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Newsroom (2006-2023)

• Georgia Southern psychology graduate looking to make difference in children's lives

Newsroom, Georgia Southern University

Newsroom (2006-2023)

• Georgia Southern's Fall 2019 Honors Program, honors freshmen class, largest in institution's history
• Team USA Archery head coach teaches class at Georgia Southern Shooting Sports Education Center
• Georgia Southern University Botanic Garden receives grant for new species, walking trail

Health & Kinesiology News, Georgia Southern University

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

• Department Hosts NSCA Event

The Investigation Of Noise, Vibrations And Emissions Of Aero-Gas Turbine Combustion With Synthetic Kerosene Fuels, Margaret Kilpatrick

Honors College Theses

Climatic changes from aviation emissions are complex and include effects of greenhouse gases such as: CO2, NOx, and aerosols. For that reason, the objectives of this study were to investigate the noise, vibrations and emissions characteristics of synthetic kerosene combustion in an aerospace gas turbine to reduce the engine’s environmental impact. Sustainably produced synthetic kerosene is known for having low soot emissions due to little to no aromatics (compounds that create particle pollutants), and for being a sustainable alternative fuel source to imported oil. The noise and sound levels were collected using Bruel & Kjaer microphones to measure various mid …

Effects Of Active Sitting On Typing And Reading Task Productivity, Claire Doroff

Honors College Theses

Increased sedentary behavior and reduced physical activity among children and adults has led to the advent of various active devices to combat these behaviors. Active sitting, consisting of modified chairs or stability balls, allows the body to stay dynamic while seated. While research has evaluated the health benefits of active sitting, minimal research has shown the effects of active sitting on productivity in adult populations. PURPOSE: The purpose was to evaluate the effects of various chairs (active versus non-active) on typing and reading task productivity. METHODS: Twenty adult participants performed typing and reading tasks for 10-minutes while sitting …

Naomi Posada Named Head Volleyball Coach At Shorter, Georgia Southern University

Athletics: News & Publications

• Naomi Posada Named Head Volleyball Coach at Shorter

Pbis Strategies For A Positive Learning Environment In High School, Mariel Pock, Brittany Blackmon, Janet I. Goodman

Georgia Association for Positive Behavior Support Conference

Through an interactive presentation the audience will be able to engage in games and activities to take to their classrooms. One example is the “Green Paper” strategy which supports positive behavior in the classroom. This strategy prevented inappropriate behavior in class by focusing on clear and consistent positive expectations through self-correction. This strategy allows the teacher to have two conferences with the students and apply one action plan involving parents to support appropriate behavior in the classroom and at home. It helps the teacher to meet the students where they are and to provide individual supports to help students self-correct. …

Educator Self-Care: How Do We Save The Lifeguards?, Jody Carter, Lisa Futch

Georgia Association for Positive Behavior Support Conference

Educator Self-Care: How do we save the lifeguards?

The impact of an educator cannot be dismissed especially when we consider that they are entrusted with a very difficult responsibility of cultivating productive and knowledgeable citizens. However, what happens when educators are exposed to trauma, either directly or indirectly? With the pressures of academic and behavior achievement surmounting, what can schools do to support their teachers who are entrusted with our future leaders? Coastal Academy GNETS will present a framework that is analogous to the Drowning Chain of Survival for Lifeguards to meet this growing need. Participants will gain an awareness …

Re-Engage Students With “Check And Connect”, Tara Davis, Tony Feldmann

Georgia Association for Positive Behavior Support Conference

One of the most effective dropout prevention programs is Check & Connect. Check and Connect is for K-12 students that show signs of disengagement with school and who are at risk of dropping out. The foundation of Check & Connect (C&C) is building a trusting relationship between the student and a caring mentor. A mentor builds a strong relationship with students, systematically “Checks” on students, “Connects” with students, and partners with parents/families, functioning as a liaison between home and school and striving to build constructive family-school relationships.

Check & Connect is empirically supported through rigorous research and has shown to …

Relationships: Partnering Altogether To Raise Achievement, Anthony M. Chiles

Georgia Association for Positive Behavior Support Conference

RELATiONSHiPS: Partnering Altogether to Raise Achievement is a presentation that provides participants a systematic approach to building positive relationships with parents, staff, community stakeholders and most importantly students. Growing research continues to convey the importance of developing positive relationships; especially those that have been affected by traumatic events. Participants will learn practical strategies that will equip them to develop positive relationships with all stakeholders. This session will be interactive and will include several hands-on activities all centered on the acronym of R.E.L.A.T.i.O.N.S.H.i.P.

Organizing And Communicating Schoolwide Pbis Resources: One School Coach's Perspective, Nicholas J. Miller

Georgia Association for Positive Behavior Support Conference

This presentation is designed to provide access to school level PBIS resources in a more formalized way than a “google drive”. The links below provide access to PBIS resources at the Tier I and Tier II level. These resources have been posted on a website for easier access. The resources included are listed below and include web links for quick access. It would be greatly beneficial to review these resources and consider the driving questions for each.

Each tier in the PBIS framework is comprised of core practices and systems that characterize the specific interventions and strategies at each level. …

Taking Pbis By Storm: Monroe Area High School, Jamie Nichols, Carrie Lupcke, Ivy Corder, John Lamb

Georgia Association for Positive Behavior Support Conference

Home of the Purple Hurricanes, Monroe Area High School took PBIS by storm during the 2018-2019 school year. With full implementation underway, MAHS saw phenomenal results within the areas of school climate, student recognition, and discipline.

Quality Or Quantity: Completion Rewards And Formative Assessments In Flipped Instruction Classes, Kurt Schmitz

International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning

Flipped instruction shifts the burden for engaging course content to the students. Moving these activities outside the classroom creates motivational challenges. This study investigates the role of formative assessments and completion rewards. Definitions are provided for flipped instruction and formative assessments. A classification of reward scores is offered to guide data collection in two field experiments. The study seeks to provide an empirical basis to guide use of completion rewards for flipped instruction classes. This study finds that completion rewards can increase quantity of formative assessment engagement. However, this change in quantity does not improve exam scores. The data suggests …

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 …

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.

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 …

Students’ Perceptions Of Course Syllabi: The Role Of Syllabi In Motivating Students, Lindsay B. Wheeler, Michael Palmer, Itiya Aneece

International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning

In this mixed methods study, researchers explored students’ perceptions of different types of syllabi, the course, and the instructor articulated through the syllabi. Students were randomly assigned to read one of two US History syllabi: a content-focused syllabus (CFS), characterized as a traditional, content-focused, policy-laden syllabus; or a learning-focused syllabus (LFS), characterized by strong learning objectives, authentic assessments, and a positive, motivating tone. Results show that LFS participants (n=61) had significantly more positive perceptions of the document, the course, and the instructor described by the document than CFS participants (n=66). LFS participants found, for example, more of the syllabus components …

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 …

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 …

The George-Anne Inkwell Edition, Georgia Southern University

The Inkwell

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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 …

Points Of Pride, Georgia Southern University

Points of Pride (2013-2023)

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The George-Anne, Georgia Southern University

The George-Anne

• Basketball Returns
• #SeenAtSouthern
• Georgia Southern NAACP Strives to Bring Awareness and Educate
• A Historic Election
• The Color Purple Takes The Stage At Georgia Southern
• The Return of Ike
• Byington Learning From Missed Opportunities to Win Sun Belt Championship
• Puzzles

The George-Anne Daily, Georgia Southern University

George-Anne Media Group: Newsletters & Magazines

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Mayan Bloodshed: Examining What Allowed For Genocide To Occur In Early Colonial Yucatan, Tyler C. Rodriguez

Armstrong Undergraduate Journal of History

By the mid-sixteenth century, Yucatan was firmly under Catholic control. By 1561, there were dozens of friars and eight monasteries in operation, and programs aimed at converting Mayan natives to Catholicism appeared to be going smoothly. However, in 1562 friars at Mani were confronted with clear evidence that the “Christian Indians” were still worshiping their previous gods in secret. The Indians accused of idolatry were rounded up and subject to a severe form of torture known as the garrucha, a form of torture including flogging and the burning of flesh using wax.

This paper explores what factors lead to …

The Failure Of Soviet Orphan Policies, 1918-1939, Stephen Wong

Armstrong Undergraduate Journal of History

The soviet government is the first in the world that proclaimed to transform orphans. The essay will compare the soviet experiment in two distinct periods: period from 1917 to 1926 and the period under Stalin in the 1930s. The first period has produced large war orphans but Soviet government has made enormous effort to accommodate them. However, the Stalin’s reign under the 1930s has failed the experiment as children and orphans become victims of Stalin’s Terror.

Martial Brilliance Or Marine Corps Propaganda? The Combined Action Platoon In The Vietnam War, Beta Scarpaci

Armstrong Undergraduate Journal of History

This paper examines the structure, concept of operations, and efficacy of the little-known USMC

Combined Action Platoon program as a means for the pacification of South Vietnam and an effort to suppress the NLF insurgency. This paper primarily examines primary source material documenting the conduct of the Combined Action Platoons in order to determine if the program was as effective as its Marine Corps proponents claim and if the US Military Assistance Command, Vietnam under Gen. William Westmoreland and Gen. Creighton Abrams made a military blunder in not implementing the program across the whole of South Vietnam.

Philosophy And Religious Studies News, Georgia Southern University

Philosophy & Religious Studies: News & Publications (2019-2021)

• A Taste of Biblical Hebrew
• Introduction to Buddhism class visits The Vietnamese Buddhist Association of Savannah, Georgia, Inc.
• What Can I Do With My Philosophy Major?