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Modeling The Writing Assignment On Literature, Charlie Sweet, Hal Blythe Jan 2012

Modeling The Writing Assignment On Literature, Charlie Sweet, Hal Blythe

Hal Blythe

Charlie has been teaching his junior-level American Lit Survey II for 36 years, but last summer after reflecting on the course with Hal, he decided to try a new way of teaching students to write. He set up critical writing communities in his class and then he created one for himself in order to model a particular writing skill.


From Mentor To Mentoring Networks: Mentoring In The New Academy, Mary Deane Sorcinelli, Jung Y. Yun Dec 2007

From Mentor To Mentoring Networks: Mentoring In The New Academy, Mary Deane Sorcinelli, Jung Y. Yun

Mary Deane Sorcinelli

No abstract provided.


The Development Of Undergraduate Distance Education Engineering Programs In North Carolina, Sarah A. Rajala, Tom Miller Jun 2007

The Development Of Undergraduate Distance Education Engineering Programs In North Carolina, Sarah A. Rajala, Tom Miller

Sarah A. Rajala

The College of Engineering at North Carolina State University has a strong track record in providing distance education to the citizens in North Carolina through credit-based courses and degree programs. To provide increased access to engineering education on the undergraduate level and enhance the success of the student transfer population, the College of Engineering developed two new 2+2 engineering programs and a distance education bachelor of science in engineering program. The 2+2 programs are designed to provide students enrolled at institutions without engineering programs the opportunity to take some of the fundamental engineering courses in addition to their general education …


Faculty Influence On Fraternal Residential Learning Communities, Charles G. Eberly, Andrew F. Wall, Brian Warren May 2007

Faculty Influence On Fraternal Residential Learning Communities, Charles G. Eberly, Andrew F. Wall, Brian Warren

Charles G. Eberly

This paper described a survey of fraternity members' satisfaction with their experiences in a Residential Learning Community within Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity. RLCs include a faculty member who has an office within the chapter facility, who teaches a course for credit within the chapter, and who supervises educational programming within the chapter. Chapters who attain RLC status must apply for re-accreditation as an RLC on a periodic basis.


We Teach It, But Do We Practice It? Challenging Our Own Ethics In Higher Education, Susan R. Madsen, James Davis, Scott C. Hammond, Bonner Ritchie Mar 2007

We Teach It, But Do We Practice It? Challenging Our Own Ethics In Higher Education, Susan R. Madsen, James Davis, Scott C. Hammond, Bonner Ritchie

Susan R. Madsen

The purpose of this panel discussion is to provide business school faculty, administrators, and doctoral students a forum to discuss current issues and challenges related to the ethical decision-making and behavior of individuals and groups (i.e., faculty, administrators, and staff) within the higher educational arena. It will provide the attendees/participants the opportunity to challenge behaviors and practices commonly seen and held. There are a number of contexts that provide ethical/moral dilemmas in post-secondary settings. While several of these contexts have received significant attention from professional associations such as the Academy of Management, others have received little or no attention. The …


Innovative Teaching Ideas For Hrd Education (2007), Susan R. Madsen Mar 2007

Innovative Teaching Ideas For Hrd Education (2007), Susan R. Madsen

Susan R. Madsen

This innovative session is sponsored by AHRD’s new Program Excellence Network (PEN) dedicated to strengthening HRD programs and promoting excellence in teaching HRD. The primary purpose of this session is to promote excellence in teaching HRD by providing participants with benchmarks for effective and creative teaching in higher educational settings. It will provide a forum for the discussion of teaching methodologies, activities, and assignments that will enrich classroom environments and facilitate increased student learning.


An Analysis Of Attendance At Major League Baseball Spring Training Games, Michael R. Donihue, David Findlay, Peter Newberry Jan 2007

An Analysis Of Attendance At Major League Baseball Spring Training Games, Michael R. Donihue, David Findlay, Peter Newberry

Michael R Donihue

This paper examines the determinants of game-day attendance during Major League Baseball’s 2002 spring training season in Florida. Our model of game-day attendance includes location, quality of game, and time and weather variables. A censored Tobit estimation procedure is used to estimate our model. Our results indicate that the quality of the game, average ticket price, and several location-specific factors affect attendance. Specifically, our results suggest that changes in income have no effect on attendance while increases in ticket prices cause reductions in attendance. Furthermore, the estimated price elasticity of demand for Major League Baseball during the spring training season …


Teaching Ethics And Honesty In Business Classrooms: A Study Of Changes In Student Perceptions, Susan R. Madsen, Ovilla Turnbull, Troy Nielson, Larry Hartman Jan 2007

Teaching Ethics And Honesty In Business Classrooms: A Study Of Changes In Student Perceptions, Susan R. Madsen, Ovilla Turnbull, Troy Nielson, Larry Hartman

Susan R. Madsen

With recent highly publicized breaches of ethics among members of the business community (e.g., Enron, WorldCom, Adelphia, Global Crossing, and Tyco), there is a need to re-examine specific strategies employed in colleges and universities to influence business students toward increased ethics and honesty. The purpose of this study was to examine whether perceptions and attitudes toward ethics and honesty could be influenced during a semester-long college business course. A survey was administered to students in six human resource management classes taught by four different faculty members at Utah Valley State College. The Likert scale questionnaire utilized the 20-item Ethics Position …


Demystifying Millennial Students: Fact Or Fiction, Leza Madsen Associate Professor, Hazel Cameron Jan 2007

Demystifying Millennial Students: Fact Or Fiction, Leza Madsen Associate Professor, Hazel Cameron

Leza Madsen

No abstract provided.


African American Millennial College: Owning The Technological Middle Passage, Aretha F. Marbley, W Hull, C Polydore, Fred A. Bonner Ii, H Burley Jan 2007

African American Millennial College: Owning The Technological Middle Passage, Aretha F. Marbley, W Hull, C Polydore, Fred A. Bonner Ii, H Burley

Fred A Bonner II

No abstract provided.


Real Cases With African American Clients. Reports Of Racially Diverse Practitioners, Aretha F. Marbley, Y Shen, Fred A. Bonner Ii, C Wimberly, H Mcgonagill, V A. Williams Jan 2007

Real Cases With African American Clients. Reports Of Racially Diverse Practitioners, Aretha F. Marbley, Y Shen, Fred A. Bonner Ii, C Wimberly, H Mcgonagill, V A. Williams

Fred A Bonner II

No abstract provided.


The Historically Blackk Colleges And University: A Question Of Relevance For The African American Millennial College Student, M Jennings, Fred A. Bonner Ii, Chance W. Lewis, Felicia Nave Jan 2007

The Historically Blackk Colleges And University: A Question Of Relevance For The African American Millennial College Student, M Jennings, Fred A. Bonner Ii, Chance W. Lewis, Felicia Nave

Fred A Bonner II

No abstract provided.


Never Too Young To Lead, Fred A. Bonner Ii, M Jennings Jan 2007

Never Too Young To Lead, Fred A. Bonner Ii, M Jennings

Fred A Bonner II

No abstract provided.


Women University Presidents: Career Paths And Educational Backgrounds, Susan R. Madsen Jan 2007

Women University Presidents: Career Paths And Educational Backgrounds, Susan R. Madsen

Susan R. Madsen

The purpose of overall research study was to explore the “lived experiences” of women university presidents in developing (throughout their lives) the knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies required for successful leadership in higher education. The objective of this particular paper is to report qualitative research results focused on the career paths and educational backgrounds of these women presidents.


Building A Network Of Mentors: A Guide For Engineering Educators, Mary Deane Sorcinelli, Jung Yun Jan 2007

Building A Network Of Mentors: A Guide For Engineering Educators, Mary Deane Sorcinelli, Jung Yun

Mary Deane Sorcinelli

No abstract provided.


Faculty Development: The Challenge Going Forward, Mary Deane Sorcinelli Jan 2007

Faculty Development: The Challenge Going Forward, Mary Deane Sorcinelli

Mary Deane Sorcinelli

No abstract provided.


Understanding New Faculty Background, Aspirations, Challenges, And Growth, Mary Deane Sorcinelli, Ann E. Austin, Melissa Mcdaniels Jan 2007

Understanding New Faculty Background, Aspirations, Challenges, And Growth, Mary Deane Sorcinelli, Ann E. Austin, Melissa Mcdaniels

Mary Deane Sorcinelli

Early career faculty, defined as those within the first seven years of appointment to a faculty position or those who have not yet received tenure, contribute to the present and create the future of universities and colleges. This chapter contributes to deeper understanding of new faculty by addressing these issues: 1) the demographics of early career faculty; 2) the preparation they receive and the gaps in their graduate and post-doctoral backgrounds; 3) the abilities and skills early career faculty need to succeed in higher education; 4) the expectations early career faculty have for their careers and the challenges they experience …


Faculty Priorities Reconsidered: Rewarding Multiple Forms Of Scholarship (Review), Mary Deane Sorcinelli, Jami Desantis Jan 2007

Faculty Priorities Reconsidered: Rewarding Multiple Forms Of Scholarship (Review), Mary Deane Sorcinelli, Jami Desantis

Mary Deane Sorcinelli

No abstract provided.


A Time For Deeper Dialogue: Mentoring, Modeling, And Growing Your Own, Mildred M. Pearson Dr. Jan 2007

A Time For Deeper Dialogue: Mentoring, Modeling, And Growing Your Own, Mildred M. Pearson Dr.

Mildred M. Pearson Dr.

Too often, new faculty members tackle teaching roles at an unfamiliar campus feeling lost and completely on their own. That is not a problem at Eastern Illinois University (EIU), where a rapidly growing faculty development program reaches out to new employees to encourage and support them in all facets of their lives, professional and personal.


Method And Memory In The Midwestern ‘Lincoln Inquiry’: Oral Testimony And Abraham Lincoln Studies, 1865-1938, Keith A. Erekson Dec 2006

Method And Memory In The Midwestern ‘Lincoln Inquiry’: Oral Testimony And Abraham Lincoln Studies, 1865-1938, Keith A. Erekson

Keith A Erekson

This article reviews the efforts from the 1880s through the 1930s to collect and examine oral histories with Abraham Lincoln's Indiana neighbors.


Critical Race Perspectives On Theory In Student Affairs, Lori Patton Davis, Marylu Mcewen, Laura Rendon, Mary Howard-Hamilton Dec 2006

Critical Race Perspectives On Theory In Student Affairs, Lori Patton Davis, Marylu Mcewen, Laura Rendon, Mary Howard-Hamilton

Lori Patton Davis

No abstract provided.


Modeling The Writing Assignment On Literature, Charlie Sweet, Hal Blythe Dec 2006

Modeling The Writing Assignment On Literature, Charlie Sweet, Hal Blythe

Charlie Sweet

Charlie has been teaching his junior-level American Lit Survey II for 36 years, but last summer after reflecting on the course with Hal, he decided to try a new way of teaching students to write. He set up critical writing communities in his class and then he created one for himself in order to model a particular writing skill.