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Beyond Tenure And Promotion: How The University Of Texas At Arlington Libraries Help Take Faculty Scholarship To The Next Level, Brooke Troutman

UTA Libraries Staff Publications - Archive

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Reading Comprehension In Two Accommodated Reading Tasks With College Students With Reading Disabilities, Catherine Wharton

Graduate Student Dissertations, Theses, Capstones, and Portfolios

Most K-12 post-secondary schools have shifted to exclusively providing a reading comprehension accommodation through assistive technology because it outweighs the burden of a tutor/reader. However, very little research has been conducted to examine the effects of assistive technology accommodations on reading comprehension and, of research conducted, there appears to be significant discrepancy of what accommodations are provided for specific diagnoses and how much these accommodations benefit the student. Hence, students are regularly provided accommodations that are not beneficial to them. Thus, a need exists to provide some structure in appropriately accommodating students with reading disabilities in a post-secondary setting. This …

Experiential Learning And Open Education: Partnering With Students To Evaluate Oer Accessibilityoer: A Field Guide For Academic Librarians., Michelle Reed, Ciara Turner

UTA Libraries Staff Publications - Archive

This chapter focuses on an open textbook evaluation project undertaken by the Open Education Librarian and a student intern at the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA). UTA offers a Minor in Disability Studies, an interdisciplinary program with requirements that all students graduating with the minor complete a semester-long, supervised internship in order to apply knowledge and skills acquired in their coursework. In Spring 2017, UTA Libraries initiated a partnership with Disability Studies administrators to provide experiential learning opportunities to undergraduate students interested in gaining experience in publishing and education. The first intern paired with the Libraries on this project …

Faculty And Staff Perceptions About Concealed Carry Initiatives And Their Effect On Campus Safety: A Multi-State Examination, Heidi Marie Ahl-Quanbeck

Theses and Dissertations

Concealed carry on campus is a polarizing debate affecting higher education today. Concealed carry refers to the carrying of a weapon in public while concealed from view. Prompted by isolated instances of gun violence as well as the changing gun culture within our society, ten states now permit weapons on campus as a result of legislation or institutional policy. Yet, little is known about faculty and staff perspectives on concealed carry on campus initiatives or how weapons could affect perceptions about campus safety. The purpose of this study is to better understand faculty and staff perspectives on concealed carry, to …

Managing The Academic Racehorse: Bioaccountability, Surveillance, And The Crafting Of Docile Faculty In Mexican Universities, Blanca Minerva Torres-Olave, Maria Elena Torres-Olave

Education: School of Education Faculty Publications and Other Works

In this essay, we consider the “petty” managerial technologies of audit and surveillance that shape the lives of Mexican faculty and introduce the term bioaccountability to refer to the growing use of biometric control mechanisms implemented around the world to monitor faculty activities and performance. We draw on personal experience at three Mexican public universities to illustrate the chilling impact of encroaching (bio)accountability policies on academic culture, including the gradual erosion of academic freedom.

Student And Faculty Perceptions Of University College 100: A College Preparedness Course, Crystal Sullivan

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This qualitative case study took place at Indiana State University, a Midwestern, mid-sized, public university. The sample for this study was made up of students enrolled in University College 100, a college preparedness course taken during the freshman year of a students academic career. With college attrition rates across the nation rising, many public universities are responding. Universities such as University of South Carolina are leading the way for college preparedness by implementing a required, credit-based, college preparedness course for first-time incoming freshmen. Indiana State University has such a course, not required for all freshmen to complete. Class observations took …

Collaboration In The Midst Of Change: Growing Librarian-Archivist Partnerships For Engaging New Students And Faculty, Karen E. Viars, Amanda G. Pellerin

Collaborative Librarianship

Collaboration between librarians and archivists is a valuable way to share expertise and effort when instructing first-year English students on research skills they will need to succeed in college. It is also vital to orienting new faculty to library and archive resources for their scholarship and teaching, as well as encouraging students to value the library and archives resources and knowledge. The unique first-year English program at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) provides a constantly renewing pool of both new students and faculty members. This article identifies common themes in library and archive instruction and key elements of …

Selectedworks: Library Services' New Researcher Profile Tool, Heidi J. Southworth

Library Services Publications

Launched in fall 2017, SelectedWorks lets you collaborate with Library Services to build on online scholarly presence that is reputable, sustainable, and comprehensive - and can be completed in just minutes! SelectedWorks is a companion tool to Cornerstone, the University's Institutional Repository, and SelectedWorks connects to Cornerstone to share and promotion your research and creative activities. Articles, presentations, video, white papers, or data sets - all your works can be gathered in one place and presented to the world in your very own, personalized researcher profile page. Use SelectedWorks to highlight your expertise, achievements, honors, and even post your resume …

Key Performance Indicators Of Part-Time Employees Teaching Online, Mark L. Alexander

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Online learning has caused a seismic shift in higher education since its rise beginning at the turn of the century. A portion of that impact has been on the ascent of the part-time employee teaching online. Adjunct instructors account for the overwhelming majority of the faculty providing education to these online learners. Because an instructor’s performance impacts students’ learning and their resulting end of course evaluation has such a bearing upon that person’s employment, it is imperative to identify key performance indicators (KPIs) of employees teaching online. The problem addressed by this study was to determine the factors that affected …

Ud In The News Oct. 21-27, University Of Dayton

News Releases

During the last week of October, the American Bar Association featured a law school curricular innovation and an international podcast highlighted health and sports science research on marathons.

The University's international business plan competition, among the nation's largest, also garnered publicity in the Dayton Business Journal.

Ud In The News Oct. 1-6, University Of Dayton

News Releases

University of Dayton faculty shared their expertise on human rights, politics, marriage and transportation with national media outlets during the first week of October.

Local news also highlighted the latest developments in the University's partnership with Premier Health to transform the former fairgrounds site in Dayton.

The Loop (Fall 2017), Taylor University

The Loop (2012-2017)

The Fall 2017 edition of Taylor University’s The Loop.

2017 Cardozo Life (Fall), Benjamin N. Cardozo School Of Law

Cardozo Life Magazine

Table of Contents:

Cardozo and Yeshiva University Welcome New President, page 3

Top News & Events, page 4

Clinics News, page 9

The Independent Film Clinic: Lights, Camera, Transaction!, page 12

Faculty Briefs, page 14

In Brief, page 21

Coming to America, page 24

The Innocence Project Turns 25, page 34

Cardozo Law: Then & Now, page 36

Student News, page 39

Know What Your Work is Worth: Lessons from Prince’s Lawyer, page 40

Movers & Shakers, page 42

Alumni News & Class Notes, page 43

End Note, page 49

Ud In The News Sept. 23-29, University Of Dayton

News Releases

A leading national Catholic media outlet and local media turned to University of Dayton experts to discuss nuclear deterrence, immigration and sustainability. Plus, a national publication covering the robotics industry picked up our news of a gift to support the Motoman Robotics Lab.

The Struggle Is Real: Understanding And Creating Solutions For Nurse Faculty Burnout, Carolyn J. Lee

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Described for decades, burnout remains a real phenomenon for nurses, including those on an academic career path. Case studies of nurse faculty will illustrate the phenomenon, its impact and suggest solutions toward anticipating, avoiding or responding to nurse faculty burnout.

Minutes, College Of Arts & Sciences Council Meeting, September 22, 2017, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg. College Of Arts & Sciences

College Council Meeting Minutes

Minutes from the September 22, 2017, meeting of the University of South Florida St. Petersburg College of Arts and Sciences' Council.

Open Source: The Enewsletter Of Rwu Law 09-22-2017, Roger Williams University School Of Law

Life of the Law School (1993- )

No abstract provided.

Ud In The News Sept. 9-16, University Of Dayton

News Releases

During the second week of September, 'The New Yorker' cited the legal research of Jeanette Cox and Livability mentioned the GE EPISCenter on the University of Dayton campus among the reasons Dayton is one of five cities that is 'the whole package' when it comes to utilizing an engineering degree.

In addition to the Cox's research, the Legal Theory Blog published education law scholar Charles Russo's research.

And WVXU-FM had law professor Thaddeus Hoffmeister and Human Rights Center Interim Executive Director Tony Talbott on Cincinnati Edition to discuss combatting human trafficking.

Ud In The News Sept. 1-8, University Of Dayton

News Releases

National and local media turned to University of Dayton faculty for expertise in business, politics and history during the first week of September.

The National Catholic Reporter also included comments from religious studies assistant professor Neomi DeAnda on Hispanics and African-Americans coming together to fight racism.

Parade, the Huffington Post and other outlets featured the first humorist-in-residence program offered in partnership with the Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop.

And local media highlighted the University's efforts to enroll more students from lower-income families.

Ud In The News Aug. 26-31, University Of Dayton

News Releases

National and local media highlighted the School of Engineering's successes in increasing women in engineering and working toward eliminating book deserts, while the Human Rights Center's efforts to education Ohio's youth about human trafficking drew regional media attention.

The American Society of Engineering Education featured news of both School of Engineering initiatives in its daily First Bell e-newsletter.

In addition to The Columbus Dispatch featuring the Human Rights Center's anti-human trafficking efforts, the paper also included comments from law professor Jeannette Cox in its story about political speech at work.

Other media attention focused on the University hiring a new …

Scaling The Diy Approach: Do-It-Together With Student Service Learning, Morgan Chivers

UTA Libraries Staff Publications - Archive

This paper endeavors to reflectively analyze the process of building a fleet of large, durable tables with student workers' labor, primarily using the tools in our FabLab. Exploring causalities between experiences gained as part of the table project and increased fluency with general FabLab tasks such as explaining nuanced processes to and/or problem solving with learners, this analysis seeks to contextualize the library culture that made a project like this possible, in the hopes that an honest sharing of our experiences and lessons learned might assist other academic makerspaces in employing student service learning projects to improve their own makerspace …

Trending @ Rwu Law: Dean Yelnosky's Post: Chelsea Manning, Professor David Coombs, And The "Wikileaks Trial" 08-28-2017, Edward Fitzpatrick, Roger Williams University School Of Law

Law School Blogs

No abstract provided.

Ud In The News Aug. 19-25, University Of Dayton

News Releases

Media highlighted the University's efforts to make a University of Dayton education more accessible and affordable, students who will be listed on a patent, and engineering expertise in autonomous vehicles the week of Aug. 19-25.

Dayton TV stations WDTN and ABC 22/Fox 45 had President Eric F. Spina and Julia Thompson in strategic enrollment management, respectively, on to discuss the UD Sinclair Academy. The academy helps remove financial barriers to a University of Dayton degree for Sinclair Community College students. On top of need-based grants, students can receive up to $17,000 in scholarships for their junior and senior years and …

Ud In The News Aug. 12-18, University Of Dayton

News Releases

Media highlighted the University's strategic vision, hands-on learning opportunities, responses to the events in Charlottesville, Virginia, and our incoming class the week of Aug. 12-18.

Sociologists Art Jipson and Paul Becker, political violence expert Mark Ensalaco, political scientist Christopher Devine, law professor Tom Hagel and Crystal Sullivan in campus ministry lent their voices to stories covering the events in Charlottesville, Virginia.

The Dayton Daily News, WHIO-TV and WDTN-TV did stories on how experiential learning in the School of Engineering's Innovation Center led to seven students being listed on a patent with international food services company Hobart.

That trio also …

2017 Fall Faculty Conference: Telling Our Stories, Demonstrating Excellence In Teaching, Academic Affairs

Fall Faculty Conference

The 2017 Fall Faculty Conference featured teaching showcases by Kyriacos Aristotelous (Business, Accounting, and Economics), Phyllis Lynne Burns (English), Terry Hermsen (English), Mike Hudoba (Engineering), and Leesa Kern (Sociology, Criminology, and Justice Studies).

Breakout sessions followed.

Ud In The News Aug. 1-11, University Of Dayton

News Releases

University of Dayton faculty shared their research and expertise on topics ranging from business to foreign affairs in national media outlets during the first two weeks of August.

The Associated Press quoted Human Rights Center Interim Executive Director Tony Talbott in a round-up of national experts explaining the tension between the United State and North Korea. More than 300 outlets across the country, including The New York Times and U.S. News & World Report, picked up the story.

Christian Kiewitz, professor of management, shared his research on defensive silence with The Academic Minute, a popular radio program that selects professors …

On The Academic Minute, University Of Dayton

News Releases

University of Dayton Professor of Management Christian Kiewitz shares his research on defensive silence on the popular radio program The Academic Minute.

Marketing Strategies For The Libqual+ Survey, Preston Livingston, Michael Barera

UTA Libraries Staff Publications - Archive

In today's environment, decision-making in any organization is typically based on quantitative analysis, better known as metrics. It has become increasingly important for organizations to provide data, and one instrument often used is a survey. In the library profession, the LibQUAL+ survey is frequently used to gather data on users' perceptions of library services. The purpose of this presentation will be to share our strategies in soliciting and acquiring LibQUAL+ surveys, to review our user groups' opinions. Texas A&M University-Commerce's Gee Library has been very successful in meeting our goals for the number of surveys needed to have appropriate data …

Newsroom, Georgia Southern University

Newsroom (2006-2023)

• Georgia Southern faculty Angelita Scott named 2017 ASID Ones to Watch Scholar

Georgia Southern University Fact Book, Georgia Southern University

Georgia Southern Fact Books (1976-2022)

No abstract provided.