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Pedagogical Agents, Megan Paul

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What are pedagogical agents?

Pedagogical agents are “lifelike characters presented on a computer screen that guide users through multimedia learning environments” (Clarebout & Heidig, 2012, p. 2568). Pedagogical agents can vary in multiple ways. The following characteristics have been most studied: appearance (two-dimensional [2D] vs. three-dimensional [3D]), eye gaze, facial expression, gesturing, motion, and gender. The simplest pedagogical agent would be a static, 2D image with just text, and a complex agent would be a dynamic, 3D person or character that talks, gestures, and has eye movements and facial expressions.

Why are pedagogical agents valuable?

Pedagogical agents are valuable because …

The Impact Of Corporate Reputation Ratings On Ceo Compensation Under Diverse Economic Conditions, Joel Rudin, Jooh Lee

Rohrer College of Business Departmental Research

Although it is assumed that CEOs attempt to use corporate reputation ratings to justify increases in their annual compensation, controversy persists on the relationship between corporate reputation ratings and CEO compensation. Based on agency theory and signaling theory, we predict a positive relationship between corporate reputation ratings and CEO compensation but only during periods of economic recovery. Using a subset of Fortune’s “Most Admired” companies, this study demonstrates that corporate reputation ratings are signifcantly associated with CEO compensation during periods of economic recovery but not during periods of economic recession, after controlling the potential extraneous factors that may infuence CEO …

Dr. Julie Turner Wins Women's Leadership Award, Lindenwood University

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Malachi Cecil's Lindenwood Career, Lindenwood University

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Family Planner Project Funded By The Pride Grant, Lindenwood University

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Arthurian Legend Opens Doors For Creativity In The Classroom, Lindenwood University

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Lindenwood Graduate Has His Documentary On The Hill Neighborhood Featured On Pbs, Lindenwood University

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2021-April-07-National Leadership Post, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY – (April 7, 2021) Dr. Cathy Galyon, a faculty member in the Clemmer College at East Tennessee State University, has been elected incoming chair of the American Council on Rural Special Education (ACRES).

ACRES is a national organization of nearly 200 members dedicated to advancing the delivery of special education in rural locations.

Galyon, who teaches in ETSU’s Department of Educational Foundations and Special Education, says that while there is a high turnover of special education teachers across the country, the issue is especially problematic in rural areas.

“In some places, there may be only one special education …

2021-April-07-Etsu Releases Modified Stage 4 Operations Plan, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

Wednesday, April 7, 2021

Dear ETSU community,

News of expanded access to the COVID-19 vaccine brings renewed hope to our campus and our nation as we make plans to move forward from the pandemic. Throughout these challenging times, our priority has always been ensuring the health and safety of our campus and our community. A complete timeline of our response to the COVID-19 pandemic can be found here. 

I am pleased to report that based on the guidance from the Senior Leadership Team and our Medical Response Team, East Tennessee State University will begin transitioning to the next phase …

Audit Committee Effectiveness And Company Performance: Evidence From Egypt, Engy Elhawary

Business Administration

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of audit committee characteristics (size, independence, experience, gender diversity, and frequency of meetings) on the company‘s financial performance (ROA and ROE) in Egypt. In 2016, the Egyptian Stock Exchange announced a new listing requirement for the audit committee members‘ characteristics to enhance its effectiveness. Data are gathered from the board of directors (BOD) and annual reports of the EGX 30 index non-financial listed companies in Egypt for the period of 2016–2018. Data is analyzed by using panel data cross-section data analysis and correlation analysis. The findings reveal that the audit …

Students Gain Research Experience Participating In Student Assessment Scholars Program, Lindenwood University

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Modeling Real Time Prices For Energy Markets, Kyle Cohen, Erin Byrd, Nhi Nguyen, Khanh Nguyen

Showcase of Osprey Advancements in Research and Scholarship (SOARS)

Wholesale power markets operate as both “day-ahead” and “real-time” markets, where transactions for power are placed a day before flow and an hour before flow, respectively. This project focuses on comparing models for predicting the price of the real-time market, using the PJM region as a case study. The real-time market is notoriously more volatile than its day-ahead counterpart, so the ability to predict the price of power on an hourly basis is extremely valuable for making decisions such as when and where to transact and when to hedge against volatility. Additional variables considered include temperature, power demand (load), generation …

Consumer Experience Of Animal Crossing: New Horizons Players During Covid-19 Lockdowns, Raquel Holliday, David Rogers, Natalie A. Mitchell

Showcase of Osprey Advancements in Research and Scholarship (SOARS)

Project of Merit Winner

The Consumer Experience of Animal Crossing: New Horizons Players During COVID-19 Lockdowns Raquel Holliday, David Rogers, Dr. Natalie A. Mitchell Abstract Due to COVID-19 global lockdowns in March 2020, Nintendo’s spring release game, Animal Crossing: New Horizons (ACHN), garnered massive popularity and unprecedented sales. The simulation game involves creating a new life on an island. As life events such as high school and college graduations, proms, weddings were cancelled, and consumers experienced anguish due to isolation, consumers took to ACHN to recreate the same life events within a digital world. Instant success led to broad acceptance …

2021-April-07-Dr Daryl Carter Named To Ths Board, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

Dr. Daryl A. Carter

JOHNSON CITY (April 7, 2021) – Dr. Daryl A. Carter of East Tennessee State University was recently selected to serve a three-year term on the Tennessee Historical Society (THS) board of directors.

Founded in 1849, the THS is the oldest continually operating historical organization in Tennessee. Its early collection of documents and artifacts related to the state’s natural, aboriginal and civil history became the basis for the Tennessee State Museum, and the documents, which include manuscripts dating …

Second Version On A Centralized Approach To Reducing Burnouts In The It Industry Using Work Pattern Monitoring Using Artificial Intelligence Using Mongodb Atlas And Python, Sasibhushan Rao Chanthati

Harrisburg University Other Works

Industry burnout is interlinked with cultural, individual, physical, or emotional exhaustion, and social factors, the resolution of which requires the technology-driven trends in the workplace and the technologies such as work pattern monitoring and Artificial Intelligence that can deal with large amounts of data. Industries face a gigantic problem i.e., employee burnout which can charge a firm loss in numerous hours and thousands of dollars every year. The more advanced companies use work pattern monitoring using Artificial Intelligence to make their employees work more professionally. In this research my attempts to understand the development and leadership, on the effects of …

Local Content Implementation And Development In Ghana’S Upstream Oil And Gas Sector For Sustainable Development: Contemporary Issues On Policy Management, Shafic Suleman, Joshua Jebuntie Zaato

All Works

The need to develop and boost the potentials of Ghana’s upstream oil and gas activities has been advocated by policymakers, academics, and financial institutions since the discovery of oil and gas in commercial quantities. It has been argued that if well implemented, upstream activities have a trickledown effect on the local content policy linkages that apart from taxes, can lead to improved financial and social benefits. In this study, how Ghana can use local content policy in upstream oil and gas operations to maximum economic and social benefits for the good of the Ghana government, citizens, and the Multinational Oil …

The Impact Of Covid-19 On Utah Women And Work: Changes, Burnout, & Hope, Jared Hansen, Chris Hartwell, Susan R. Madsen

Marketing and Strategy Faculty Publications

The COVID-19 pandemic of 2020–2021 has impacted all Utahns in profound ways. Yet, a host of national and global reports have argued that women’s employment and careers have been disproportionately impacted during this time. For example, a McKinsey & Company and Lean In report stated that women are more likely to have been laid off or furloughed, leading to greater financial instability and stalled careers. The Institute for Women’s Policy Research reported that women, and particularly women of color, have unduly experienced job losses and have had greater struggles with managing paid work, caregiving responsibilities, and other types of unpaid …

2021-April-06-Laura Martin Chosen As Delegate For American Dental Hygienists Association, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY (April 6, 2021) – Laura Martin, a junior in East Tennessee State University’s Dental Hygiene Program, was selected as the 2021 American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) District VI Delegate.

As the delegate, she will represent dental hygiene students from Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi at the ADHA’s National Conference, which will be held in person and virtually this year.

“My district has chosen to attend the virtual conference, which will take place June 28-30,” Martin said. “At the virtual conference, I will get to voice my opinions on policies that will affect dental hygienists and dental hygiene …

Small Business Debt Financing: The Effect Of Lender Structural Complexity., Jaume Franquesa, David Vera

Business Administration Faculty Scholarship

Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) depend on a large measure on commercial banks for external capital, and US SMEs are increasingly experiencing bank credit constraints and resorting to costly alternatives. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of lender organizational complexity on SME financing shortfalls. In particular, it examines the credit shortage effects associated with the SME's reliance on bank holding company (BHC) owned, as opposed to independent, lenders.

Cultivating Change: Creating A Business Proposal For The Office Of Innovation At Morehead State University, Alan M. Rucker

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A capstone submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Education in the College of Education at Morehead State University by Alan M. Rucker on April 5, 2021.

2021-April-05-Emergency Notification Systems Test, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY (April 5, 2021) – As part of its continued emphasis on campus safety, East Tennessee State University will test its emergency mass notification systems on Tuesday, April 6, at 9 a.m.

ETSU’s mass notification systems were installed in 2008, and include an outdoor warning siren system with five large speakers strategically placed on the main campus and on the VA campus, emergency text and email messaging, desktop messaging for computers connected to the ETSU system, an alert message on the ETSU homepage, and a public address system in select university buildings.

ETSU’s outdoor siren system will sound at …

Iten Releasing 2020 Impact Report Thursday, Lindenwood University

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2021-04-05 Newsletter, Morehead State University. Staff Congress.

Staff Congress Records

Staff Congress newsletter from April 5, 2021.

Tourism And Sustainability: Tourism, Economics And Policy, Eshal Arooj, Hijab Bano

CBER Conference

The main purpose of this research was to examine the relationship between tourism and economic development in Pakistan. After using multiple secondary resources the conclusion to be drawn is that Tourism and Economic development are positively correlated meaning that if we work on our potential in tourism industry; Pakistan can witness huge change in its economic development and growth.

Impact Of Celebrity-Endorsed Products On Consumer's Purchase Intention, Syeda Hiba Badar

CBER Conference

Consumer Perception about the brand does not create a significant impact on Purchase Intention if the brand is endorsed by a celebrity. (P>0.05) 2. Consumer's Trust upon a celebrity is 33.6% effective with respect to their Purchase Intention. 3. Consumer Skeptism does not have a significant impact on Purchase Intention. 4. Brand Awareness does not have a positive impact on Purchase Intention of consumers when it is endorsed by a celebrity. 5. Consumers’ Purchase Intention is influenced 22.4% to Follow the celebrity Influencer. Majority agrees to the statement and says that celebrities influence the brand image to a greater …

Conference Program Schedule, Institute Of Business Administration

CBER Conference

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Impacts Of Combined Assurance On Integrated, Sustainability And Financial Reporting Qualities: Evidence From Listed Companies In South Africa, Augustine Donkor, Hadrian Geri Djajadikerta, Saiyidi Mat Roni

Research outputs 2014 to 2021

This study assesses the impacts of combined assurance (CA) quality on external reporting qualities (i.e., integrated, sustainability and financial reports). Data from listed firms on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) in South Africa are used in this study. JSE is the largest stock exchange in Africa and, currently, the only capital market that mandates integrated reporting (IR) practice. This study uses content analysis to produce IR and CA quality data from IR reports and collects financial and sustainability quality data from the Bloomberg database. Ordinary least square (OLS) regression is used to test the models, together with a set of …

2021-04-05 Minutes, Morehead State University. Staff Congress.

Staff Congress Records

Staff Congress meeting minutes from April 5, 2021.

Conference Program Schedule, Institute Of Business Administration

CBER Conference

No abstract provided.

Conference Program Schedule, Institute Of Business Administration

CBER Conference

No abstract provided.