

Observations with the Spitzer Space Telescope have recently revealed a significant population of high-redshift (z ∼ 2) dust-obscured galaxies (DOGs) with large (rest-frame) mid-infrared to ultraviolet luminosity ratios. Due to their optical faintness, these galaxies have been previously missed in traditional optical studies of the distant universe. We present a simple method for selecting this high-redshift population based solely on the ratio of the observed mid-infrared 24µm to optical R-band flux density. We apply this method to observations of the ≈ 8.6 deg2 Bo¨otes Field of the NOAO Deep Wide-Field Survey, and uncover ≈2,600 DOG candidates (i.e., a surface density …

Newsroom, Georgia Southern University

Newsroom (2006-2023)

• Business leadership course in Savannah will begin on Jan. 22

January 2, 2008 Aasu Staff Advisory Council Minutes, Armstrong Atlantic State University

Armstrong Staff Council: Staff Advisory Council Minutes (Archived)

January 2, 2008 AASU Staff Advisory Council Minutes

Foundations Of College Teaching - A Course For Doctoral Students: Reflections On A Case Study In College Teaching, Sheila Vaidya, David Urias

International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning

Excerpt: What should doctoral level education prepare students to do?

The ability to successfully carry out an independent research project has long been thought of as the primary, and perhaps the sole criterion for obtaining a Ph.D. In recent years, increasingly, candidates for academic employment are being asked about their teaching experience and about their views on education. A report titled Reshaping the Graduate Education of Scientists and Engineers (1995) by the National Academies of Sciences and Engineering, recommends changes in doctoral education in the sciences and engineering so as to provide preparation in teaching. More recently, university administrators …

Full-Cycle Assessment Of Critical Thinking In An Ethics And Science Course, Jennifer Blue, Beverley Taylor, Jan Yarrison-Rice

International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning

Enhancing critical thinking skills for undergraduate students is important across the curriculum and between disciplines. We report on a method of improving critical thinking skills, which was studied through an Ethics and Science First-Year Seminar course. We used full cycle assessment over a three-year period to assess students’ development and to modify the course teaching and assignments with the goal of increasing student development of critical thinking skills. Data were obtained from student writing throughout the semester during each offering. Modest, but significant, overall gains of ~0.7 on a 4 point scale are reported between early and midterm assignments in …

Reconciling Research, Teaching And Scholarship In Higher Education: An Examination Of Disciplinary Variation, The Curriculum And Learning, George Lueddeke

International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning

Integrating research and teaching in research-intensive universities is an unresolved issue as we head into the 21st century. While studies conclude that the early years of the undergraduate curriculum should be more intellectually exciting, few universities have implemented approaches such as research-led learning. The conceptual shift that is necessary involves harmonisation of the collegial and developmental cultures. Of the forces that support convergence, focusing on the curriculum and learning design may offer the best potential for connecting students and academics to knowledge communities and linking the research, teaching and scholarship missions. An important element in transforming the research-intensive university is …

Research And Experimentation In Teaching Effectiveness: The Ethical Review Process And The Irb, Philip Pecorino, Shannon Kincaid

International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning

Research and experimentation in teaching effectiveness, which makes research subjects of students in regular classroom settings, should be subject to an ethical review process that is separate from, and in addition to, the mandated review of human subjects research that is conducted by Institutional Review Boards.
Furthermore, despite the moral dilemmas that often characterize ethical decisions in the review of teaching effectiveness, we should not shy away from developing and applying a basic set of normative principles for ethical decision making.

Can Distance And Classroom Learning Be Increased?, Richard Hake

International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning

Professor Scott Overmyer of Baker College, in a discussion list post, raised four points bearing on a question of interest to those involved in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL): Can Distance and Classroom Learning Be Increased? My answer: “YES” - judging from the fact that pre/post testing in courses in Newtonian mechanics has demonstrated an approximately two-standard-deviation superiority in average normalized gains for classroom “interactive engagement” methods over “traditional” classroom methods. Similarly, pre/post testing might demonstrate a substantive superiority over traditional classroom teaching for both classroom and distance education that recognize recent advances in cognitive science and …

2008 Aasu Women's Soccer Guide, Armstrong State University

Armstrong Athletics: Women's Soccer Records (Archived)

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2008 Aasu Volleyball Guide, Armstrong State University

Armstrong Athletics: Women's Volleyball Records (Archived)

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2008 Aasu Baseball Guide, Armstrong State University

Armstrong Athletics: Men's Baseball Records (Archived)

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Graduate Studies Fact Book

Graduate Studies Fact Books (2006-2017)

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2008 Aasu Men's Tennis Roster, Armstrong State University

Armstrong Athletics: Men's Tennis Records (Archived)

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Study Of The Professional Learning Practices Of Three Rural Elementary Title I Distinguished Schools In Georgia, Sandra Kay Adams

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations

The research explored the current professional learning practices in place at three elementary schools within the same district to determine what school wide and individual professional learning practices have been implemented and if they have played a role in their success as Title I Distinguished Schools. The research also explored the extent to which the three schools reflect the five dimensions of a professional learning community: 1) shared and supportive leadership, 2) shared vision and values, 3) collective learning and application, 4) shared personal practice and (5) supportive conditions (collegial relationships and structures). A mixed methodology collective case study design …

2008 Aasu Softball Statistics, Armstrong State University

Armstrong Athletics: Women's Softball Records (Archived)

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Overcoming Student Resistance To A Teaching Innovation, Wendy Keeney-Kennicutt, Adalet Baris Gunersel, Nancy Simpson

International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning

This mixed-methods study investigated student perceptions of an innovative educational tool and the instructor strategies that helped change initial student resistance into acceptance and engagement. The educational tool in this study is Calibrated Peer Review (CPR)™, a web-based program that uses writing as a learning and assessment tool. Evaluations of CPR were analyzed from students in a general chemistry course over seven semesters involving 1515 students. Analysis revealed reasons for students’ like or dislike of CPR and how the instructor modified implementation to provide students a more positive experience. Analysis of student perceptions suggests that successful implementation of new tools …

Investigating Contemplative Practice In Creative Writing And Education Classes: A Play (Of Practice And Theory) In Three Acts, Olivia Archibald, Maureen P. Hall

International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning

Scene One, The Meeting
Creation comes from an impulse and an urge. November 2006, Washington D.C., ISSOTL pre-conference Carnegie Leadership Program meeting. I sit at one end of a long table in the Washington Hilton Hotel, facing a window that reveals the dome of the nation’s capitol. Patti Owen-Smith leads a meeting of the Cognitive Affective Learning (CAL) Group. We talk definitions, action plans, meeting dates. At the other end sits Maureen Hall. She and I have never met until this meeting. But we slowly connect with each other as the day progresses, a connection developed through an imperceptible …

Internationalising Peer Review In Teaching And Learning, Sean Brawley

International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning

Excerpt: In 2004 I decided to apply for promotion from Senior Lecturer to Associate Professor. Mine is an Australian research intensive university. Having reviewed the promotion literature, I decided to seek promotion based on an ‘outstanding’ contribution to teaching and learning. At the time the university was expending far greater efforts to improve teaching and learning after rating very poorly on a national student survey. Having made a contribution to the furthering of teaching and learning, the Pro-Vice Chancellor (Education) and the head of the recently established teaching and learning unit were quick to offer their support to my …

Casting A Wider Net: Deepening Scholarship By Changing Theories, Gillian Gerhard Dr., Jolie Mayer-Smith

International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning

Research questions are shaped, explicitly or implicitly, by the theories we bring to bear upon our scholarship. Broadening our theoretical perspectives allows us to frame richer, deeper questions about the teaching and learning happening in our classrooms. This paper explicates the research implications of three broad theories of learning (constructivist, socio-cultural, and complexivist), exploring what scholarship framed by each theory might look like and some of the strengths and limitations of each framework. The authors use their experience engaging in research on teaching and learning in an undergraduate interdisciplinary science program to illustrate the argument that changing theories can help …

Gera Conference Program [2008], Gera

Georgia Educational Research Association Conference

Conference program for 2008.

2008 Aasu Women's Basketball Guide, Armstrong State University

Armstrong Athletics: Women's Basketball Records (Archived)

No abstract provided.