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Wcsa Alumnews: Spring 2024, Communications And Marketing

WCSA AlumNEWS

Contents include: Harley Hanke Honored at Minnesota State Capitol; WCSA Alumni Association Scholarship Recipients; Remembering Carol Pederson Meyer; Fondly Remembered...; ALUMNEWS Online;

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Augustine On The Religious Foundation Of Citizenship, Jesús E. Muñoz

Jesuit School of Theology Dissertations

In Gaudium et spes, the Second Vatican Council declared, “Let the citizens cultivate with magnanimity and loyalty the love of the country, but without a narrow mind, so that they always look also for the good of the whole human family, united by all kinds of links between the races, and the nations.”¹ This declaration responded to one of the most pressing issues of the time, the problem of defining the limits of the state’s social agency. Twenty years prior to Vatican II, the Church witnessed one of the most explosive wars in recorded history, a conflict that had …

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Non-Profit Grant Writing: Supporting A Local Breed Specific Dog Rescue, Kamy Godoy

IPS/BAS 495 Undergraduate Capstone Projects

For this action project, I chose to pursue a project that would help support the needs, specifically medical, of a local non-profit, no kill dog rescue called Boise Bully Breed Rescue (BBBR). I chose this rescue because it is breed specific and because it is bully specific, this rescue must work a little harder to acquire sources of funding to aid them. After receiving guidance from the rescue’s founder, I decided that the most optimal way to help this rescue was through finding and applying for grants that could offer funding to support their growing medical costs. Funding through grants …

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Development Of A Novel Humanized Anti-Tslp Monoclonal Antibody Hz-1127 With Anti-Allergic Diseases And Cancer Potential., Xiaolei Liu, Jianzhong Han, Qian Wang, Peng Wang, Li Li, Kehe Du, Fengchao Jiang, Pei Zhang, Hongjun Liu, Jian Huang

Cooper Medical School of Rowan University Departmental Research

Thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) is a member of the IL-2 cytokine family and has been widely recognized as a master regulator of type 2 inflammatory responses at barrier surfaces. Recent studies found dysregulation of the TSLP-TSLP receptor (TSLPR) pathway is associated with the pathogenesis of not only allergic diseases but also a wide variety of cancers including both solid tumors and hematological tumors. Thus, the blockade of TSLP represents an attractive therapeutic strategy for allergic diseases and cancer. In this study, we report the development of a novel humanized anti-TSLP monoclonal antibody (mAb) HZ-1127. Binding affinity, specificity, and ability of …

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Research Trends In Group Investigation Learning Model For Critical Thinking Skills In Science Learning, Anisa Ayu Solikah, Sulistyo Saputro, Sri Yamtinah, Mohammad Masykuri

Jurnal Inovasi Pendidikan IPA

The 21st-century learning needs to be applied in science learning amidst the rapid development of this era to equip students with important skills, such as critical thinking skills. One of the factors that affect the success of learning is a learning model that has unique characteristics. The Group Investigation Learning Model is a learning model that allows students to play an active role in determining their learning goals and processes, including critical thinking skills. To see the application of the Group Investigation Learning Model in improving critical thinking skills, it is necessary to carry out a literature review study using …

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Students’ Alternative Concept On The Topic Of Energy In Life, Safira Permata Dewi, Saparini Saparini, Elvira Destiansari, Ersa Lois Anjelina, Liska Setiani

Jurnal Inovasi Pendidikan IPA

This research aims to get the alternative concepts of students regarding the concept of energy in life using integrative instruments. The concept of energy in life consists of two topics, photosynthesis and cellular respiration. A sample of 375 students was established using the random sampling technique. They were from 14 junior high schools in Palembang City using the stratified cluster sampling. The instrument used consists of 30 free-response. The results of this research show that students understand the concept that photosynthesis can only occur in leaves (23.70%) and takes place during the day (33%) by utilizing oxygen (25.80%) while existing …

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Assessing The Creative Thinking Level Of In-Service Chemistry Teachers Using A Case Study Test, Das Salirawati, Metridewi Primastuti, Erfan Priyambodo

Jurnal Inovasi Pendidikan IPA

In the 21st century is an urge that teachers are not only required to change teaching methods but also have a role and responsibility to be able to motivate students' reasoning and logic to think critically, creatively, and innovatively. This study was conducted to assess the level of creative thinking skills of high school chemistry teachers in one of the districts/cities in Yogyakarta Province. As a survey with a quantitative approach, this study involved 24 in-service chemistry teachers as respondents. All of the population became the respondents in this study so that saturated sampling technique was applied. Creative thinking skills …

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Saga Vol.87 / 2023-24, Lainey Terfruchte, Megan Yarusso

SAGA Art & Literary Magazine

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The Effects Of Racial Prejudice And Humanization On Private Aid Donations, Mary Harris, Ashlynn Hokanson, Zeke Peters, Phoebe Roberts, Daniel Nielson

Sigma: Journal of Political and International Studies

World Vision predicts that there are more than 719 million people living in poverty (Peer 2023). Charitable organizations often strive to fill gaps of government programs and alleviate poverty by offering food, clothing, and support to these millions of individuals in need. To be successful in realizing the goals of these charitable organizations, the quantity of charitable donations must be large to create change. Charitable organizations regularly attempt to obtain donations through means of advertising; however, are these methods of advertising effective in soliciting donations to help underprivileged populations across the globe? By improving the understanding of effective donation solicitation …

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Chapter 06. Instructional Message Design For Adult Learners, Pamela J. Smith-Downing

Instructional Message Design, Volume 3

As stated in Chapter 1, message design is all around us, from the presentations we see in meetings and classes, to the instructions that come with our latest tech gadgets, to multi-million-dollar training simulations. The instructional message design field of study pulls from many applied sciences, including cognitive psychology, industrial design, graphic design, instructional design, information technology, and human performance technology, to name just a few. In this chapter, we will visit several adult learning theories and examples that guide our research into adult learning, look at different real-world instructional message designs for adult learners, and discuss directions for future …

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Chapter 02: Multimedia Learning Theory And Instructional Message Design, Miguel Ramlatchan

Instructional Message Design, Volume 3

Multimedia learning theory describes how the designers of instructional messages, systems and learning environments can optimize learning. The principles and heuristics of multimedia learning theory have application in traditional and online environments, with young and adult learners, in K-12, higher education, military, corporate, government, and informal learning environments. This diversity of application is based on the foundational premise that all learners can independently process auditory and visual information, have limited working memory resources, and require cognitive resources to process new information and to learn. This chapter describes the basic tenets of multimedia learning theory, best practices that can improve our …

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Acer Reconciliation Action Plan: 31 March 2024–31 December 2025: Reflect, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)

Indigenous Education Research

ACER’s Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) was developed in a collaborative partnership with Reconciliation Australia. This RAP covers March 2024 to December 2025. It is a statement of ACER's commitment to build deeper mutual understanding and more effective relationships with First Nations peoples, and to promote the integration of First Nations’ cultures, histories and knowledges into Australian educational processes. The four RAP types — Reflect, Innovate, Stretch and Elevate — allow continuous development and strengthening of reconciliation commitments. This Reflect RAP will lay the foundations, priming the workplace for future RAPs and reconciliation initiatives.

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Honors Oracle, April 2024, Marshall University Honors College

Honors Oracle

Marshall University’s Honors College newsletter.

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I Am Willow, Ella Burch

English Student Projects

A creative writing piece used to personify a willow tree's view of our ever changing and expanding world. A subtle warning against humanity's destruction of nature, and a reminder of the small joys and natural beauty of our world.

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The Validity And Practical Test Of Stem@Home Learning Design To Empower Student’S Science Literacy, Murni Ramli, Astrid Dyah Novalya, Nurma Yunita Indriyanti, Sittichai Wichaidit, Patcharee Rompayom Wichaidit

Jurnal Inovasi Pendidikan IPA

The science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) approach is one of the approaches to teaching integrative science contextually and to promote science literacy, which is identified to remain low among Indonesian students. Applying STEM projects to grade 8 students has been challenging during the pandemic. Thus, there is a need to develop an online STEM project that accommodates learning at home or distance learning, is suitable during the pandemic, and incorporates training to improve science literacy. Therefore, we developed a STEM@Home Learning Design by adopting the Flower STEM-Approach Design using the topic of vibration, wave, and sound. This study aims …

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Business As Ministry In The Us Rural Midwest For The Common Good, Eric Zhong-Ming Ma

Business as Mission Theses and Dissertations

The rural Midwest region of the United States serves as a significant locus for American history, culture, and faith, in addition to being renowned as the nation’s primary agricultural hub for maize and soybeans production. Nevertheless, the prevailing body of literature pertaining to the integration of business and Christian ministry for the common good predominantly represented the viewpoints of individuals engaged in international missions or those involved in urban settings regarding the underlying purposes of business. Limited knowledge existed regarding the practices and perceptions of business as ministry stakeholders in the rural Midwestern United States concerning the concept of the …

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The Information Edge - Library Newsletter - April 2024, Sarah Burns-Feyl, Jennifer Rosenstein

University Library Newsletter

No abstract provided.

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Investigating How Children With Autism Respond To Virtual Environments, Mykaela Naragon

Occupational Therapy Doctoral Student Capstone Posters

Over 90% of individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder face sensory processing challenges. Virtual environments can trigger adaptive sensory responses akin to real-world experiences. This preliminary study explored how students with autism interact within virtual settings. Conducted at Julie Billiart Schools, where over 75% of students have autism and sensory differences, the project involved 35 participants aged 6-14 in six VR sessions. Data on Zones of Regulation, affect, and behaviors were collected. Results showed VR was enjoyable, with highly significant post-VR changes in Zone of Regulation (p<0.001). This suggests VR holds promise as a therapeutic tool for self-regulation in children with ASD.

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Quantifying Costs And Benefits Of Alternative Overwintering Strategies In A Southeastern Population Of Timber Rattlesnakes (Crotalus Horridus), John Powers, Amber Stubbs, Alfred J. Mead, Dominic L. Desantis

Graduate Research Showcase

Temperate reptile populations are under strong selective pressure to minimize the costs of extreme winter temperatures. For high latitude and high elevation snake populations, this has often favored communal overwintering behavior, wherein large numbers of conspecifics aggregate at optimal sites given the limited availability of such features in the environment. Timber Rattlesnakes (Crotalus horridus) are distributed across a wide latitudinal gradient in North America, and therefore represent ideal models for exploring how variable winter selective regimes might favor different strategies. Here, we leverage a unique intermediate population of C. horridus from central Georgia, USA, that exhibits both communal …

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Para Descubrir El Mármol En La Niebla: El Teatro De Ruiz Pleguezuelos Y El Rechazo De La Subjetivación Tecnológica, Albert David Hitchcock

Teatro: Revista de Estudios Escénicos / A Journal of Theater Studies

Destacados críticos contemporáneos como Nicholas Carr, Éric Sadin y Sherry Turkle han rastreado el impacto negativo de las nuevas normas cotidianas en la comunicación cultural, haciendo hincapié en el aislamiento inevitable y el sentido de insustancialidad que resultan de la manipulación de las empresas de alta tecnología. Estas normas promueven el retiro social de los encuentros comunitarios directos, efectuado por medio de la reducción algorítmica, la forzada dependencia de las aplicaciones móviles y la digitalización generalizada de los datos de los que nuestra existencia en gran medida se supedita. En sus obras dramáticas el autor granadino Rafael Ruiz Pleguezuelos (Granada, …

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Dogma: How A Convenient Narrative Led To The Holocaust, Morgan R. Schroeder

Geifman Prize in Holocaust Studies

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Analyzing Substance Dualism From A Christian Perspective, Samuel J. Fulbright

Philosophy Senior Capstone

This paper seeks to analyze the Substance Dualist position from a Christian perspective. After looking briefly at the way in which the Christian Scriptures present the relationship between the body and the soul, the paper then turns to looking at the way in which the Substance Dualist position presents the relationship between the body and the soul. It ends by offering a Christian response to some of the most common and most popular objections raised against Substance Dualism.

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Chapter 09: Web Conferencing Best Practices For Online K-12 Teachers, Mitch A. Cumings

Instructional Message Design, Volume 3

Web conferencing - the ability to hold live meetings from a distance through an online platform - has become an integral instructional tool to make learning more accessible and flexible. Although these technologies have been accessible for decades and utilized in both professional and institutional settings with degrees of regularity, they only arrived at a large scale onto the K-12 primary and secondary education scene out of necessity as prompted by the COVID pandemic. K-12 education systems had a crash course in web conferencing through the pandemic, and its value as a meaningful instructional tool persists.

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Chapter 04: Cultural Sensitivity, Inclusion, And Social Presence In Instructional Message Design, Cheryl Cook-Posley

Instructional Message Design, Volume 3

It is critical for Instructional Designers (IDs) and Human Performance Technologists (HPTs) to consider the backgrounds of the learner to help them plan, develop, and design relevant and appropriate content for the audience of focus. The interests, assets, and needs of the learner must be researched and studied so the designer is able to fully know, empathize, understand, and design. Applying an audience centric approach equips designers to design culturally inclusive and sensitive instructional messages, as well as content that aligns with, are responsive to, and are respectful of diverse groups. In this way, IDs and HPTs can be able …

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Chapter 07: What Can Instructional Designers Learn From Graphic Designers?, Mark Richard Parsons

Instructional Message Design, Volume 3

Instructional message design uses learning theories to effectively communicate information using technology. The instructional designer identifies the main objectives and skills to be learned to devise and deliver a strategy for the learner. The graphic designer plays a role by helping guide the learner through the material without distraction. Graphic design plays a vital role with visual learners. Using instructional and graphic design principles is important for effective instructional message design. This chapter looks at the importance of graphic design in the instructional design process. It will explore what skills and strategies instructional designers can utilize from a graphic design …

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Chapter 05: Message Design: How To Communicate Visual Information To Learners Who Are Visually Impaired, Meaghan Mcleod

Instructional Message Design, Volume 3

Message design consists of signs and symbols that play a crucial role in guiding our daily lives. text, images, videos, graphics, and diagrams are essential tools for communication and education. However, individuals with visual impairments are not able to fully access this visual content that plays such a critical part of our daily lives. Therefore, there is a need to create educational material that can be accessed by all learners including those with visual impairments. This chapter explores practical strategies that instructional designers, teachers, professors, and instructors can use to provide an inclusive learning experience for learners with visual impairments. …

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Chapter 01: Message Design For Instructional Designers - An Introduction, Miguel Ramlatchan

Instructional Message Design, Volume 3

Instructional message design is the use of learning theories to effectively communicate information using technology. Design is guided by theories including gestalt, cognitive load, multimedia learning, media selection, media attributes, and general communication systems. Our communication designs can be based on a wide variety of technologies or a combination of technologies. Technology in the form of tools and techniques includes, among others, the study and the use of typography, color, illustrations, photographs, modeled graphics, augmented reality, animation, video, video games, simulations, and virtual reality. This introduction serves as a brief overview of these theories, tools, and techniques, while subsequent chapters …

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Orgsp Quarterly: An Orgsp Newsletter From Lincoln Memorial University, Vol 9.2, Lincoln Memorial University, Office Of Research Grants And Sponsored Projects

ORGSP Quarterly

This quarter's issue focuses on spring research. Learn about the excellent work of LMU's faculty, staff, and students.

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April 2024, Robert Kelly

Robert Kelly Manuscripts

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Southern Register. 2024.2 (Spring/Summer 2024), University Of Mississippi. Center For The Study Of Southern Culture

Southern Register

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Wcsa Alumnews: Spring 2024, Communications And Marketing

WCSA AlumNEWS

Augustine On The Religious Foundation Of Citizenship, Jesús E. Muñoz

Jesuit School of Theology Dissertations

Non-Profit Grant Writing: Supporting A Local Breed Specific Dog Rescue, Kamy Godoy

IPS/BAS 495 Undergraduate Capstone Projects

Development Of A Novel Humanized Anti-Tslp Monoclonal Antibody Hz-1127 With Anti-Allergic Diseases And Cancer Potential., Xiaolei Liu, Jianzhong Han, Qian Wang, Peng Wang, Li Li, Kehe Du, Fengchao Jiang, Pei Zhang, Hongjun Liu, Jian Huang

Cooper Medical School of Rowan University Departmental Research

Research Trends In Group Investigation Learning Model For Critical Thinking Skills In Science Learning, Anisa Ayu Solikah, Sulistyo Saputro, Sri Yamtinah, Mohammad Masykuri

Jurnal Inovasi Pendidikan IPA

Students’ Alternative Concept On The Topic Of Energy In Life, Safira Permata Dewi, Saparini Saparini, Elvira Destiansari, Ersa Lois Anjelina, Liska Setiani

Jurnal Inovasi Pendidikan IPA

Assessing The Creative Thinking Level Of In-Service Chemistry Teachers Using A Case Study Test, Das Salirawati, Metridewi Primastuti, Erfan Priyambodo

Jurnal Inovasi Pendidikan IPA

Saga Vol.87 / 2023-24, Lainey Terfruchte, Megan Yarusso

SAGA Art & Literary Magazine

The Effects Of Racial Prejudice And Humanization On Private Aid Donations, Mary Harris, Ashlynn Hokanson, Zeke Peters, Phoebe Roberts, Daniel Nielson

Sigma: Journal of Political and International Studies

Chapter 06. Instructional Message Design For Adult Learners, Pamela J. Smith-Downing

Instructional Message Design, Volume 3

Chapter 02: Multimedia Learning Theory And Instructional Message Design, Miguel Ramlatchan

Instructional Message Design, Volume 3

Acer Reconciliation Action Plan: 31 March 2024–31 December 2025: Reflect, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)

Indigenous Education Research

Honors Oracle, April 2024, Marshall University Honors College

Honors Oracle

I Am Willow, Ella Burch

English Student Projects

The Validity And Practical Test Of Stem@Home Learning Design To Empower Student’S Science Literacy, Murni Ramli, Astrid Dyah Novalya, Nurma Yunita Indriyanti, Sittichai Wichaidit, Patcharee Rompayom Wichaidit

Jurnal Inovasi Pendidikan IPA

Business As Ministry In The Us Rural Midwest For The Common Good, Eric Zhong-Ming Ma

Business as Mission Theses and Dissertations

The Information Edge - Library Newsletter - April 2024, Sarah Burns-Feyl, Jennifer Rosenstein

University Library Newsletter

Investigating How Children With Autism Respond To Virtual Environments, Mykaela Naragon

Occupational Therapy Doctoral Student Capstone Posters

Quantifying Costs And Benefits Of Alternative Overwintering Strategies In A Southeastern Population Of Timber Rattlesnakes (Crotalus Horridus), John Powers, Amber Stubbs, Alfred J. Mead, Dominic L. Desantis

Graduate Research Showcase

Para Descubrir El Mármol En La Niebla: El Teatro De Ruiz Pleguezuelos Y El Rechazo De La Subjetivación Tecnológica, Albert David Hitchcock

Teatro: Revista de Estudios Escénicos / A Journal of Theater Studies

Dogma: How A Convenient Narrative Led To The Holocaust, Morgan R. Schroeder

Geifman Prize in Holocaust Studies

Analyzing Substance Dualism From A Christian Perspective, Samuel J. Fulbright

Philosophy Senior Capstone

Chapter 09: Web Conferencing Best Practices For Online K-12 Teachers, Mitch A. Cumings

Instructional Message Design, Volume 3

Chapter 04: Cultural Sensitivity, Inclusion, And Social Presence In Instructional Message Design, Cheryl Cook-Posley

Instructional Message Design, Volume 3

Chapter 07: What Can Instructional Designers Learn From Graphic Designers?, Mark Richard Parsons

Instructional Message Design, Volume 3

Chapter 05: Message Design: How To Communicate Visual Information To Learners Who Are Visually Impaired, Meaghan Mcleod

Instructional Message Design, Volume 3

Chapter 01: Message Design For Instructional Designers - An Introduction, Miguel Ramlatchan

Instructional Message Design, Volume 3

Orgsp Quarterly: An Orgsp Newsletter From Lincoln Memorial University, Vol 9.2, Lincoln Memorial University, Office Of Research Grants And Sponsored Projects

ORGSP Quarterly

April 2024, Robert Kelly

Robert Kelly Manuscripts

Southern Register. 2024.2 (Spring/Summer 2024), University Of Mississippi. Center For The Study Of Southern Culture

Southern Register