Digital Commons Network^™

College Of Public Health News, Georgia Southern University

College of Public Health: News & Publications

• Georgia Southern: Completes Molecular Survey Study for Pathogens and Markers of Pesticide Resistance in Human Head Lice from Madagascar
• Georgia Southern: Completes Pilot Survey of Mosquitos from Southeastern Georgia for Wolbachia and Rickettia felis

‘Peer Critique’ In Debate: A Pedagogical Tool For Teaching Architectural Design Studio, Kristof Crolla, Paula Hodgson, Angel Wai Yuk Ho

International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning

Post-digital architectural education aims to empower future architects by developing open-mindedness and technical skills for the design of non-standard spatial configurations. Students can learn through exploration and experimentation, using three-dimensional graphic design software to generate initial designs and quality feedback, with a mixed model of peers and panel judges assessing final projects. Ratings of individual contributions and performance are commonly found in literature on peer assessment, but qualitative comments from peers can also provide good information on strengths and weaknesses. This study shows that peer critique in the form of debate can be an effective pedagogical tool for educators to …

Shedding Light On Student Learning Through The Use Of Lightboard Videos, Peter D. Rogers, Diana T. Botnaru

International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning

This mixed-method study examined the effect of Lightboard videos on student learning and perceptions in a Flipped Classroom Model (FCM). The study targeted 68 civil engineering undergraduate students at a 4-year public university in Southeastern USA. Lightboard videos were intentionally alternated between two consecutive semesters. Within the same section of the course, classes without Lightboard videos served as a control group and classes with Lightboard videos served as a study group. Both sections were taught by the same instructor utilizing the same materials and assessments for the class. Student academic performance was measured using in-class assignments. Additional quantitative and qualitative …

Newsroom, Georgia Southern University

Newsroom (2006-2023)

• Georgia Southern University officially opens landmark learning center in Ireland

Students, Universities And Employers: Why We All Win When We Promote Social Justice Through Sotl, Jeannette M. Wade, Anderson Bean, Stephanie Teixeira-Poit

International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning

This essay discusses the benefits of promoting social justice through the scholarship of teaching and learning. We start by highlighting the prevalence of injustices and discrimination (racism, sexism, homophobia, heteronormativity) experienced on college campuses in the US. We go on to highlight the (1) outcomes associated with social justice centered teaching and learning activities and (2) ways this approach makes students more valuable to potential employers upon graduation. We conclude with a call for campus wide promotion of social justice as both micro (classroom) and macro (university) level interventions are needed to truly create equitable learning spaces.

Creating Learning Communities Through Flipped Classes: A Challenge, An Answer, Or An Opportunity For Teaching Strategic Human Resource Management?, Nadeera Ranabahu, Shamika Almeida

International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning

Teaching strategic human resource management to postgraduate students is becoming a challenge in countries like Australia, particularly due to the students undertaking postgraduate studies without relevant professional work experience. To address this, we used flipped teaching and learning activities and attempted to develop a learning community among multi-cultural postgraduate students who had no (or minimal) professional work experience. Using duoethnographic technique, we recorded our observations and reflections over three semesters in teaching strategic human resource management at postgraduate level in an Australian University. Our reflections demonstrate that community-based learning environment allows students without any relevant work experience to put strategic …

Do Professions Represent Competence For Entry-To-Practice In Similar Ways? An Exploration Of Competence Frameworks Through Document Analysis, Jessica V. Rich

International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning

Professional accrediting and regulating bodies are increasingly trying to delineate the knowledge and skills needed for entry-to-practice for quality assurance and international labor mobility. The purpose of this study was to com-pare how professions describe and represent competence. Current, publicly accessible Canadian entry-to-practice competence frameworks for ten professions (Medicine, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Pharmacy, Psychology, Social Work, Teaching, Engineering, Law, and Planning) were analyzed through content and inductive thematic analysis. Findings revealed that although professions describe similar core competencies across technical and intrinsic domains, systematic differences exist in the architectures of the frameworks. Professions with ‘meta-competencies’ describe competence as being more …

Beginning Level Interior Design Students’ Perceptions And Use Of Research In Design Process, Sibel Seda Dazkir

International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning

This study was focused on beginning-level interior design undergraduate students’ perceptions, experience, and use of literary research. The data were collected through a questionnaire that was administered to 67 students. The findings indicated that the majority of the students searched for information in their classes, and the participants were aware of the importance of research. However, only 63% of them reported using credible sources in their literary research, and less than half of the respondents knew what a peer-reviewed journal article is. Based on the findings, it was suggested that students need to develop skills in conducting literary research using …

Integrating The Five Practices Of Exemplary Leadership Model Into Entrepreneurship Education, Eduardo R. Díaz, Celsa G. Sánchez-Vélez, Lorena Santana-Serrano

International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning

Entrepreneurship educators can assess their students by focusing on leadership self-efficacy dimensions that align with desirable entrepreneurship behaviors. To support this claim, we used the Student Leadership Practices Inventory (S-LPI) to survey a group of 46 undergraduate students in Mexico and 49 undergraduate students in Spain that were involved in entrepreneurship education programs. Independent samples t-tests show statistically significant differences between the two groups. We also compared the whole sample in terms of gender and found no differences. We propose that educators integrate Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership model into de design and assessment of their curricular and co-curricular entrepreneurship …

Newsroom, Georgia Southern University

Newsroom (2006-2023)

• Georgia Southern student posthumously awarded state honor
• Georgia Southern's RN to BSN helps graduates elevate their careers

The George-Anne Inkwell Edition, Georgia Southern University

The Inkwell

No abstract provided.

The George-Anne, Georgia Southern University

The George-Anne

• Enrollment Declines
• #SeenAtSouthern
• M.O.V.E. meets with Statesboro law enforcement to facilitate conversation
• Thanksgiving blessings through volunteerism
• A Sisterhood Reflecting God on Campus
• The Rise and Fall of Restaurants in Statesboro
• Emmy Award Winning Journalist to Speak at Fall Commencement
• Quarterback Turned Rapper
• GS Alumnus Brings Business Opportunities to Statesboro
• McCadden leads Eagles to Victory
• Georgia Southern Secures Bowl Nod With 51-29 Victory Over ULM
• Puzzles

Molecular Survey Of Helminths Infecting Ground Dwelling Birds In The Grouse Subfamily Tetraoninae, Briana M. Sesmundo

Honors College Theses

Alaskan grouse and ptarmigan (Galliformes) are important avian game species in Alaska. Interestingly, gallids harbor a fairly diverse helminth fauna, particularly cestodes, which may make birds with high parasite loads more susceptible to predation. Unfortunately, there is limited information available on the helminth fauna of Alaskan gallids, and no molecular surveys. The present study aims to develop baseline data on diversity of intestinal and subcutaneous (filariid) helminth infections in galliforms using morphological and molecular (DNA) approaches. These data can then be used to better understand changes in helminth community structure given current environmental volatility. The intestines, cloaca, liver and kidneys …

Fluid Shift And Fluid Resuscitation In Burn Patients With The Use Of Bio-Electrical Impedance Spectroscopy To Monitor Fluid Levels, Temitope D. Obielodan

Honors College Theses

The purpose of this research is to explore the current methods of fluid resuscitation and other possible methods of measuring the body fluid levels of burn patients in order to fully understand the fluid increase patterns in the torso area. This will be done primarily by focusing on the concept of bio-electrical impedance spectroscopy to measure the fluid levels only in the human torso area. Three similar tests were carried out by measuring the resistance values after ingesting 500ml of water. This was repeated until a total of 1500ml of water was ingested. It was found that the resistance in …

Aesthetics Of Anxiety, Sade' S. Culliver

Honors College Theses

My research gives an in-depth explanation of what anxiety is, and a general idea of what it is like to deal with the condition. This research includes an illustrated clothing line consisting of fifteen looks that visually summarize the information about anxiety. Each element of these looks was based on research about anxiety, design techniques, and color theory. Of the fifteen looks, one was physically constructed and 2 were prepped for construction. The purpose of this research is to help people without the condition get a better general understanding of it, as well as help people with the condition feel …

Physical Therapists' Perspectives Of School Functioning For Children With Cerebral Palsy (Cp), Vevian Grace A. Lee

Honors College Theses

The purpose of this study was to use a qualitative participatory action research method – Photovoice – to identify perceived barriers and facilitators to school functioning among school-based physical therapists of children with cerebral palsy (CP). Seven physical therapists made up the participants in this study. The researchers followed the nine-step methodology recommended for Photovoice. During the training session, participants were educated on the background of Photovoice and the purpose of the study. They were given 14 days to take photographs after which researchers used a focus group interview structured by the SHOWeD method. The International Classification of Functioning, Disability …

College Of Education News, College Of Education, Georgia Southern University

College of Education: News & Publications (2003-2023)

• Meet the new director of EAGLE Academy
• Georgia Southern graduate students' presentation, '23 and 1,' at national conference draws from personal experience, advocates for reform for young, black men
• Teens for Literacy's beginnings in Southeast Georgia
• Georgia Southern student posthumously awarded state honor

Etta Simmons Wiggins

African American Funeral Programs

Etta_Simmons_Wiggins.pdf - Funeral program for Etta Simmons Wiggins

Points Of Pride, Georgia Southern University

Points of Pride (2013-2023)

• Rankings
• Academics
• Athletics
• Facilities
• Outreach
• Research

Newsroom, Georgia Southern University

Newsroom (2006-2023)

• Georgia Southern graduate student's presentation, '23 and 1,' at national conference draws from personal experience, advocates for reform for young, black men

Daisy Pearl Thomas

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Newsroom, Georgia Southern University

Newsroom (2006-2023)

• Waters College of Health Professions faculty inducted into alma mater's Hall of Fame

My News, Georgia Southern University

My News (2014-2020)

• Student success at the heart of Georgia Southern five-year plan
• Georgia Southern, Robins Air Force Base sign agreement supporting student success
• Journalist, Georgia Southern alumna Laura Harris to speak at Fall 2019 commencement ceremonies
• Fall 2019 enrollment numbers finalized for Georgia Southern, University System of Georgia
• Georgia Southern, USG highlight ethical culture through Ethics Awareness Week
• Georgia Southern students volunteer, provide health screenings to Savannah community
• Office of Multicultural Arrairs presents 2nd Annual Gullah Geechee Heritage Celebration
• Georgia SOuthern Fashion Merchandising and Apparel Design program ranked 8th in the south by Fashion Schools
• Volleyball rivalry match begins the week, closing …

Newsroom, Georgia Southern University

Newsroom (2006-2023)

• Journalist, Georgia Southern alumna Laura Harris to speak at Fall 2019 commencement ceremonies
• Fall 2019 enrollment numbers finalized for Georgia Southern, University System of Georgia
• Student success at the heart of Georgia Southern five-year plan
• Georgia Southern hosts Science on Tap in Savannah on Nov. 14

College Of Graduate Studies News, Georgia Southern University

College of Graduate Studies: News & Publications (2016-2023)

• The Grad Post Fall 2019, Program Spotlight, Master of Science in Biology
• The Grad Post Fall 2019, Graduate Spotlight, Cynthia Groover
• The Grad Post Fall 2019, Student Spotlight, Ashley Thornton
• The Grad Post Fall 2019, Student Spotlight, Abigail Hey
• The Grad Post Fall 2019, Double Eagle Spotlight, Kathleen "Kitty" Crawford, Ed.D.
• The Grad Post Fall 2019, Student Spotlight, Mariana Ranzahuer

Rehabilitation Services News, Georgia Southern University

Clinical Sciences: News & Publications (2018-2023)

• PT Day of Service

Newsroom, Georgia Southern University

Newsroom (2006-2023)

• Georgia Southern, USG highlight ethical culture through Ethics Awareness Week
• Georgia Southern researchers receive major grant, aim to improve water quality monitoring on Georgia beaches

Diagnostic & Therapeutic Sciences News, Georgia Southern University

Clinical Sciences: News & Publications (2018-2023)

• Department of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Sciences Host Asthma Conference
• Faculty Member Inducted into Hall of Fame at ETSU
• Save the Date!

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Agenda, Georgia Southern University

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Agendas

No abstract provided.

Health & Kinesiology News, Georgia Southern University

Health Sciences & Kinesiology: News & Publications (2015-2023)

• Department of Health Sciences and Kinesiology Partners with Tormenta FC
• Faculty Publish Research