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Diplomatic Security In Times Of Austerity: The Case Of Italy, L Cladi Apr 2019

Diplomatic Security In Times Of Austerity: The Case Of Italy, L Cladi

School of Law, Humanities and Social Sciences

No abstract provided.


The Rise In Ocean Plastics Evidenced From A 60-Year Time Series, Clare Ostle, Richard C. Thompson, Derek Broughton, Lance Gregory, Marianne Wootton, David G. Johns Apr 2019

The Rise In Ocean Plastics Evidenced From A 60-Year Time Series, Clare Ostle, Richard C. Thompson, Derek Broughton, Lance Gregory, Marianne Wootton, David G. Johns

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

No abstract provided.


The Day I Found Out I Was Black, Kaitlyn N. Williams Apr 2019

The Day I Found Out I Was Black, Kaitlyn N. Williams

Pathways

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Shocked Into Growth, Vivi An Vo Apr 2019

Shocked Into Growth, Vivi An Vo

Pathways

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The Emergence From Ashes, Allison C. Stephens Apr 2019

The Emergence From Ashes, Allison C. Stephens

Pathways

No abstract provided.


The Story Of Friendships, Tyra P. Smith Apr 2019

The Story Of Friendships, Tyra P. Smith

Pathways

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Junior-Year Change, Patrick Sarmiento Apr 2019

Junior-Year Change, Patrick Sarmiento

Pathways

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Change Is Good, Brandy Sardie Apr 2019

Change Is Good, Brandy Sardie

Pathways

No abstract provided.


The Miracle Pregnancy, Tierra Robinson Apr 2019

The Miracle Pregnancy, Tierra Robinson

Pathways

No abstract provided.


Brown Grass, Alyssa Lafrance Apr 2019

Brown Grass, Alyssa Lafrance

Pathways

No abstract provided.


The Day Of An Unbreakable Bond, Bryonesha A. Jackson Apr 2019

The Day Of An Unbreakable Bond, Bryonesha A. Jackson

Pathways

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The Loss Of A Lifetime, Ariana K. Holt Apr 2019

The Loss Of A Lifetime, Ariana K. Holt

Pathways

No abstract provided.


Light At The End Of The Tunnel, Samah Hammad Apr 2019

Light At The End Of The Tunnel, Samah Hammad

Pathways

No abstract provided.


Results Of A Violent Crime, Holland Grisham Apr 2019

Results Of A Violent Crime, Holland Grisham

Pathways

No abstract provided.


No Chocolate Drop, No Happiness, Lauren Goodes Apr 2019

No Chocolate Drop, No Happiness, Lauren Goodes

Pathways

No abstract provided.


Katrina And Me Overall, Jamie Francois Apr 2019

Katrina And Me Overall, Jamie Francois

Pathways

No abstract provided.


An Unorthodox Growing Experience, Taj Dright Apr 2019

An Unorthodox Growing Experience, Taj Dright

Pathways

No abstract provided.


Life Changing Event: Hurricane Katrina, Kieara Dawson Apr 2019

Life Changing Event: Hurricane Katrina, Kieara Dawson

Pathways

No abstract provided.


The Righteous, Isaac J. Britten Apr 2019

The Righteous, Isaac J. Britten

Pathways

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A Purposeful Pursuit, Allana Barefield Apr 2019

A Purposeful Pursuit, Allana Barefield

Pathways

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Carl Jr., The Mighty Warrior, Efeturi Agbuduta Apr 2019

Carl Jr., The Mighty Warrior, Efeturi Agbuduta

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Review: Crash Course In Media Literacy, Faith Rogow Apr 2019

Review: Crash Course In Media Literacy, Faith Rogow

Journal of Media Literacy Education

Forced by its format to distill a subject area’s central tenets into just a few sessions, a “crash course” should be an excellent place to uncover the essential elements of a topic or field. Viewed through that lens, Complexly’s YouTube offering, “Crash Course in Media Literacy,” provides an illuminating, if sometimes confounding opportunity for reflection.


Book Review: Breakbeat Pedagogy: Hip Hop And Spoken Word Beyond The Classroom Walls, Drew Emanuel Berkowitz Apr 2019

Book Review: Breakbeat Pedagogy: Hip Hop And Spoken Word Beyond The Classroom Walls, Drew Emanuel Berkowitz

Journal of Media Literacy Education

This review explores and critiques Breakbeat Pedagogy: Hip Hop and Spoken Word Beyond the Classroom Walls, a book that presents not only auto-ethnographic observations about the author's own approach to critical media literacy pedagogy, but also his views on the role straight, white, cisgender male educators play in the media literacy education of increasingly-diverse high school student bodies.


A Case For The Common Good: How Training In Faith-Based Media Literacy Helped Teachers Address Social Justice Issues In The Classroom, Maria Rosalia Tenorio De Azevedo Apr 2019

A Case For The Common Good: How Training In Faith-Based Media Literacy Helped Teachers Address Social Justice Issues In The Classroom, Maria Rosalia Tenorio De Azevedo

Journal of Media Literacy Education

This case study reveals how a faith-based initiative offering structured teacher training in media literacy. The program is centered in Catholic Social Teaching, encouraging the use of critical media literacy in the classroom to aid the learning of social justice issues. The critical literacy of Paulo Freire serves as theoretical framework to help answer the research question: How has a teacher training program in faith-based media literacy influenced teachers’ practice when addressing social justice issues in the classroom? This case study relates the accounts of a middle school teacher, a high school teacher, and a college professor, graduates of the …


Media Literacy And American Education: An Exploration With Détournement, Seth D. French, Jacob Campbell Apr 2019

Media Literacy And American Education: An Exploration With Détournement, Seth D. French, Jacob Campbell

Journal of Media Literacy Education

Many competing voices are speaking about the state of American education and how it should be reformed in the best interest of students. Topics such as teachers unions, charter schools, and standardized tests are at the center of many of these discussions. How do we decipher what to believe amid such conflicting perspectives concerning these topics and others like them? To progress American education in a direction that benefits students and democratic society, today’s educational stakeholders must adopt a critical stance in their evaluation of issues at the center of American education; lessons that encourage the development of critical media …


Developing Student Critical Consciousness: Twitter As A Tool To Apply Critical Literacy In The English Classroom, Joshua P. Kunnath, Arika Jackson Apr 2019

Developing Student Critical Consciousness: Twitter As A Tool To Apply Critical Literacy In The English Classroom, Joshua P. Kunnath, Arika Jackson

Journal of Media Literacy Education

As young people today are flooded with information from a multitude of sources, they must be prepared to perceive the potentially oppressive and nefarious nature of many texts. Critical literacy is a theory and strategy that allows young people, along with people of all ages, to achieve just this; however, teachers often experience difficulties implementing and guiding students in taking crucial action steps in the classroom. This exploratory action research case study was conducted to address these concerns, as a teacher utilized Twitter to implement critical literacy and guide 32 ethnically diverse eleventh grade students in applying critical literacy in …


Critical Awareness Of Media And Teacher Education: An Experience With Colombian Elt Pre-Service Teachers, Camilo Dominguez Apr 2019

Critical Awareness Of Media And Teacher Education: An Experience With Colombian Elt Pre-Service Teachers, Camilo Dominguez

Journal of Media Literacy Education

Media texts are exponentially displayed in physical and virtual public spaces and their impact on humanity is unimaginable. Teachers of all fields face the challenge and the responsibility to educate sensitive humans able to critically consume or produce media messages. English language teachers are no exception. In this paper, the author describes a qualitative research study exploring how a group of Colombian pre-service English teachers developed critical awareness of media as they deconstructed advertisements displayed in the public spaces of their rather rural communities. Findings, conclusions, implications for teacher education, and new questions for further research are presented.


Preparing Pre-Service Teachers To Teach Media Literacy: A Response To “Fake News”, Todd S. Cherner, Kristal Curry Apr 2019

Preparing Pre-Service Teachers To Teach Media Literacy: A Response To “Fake News”, Todd S. Cherner, Kristal Curry

Journal of Media Literacy Education

The call to integrate media literacy into public education is not new. However, with the rise of “fake news” and sensationalism along with technology’s ever-growing role in society, media literacy offers teachers and students a set of skills to analyze, critique, and respond to the information that appears before them in the digital texts they read, the television shows they watch, and their social media feeds. As multiple case studies have identified ways teachers are already blending media literacy into their instruction, this case study used a lesson plan assignment coupled with a survey to analyze how pre-service teachers enrolled …


Energy Savings Using Virtual Assistants And Smart Home Appliances, Yuzhao Ni Apr 2019

Energy Savings Using Virtual Assistants And Smart Home Appliances, Yuzhao Ni

Defensive Publications Series

This disclosure describes techniques to monitor and control smart home devices through virtual assistants. Use of the techniques can result in substantial energy savings.


Map Interface For Control Of Smart Home Appliances, Yuzhao Ni Apr 2019

Map Interface For Control Of Smart Home Appliances, Yuzhao Ni

Defensive Publications Series

As homeowners increasingly adopt and install smart appliances and devices, differentiating such appliances and devices by names has become difficult. For example, a typical house may have tens of appliances such as lights, computers, televisions, audio units, game consoles, heaters, air-conditioners, etc. Attempting to control such appliances/devices by assigning names can become tedious and error-prone. This disclosure describes techniques that visually situate home appliances on an indoor map. To control an appliance, a user can quickly select an appliance by its location on the map.