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The Use Of Mobile Devices In Learning Foreign Languages:Survey Of A Private University, Chuks Daniel Oriogu, Charlse Ikechukwu Ejemezu, Chima Darlina Ogbuiyi

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The increase use of mobile devices has made learning more accessible and e-resources easily shared. Therefore, students are moving away from browser based Web environment into the mobile app-centric world. The study investigates the use of mobile devices in learning foreign languages in Afe Babalola University. Four research questions guided the study and the data collection instrument used was structured questionnaire, the study adopted survey research method. The finding shows that respondents use Android phones, iPhone and iPad in learning foreign languages. They have a good knowledge of Chinese, French and English languages through the use of mobile devices. Majority …

The Librarian In The Digital Age: A Preferred Nomenclature, Perceptions Of Academic Librarians In Imo State Nigeria., Scholastica A.J. Chukwu, Nkeiru Emezie, Ngozi Maria Nwaohiri, Ngozi Chima-James

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Nomenclature is a system of names or terms or the rules for forming these terms in a particular field of arts or sciences. It has a far-reaching impact on the mind. It also defines the status of positions. Therefore changes in librarians’ professional identity as a result of increased use of new technology in the performance of their routine chores seem, however, inevitable. Such application generates changes in the context of their work and ultimately necessitates changes in professional identity.This article explored various changing roles of the librarian in this digital age. It also identified the nomenclatures professional librarians …

Bots, Bias And Big Data: Artificial Intelligence, Algorithmic Bias And Disparate Impact Liability In Hiring Practices, Mckenzie Raub

Arkansas Law Review

This discussion is divided into three basic parts. Part one will provide a brief overview of artificial intelligence technology, its societal implications, and use emerging uses in hiring. Part two will discuss the potential for Title VII disparate impact arising from the use of artificial intelligence in hiring. Finally, part three will discuss proposed solutions to the challenges associated with the use of artificial intelligence technology, ultimately advocating for an approach that involves careful selection of the artificial intelligence program and balancing the use of artificial intelligence technology with human intuition.

Green Supply Chain Management: A Perspective On Best Practices In Gscm Design, Leroy Paddock, Natasha Rao

Arkansas Law Review

Greening of company supply chains has become almost de rigueur for large, publicly facing companies. One indication of this situation is the fact that 35 of the Fortune 50 companies and at least 58 of the Fortune 100 companies discuss at least some aspects of their green supply chain management (GSCM) activities on their public websites, primarily under the heading of “responsible sourcing.” These GSCM activities ] have the potential to contribute in very important ways to meeting societal sustainability goals, influencing suppliers that are beyond the reach of the national laws of consumer nations, and driving changes in environmental …

Board Rooms And Jail Cells: Assessing Ngo Approaches To Private Environmental Governance, Joshua Ulan Galperin

Arkansas Law Review

Although it had been mentioned in other disciplines, the term “private environmental governance” entered the legal literature in 2007. In the first paragraph of the article that imported the term, Professor Michael Vandenbergh wrote, “Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), rather than lobbying national and international governmental bodies to generate public requirements, are using consumer pressure to demand that corporations engage in . . . private regulation.” Thus, from its very beginning, the legal scholarship on private environmental governance has explicitly acknowledged the role of NGOs. As the study of private environmental governance has grown in volume, sophistication, and recognition, the role of …

Keynote: Motivating Private Climate Governance: The Role Of The Efficiency Gap, Michael P. Vandenbergh

Arkansas Law Review

The topic of this symposium, “Environmental Sustainability and Private Governance,” is important and timely. In response to the shrinking federal role in environmental protection, many policy advocates have focused on the role of states and cities, but this symposium focuses on another important source of sustainability initiatives: the private sector, including corporations, households, civic and cultural organizations, religious organizations, private hospitals, colleges and universities, and other organizations. States, cities, and other subnational government responses are increasingly important, but the limited geographic reach of subnational governments constrains their ability to address many environmental problems. For instance, although twenty states have set …

“The Future Is In Good Hands”: A Pentadic Analysis Of President Barack Obama’S Farewell Address, R. Chase Dunn

Kaleidoscope: A Graduate Journal of Qualitative Communication Research

President Barack Obama’s farewell address serves as a symbolic end to an eight-year tenure as president of the United States. The standard themes in Obama’s public addresses have been hope and change, and the president continues to elaborate on those here. While describing accomplishments of his administration and thanking important people, Obama uses his last address as president to craft a narrative in three strands—past, present, and future—meant to inspire civic engagement in his audience. I use Burke’s dramatistic pentad to discover how Obama rhetorically motivates his listeners towards this end. President Obama creates a sense of empowerment and audience …

After School Satan: Mimicry And Counteridentity As Strategies For Religious Resistance, Lacey Corey Brown

Kaleidoscope: A Graduate Journal of Qualitative Communication Research

The Satanic Temple strategically constructs their identity using counteridentifying symbols, such as Satan, to metaphorically resist Christian dogma in the context of U.S. American law and popular opinion. Through mimicry, they use faith as a tool of resistance to challenge the presence of The Good News Club, an Evangelical student program, in public schools. This paper rhetorically analyzes The Satanic Temple’s website to examine the communicative tactics used to shape the counter spiritual reality within their newly established and subversive After School Satan club. This paper concludes that without communicative adaptation and dialogue with parental stakeholders, The Satanic Temple ultimately …

Mirror, Mirror, On The Wall: Reflections Of A Fat Girl, Lisa P. Spinazola

Kaleidoscope: A Graduate Journal of Qualitative Communication Research

This paper shows a day in the life of a woman who sees herself as fat. Her reflection in the mirror is a site of conflict and strife. While she feels accomplished and confident as a teacher, mother and friend, she lacks confidence about her body, which presents a dialectical tension in her sense of self. She writes as a way to understand this dialectic and how she might learn to live a healthier, happier life where she finds balance and is not flagellating herself about her weight. She explores the role food and exercise play in her existence and …

Girl Bye: Turning From Stereotypes To Self-Defined Images, A Womanist Exploration On Crooked Room Analysis, Idrissa J. Snider

Kaleidoscope: A Graduate Journal of Qualitative Communication Research

Intersectional research that focuses on the experiences and representations of Black women should place emphasis on examining the communication of resistance, since this focus is essential to progressing communicative approaches at the nexus of ethnicity and gender. This essay builds upon the work of Womanist (Walker, 1983) and Black Feminist scholars (Collins, 1991; Perry, 2011) in order to identify and interrogate the harmful systemic nature of various stereotypes and controlling images of Black women. These controlling images historically include representations such as the Mammie, Sapphire, Jezebel, tragic mulatto, and even newer images such as the angry black woman or the …

Comedy Makes Me Cry: Seeing Myself In Mediated Disclosures Of Mental Illness, Darren J. Valenta

Kaleidoscope: A Graduate Journal of Qualitative Communication Research

In this answer to the special call, I layer accounts of my reaction to Bo Burnham’s stand-up comedy special Make Happy with discussions of the stigma surrounding mental health and personal narratives about my own difficulties with anxiety. Dutta argues that “narratives are sites of contestation where cultural meanings are played out through dialogues among cultural participants” (91). He goes on to add that the sharing of narratives reveals the cultural politics involved in models of health and allows for the exploration of new possibilities (Dutta 103). In this light, disclosing struggles with anxiety or other mental illnesses represents a …

Front Matter

Kaleidoscope: A Graduate Journal of Qualitative Communication Research

No abstract provided.

Reconciling The Places Where We Live With The Spaces We Inhabit: Construction Of A Communicative Space For Basque Based On A Local Media Network, Eneko Bidegain, Aitor Zuberogoitia, Txema Egaña

BOGA: Basque Studies Consortium Journal

The aim of this research is to give a detailed description of local media working in Basque language, hence, providing a backdrop for other minority language local media. Our approach is to offer data based on a questionnaire distributed among 65 local media with a response rate of 84%, ten in-depth interviews and a focus group. The data revealed a total publication of 200.000 copies with potential for a 70 page newspaper, 400.000 readers, almost 300 employees and more than 1.000 collaborating individuals. However, in spite of seeking to collaborate within a common framework, diversity and economic insecurity limit the …

Growing Student Leaders As Part Of A School-Wide Pbis Program, Melanie D. James, Nora Fowler

Georgia Association for Positive Behavior Support Conference

In efforts to build students' capacity, instill a sense of responsibility, and involve students in decision-making, we began a Student Leadership Program at Winterville Elementary. Students in fourth and fifth grade have the opportunity to apply to one of six student leader positions: Safety Patrol, Green Team Member, Student Ambassador, Flag Attendant, Classroom Role Model, or Peer Mediator. Students undergo an application process and those who are selected receive training specific to their leadership role. A sub-committee of our PBIS team oversees the Student Leaders Program. In our first year of implementation, we have seen the positive effect of the …

Never Raise Your Voice Again, Amie W. Cumming, Phalanda Perriman

Georgia Association for Positive Behavior Support Conference

Never Raise Your Voice Again by Amie Cumming and Phalanda Perriman

Never Raise Your Voice Again will feature ideas and strategies used at RISE Academy. If these strategies work with our most challenging students, imagine what they can do for your classroom. Our hope is to share strategies with classroom teachers on the power of positive redirection. Participants will learn how easily positive reinforcement creates a welcoming climate for students and parents. In addition to learning to use these strategies with students, we will teach you how your parents can become your greatest supporters and loudest cheerleaders. With these proven …

Sets And Sensibilities: The Excavation Of Ideology In Upstate New York, Christopher P. Barton, Kyle Somerville

Northeast Historical Archaeology

A growing literature on the archaeology of farmsteads and rural domestic sites has examined commodity consumption as the means by which rural families created and maintained social networks and identities. During the nineteenth century, rural areas were increasingly influenced by the practices and values of the urban middle classes, although not every farmstead would, or could, participate in the same way. This paper examines a matching teacup and saucer recovered from the Spring House, a former commercial farmstead and hotel located southeastern Monroe County, Western New York State. The tea set is decorated with transfer print depictions of Faith, Hope, …

Connect With Coaches, Amy Henley, Maria Sherrod, Priscilla Ray, Hoofnagle Kelly

Georgia Association for Positive Behavior Support Conference

Feeling overwhelmed? Don’t know where to begin on the road to PBIS implementation? Don’t let roadblocks and speed bumps slow down your journey. Connect with PBIS Coaches as we work together to merge the school, home and community connection. Join our team as we share practical steps to help you prepare for a successful journey on the road to implementation.

#Happyinhappyout - Improving School Climate Through Pbis Implementation, Caitlin Sabers, Lauren Girard, Aimee Range

Georgia Association for Positive Behavior Support Conference

An interactive session to guide participants in utilizing PBIS to foster a more positive school climate. PBIS Team members from Woodland Elementary School, a Fulton County Title 1 school with a diverse population, will describe our journey from 48% to 88% PBIS fidelity in just one school year. We will share how we increased staff implementation, parent involvement, and student support through PBIS. Participants will receive concrete strategies and resources to optimize their school climate.

We will provide examples of:

• Digital content curation for schoolwide behavior resources
• Behavior matrices for students, staff, and parents
• How to explicitly teach and reinforce …

Fba/Bip/Rti….You Now Want Me To Do What?, Charlotte S. Flores Mrs., Stacye Smith, Angelique Woodyard

Georgia Association for Positive Behavior Support Conference

How do you have teachers, parents, and students "buy in" to the Response to Intervention process? Participants will learn best practices for using the RTI process for behavior. They will learn specific ways to organize, implement with fidelity, and utilize creative strategies in order to have increased positive outcomes. We will look at how to use the Functional Behavior Assessment and Behavior Intervention Plan to provide more effective interventions. We will also look at how to best collaborate with teachers, families and community resources to aid in this process. As always, this will come from a positive and research based …

Welcome Y’All: Family Engagement And Pbis, Michelle Sandrock

Georgia Association for Positive Behavior Support Conference

Families are important members of our school communities. When schools and families work together toward their common goal of helping all children to be successful, it is much more likely to happen. Research shows that family engagement in a child’s school experience promotes academic success, decrease behavioral challenges and increase commitment to learning. Within the PBIS framework, schools and families can partner together to create a predictable and positive learning environment in which students can thrive at school, and at home. Come learn how to coordinate and sequence family engagement within PBIS to increase the efficiency, effectiveness, relevance, and durability …

Classroom Management: Creating P.O.S.I.T.I.V.E. Habits, Anthony M. Chiles

Georgia Association for Positive Behavior Support Conference

Classroom Management: Creating POSITIVE Habits is a presentation that goes back to the basics in establishing research-based strategies. The presentation includes expectations teachers and students have in the classroom, how to de-escalate incidents, and how to properly refer a student who is being disruptive. Participants will also learn practical strategies that will prepare and equip them to understand the root causes of habits and how to overcome bad ones. This session will be interactive and will include engagement from the audience (some hands-on role playing) to give strategies people can use next day.

The Social Context Of Women's Sustained Participation In Activism, Susan Paterson

Open Access Dissertations

Recently, the resurgence of interest in feminist activism has been discussed by media and news outlets. It is still relatively unknown what contextual factors affect sustained participation, as well as how women from different backgrounds sustain activism in the face of compounding oppressions. This grounded theory explores the contexts of sustained participation through two research questions: (1) what are the contextual factors that influence women's sustained participation in activism?, and (2) how is the dynamic between identity and context reflected in sustained participation in activism? Nine women activists in Miami-Dade County were interviewed about their experiences in feminist movements, specifically …

Alexander Heffner, Of Pbs’S “The Open Mind,” Will Speak At Rwu On Thursday, Edward Fitzpatrick

Featured News Story

Host will talk about “Civil Discourse in an Uncivil Age: The Quest for a Post-Partisan Citizenship”.

They Responded, We Listened: Improving Stroke Education And Patient Satisfaction, Melissa Meighan

DNP Qualifying Manuscripts

The annual decrease in stroke mortality rates in the United States has slowed, but in certain populations, such as Hispanics and in southern U.S. states, mortality rates are increasing. Stroke remains the number one cause of adult disability. A previous stroke is a risk factor for a second stroke. Prompt treatment is essential for positive outcomes. Patients need to present to the hospital no more than 4.5 hours from last known well for intravenous alteplase treatment and six to 24 hours from last known well for endovascular therapy. Based on the literature, the majority of patients are not presenting to …

Culture Of Modern American Theology, Evan Colon

English Department: Traveling American Modernism (ENG 366, Fall 2018)

This paper examines literature to determine how travel reshapes the culture of spiritual seeking in the United States from the early 1800s to the modern era. As travel evolved, the experience of travel has changed over time and the reshaping of American culture reflects the impact travel can have in a region. This paper also analyzes the roles of Christian missionaries and Evangelists in reshaping the culture of spiritual seeking in America and it analyzes the spiritual experience that is recognized by both atheistic and theistic travelers.

A Genealogy Of Self-Development In Modern America: Influences Of The American Dream, Kelsey M. Binder

English Department: Traveling American Modernism (ENG 366, Fall 2018)

This article offers a hypothetical conversation between various authors and creators who have embarked on progressive self-development journeys under the influence of a shared society that intermittently embraces and rejects the structures of the American Dream. While examining the instinctive human motives that cause the radical decision to actualize one’s life, this paper attempts to bridge the psychology of the desire for personal growth to our influential cultural landscape. It explores and analyzes the self-development journeys of individuals such as William Least Heat-Moon and Chris McCandless, as well as the recent message of self-development found in a cinematic pop culture …

Campus Assembly Minutes 12/04/2018, Campus Assembly

Campus Assembly

No abstract provided.

December 4, 2018, University Of Mississippi. Faculty Senate

Meeting Minutes

Minutes for the December 4, 2018 meeting of the University of Mississippi Faculty Senate.

Spartan Daily, December 4, 2018, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2018

Volume 151, Issue 42

Assessment Of The Effects Of Climate Change On Evapotranspiration With An Improved Elasticity Method In A Nonhumid Area, Lei Tian, Jiming Jin, Pute Wu, Guo-Yue Niu

Watershed Sciences Faculty Publications

Climatic elasticity is a crucial metric to assess the hydrological influence of climate change. Based on the Budyko equation, this study performed an analytical derivation of the climatic elasticity of evapotranspiration (ET). With this derived elasticity, it is possible to quantitatively separate the impacts of precipitation, air temperature, net radiation, relative humidity, and wind speed on ET in a watershed. This method was applied in the Wuding River Watershed (WRW), located in the center of the Yellow River Watershed of China. The estimated rate of change in ET caused by climatic variables is −10.69 mm/decade, which is close to the …