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"Staying Connected" Increases Scholarly Productivity, Carlee R. Lehna Dec 2013

"Staying Connected" Increases Scholarly Productivity, Carlee R. Lehna

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Session presented on: Sunday, November 17, 2013: A major concern in nursing and higher education is for faculty to continue their scholarly work. This is important from two perspectives: 1) The dissemination of knowledge and research findings to the profession and other clinical disciplines, and 2) for new graduates who are in academic roles to demonstrate their scholarly productivity for tenure and promotion. Often, on completion of the PhD or terminal degree, individuals either enter or return to faculty positions. With the many demands on faculty for the teaching role, along with the movement away from peer support that may …

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A Call For Radical Transformation In Nursing Education And Practice At Indiana University And Indiana University Health, Marion E. Broome, Linda Q. Everett Dec 2013

A Call For Radical Transformation In Nursing Education And Practice At Indiana University And Indiana University Health, Marion E. Broome, Linda Q. Everett

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Special Session presented on: Sunday, November 17, 2013: The formal partnership, led by Dean Marion E. Broome and Executive Vice President Linda Q. Everett, is guided by the Indiana University Nurse Learning Partnership (IUNLP) model which depicts the resources, linkages and outcomes that support and flow from the partnership. The model has five components: Exemplary Nurse Practice, Transformative Learning Experiences, Transformational leadership, Knowledge Generation/Translation/Application and Resources. The evolution of this partnership, which is five years old, began with leaders coming together to discuss common faculty and practice points of intersection at this time. Over a two-year period, monthly meetings of …

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Embrace Technology: The Do-It-Yourself (Diy) Technology Toolbelt, Julie A. Jones, Deborah L. Weatherspoon, Robert D.J. Fraser Dec 2013

Embrace Technology: The Do-It-Yourself (Diy) Technology Toolbelt, Julie A. Jones, Deborah L. Weatherspoon, Robert D.J. Fraser

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Special Session presented on: Tuesday, November 19, 2013: The purpose of this special session is to report on the findings of the STTI Technology and Innovation Taskforce. The taskforce was formed to support STTI President Suzanne Prevost's call to action to Embrace Technology in all areas of nursing including practice, education, and research. Information on the challenges often associated with new technology and best practice ways to overcome them will be presented as described in the TIGER Initiative. An emphasis of this session is to provide practical tools that Chapter leaders may use to engage members to become more active …

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Simulated Hospital Day: Transcending Borders, Transcending Budgets, Ronnie Stout Dec 2013

Simulated Hospital Day: Transcending Borders, Transcending Budgets, Ronnie Stout

Biennial Convention (CONV)

The Simulated Hospital Day (SHD) meets the needs of healthcare students and consumers in an era of economic and healthcare reform uncertainty. Our multicultural and multifaceted border region is in critical need of collaborative and integrative approaches to healthcare systems. The SHD is able to meet many of these needs. These include unique cultural, spiritual, social, and contextual factors characteristic of the region. During the four hour simulation, students (25) provide all the care for the live 'patient'. Skills include performing real time assessments, medication administration, therapeutic communication, and other procedures and documentation. 'Patients' (25 nursing students) are provided with …

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Proposing A Metaliteracy Model To Redefine Information Literacy, Trudi E. Jacobson, Thomas P. Mackey Dec 2013

Proposing A Metaliteracy Model To Redefine Information Literacy, Trudi E. Jacobson, Thomas P. Mackey

Communications in Information Literacy

Metaliteracy is envisioned as a comprehensive model for information literacy to advance critical thinking and reflection in social media, open learning settings, and online communities. At this critical time in higher education, an expansion of the original definition of information literacy is required to include the interactive production and sharing of original and repurposed digital materials. Metaliteracy provides an overarching and unifying framework that builds on the core information literacy competencies while addressing the revolutionary changes in how learners communicate, create, and distribute information in participatory environments. Central to the metaliteracy model is a metacognitive component that encourages learners to …

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A Reconsideration Of Information Literacy, Stanley J. Wilder Dec 2013

A Reconsideration Of Information Literacy, Stanley J. Wilder

Communications in Information Literacy

This article is a reflection on the author's 2005 Chronicle of Higher Education article "Information Literacy Makes All the Wrong Assumptions." In it, the author argues that while library instruction is properly grounded in disciplinary norms, information literacy serves a vital institutional obligation as a means of assessing student learning. The content of library instruction thus serves the University's "vertical" disciplinary agendas, while information literacy serves its "horizontal" institution-wide agenda.

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Marketing Information Literacy, Maura Seale Dec 2013

Marketing Information Literacy, Maura Seale

Communications in Information Literacy

No abstract provided.

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Moving Forward: A Discussion On The Revision Of The Acrl Information Literacy Standards For Higher Education, Ellysa Stern Cahoy, Craig Gibson, Trudi E. Jacobson Dec 2013

Moving Forward: A Discussion On The Revision Of The Acrl Information Literacy Standards For Higher Education, Ellysa Stern Cahoy, Craig Gibson, Trudi E. Jacobson

Communications in Information Literacy

Abstract: The first PA Forward Information Literacy Summit was held in State College at the Pennsylvania State University, University Park campus, on Wednesday, July 24, 2013. This summit brought together K-12 and academic librarians from Pennsylvania to discuss current issues in information literacy. This text is a transcript of a discussion between Ellysa Cahoy, past chair of the of the ACRL Information Literacy Competency Standards Committee, and the ACRL Information Literacy Competency Standards Review Task Force, and Craig Gibson and Trudi Jacobson who are currently co-chairs of the ACRL Information Literacy Standards Revision Task Force. This Task Force is charged …

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The Eastern Echo, December 19, 2013, Section A, Eastern Michigan University Dec 2013

The Eastern Echo, December 19, 2013, Section A, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Student Newspaper: The Normal News & The Eastern Echo

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Info Lit 2.0 Or Deja Vu?, Patricia Anne Iannuzzi Dec 2013

Info Lit 2.0 Or Deja Vu?, Patricia Anne Iannuzzi

Communications in Information Literacy

In 1999, ACRL convened a national task force to draft Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education. ACRL has recently launched a revision to those standards. The original standards were influential because they helped advance a national need in higher education at the time: a shift to outcomes based learning. Fourteen years later, information literacy stands alongside oral and written communication, critical thinking and ethical reasoning as learning outcomes broadly acknowledged as needing to be integrated, with disciplinary content, into the curriculum. This author believes that, in contrast to the first process, the current recommendations for revision are focused on …

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How Aasl Learning Standards Inform Acrl Information Literacy Standards, Lesley S. J. Farmer Dec 2013

How Aasl Learning Standards Inform Acrl Information Literacy Standards, Lesley S. J. Farmer

Communications in Information Literacy

ACRL and other academic librarians are currently re-examining the tough questions of learning, literacy, and education -- and the librarians' role in addressing these issues. They can use AASL's learning standards as one springboard for thought, particularly in terms of articulating learning. The result is a developmentally appropriate set of standards that reflects lifelong engagement with, and creation of, recorded information.

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Transforming Information Literacy In The Sciences Through The Lens Of E-Science, Elizabeth Berman Dec 2013

Transforming Information Literacy In The Sciences Through The Lens Of E-Science, Elizabeth Berman

Communications in Information Literacy

In 2011, the ACRL Science & Technology Section (STS) completed its five-year review of the Information Literacy Standards for Science and Engineering/Technology. Predicated by the evolving nature of scholarship and research in the sciences, the reviewing task force strongly recommended that the standards be revised. This paper considers the broad recommendations of the task force, using the framework of e-Science – team-based, data-driven science – to address areas of necessary transformation in information literacy: an advanced team-based model that crosses disciplinary boundaries; a recognition that individuals and groups not only consume information, but also produce it; and stronger interplay between …

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A Threshold Concepts Approach To The Standards Revision, Amy R. Hofer, Korey Brunetti, Lori Townsend Dec 2013

A Threshold Concepts Approach To The Standards Revision, Amy R. Hofer, Korey Brunetti, Lori Townsend

Communications in Information Literacy

This article describes how threshold concepts can inform the revision of ACRL's Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education.

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Information Literacy And Digital Literacy: Competing Or Complementary?, Rosanne Marie Cordell Dec 2013

Information Literacy And Digital Literacy: Competing Or Complementary?, Rosanne Marie Cordell

Communications in Information Literacy

Digital Literacy is a more recent term than Information Literacy and is used for multiple categories of library users in multiple types of libraries. Determining the relationship between Information Literacy and Digital Literacy is essential before revision of the Information Literacy Standards can proceed.

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China's Rise And The Confucius Institutes: Chinese And American Perspectives, Shryll Whittaker Dec 2013

China's Rise And The Confucius Institutes: Chinese And American Perspectives, Shryll Whittaker

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

The Confucius Institutes are Chinese government-backed nonprofit organizations that promote Chinese language and culture. They are housed on collegiate campuses and designed to complement Chinese language and cultural studies by providing teachers, curriculums, textbooks and other educational materials. Their establishment has been a source of controversy, especially in the United States, due to the institutes’ close ties with and the financial, administrative, and political support they receive from the Chinese government. Critics have had two primary concerns: that the Confucius Institutes provide the Chinese government access to increase soft power by issuing propaganda and that their presence on American collegiate …

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Listening To Primary Schools: Australian Health And Physical Education (Hpe)., Tj Lynch Dec 2013

Listening To Primary Schools: Australian Health And Physical Education (Hpe)., Tj Lynch

Plymouth Institute of Education

This research investigated Australian Government Primary School Principal’s perceptions of a University Pre-service Teacher Education course where the graduate teacher is qualified as a generalist primary classroom teacher and a Health and Physical Education specialist. Research suggests that the optimum time for children to learn and refine their motor skills and to be introduced to positive HPE experiences is during preschool and early primary school years. The research data was gathered using surveys completed by 138 government primary school principal participants in the state of Victoria, a large number considering the demanding role of school principal. There were two ethical …

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Different Scores: Video Gamers’ Use Of Amateur And Professional Reviews, Richard Dillio Dec 2013

Different Scores: Video Gamers’ Use Of Amateur And Professional Reviews, Richard Dillio

Theses

Though past research has measured the relationship between critical reviews and public response to such things as film and online products, there has been little investigation on the subject of video games. This study collected 146 survey responses aimed at gathering information on usage of amateur reviews, usage of professional critic reviews, and time spent playing games. The survey asked questions about respondents' beliefs regarding professional critics and amateur reviewers, and the review industry in general. Study respondents' views of the review industry, and their personal opinions of professional critics, show correlations with willingness to incorporate reviews in purchasing decisions. …

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Mom's Drive Helps Women In Need, Kim Hill Dec 2013

Mom's Drive Helps Women In Need, Kim Hill

Press Releases 2010-2019

No abstract provided.

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Discovering Real-World Usage Scenarios For A Multimodal Math Search Interface, Keita Del Valle Wangari Dec 2013

Discovering Real-World Usage Scenarios For A Multimodal Math Search Interface, Keita Del Valle Wangari

Theses

To use math expressions in search, current search engines require knowing expression names or using a structure editor or string encoding (e.g., LaTeX) to enter expressions. This is unfortunate for people who are not math experts, as this can lead to an "intention gap" between the math query they wish to express, and what the interface will allow. min is a search interface that supports drawing expressions on a canvas using a mouse/touch, keyboard and images. We designed a user study to examine how the multimodal interface of min changes search behavior for mathematical non-experts, and discover real-world …

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Digital Divide Déjà Vu: Examining Second-Level Digital Literacy, Lisa Nicole Barber Dec 2013

Digital Divide Déjà Vu: Examining Second-Level Digital Literacy, Lisa Nicole Barber

Theses

Since the advent of the Internet, the diffusion of computers has narrowed the gap between the digital "have" and "have-nots," however researchers have identified a new disparity beyond computer accessibility as a result of the growing dependence of information on the Internet. This study will explore people's differences in online skills among users in the city of Rochester, N.Y. Based on a quota sample and a survey computer tasks are administered to evaluate internet skills. Findings suggest that there are significant differences in the amount of time it took to complete each task, while differences in education level, sex, age, …

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Reflecting On This Issue, Robert Schroeder Dec 2013

Reflecting On This Issue, Robert Schroeder

Communications in Information Literacy

Introduction to this special issue, Reflecting on the Standards.

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Rethinking The 2000 Acrl Standards: Some Things To Consider, Carol C. Kuhlthau Dec 2013

Rethinking The 2000 Acrl Standards: Some Things To Consider, Carol C. Kuhlthau

Communications in Information Literacy

I propose three "rethinks" to consider in recasting the ACRL Standards for information literacy for the coming decades. First, rethink the concept of information need. Second, rethink the notion that information literacy is composed of a set of abilities for "extracting information." Third, rethink the holistic process of learning from a variety of sources of information that is central to information literacy. The necessity for these "rethinks" are grounded in my extensive studies of students' experience in the information search process that reveal an evolving, dynamic, holistic process incorporating a series of feelings (affective), thoughts (cognitive) and actions (physical) as …

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Minding The Gaps: Exploring The Space Between Vision And Assessment In Information Literacy Work, Heidi L.M. Jacobs Dec 2013

Minding The Gaps: Exploring The Space Between Vision And Assessment In Information Literacy Work, Heidi L.M. Jacobs

Communications in Information Literacy

The current "ACRL Information Literacy Competency Standard Review Task Force" presents information literacy practitioners with an engaging intellectual endeavor: how might these standards be revised, rethought, re-envisioned? Regardless of what the review yields, the process is an excellent opportunity for us to think broadly and creatively about the Standards and to remember that they are not a fixed set of rules but a malleable and evolving document. Asking questions about the practical, pedagogical, and theoretical implications of the Standards and considering alternative approaches will yield engaging, fruitful, and necessary conversations not only about the teaching of information literacy but about …

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The New Acrl Information Literacy Competency Standards: Revising Reception, Benjamin R. Harris Dec 2013

The New Acrl Information Literacy Competency Standards: Revising Reception, Benjamin R. Harris

Communications in Information Literacy

The publication of educational standards inspires a variety of responses---from wholesale acceptance and deployment to criticism and blame. The author of this paper contends that the revision of the ACRL's Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education must be accompanied by a critical, conscious, and conscientious reception by librarians and information literacy advocates.

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Refreshing Information Literacy: Learning From Recent British Information Literacy Models, Justine Martin Dec 2013

Refreshing Information Literacy: Learning From Recent British Information Literacy Models, Justine Martin

Communications in Information Literacy

Models play an important role in helping practitioners implement and promote information literacy. Over time models can lose relevance with the advances in technology, society, and learning theory. Practitioners and scholars often call for adaptations or transformations of these frameworks to articulate the learning needs in information literacy development. This study analyzes four recently published models from the United Kingdom. The initial findings were presented in a report for an ACRL taskforce reviewing the Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education. This article presents complementary, yet distinct findings from the same dataset that focus on reoccurring themes for information literacy …

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Affective Learning And Personal Information Management: Essential Components Of Information Literacy, Ellysa Stern Cahoy Dec 2013

Affective Learning And Personal Information Management: Essential Components Of Information Literacy, Ellysa Stern Cahoy

Communications in Information Literacy

No abstract provided.

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Fourier Analysis Of Phase Resetting Curves Of Neural Oscillators, Robert A. Raidt, Sorinel A. Oprisan Dec 2013

Fourier Analysis Of Phase Resetting Curves Of Neural Oscillators, Robert A. Raidt, Sorinel A. Oprisan

Journal of the South Carolina Academy of Science

We investigated the impact of changes in biologically relevant control parameters, such as the shape of an external perturbation or the conductance values of an individual model neuron, on the shape of the phase resetting curve (PRC) of that neuron. For that purpose, PRCs were generated for groups of Morris-Lecar (ML) model neurons with different conductance values but similar firing periods (within 0.005ms) using external rectangular, triangular, or trapezoidal perturbations of varying areas. These PRCs were numerically described and analyzed as a series of coefficient values using a Fourier Discrete Sine Transform (DST). We found that changes in the shape …

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Protecting The Marks Of Life: Genetic Testing And The Personalization Of Health Care, Michael L. Wilson Dec 2013

Protecting The Marks Of Life: Genetic Testing And The Personalization Of Health Care, Michael L. Wilson

Health Law and Policy Brief

No abstract provided.

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Rxx Factor: Different On The Outside - Different On The Inside - Rethinking The Medical Model And Clinical Trials, Kathleen Uhl Dec 2013

Rxx Factor: Different On The Outside - Different On The Inside - Rethinking The Medical Model And Clinical Trials, Kathleen Uhl

Health Law and Policy Brief

No abstract provided.

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Your Mother's Medicine: A New Approach To The Health Care Of Women Throughout Their Lifespan, Judy Waxman Dec 2013

Your Mother's Medicine: A New Approach To The Health Care Of Women Throughout Their Lifespan, Judy Waxman

Health Law and Policy Brief

No abstract provided.

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