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Accelerate Beginner English Learner’S Writing Skills From Day One, Eugenia F. Krimmel Ed.D.

Journal of English Learner Education

This article addresses the customary practice of delaying teaching of writing for Beginner English Learners (BELs) which often results in slowing writing development. Barriers preventing teachers from earlier writing instruction include a belief BELs cannot produce written English before learned orally first, a lack of teaching writing know-how, and few level-appropriate materials for older BELs. The systematic approach ALL Beginner Learners of English (ABLE) Writing Method is a solution to build both teachers’ confidence and BELs’ phonics, spelling, and writing skills from day one. The basic premise of the ABLE Writing Method is that if one is able to think, …

Vertebrate Animal Behaviors And Abundances On Estuarine Shorelines Stabilized With Biodegradable Materials Utilizing Wildlife Cameras, Katherine Guise

The Pegasus Review: UCF Undergraduate Research Journal

Living shoreline stabilization is a restoration technique that utilizes natural materials as breakwaters, plus vegetation landward of the breakwaters, to protect coastlines. This research does not provide information about how new, biodegradable restoration materials affect vertebrates that utilize these shorelines. For this project, I monitored 18 restoration sites along Canaveral National Seashore with wildlife trail cameras: 3 made with cement-infused jute breakwaters, 3 with metal gabion oyster shell breakwaters, and 4 with previously used breakwaters manufactured from plastic mesh oyster shell bags. This project used 4 sites as positive controls (intact vegetation) and 4 as negative controls (highly eroded, no …

Jim Brown, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Over the past few days, the sports media have been filled with commentary and tributes to Jim Brown, superstar running back of the Cleveland Browns and leader in the battle against racism in the NFL, in Sport, in the United States, and across the world. Brown died last week at 87 having set all sorts of records in the NFL and having played an important leadership role in the fight for Civil Rights.

Enhance Collaborative Online Learning And Skill Building With Learning Activities Using Shared Templates, Heather Thomson

Teaching Online Pedagogical Repository

At the start of the semester, students begin by identifying a problem of interest and then work through a series of shared templates to develop a solution. Learning activities are collated into a final group presentation.

Press Release - New Associate Dean, Rachel Vacek, University Libraries

Libraries' Documents

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Adding Linked Open Data To A Digital Humanities Collection In Alma, Sai Deng, Lee Dotson

Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

Working with Digital Initiatives, digital humanities and history faculty members, the Metadata Librarian at the University of Central Florida Libraries has added Linked Open Data (LOD) to Ex Libris’ Alma for the PRINT Migration Network: Pemberton Correspondence Collection. Wikidata entries on people and places in this collection are created and their Uris are linked to the cataloging records. Meanwhile, Library of Congress (LC) linked open data vocabularies, such as LC Subject Headings, LC Name entities, FAST headings and genre headings are also added to the records. GeoNames are incorporated into the University Libraries’ Institutional Repository records and are under consideration …

Evaluating Library Instruction At 2-Year And 4-Year Institutions: Findings And Data Analysis, Karen Kaufmann, Katy A. Miller, Rachel E. Trnka

Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

Presentation slides from Association of College & Research Libraries Project Outcome webinar on April 25, 2023.

Join us as we share our experience using Project Outcome for analysis of our cross-institutional research project. We'll discuss our process, methodology, and the findings from this research. Using our experience as a case study, we hope to generate ideas for others interested in exploring Project Outcome for other research projects. This may include identifying opportunities, planning and implementation considerations, and analyzing results.

Intimate Partner Violence, Miami-Dade County, And System Responses, Julio Montanez, Amy Donley Phd

Institute for Social and Behavioral Science (ISBS)

In 2022, the UCF Institute for Social and Behavioral Science (ISBS) undertook a year-long study of intimate partner violence (IPV) in Miami-Dade County. Using an array of qualitative and quantitative methodologies, ISBS has developed a report to summarize its efforts.

S9 E11: Teacher Preparation With Dr. Mary Little, Rebecca Hines, Lisa Dieker

Practical Access Transcripts

Today we interview Dr. Mary Little, a Professor of Exceptional Student Education at the University of Central Florida and in expert in partnerships. Tune in to learn about her experience and her goal to improve K-12 student learning, especially within diverse, urban schools.

Don't forget we love to hear from our listeners. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out. We look forward to receiving your questions on our Google Phone (407) 900- 9305, Facebook (Practical Access), Twitter (@AccessPractical), or Instagram (@Practical_Access).

Episode 31: Christal Ramirez, Christina Torres

Futures in Languages Transcripts

Listen to Christal share how she decided to study at UCF. She explains how she found her way into working multiple internships during her last year of undergrad, and the value of those experiences. Christal graduated in 2020 with a major in Political Science & International Relations as well as an undergraduate TEFL certificate from the Modern Languages Department. Hear her talk about overcoming challenges related to graduating in the middle of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic time, and listen to her share stories about the many life lessons learned while working at the Orlando Center for Justice, a local nonprofit, …

Season 9 Bonus: Call Me Mister, Rebecca Hines, Lisa Dieker

Practical Access Transcripts

Less than 2 percent of public school teachers in the United States are African American men. Call Me MISTER (Mentors Instructing Students Toward Effective Role Models) was established to help increase the number of African American males in the classroom. Call Me MISTER is an innovative and effective leadership development program for African American males to prepare and place them as teachers and role models in elementary schools. The program aims to address the most pressing educational concerns, including achievement gaps and dropout rates in the African-American community.

Today we interview Dr. Charmion Rush, an Associate Professor of Inclusive and …

Tracing The History Of Discourses On Professionalism In The “Sister Professions” Of Librarianship And Social Work In The United States, Rachel E. Trnka

Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

In Whole Person Librarianship: A Social Work Approach to Patron Services (2019), Zettervall and Nienow aptly refer to librarianship and social work as ‘sister professions’, highlighting their gendered histories and similar professional values. Both librarianship and social work emerged as service-oriented, female-dominated professions in the late nineteenth century. Questions about professional identity have concerned librarians and social workers since those early days, with scholars and practitioners in both fields examining markers of professionalism, such as training, associations, and values. This article compares the historical development of professional social work and librarianship by tracing the changing discourses on professionalism, attending to …

Data Set: Themes In Health Sciences Librarianship Literature, 2016-2020: A Keyword And Subject Analysis, Shalu Gillum, Terri Gotschall, Pamela Herring, Deedra Walton, Natasha Williams, Nadine Dexter

Research Data and Datasets

Data set for Themes in Health Sciences Librarianship Literature, 2016-2020: A Keyword and Subject Analysis.

Legislating Healthcare: A Legislative History Of Healthcare Equity And Access In The Mid-20th Century United States, Jazmin Alvarez

The Pegasus Review: UCF Undergraduate Research Journal

Historically, the United States has struggled to provide accessible healthcare to all Americans. Now, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the country must rebuild its healthcare system to account for the devastating loss of healthcare personnel and the impending physician shortage. This paper discusses four U.S. laws that were intended to increase accessibility and how their history can guide the nation to better healthcare.

Bringing Roleplays Into The Online Course Environment By Writing Scripts, Skylar Davidson

Teaching Online Pedagogical Repository

Roleplays serve a valuable purpose for both aiding students in learning course content, as well as supporting students' development of general skills such as effective communication and emotional regulation. This submission provides insight into how to translate roleplays into an asynchronous online course environment via writing scripts.

Episode 30: Dr. Tyler Fisher, Christina Torres

Futures in Languages Transcripts

Listen to Dr. Tyler Fisher tell stories about his academic trajectory from the beginning of his undergraduate experience and how he decided what to major in. You’ll hear about some inspiring teachers who helped him discover and follow his academic interests. He also shares how impactful a study abroad experience in Spain and France, funded through a scholarship, was for his decision to further pursue Spanish language study and translation. After graduating with an English major from the UCF Honor’s College in fall 2002 and a Spanish Honors in the Major in spring 2003, Dr. Fisher attended Oxford University as …

Ulysses At 100, Chris Ackerly, Vitor Alevato Do Amaral, M. Teresa Caneda-Cabrera, Bradley D. Clissold, Luca Crispi, Stephen Dilks, Katherine Ebury, Cheryl Herr, Scott W. Klein, Onno Kosters, Peter Kuch, Ronan Mcdonald, Vicki Mahaffey, Katy Mullin, Stephen Ross, Enrico Terrinoni, David Thorburn, Joseph Valente, Jolanta Wawrzycka

James Joyce Literary Supplement

The year 2022 marked the 100th anniversary of the publication of Ulysses. The following reflections express different sentiments and thoughts about the novel that gave T. S. Eliot “all the surprise, delight, and terror that I can require.”

Tribute To Charles (Chuck) Rossman, Alan W. Friedman

James Joyce Literary Supplement

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Remembrances Of Phillip Herring, Michael Patrick Gillespie

James Joyce Literary Supplement

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Celebrating Michael Groden: A Public Tribute, Dipanjan Maitra

James Joyce Literary Supplement

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Conference Report On Omniscientific Joyce: The 27th International James Joyce Symposium, Barbara M. Hoffman

James Joyce Literary Supplement

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Twisted Tongues: Finnegans Wake In Translation, José Vergara

James Joyce Literary Supplement

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The James Joyce Society At 75 Years, Jonathan Goldman

James Joyce Literary Supplement

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Cinema And Its Others, Nicholas Andrew Miller

James Joyce Literary Supplement

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Joyce's Negative Community And The Lateness Of Empire, Dipanjan Maitra

James Joyce Literary Supplement

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Tracking The "Unquiet Wanderer", Vivian Valvano Lynch

James Joyce Literary Supplement

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Lots Of Fonts At Finnegans Wake, Casey Lawrence

James Joyce Literary Supplement

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A Posthuman Materialist Modernism?, Marshall Lewis Johnson

James Joyce Literary Supplement

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Joyce's Representation And Experience Of Disability, Carrie Kancilia

James Joyce Literary Supplement

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Where We Are Now: The Oxford Handbook Of Modern Irish Fiction, Michael Gleason

James Joyce Literary Supplement

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