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‘Can You See What I See?’: An Art Project Promoting Living Well With Dementia, Jennifer K. Fortuna

The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy

Caroline Hyland, an illustrator and former occupational therapist based in Dublin, Ireland, provided the cover art for the Winter 2023 edition of The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy (OJOT). “Can You See What I See?” is an acrylic painting on black textured paper. The piece was inspired by Caroline’s grandmother Kathleen Duhig, her love of flowers, and the song “The Dutchman.” Kathleen and three of her sisters lived with dementia. This painting, and several others, are featured in a book Caroline wrote to support living well with dementia. By combining her artistic talents and training as an occupational therapist, Caroline …

The Influence Of The Abraham Accords On The Visual Coverage Of The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict In Arab Media: A Comparative Analysis, Mona Alsaba

Theses and Dissertations

This study examines the influence of the official signing of the Abraham Accords on the Arab media visual coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. This study operationalized visual frames in terms of the human-interest vs technical frame and peace vs war frame, and explored the use of graphic portrayal as a framing device, in order to compare between the Arab media visual framing of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict before and after the official signing of the Abraham Accords to examine the impact of foreign policy on the coverage among news outlets of different Arab countries. A comparative analysis was conducted relying on …

Cultivating Collaboration: Optimizing Communication Between Designers And Non-Designers, Haley Constance Tebo

Masters Theses

Clients and designers, having different tacit knowledge, fail to effectively communicate with each other during the design process. These inadequacies risk relationships, reputations, and project success. This issue has long been recognized in the field of design, often as a concern with client involvement. This research aims to identify these complications in the design process and inform how they might be amended. Specifically, it investigates how the relationship between designers and clients can be improved in order to garner better communication and greater project success. In this context, clients are defined as non-designers that commission design professionals. A literature review …

An Overview Of Content-Basedimage Retrieval Methods And Techniques, M H. Hadid, Qasim Mohammed Hussein, Z T. Al-Qaysi, M A. Ahmed, Mahmood M. Salih

Iraqi Journal for Computer Science and Mathematics

With the development of Internet technology and the popularity of digital devices, Content-Based Image Retrieval (CBIR) has been quickly developed and applied in various fields related to computer vision and artificial intelligence. Currently, it is possible to retrieve related images effectively and efficiently from a large-scale database with an input image. In the past ten years, great efforts have been made for new theories and models of CBIR, and many effective CBIR algorithms have been established.Content-based image retrieval helps to discover identical images in a big dataset that match a query image. The query image's representative feature similarities to the …

Linkedin Analysis Job Placement For Students In The Sport Management Program Of An Eastern Kentucky Public University, Jose Garcia, Will Wellman, Steve Chen, Christy Trent

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LinkedIn Analysis Job Placement for Students in The Sport Management Program of An Eastern Kentucky Public University

In addition to standardized tests and program assessments of academic programs, tracking college graduates’ employment is also dimed as an effective method for measuring student learning and success. In this case study, the authors examined 334 students’ LinkedIn profiles (57% males & 43% females) by using main keywords such as the name of the institution and sport management to gather information about current employment status, degree of program completion and primary self-identified skills of observed individuals. The results showed that 205 students had …

Graduate Catalog, 2023-2024, Valparaiso University

Graduate Catalogs

No abstract provided.

How Inquiry Based Learning Supports Creative Problem Solving Skills In Elementary Art Education, Matthew Robert Carlson

All Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Inquiry-based teaching is a fundamental method in the innovations that leads to creative problem solving. In this thesis, the research supports how asking facilitated inquiry-based questions can prompt curiosity and discussion for K-5 grade Art students to gather new perspectives and information. Based on the literature review, critical thinking skills are applied through inquiry-based teaching. Facilitating students through the engagement of inquiry-based teaching gathers vital clues to be gathered in the application of creative problem solving. As the need for creativity is highly appraised in our workforce; guiding students with skills to think curiously and critically to gather new knowledge …

Visual Supports And Autism, Donna L Macoskey

All Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a complex developmental condition that involves persistent challenges in social interaction, speech and nonverbal communication, and restricted/repetitive behaviors. Children on the Autism Spectrum thrive on routine, visuals, and calm learning environments. Visual supports are effective tools for students who need additional support to understand and communicate. Visual supports are easily accessible, adapted to skill level, and tailored to specific interests and activities. In this literature review with application, I will explore different types of visual supports and describe situations in which visual supports are used effectively. I will go in-depth about the different types of …

Umsl Bulletin 2022-2023, University Of Missouri-St. Louis

Bulletins

The 2022-2023 Bulletin and Course Catalog for the University of Missouri St. Louis.

St. Norbert College The Forum 2023, St. Norbert College

Undergraduate Research Forum Programs

The Undergraduate Research Forum highlights the valued tradition at St. Norbert College of collaboration taking place in laboratories, studios, and other scholarly or creative settings between our students and our faculty and staff, resulting in a rich array of scholarly research and creative work. This celebration features projects that evolved out of independent studies, directed research, class assignments, and casual interactions as well as formal collaborations supported by internal and external grant funding.

See That In A Small Town: Visual Rhetoric, Race, And Legal History In Tennessee, Becky L. Jacobs

Scholarly Works

When it comes to racism and the law, visual rhetoric has played and still plays an outsized role. Jason Aldean’s music video for “Try That in a Small Town” aptly illustrates this thesis. The video shows Aldean and his band performing in front of the Maury County Courthouse in Columbia, Tennessee, the same location where, in 1918, a white mob violently lynched a young Black man. To some (white) viewers, the Maury County Courthouse might symbolize justice. In combination with the song’s lyrics, however, the courthouse conjures up visuals of the lynching that occurred outside its doors, reminding viewers that …

A Look Back At The Past: 20 Years Of Kennedy Library Exhibits, Robert E. Kennedy Library

Creative Works

Explore past exhibits featured at Robert E. Kennedy Library over the past 20 years.

Virginia Commonwealth University Graduate Bulletin [2023], Virginia Commonwealth University

VCU Bulletins

Graduate bulletin for Virginia Commonwealth University for the academic year 2023-2024. It includes information on academic regulations, degree requirements, course offerings, faculty, academic calendar, and tuition and expenses for graduate programs.

El Análisis Semiótico De Las Pinturas Rupestres Prehispánicas Del Alto Nepeña, Perú / Semiotic Analysis Of The Pre-Hispanic Rock Paintings Of The Upper Nepeña, Peru, Carmen Pérez Maestro

Segundo congreso internacional de iconografía precolombina. Barcelona, 2023. Actas.

Desde la consideración del arte rupestre como un sistema de comunicación, mostramos los estudios realizados a las grafías pintadas en época prehispánica en la cuenca del alto Nepeña en Perú, mediante los presupuestos y los instrumentos de la semiótica. El abordaje de la iconografía rupestre por esta metodología acentúa su carácter de sistema de comunicación visual, en el cual cada grafía integraría un signo con un significado simbólico. La descomposición de las características semióticas de las grafías que se plasman en las rocas y abrigos de este territorio centro andino, nos permite discernir cuáles son las preferencias gráficas, siendo su …

Iowa Journal Of Communication, Volume 55, Number 1, Fall 2023 [Download Entire Issue]

Iowa Journal of Communication

No abstract provided.

Front Matter - Table Of Contents - Preface

Iowa Journal of Communication

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Using Ict To Motivate And Achieve Learning Outcomes In Live Teaching Of 650 Students, Juraj Petrović, Predrag Pale

Practice Papers

This paper describes efforts and practices used in teaching a Communication skills course with two full time teachers to approximately 650 enrolled students. It is focused on issues including motivating students if they consider this course to be non-essential for their professional development and a nuisance in their study, achieving learning outcomes in an efficient way, and using of ICT for assessment and self-assessment of communication skills. The ways and means of leveraging ICT in achieving these goals are presented in the paper. The potential of ICT and multimedia to motivate, keep students on schedule, gain their attention in lectures …

Blue Room 2023, Blue Room Magazine Rso

Blue Room

Editorial Team

• Oscar Aguilar
• Madeline Gall
• Mya Harbison
• Maddy Hunt
• Rachael Perino
• Sam Pickett
• Kalvin White

Using Emojis To Transform Messages: Manipulating Visual Rhetoric To Achieve Compliance, Deya Roy, Joy Daggs, John Katsion

Iowa Journal of Communication

Emojis are commonplace in mediated communication and function as substitutes for non-verbal behavior, emotions, concepts, and ideas. Previous research indicates that emojis serve as a visual element that draws attention to a message (Willoughby & Lui, 2018) and they can impact emotional responses toward the sender and the message (Das et al., 2019; Gesselman et al, 2019; Luangrath et al., 2017). This study examines emojis as visual rhetorical devices and the effect these visual communication elements have on a receiver’s emotional response to a message. The findings indicate that visual artifacts (emojis like cake, pizza, a clock, etc.) serve a …

Contents And Editor's Forward, Rachel A. Walsh

International ResearchScape Journal

No abstract provided.

Newhouse Impact Magazine 2023, Newhouse School

Newhouse Impact Magazine

Showcasing the research and creative work of faculty, staff and students at the Newhouse School

An Exploratory Constructivist Grounded Theory Study: Science Teachers' Binary Thought Processes, Alecia Redway

NERA Conference Proceedings 2023

Using constructivist grounded theory, this study explores science teachers’ binary thought processes when interpreting students’ scientific models that are comprised of drawings. Using theoretical and inductive data, the study highlights the role of Western culture in shaping science teachers’ binary interpretation of scientific drawings. In addition, the study points out science disciplinary cultural practices that perpetuate the dominant ideologies on science assessments.

An Exploratory Constructivist Grounded Theory Study: How Secondary School Science Teachers Interpret Students’ Scientific Models That Are Comprised Of Drawing Activities, Alecia M. Redway

Selected Full Text Dissertations, 2011-

Extant literature lacks an explanation of the thought processes used by secondary school science teachers to interpret students’ scientific models that are comprised of drawing activities. In this exploratory study, a constructivist grounded theory (CGT) was developed to generate an interpretive understanding. The CGT was generated from observations, interviews, and document analyses of five research participants consisting of secondary school science teachers from lower New York State. To generate a CGT, concepts, terms, assumptions, and definitions from selected theories—decolonizing methodologies theory (DMT), visual semiotic theory (VST), and cultural studies theory (CST)—collectively provided a fresh onto-epistemological lens for initially examining and …

Graduate Bulletin & Catalog | 2023-2024, Jacksonville State University

Bulletins & Catalogs | Graduate

Jacksonville State was granted University status in 1966 and began adding graduate programs to its curriculum at that time. Graduate bulletins and catalogs contain information on the academic calendar, policies and procedures, faculty, scholarships and tuition, and degree requirements for graduate programs.

Wellbeing In Human-Dog Dyads: An Analysis Of Attachment And Communication, Katherine Abbott

Theses & ETDs

People love their dogs, and past studies have clearly shown that dogs are attached to their caregivers (Palmer, 2008; Schöberl et al., 2016; Topál et al.;1998; 2005). However previous studies have also indicated that people are often poor at recognizing their dog’s body language cues (Demiurbas et al., 2016; Tami & Gallagher, 2009), thereby potentially negatively affecting their relationships with their dogs. Here we investigated the relationship of dog/human dyads by analyzing each dog’s attachment to their caretaker, and each caretaker’s ability to read their dog’s body language. To measure each dog’s attachment to their caregiver, dog/human dyads engaged in …

Cs 450: Data Visualization​​, Aritra Dasgupta

Computer Science Syllabi

No abstract provided.

A Resident Led Newsletter Is A Powerful Communication Tool, Jonathan Brown, Rachel Hogan, An Dao, Zuhair Ali, Rajeev Raghavan

Gulf Coast Division GME Research Day 2023

No abstract provided.

Building Management Responsibilities For Access Services, Katherine Furlong, David Mccaslin, David W. Bottorff

Faculty Contributions to Books

No abstract provided.

The Course Of Covid: How Has The Pandemic Changed The Ways Therapists Use Art In Their Therapeutic Practice?, Deborah Sharpe

Art Therapy | Doctoral Dissertations

In 2020, the global pandemic fundamentally changed our everyday lives personally and professionally. The purpose of this study was to explore the impact of COVID-19 on the art therapy profession: the challenges of shifting to telehealth, managing work/life balance, confronting new realities around notions of privacy and confidentiality, and adapting the materials used in sessions. The necessary innovations and adjustments also revealed the unexpected benefits the pandemic and online therapy platforms provided. The researcher was interested in exploring the challenges and benefits of telehealth, the changes to the practical and essential qualities of the art therapy session, the therapeutic relationship, …

Effective Strategies For Using Telecommuting By Owners Of Small Businesses, Thomas Law

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Small business owners who lack effective strategies to incorporate telecommuting may be unable to retain teleworking employees, create a flexible working environment, or improve workforce morale, negatively impacting company productivity and profitability. Grounded in transformational leadership theory and sociotechnical systems theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore strategies small business owners use to incorporate telecommuting to retain teleworking employees. Data were collected from five small business owners in Texas with at least 1 year of management experience and created and maintained remote working strategies. Data collection included semistructured interviews and company documents. Three themes emerged …