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Recent Huntsman Faculty Publications In Key Academic Journals, Usu Jon M. Huntsman School Of Business

Jon M. Huntsman School of Business News Collection

Recent Huntsman Faculty Publications in Key Academic Journals

How Do Leadership Standards Affect Motivation, Susan B. Saint John

Graduate Student Dissertations, Theses, Capstones, and Portfolios

Annual evaluations of school principals are based on Leadership Standards identified by the United States Department of Education. School administrators across our nation are evaluated, annually, based on the standards their respective state assesses. The domains range from improving student achievement to instructional and organizational leadership and encompass several standards within each domain. The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of leadership standards on motivation. A mixed method research design was used to determine the impact the Florida Leadership Standards have on educator motivation.

The objectives of this study include:

• The identification of individual areas of strength …

Are You Supporting White Supremacy?, Reshmi Dutt-Ballerstadt

Faculty Publications

Dr. Reshmi Dutt-Ballerstadt, professor of English at Linfield College, provides an opinion piece in the form of a checklist of 15 “troubles” she has identified to help others in academe recognize (un)conscious contributions to white supremacy.

This essay originally appeared as part of Conditionally Accepted, a career advice blog for Inside Higher Ed providing news, information, personal stories, and resources for scholars who are, at best, conditionally accepted in academe. Conditionally Accepted is an anti-racist, pro-feminist, pro-queer, anti-transphobic, anti-fatphobic, anti-ableist, anti-ageist, anti-classist, and anti-xenophobic online community.

Usu Faculty Senate Minutes, January 8, 2018, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• University Business - Noelle Cockett, President | Larry Smith, Interim Provost
• Policy 103 Revision for Accreditation - Mica McKinney
• Faculty Forum Recommendations - Kimberly Lott
• EPC December Report - Edward Reeve
• Council on Teacher Education Annual Report/1-Page - Sylvia Read
• Scholarship Advisory Board Annual Report - Taya Flores
• Policy 405.11.4 External Peer Reviews (first reading) - Kimberly Lott

Mlearning Device Usage And Self Efficacy By Higher Education Faculty For Professional Activities: A Case Study, Elbert Davis

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

This study examined the level of use and the level of self-efficacy use of mLearning devices for faculty at one university. The study also examined the relationship between use and self-efficacy levels, and the challenges faced by faculty members concerning the use of mLearning devices for professional activities. A mixed-methods model was used to complete the study. A 17-item self-report survey was developed by the researcher to determine the frequency of use, and the self-efficacy level of faculty concerning professional activities. An interview protocol was used to collect additional information from selected respondents. Findings indicated statistically significant differences in mean …

Development Of An Instrument To Measure Faculty's Information And Communication Technology Access (Ficta), Kamal Ahmed Soomro, Ugur Kale, Reagan Curtis, Mete Akcaoglu, Malayna Bernstein

Clinical and Translational Science Institute

The phenomenon of “digital divide” is complex and multidimensional, extending beyond issues of physical access. The purpose of this study was to develop a scale to measure a range of factors related to digital divide among higher education faculty and to evaluate its reliability and validity. Faculty’s Information and Communication Technology Access (FICTA) scale was tested and validated with 322 faculty teaching in public and private sector universities. Principal components analysis with varimax rotation confirmed an 8-factor solution corresponding to various dimensions of ICT access. The 57-item FICTA scale demonstrated good psychometric properties and offers researchers a tool to examine …

English Department Newsletter 2018, English Department, University Of Southern Maine

Department of English Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Pacific Review Winter 2018, Alumni Association Of The University Of The Pacific

Pacific Magazine and Pacific Review

No abstract provided.

Nsu Translational Research And Economic Development Fy 2018 Annual Report, Nova Southeastern University

Annual Reports

No abstract provided.

Educational Development Between Faculty And Administration, Andreas Broscheid

Department of Political Science - Faculty Scholarship

This essay employs Identity Theory to explore the professional identities of educational developers, arguing that it is important to pay attention to the different saliences, or weights, that developers attach to the faculty and administrative sides of their identities.

Research Brief Fiscal Year 2018, Nova Southeastern University

Research Briefs

No abstract provided.

The Rock 2018, School Of Engineering And Computer Science

The Rock

No abstract provided.

2018 Nsu Fact Book, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Fact Book

This 26th edition of the Nova Southeastern University Fact Book reflects an expanding body of data and information that provides perspective on the university’s character, growth, and accomplishments.

The 2018 Fact Book includes narrative, numeric, and graphic representation of the university, including history, characteristics, and development of the institution. Data are presented in both tabular and graphic formats to provide pertinent detail, and general trends are highlighted.

Educational Development Needs Of Higher Education Faculty Working With Ells, Kevin Joseph Martin

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

This study was undertaken to examine the educational development (ED) needs of higher education (HE) faculty who have English language learners (ELLs) in their mainstream courses but do not have specialized training in teaching such students. A quantitative approach was used to explore the impact of any existing ED and areas that might need improvement. This study, guided by andragogy, examined the pedagogical needs of these HE faculty. A cross-sectional analysis of online survey data using a multiple analysis of variance (MANOVA) and multiple analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) examined the ED needs and available resources of faculty with respect to …

Analysis And Assessment Of Graduate Students' Perception And Academic Performance Using Open Educational Resource (Oer) Course Materials, Sharareh Kermanshachi, Thahomina Jahan Nipa

Mavs Open Press Open Educational Resources - Archive

Dr. Kermanshachi presented a conference paper about her UTA CARES grant project at the 2018 Annual American Society for Engineering Education Conference. She was also awarded a 2018-19 OER Research Fellowship from the Open Education Group to continue her research.

Final Report: Development Of Web-Based Interactive Educational System Replacing The Traditional Textbook Based Instructional Approach, Sharareh Kermanshachi

Mavs Open Press Open Educational Resources - Archive

Dr. Sharareh Kermanshachi, Assistant Professor in UTA's Department of Civil Engineering, received a UTA CARES grant in 2017. The grant supported creation of an OER to replace the commercial textbook previously used in a graduate-level civil engineering course on risk management. The course has an average enrollment of 45 students in each of the fall and spring semesters and 15 in the summer semesters. The grantee-provided cost savings estimate was approximately $11,550 in annual savings. The OER was first used in Civil Engineering 5350 in Fall 2017. Twelve engineering students and 37 management students voluntarily participated in an end-of-semester survey …

Human Anatomy Lab Manual, Malgosia Wilk-Blaszczak

Mavs Open Press Open Educational Resources - Archive

This is a lab manual for a college-level human anatomy course. Mastery of anatomy requires a fair amount of memorization and recall skills. The activities in this manual encourage students to engage with new vocabulary in many ways, including grouping key terms, matching terms to structures, recalling definitions, and written exercises. Most of the activities in this manual utilize anatomical models, and several dissections of animal tissues and histological examinations are also included. Each unit includes both pre- and post-lab questions and six lab exercises designed for a classroom where students move from station to station. The vocabulary terms used …

Reviewer Instructions, Sonja Watson

Modern Languages Faculty Publications - Archive

Review and Registration guide for the journal PALARA.

Gender Bias In Higher Education: A Case Study Of Rollins College, Zoe Mitchell

Honors Program Theses

This thesis uses ethnographic methods to examine gendered experiences of faculty on college campuses, using Rollins College as a case study. Specifically, I consider how gendered biases, norms, and identities influence the development of one’s career and one’s experiences working in academia and higher education. I examine if experiences of male and female faculty vary, and to what these differences in experience can be attributed. Through my research, I argue that though academia is a often considered a liberal environment, there are nevertheless serious problems relating to gender inequity that plague the experience of faculty members, and the denial of …

Creating Learning Opportunities In Open Education: An Exploration Of The Intersections Of Information Literacy And Scholarly Communicationoer: A Field Guide For Academic Librarians, Michelle Reed

UTA Libraries Staff Publications - Archive

Since publication of the Association of College & Research Libraries white paper on the intersections of scholarly communication and information literacy in 2013, a growing number of projects and programs embodying librarianship at the Intersections have been described in library literature. This work has focused primarily on building stronger partnerships between information literacy and scholarly communication librarians, engaging undergraduate students in topics of scholarly communication, and integrating data literacies into outreach and instruction. However, discussion of open education through this lens has been largely absent from the literature. This chapter bridges that gap. It presents the theoretical background of the …

The Evolution Of Architecture Faculty Organizational Culture At The University Of Michigan, Linda Mills

Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations

Understanding and navigating the multiple academic disciplines and administrative subcultures, which operate within higher education institutions, is challenging for both internal and external stakeholders who may be unfamiliar with the disparate normative, regulative, and cultural cognitive systems that guide social behavior of each area. Higher education leaders need to understand the cultures operating within the organizational groups and subgroups in order to coordinate, integrate, and foster collaboration toward organizational and institutional goal attainment activities. This case study, which focused on the emergence and evolution of the organizational culture of the architecture faculty at the University of Michigan, provides insights into …

Beyond Open Connections: Leveraging Information Literacy To Increase Impact Of Open Education, Michelle Reed, Billy Meinke

UTA Libraries Staff Publications - Archive

For over a century, academic librarians in the United States have provided instruction designed to help patrons effectively navigate and use the resources and services provided by the library. Today we refer to this type of learning experience in terms of "information literacy."As digitization has shaped the ways that we access and share information, so, too, has information literacy evolved to represent a more nuanced relationship between the people who create and consume information and the systems we use to communicate in a networked world. In January 2016, the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) adopted a new Framework …

Data Driven Composites: The Challenge And Paths Forwards, Muthu Ram Prabhu Elenchezhian, Vamsee Vadlamudi, Rassel Raihan, Kenneth Reifsnider

Institute of Predictive Performance Methodologies (IPPM-UTARI)-Archive

The concept of “data driven” grew out of the general subject of data analytics, especially in the business world. The classical sequence proposed by Dykes (2010) shown below illustrates the general contents of the concept. Indeed, the idea of “predictive modeling” of the future behavior of a system has strong roots in the business community. In general, for engineering and other fields, the data driven challenge is to use the past with information from the present to predict the future behavior of a system. In turn, the user must pay for collection and processing, hosting and maintenance of the data, …

Global Prediction Of Discrete Local Damage Interactions Using Broadband Dielectric Spectroscopy, Vamsee Vadlamudi, Muthu Ram Prabhu Elenchezhian, Rauhon Ahmed Shaik, Aishwarya Nandini, Rassel Raihan, Kenneth Reifsnider

Institute of Predictive Performance Methodologies (IPPM-UTARI)-Archive

With the increasing demand for composites in many modern applications, it is important to predict the initiation of failure events. Due to the heterogeneous nature of these materials, a single damage mode will not lead to final failure, hence detecting the initiation and growth of a single crack (defect) will not yield accurate predictions of the strength or the material state. It is important to capture the interaction of various damage modes that tend to change the material state leading to initiation of failure. To assess the material state, one needs to determine the appropriate global physical variables that can …

Molecular Dynamics For The Prediction Of The Interfacial Shear Stress And Interface Dielectric Properties Of Carbon Fiber Epoxy Composites, Rajni Chahal, Ashfaq Adnan, Kenneth Reifsnider, Rassel Raihan, Yuan Ting Wu, Vamsee Vadlamudi, Muthu Ram Prabhu Elenchezhian

Institute of Predictive Performance Methodologies (IPPM-UTARI)-Archive

The thermoset epoxy resin Diglycidyl ether of Bisphenol F (EPON 862), crosslinked with the Diethylene Toluene Diamine (DETDA) hardening agent, are utilized as the polymer matrix component in many graphite (carbon fiber) composites. Since it is difficult to experimentally characterize the interfacial region, computational molecular modeling is a necessary tool for understanding the influence of the interfacial molecular structure on bulk-level material properties. The purpose of this research is to evaluate and compare the interfacial shear stress and dipole moment for the pristine carbon fiber composite and the one with the moisture content at the interface. Molecular models are established …

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 …

"I Don't Have The Time!" Analysing Talk Of Time In Lecturers' Use Of The Vle, Claire Mcavinia, Deirdre Ryan, David Moloney

Journal Articles

This paper reports on findings from the recent extension of the VLE survey which examined VLE usage from a staff perspective. 580 staff across seven institutions responded to the survey. The survey explored staff perceptions of the VLE and the opportunities for and barriers to its effective use. Qualitative and quantitative data were analysed in order to identify the major factors influencing staff engagement with the VLE. Time (or the lack thereof) emerged as the greatest barrier to effective use of the VLE. When time was in scarce supply, staff evaluated where to spend it and prioritised accordingly. The amount …

Faculty Perceptions Of What Makes A Student Successful In The Mathematical Sciences, Casey E. George, Lisa Skultety, Randi Congleton

Journal of Excellence in College Teaching and Learning

Faculty members play a key role in facilitating student outcome, including their learning, persistence, and degree completion. Through analyses of online survey data, this study investigates the views of faculty mentors involved in a nationwide mentoring program that aims to support underrepresented students' transition from undergraduate to graduate studies in the mathematical sciences. Specifically, faculty member's perceptions of what factors contribute to students' success or lack of success in mathematics, statistics, and biostatistics are examined. Reasons for success cited by faculty are highly individualized, such as innate ability, motivation, and dedication, yet some contextual and structural factors, including research opportunities …

A Demands And Resources Approach To Understanding Faculty Turnover Intentions Due To Work–Family Balance, Megumi Watanabe, Christina Falci

Department of Sociology: Faculty Publications

Using data collected on tenure-line faculty at a research-intensive Midwestern university, this study explored predictors of faculty job turnover intentions due to a desire for a better work–family balance. We adopted Voydanoff’s theoretical framework and included demands and resources both within and spanning across the work and family domains. Results showed that work-related demands and resources were much stronger predictors of work–family turnover intentions than family-related demands or resources. Specifically, work-to-family negative spillover was positively associated with work–family turnover intentions, and two work-related resources (job satisfaction and supportive work–family culture) were negatively associated with work–family turnover intentions. On the other …