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Urban Surface Biophysical Descriptors And Land Surface Temperature Variations, Bingqing Liang, Qihao Weng, Dengsheng Lu

Faculty Publications

In remote sensing studies of land surface temperatures (LST), thematic land-use and land-cover (LULC) data are frequently-employed for simple correlation analyses between LULC types and their thermal signatures. Development of quantitative surface descriptors could improve our capabilities for modeling urban thermal landscapes and advance urban climate research. This study developed an analytical procedure based upon a spectral unmixing model for characterizing and quantifying the urban landscape in Indianapolis, Indiana. A Landsat Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus image of the study area, acquired on 22 June 2002, was spectrally unmixed into four fraction endmembers, namely, green vegetation, soil, high and low albedo. …

University Of Northern Iowa Faculty Senate Meeting Agenda, October 9, 2006, University Of Northern Iowa. Faculty Senate.

Documents - Faculty Senate

Meeting agenda from the Faculty Senate of the University of Northern Iowa.

Uni Schedule Of Classes, Fall 2006, University Of Northern Iowa

UNI Schedule of Classes

A listing and schedule of the courses being taught as well as policies and procedures concerning attending classes at the University of Northern Iowa.

Instruction Size Report, Fall 2006, University Of Northern Iowa

Institutional Effectiveness & Planning Documents

Gives breakdowns of student credit hours offered by status of instructor, average class size overall, and average class size by status of instructor.

Earth News, V30, Fall 2006, Department Of Earth Science, University Of Northern Iowa.

Earth News

Inside this issue:

--- Earth Science Staff Activities
--- Emeritus Faculty/Staff
--- The New Madrid Fault Field Trip
--- Richard Golz Estate Donates Items to Earth Science Department
--- Fall 2006 Quarry Open House Features Dedication
--- Special Alumni Profile - Aaron Spurr
--- Pre-College Students Invade Latham Hall
--- Earth Science Seminar Series
--- Majors in the Earth Science Department
--- Sigma Gamma Epsilon - Gamma Sigma Chapter
--- Student Internships
--- Student Research Presentations
--- Scholarship and Award Recipients
--- The Charles J. Hearst Scholarship
--- 2006 Earth Science Graduates
--- Gifts to the Department of Earth Science …

Student Profile, Fall Semester 2006, University Of Northern Iowa

Institutional Effectiveness & Planning Documents

Contents:

--- Preface
--- Profile Summary
--- Section I: Total Student Enrollment for Fall Semester 2006
--- Section II: New Students Entering UNI Fall Semester 2006
--- Section III: Miscellaneous

Instruction Cost Report, Fall 2006, University Of Northern Iowa

Institutional Effectiveness & Planning Documents

Shows the costs associated with running the University of Northern Iowa broken down by college and department

Faculty Tenure Report, Fall 2006, University Of Northern Iowa. Office Of Institutional Research.

Institutional Effectiveness & Planning Documents

Statistical report showing the number of faculty that are tenured, on the tenure track, or not on the tenure track, broken down by college, department, gender, minority status, and if full or part time.

The Enfleshment Of Masculinity(S): The Maintenance Of Hegemonic Masculinity, Brett N. Billman

UNIversitas: Journal of Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity

With the proliferation of the term “masculinities” over the past two decades men’s subjective experiences have come to light in an attempt to destabilize the patriarchy. However, in this time it seems that hegemonic masculinity has in fact been attempting, quite successfully, to maintain itself through the proliferation of multiple patriarchies. Examination of the enfleshment of masculinity through the physicality of the masculine body presents us with a more articulated version of hegemonic masculinity. This more articulate view begins to highlight the politics of difference present in a discussion of Brokeback Mountain and the wide spread deployment and growth of …

The Use Of Sports In The Teaching Of Culture And Civilization: Spain As A Case Study, Juan Castillo

UNIversitas: Journal of Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity

Most methodological approaches to the teaching of culture and civilization for second language students tend to have two things in common. First, they put an emphasis in history and high culture: fine arts, literature and film. Second, when they cover current events, they tend to take what I will call horizontal views of the civilization, trying to cover a wide spectrum of aspects of society, and not getting into an in-depth study of any of them.

This article wants to propose a different methodology on both counts. First, instead of focusing on high culture, I want to use an item …

The Angers Summer Institute: Forty Years And Going Strong!, Anne Lair

UNIversitas: Journal of Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity

The following essay will explain how the Angers Summer Institute offered by the University of Northern Iowa started and what has contributed to its many successes for over three decades, such as the choice of courses, staffing and the importance of the host families.

The teaching of foreign languages in the United States can be characterized as having had many high and low points. Languages that were in vogue thirty or forty years ago have had to struggle in the past few years. Fifty or so years ago no self-respecting foreign languages department would have considered not offering latin. German …

Programs And Courses 2006-2008, University Of Northern Iowa

UNI Programs and Courses Catalogs

This catalog is published for students and other persons who want to know more about the University of Northern Iowa. Its purpose is to communicate as objectively and completely as possible what the university is and what it does. The catalog is presented in sections to give a general view of the university as well as the detailed information required for informed decision making.

University Of Northern Iowa Today, V90n2, Summer 2006, University Of Northern Iowa Alumni Association

UNI Today

Inside This Issue:
-- Meet Benjamin J. Allen president of the University of Northern Iowa
-- Contents
-- Impact on Iowa Life - Being forever thankful
-- Customer-focused
-- A lifetime of teaching
-- To touch a life forever
-- "Pinks" is Red-Hot
-- Power From Scratch
-- UNI/PAC Initiative Delivers
-- Built with the Future in Mind
-- UNI Athletics
-- Panther Call Center - Making Connections
-- Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust Funds Projects
-- Community-University Partnership Basis of Koob Endowment Fund
-- UNI Athletic Club Renamed Panther Scholarship Club
-- The UNI Campanile: I'm 80 Years Old, …

Spring Commencement [Program], May 6, 2006, University Of Northern Iowa

UNI Commencement Programs

The program of the commencement ceremonies, including a list of institutional leadership, a list of the departments by college, awards given at the ceremonies, and a list of undergraduate and graduate degree candidates.

Comparing Computer Aided Drafting Curriculum Of Maquoketa Community School District In Relation To Twenty Other Schools' Computer Aided Drafting Programs In The State Of Iowa, Rhonda S. Welford

Graduate Research Papers

This study was to compare the Industrial Technology course offerings of computer aided drafting (CAD) courses at Maquoketa Community School District (MCSD) to the CAD courses offered at other high schools in the state of Iowa. The twenty school districts in Iowa which served as the basis for the study, are common in size and demographical area.

Instruction Size Report, Spring 2006, University Of Northern Iowa

Institutional Effectiveness & Planning Documents

Gives breakdowns of student credit hours offered by status of instructor, average class size overall, and average class size by status of instructor.

Uni Schedule Of Classes, Spring 2006, University Of Northern Iowa

UNI Schedule of Classes

A listing and schedule of the courses being taught as well as policies and procedures concerning attending classes at the University of Northern Iowa.

Instruction Cost Report, Spring 2006, University Of Northern Iowa

Institutional Effectiveness & Planning Documents

Shows the costs associated with running the University of Northern Iowa broken down by college and department

University Of Northern Iowa Faculty Senate Meeting Agenda, March 27, 2006, University Of Northern Iowa. Faculty Senate.

Documents - Faculty Senate

Meeting agenda from the Faculty Senate of the University of Northern Iowa.

Translitic Poems, Ron Sandvik

UNIversitas: Journal of Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity

I am an Iowan, a child of the prairie, an American, and so as the joke goes obviously I'm a monoglot. One might ask, "Why the fascination with languages you clearly don't speak, and have no ambition of learning?" The truth is I don't know. It just is.

My family didn't start out speaking English. They were mostly farmers and small business owners who wrested the prairie into productive farmland who lost their polyglottism during WWII. In the same way Arab-Americans seem to always be suspect today, Germans, Norwegians, and Swiss, made it their business to find ways to show …

Beyond That “It's Just A Flesh Wound...” Kind Of Feeling: A Medieval Game1 Proposal, Carol Robinson

UNIversitas: Journal of Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity

In his book, What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy, James Paul Gee argues that “the power of video games, for good or ill, resides in the ways in which they meld learning and identity…,” and he cautions that this power can be used to miscommunicate wrong ideology (such as might be found in a neo-Nazi game that encourages the player to conduct ethnic cleansing (199). However, Gee advocates “understanding the ‘play’ of identities and perspectives as they work for and against each other in the world, now and throughout history” (200). The art – …

Developing Writers, Ann Craig

Graduate Research Papers

As our nation focuses on educational reforms in reading, math, and science, the place of expository writing within subject areas becomes evident. Students are required to write for different purposes within their classes, often expected to draft, explain, and interpret ideas offered by their educational experiences. Unfortunately, teachers find many of their students unable to understand their directions for writing. An approach that balances writing instruction with self-regulation as students write may help them internalize different aspects of writing expository papers as a means of communication in their classes. This paper, therefore, examines an instructional writing strategy, specifically self-regulated strategy …

What I Believe About Leadership And Education : A Reflective Essay, Brian J. Meaney

Graduate Research Papers

Being in a position of leadership is a great responsibility. Administrators are asked to fill many roles within the school culture. They make decisions that affect a large number of people, and each decision comes with its criticism. It is important for an administrator to gain the trust and respect of the staff by not asking them to do things that you would not do. Show the staff that that you want to become the best, and they will follow.

Graduate College Fact Book 2005-2006, University Of Northern Iowa

Institutional Effectiveness & Planning Documents

Contents:

--- New Students --- 1
--- Enrollment --- 9
--- Alumni --- 35
--- Tuition and Financial Aid --- 36
--- Academic Departments --- 44
--- College --- 54

Artists' Depictions Of Catsteps In The Loess Hills Of Iowa: Evidence For Mid-Nineteenth Century Climate Change, Kimberly R. Dillon, Steven H. Emerman, Pamela K. Wilcox

Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science: JIAS

Catsteps are the staircase-like features common on hillslopes of the Loess Hills of western Iowa. The record of artistic depictions of the Loess Hills was examined to determine when catsteps appeared. George Catlin, Karl Bodmer, and John James Audubon traveled up the Missouri River m 1832, 1833 and 1843, respectively, and between them, produced 31 works of art depicting either the Loess Hills or the loess bluffs on the Nebraska side of the river. Only three works by Bodmer of Blackbird Hill on the Nebraska side possibly show catsteps. The Assistant State Geologist, Orestes St. John, produced six sketches of …

University Of Northern Iowa Fact Book, 2006-2007, University Of Northern Iowa

University of Northern Iowa Fact Book

Contents:

Quick Reference ... Inside front cover
Mission Statement ... 1
UNI Organizational Chart ... 2
UNI Administration ... 3
Definitions of Terms Used ... 4
New Students ... 7
Enrollment ... 19
Alumni ... 63
Faculty and Staff ... 71
Library ... 85
Budget and Finance ... 87
Academic Departments ... 99
Miscellaneous ... 113

Developing A Web-Based Video Tutorial On Using Hyperstudio, Sangsun Kim

Graduate Research Papers

The goal of this project was to provide an effective way for students to learn how to use an authoring language, HyperStudio, through an efficient interactive on-line environment. The author begins by identifying the necessary components for effective web-based tutorials and exploring video's impact on delivering web-based tutorials. The process used to plan, design, develop and implement this project was explained. This project demonstrates how a web-based tutorial can be created to assist the traditional classroom as a supplementary medium.

Delivering English Language Camps In China, Jennifer Hall

Graduate Research Papers

As China aims towards educational reform, particularly in the learning of the English language, western ideologies and resources can be incorporated and shared for the betterment of their future. English language camps in China have great potential to provide rich opportunities for exchanging individual worldviews, promoting cultural understandings, experiencing professional and personal growth, and fostering meaningful and lasting friendships across cultures (Wighting, 2005). As a highly successful program, Camp Adventure™ Youth Services has the ability and resources to expand their services and meet the needs of these newly emerging programs.

The purpose of this study was to develop an English …

What Does Research Tell Us About Coeducational And Single-Sex Physical Education, Jaimie Mcmullen

Graduate Research Papers

This paper looks to examine the issue of coeducational and single-sex physical education since the inception of Title IX. Although there does not seem to be an overwhelming consensus in the research surrounding the issue, there is quite a large body of research and strong potential for further inquiry. The electronic databases of EBSCOhost, Expanded Academic ASAP, and PsycARTICLES were consulted to explore the literature. In addition, the investigator searched several research journals including: Journal of Teaching in Physical Education; Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance; Physical Educator; Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport; Adolescence; and Journal of …

Strategies For Bridging The Gender Gap In Technology Use : From Education To The Workplace, Martha Frazier

Graduate Research Papers

This literature review is about strategies for bridging the gender gap in technology use in the classroom and the workplace. The research done on the subject indicates that a gender gap does exist in the classroom and the workplace. Women and girls have not been encouraged to participate in classes or training that will prepare them to make the transition from the classroom to the workplace. The conclusion of this review suggests several methods to aid instructors and employers in bringing about equity in the classroom and the workforce. The implementation of diversity training, mentoring, and role modeling are just …