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Social Media’S Impact On One’S Mental, Physical, And Emotional Well-Being, Alexandria J. Shearer

Honors College Theses

Social media is widely used in users’ daily lives and is deeply embedded in the world of technology. Cellular devices and their applications have shown primarily negative effects on individuals’ lives. Studies have shown a lower self-esteem in young adults addicted to their smartphone (Aznar-Díaz, et al., et al. 2020). Another study highlighted the reactions to creating one’s own content versus the implications of consuming content. Individuals who created more than they consumed reported a higher level of self-esteem (Hygen, et al., 2021). While there were many studies regarding social media and wellness of young adults, there were gaps in …

Fostering And Maintaining Relationships: Teacher Education During Covid-19, Jessica Vanvalkenburgh, Aaron R. Gierhart

Current Issues in Middle Level Education

This article expounds how our pedagogical practices have changed in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of these effects others have contended with in the education community. The authors share pedagogical strategies they have found to be effective in terms of building and supporting relationships with teacher candidates. They suggest using digitally-mediated teaching and learning strategies, staying connected with students, and badge-based assessment and feedback approaches to build and support relationships with students; examples of the instructional design and implementation strategies are described. The authors propose that when looking forward, teachers at any level may benefit from providing students …

English Is Not Dead! Long Live English: Teaching The Evolution Of English And Inclusive Communication Via Online, Face To Face Or Hybrid Instruction, Teresa Marie Kelly, Stephanie Thompson, Sheryl Bone

Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy

When popular media and many individuals discuss changes in English, some erroneously contend that the language has always been the same and changes amount to little more than “politically correct woke liberalism” desired by only certain people. The English language continually evolves as a natural process that nothing can force nor prevent. Field-specific language also changes with increased understanding and knowledge. The variety of English taught to most students also shifts as Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC)/Writing Across Disciplines (WAD) initiatives increasingly focus on Global English rather than the standard of any one country or group. Even informal interactions with …

Language Barriers In The U.S.: Exploring The Protection Of Human Trafficking Victims Whose Native Language Is Spanish, Rachel Klien-Hart

Honors College Theses

Human trafficking exists as a multi-billion-dollar industry that impacts millions of people around the world, mainly targeting vulnerable populations. In the United States, one vulnerable population includes non-English speaking victims trafficked for labor, agriculture, domestic, or sex purposes. Protecting trafficking victims involves providing justice, medical assistance, identification, therapy, rehabilitation, and reintegration tools which often falls within the purview of nonprofit organizations. Research on human trafficking has underscored language barriers as a key obstacle in the protection of trafficking victims. However, little is known about the role of language barriers in the nonprofit sector, and specifically the experiences of nonprofit organizations …

The Importance Of Learning Deaf Culture Through A Black Deaf Perspective In The Field Of Communication Sciences And Disorders, Lindsay Lee

Honors College Theses

As the diversity in the demographics of clinical populations increases in the United States, clinicians must also be accountable for learning the culture of their patients. The Deaf community, specifically individuals who identify with Deaf culture and Black Deaf culture, is a multifaceted, cultural group that has been marginalized within various settings including social, political, and employment settings, including academic and clinical research. This review will examine the historical developments within Deaf History in the United States, the injustices related to Deaf culture, and more specifically Black Deaf culture, and discuss the critical need for Deaf research and tools that …

The Gay Agenda: Being Accepted In Children’S Media, Tiffany Wells

Honors College Theses

For many LGBTQ+ children, there is a lack of representation of their identities in the television shows they see growing up. We turn to objects, like television characters, to help “find our way,” which becomes limited for individuals who are part of the minority (Ahmed 1). When television shows reflect a variety of lived experiences, they can increase cultural competence in their viewers. While LGBTQ+ representation in children’s media has increased, it is still difficult to implement such representation. This thesis we will discuss three shows, Gravity Falls, Steven Universe, and The Owl House, that have struggled with the implementation …

Universal Design For Learning To Promote A Hybrid Learning Environment, Breanne Kirsch

Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy

Universal design for learning is a framework that can be utilized to support inclusive instructional practices in a hybrid learning environment. This presentation will discuss how UDL techniques can be used to promote information literacy learning for students in a variety of learning settings including face to face, synchronous virtual instruction, and asynchronous instructional learning objects. These techniques can be used to better support students where and when they are. Attendees will leave with practical knowledge of UDL techniques and how to use them for teaching information literacy to students in a variety of settings.

Georgia International Conference On Inforation Literacy Program, Georgia International Conference On Information Literacy

Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy

Conference Program with information about the presenters and presentations.

Faculty Senate Agenda

Faculty Senate Agendas

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Writing And Linguistics News, Georgia Southern University

Writing & Linguistics News (2012-2022)

• Georgia Poetry Circuit Presents Charles Harper Webb on April 7

College Of Education News, Georgia Southern University

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

• College of Education Faculty Travel to Georgia Southern University's Ireland Campus for Exchange of Ideas in Advance of Summer Study Abroad Program

Newsroom, Georgia Southern University

Newsroom (2006-2023)

• College of Education Faculty Travel to Georgia Southern University's Ireland Campus for Exchange of Ideas in Advance of Summer Study Abroad Program

Points Of Pride, Georgia Southern University

Points of Pride (2013-2023)

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The George-Anne, Georgia Southern University

The George-Anne

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• GS STUDENTS THOUGHTS ON RUSSIA’S INVASION OF UKRAINE
• Laura Valeri
• Last-minute Spring Break destinations for those scrambling to make plans
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• First Black College Graduates

Social-Emotional Learning In The Classroom, Dr. Kaylin Coody Coody

National Youth Advocacy & Resilience Conference

This presentation will provide participants with strategies to address Social Emotional Learning (SEL) to better meet the needs of today's learner. Participants will learn about simple, focused, researched-based activities to enhance SEL in classrooms at all levels.

“The Barrio Beautification Effect:” Utilizing Graffiti As A Tool To Build Resiliency, Resistance, And Healing With Adolescent Latino Boys And Young Men In Los Angeles, Francisco J. Lopez, Allen E. Lipscomb

National Youth Advocacy & Resilience Conference

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Emphasizing Multilingualism In Teacher Education Courses: Teacher Candidates’ Responses To Translanguaging Pedagogy, Tuba Angay-Crowder, Jayoung Choi, Ji Hye Shin, Nihal Khote

SoTL Commons Conference

One of the presenters has embedded translanguaging pedagogy in her Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) courses for several semesters to increase teacher candidates’ pluralistic stance when working with multilingual students from immigrant backgrounds. Translanguaging honors all linguistic repertoires that multilingual learners bring to meaning construction. As TESOL course work often centers on students’ advancement of English skills without necessarily emphasizing multilingual development, she intentionally included activities and assignments related to translanguaging. In this presentation, we discuss how her teacher candidates responded to this pedagogy. The shared findings have implications for teaching and learning in teacher education courses.

Newsletter, Georgia Southern University

College of Arts & Humanities Newsletter

• Author Talk Features Jared Yates Sexton March 2

Newsletter, Georgia Southern University

Arts & Humanities: News & Publications (2009-2023)

• Author Talk Features Jared Yates Sexton March 2

Writing And Linguistics News, Georgia Southern University

Writing & Linguistics News (2012-2022)

• Author Talk With Professor Jared Yates Sexton on March 2

Interview With Jack Mclaughlin, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections Oral History Collection

Jack McLaughlin was interviewed by an unknown interviewer, January 20, 1988. Find this collection in the University Libraries' catalog!

Midweek Memo, Georgia Southern University

Midweek Memo

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Georgia Southern University Fact Book, Georgia Southern University

Georgia Southern Fact Books (1976-2022)

No abstract provided.

Points Of Pride, Georgia Southern University

Points of Pride (2013-2023)

• Ranking
• Academics
• Athletics
• Facilities
• Outreach
• Research

Writing And Linguistics News, Georgia Southern University

Writing & Linguistics News (2012-2022)

• Georgia Poetry Circuit Presents Lauren K. Alleyne on February 10

Comparison Of Student Outcomes In A Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience: Face-To-Face, Hybrid, And Online Delivery Of A Biology Laboratory, Sue Ellen Dechenne-Peters, Elizabeth Sargent, Scott C. Mateer, Marylou Machingura, Jennifer Zettler, Traci Ness, Geneva Demars, Sherri Cannon, Jennifer Brofttbailey

International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning

Course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) incorporate authentic research instead of confirmatory exercises into laboratory courses. Following the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a general shift in instructional modalities from face-to-face (F2F) towards hybrid and online teaching. Student impacts caused by the abrupt shift to online teaching have been characterized, but comparisons between modalities for CUREs are missing. Therefore, we evaluated student learning and attitudinal outcomes in F2F, hybrid, and online delivery of an introductory college biology CURE. Additionally, we compared student outcomes between White/Asian students and persons excluded due to ethnicity or race (PEER) in these modalities. There were significant …

Active Learning In Flipped Classroom And Tutorials: Complementary Or Redundant?, Matthew J. Mason, Angela M. Gayton

International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning

Cambridge undergraduates have regular active-learning opportunities in small-group tutorials, in which they solve problems and discuss ideas based on course material. Would they see any value in performing similar tasks in flipped-classroom settings, or would they regard the introduction of a second active-learning modality as redundant? Following the replacement of traditional lectures with flipped teaching within three physiology courses, with tutorials ongoing, questionnaire responses showed that students felt that they learned and understood more, and felt better-prepared for exams. Although similarities were recognised, the context of the active learning evidently made flipped classroom and tutorial teaching feel very different, probably …

Defining Health Care Marketing, Gary Futrell

AMTP Proceedings 2022

A review of the leading textbooks published for health care marketing courses shows that they do not adequately define the disciple. This paper promotes the use of the two-word form of health care and defines health care marketing as the activity, set of institutions, and processes for creating, communicating, delivering, & exchanging any good, service, or idea; performed to restore, maintain, or enhance the well-being of an individual or population. This paper fills a gap in the literature by providing linguistic and practical justification for using the two-word form of health care and connects the modern wellness paradigm of health …

Graduate Catalog, Georgia Southern University

Graduate Catalogs

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2022 Spring Commencement, Georgia Southern University

Commencement Programs

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