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Enhancing Student Learning And Retention With Community Partnerships, George Kontos

Education for Sustainability Summer Institute

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Education For Sustainability As A 21st Century Literacy, Nancy Givens

Education for Sustainability Summer Institute

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Encouraging Sustainability Ideas With Mammoth Cave Field Experiences, Lauren Bell, Cheryl Messenger, Jeanine Huss

Education for Sustainability Summer Institute

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Gps Workshop, Education For Sustainability Summer Institute, S. Kay Gandy

Education for Sustainability Summer Institute

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Helping Children Who Have Behavioral And Attention Issues, David B. Ross

Faculty Presentations

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Hypoxia Mediated Selection In Breast Cancer, Vanessa R. Santos

9th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium and Celebration

Understanding the consequences of tumor hypoxia has importance to both basic and applied cancer research. Using green fluorescent protein expressed ductal carcinoma in situ cells (cells of relatively less invasive natural among other types of breast cancer) kept in buffered and glucose rich media; cells were cultured under hypoxic conditions. Each day for ten days, one tissue culture dish is removed and counted for viability, toxicity, pH, and total cell count. These counts are then compared to a control kept in the incubator. Once 20% of the original sample remained viable, the cells were returned to normoxia and allowed to …

Conference Presentations, Paul Lavery

Graduate Research School Scholarly Works

This session focuses on the key aspects of presenting at conferences, including designing a presentation, delivery and networking.

Evaluating Classroom Assignments: Planning For Grading, Deanna L. Keith Dr.

Faculty Publications and Presentations

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National College Entrance Examination, Praying To Confucius, And Good-Fortune In China, Samuel Hinton

Curriculum and Instruction Faculty and Staff Scholarship

The purpose of this paper is to explore connections between the National College Entrance Examination, Confucius, and Belief in Good Fortune in China. These strands are discussed using the “analysis of narrative method” (Gay, Mills, & Airasian, 2009.) Some parents solicit the supernatural power of Confucius to help their children pass this examination. Prison authorities in a part of China have attempted to rehabilitate prisoners by having them study and take a test on the Analects of Confucius (Ames, 1999).

Worship of Confucius

The purpose of this paper is to explore connections between the National College Entrance Examination, Confucius, and …

E-Books In The Catalog: Managing Marc Records In Batches, Bonnie Figgatt

Librarian Publications

The Sacred Heart University Library provides catalog-based access to thousands of electronic books. This session presents the Library’s strategies and experiences with batch processing MARC records for e-books. Topics include aspects of retrieving and loading records, customizing and editing records using MARCEDIT, and using Millennium review files and global update to maintain and enhance e-book access.

Bonnie Figgatt, MLS, MA, gave this presentation, about providing and managing access to electronic books in an academic library, at the Innovative User’s Group (IUG) 19^th Annual Conference in San Francisco, April 2011.

Scholarsarchive@Jwu: The Power Of Open Access Publishing, Erika Gearing

Library Staff Publications

An institutional repository is an excellent vehicle for publicizing the quality of research conducted by the faculty, staff, and students, and for sharing unique institutional collections with a wide audience. Through the Scholars Archive, JWU scholarship and collections are able to gain more global visibility via the web. This has the potential to attract new students, researchers, faculty, and funding, as well as further increase Johnson and Wales’ reputation as an institution of higher education.

Faculty Challenges In Supervising Undergraduate Research, Amy M. Buddie

Giving Undergraduate Research a Worldwide Voice: Institutional Repositories as Publishers

A presentation on the forthcoming Kennesaw Journal of Undergraduate Research.

More information at http://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/kjur

Underfunded And Understaffed: A Ground-Level View Of Ir Creation In Difficult Times, John Davison

Giving Undergraduate Research a Worldwide Voice: Institutional Repositories as Publishers

A discussion of the creation of OhioLINK, the institutional repository system for the Ohio University system.

More information at http://drc.ohiolink.edu/

The Social Production Of Knowledge In The 21st Century: Undergraduate Research In Scholarly Communication, Geri Bunker Ingram

Giving Undergraduate Research a Worldwide Voice: Institutional Repositories as Publishers

A presentation on undergraduate research at various universities, and its collection into OCLC.

http://www.oclc.org/gateway/

Student Scholarly Publishing: Obstacles And Opportunities, Tim Tamminga

Giving Undergraduate Research a Worldwide Voice: Institutional Repositories as Publishers

A presentation on the institutional repository system powered by Berkeley Electronic Press.

More information at http://www.bepress.com/ir/

Keynote Address: Defining Dimensions Of Undergraduate Research, Nancy Hensel

Giving Undergraduate Research a Worldwide Voice: Institutional Repositories as Publishers

Keynote address to the conference, focusing on undergraduate education and the difference it can make in a college experience.

More information at http://www.cur.org

Avatars, Blabberize And Cell Phones: The Abcs Of The Digital Age, Kay S. Gandy, Rebecca Stobaugh

School of Teacher Education Faculty Publications & Presentations

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Intentiality Part 2, Beth E. Ackerman

Faculty Publications and Presentations

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Differentiated Instruction In Early Childhood, Beth E. Ackerman

Faculty Publications and Presentations

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Intentiality Part 1, Beth E. Ackerman

Faculty Publications and Presentations

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Classroom Climate - Be Proactive, Beth E. Ackerman

Faculty Publications and Presentations

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Early Identification And Intervention Of Children With Disabilities, Beth E. Ackerman

Faculty Publications and Presentations

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Puzzling Classroom Behaviors, Beth E. Ackerman

Faculty Publications and Presentations

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Successful Collaboration, Beth E. Ackerman

Faculty Publications and Presentations

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Using Reinforcements, Beth E. Ackerman

Faculty Publications and Presentations

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Online Research & Training Resources, Marziya Mohammedali, David Howard

Graduate Research School Scholarly Works

This session focuses on how to access and get the most out of the online resources available to Higher Degree by Research Candidates, including the Sage Research Methods eBook repository, ProQuest Digital Dissertations Online Theses repository and Epigeum Research Skills Training (available through BlackBoard).

Latino/A English Language Learners: Closing Achievement/Opportunity Gaps To Increase College-Going Rates, Amy Cook, Rachelle Pérusse

Counseling, School Psychology & Sport Faculty Publication Series

By the 10th grade, 40% of adolescent Latinos/as drop out of school, with Latino/a English language learners (ELLs) dropping out at an even higher rate. A survey-based study conducted in the Northeast revealed many evidence-based interventions that school counselors implement on behalf of Latino/a ELLs to improve academic achievement. This session will provide you with the skills and knowledge to work with some of the most challenging cases involving Latino/a ELLs and how to close achievement/opportunity gaps. Discussion and sharing information about various school counselor practices will be encouraged.

Managing Your Supervisor, Joe Luca

Graduate Research School Scholarly Works

This session focuses on the relationship between supervisor and candidate, with an emphasis on how to handle the issues that may arise regarding supervision.

Effective Legislative Advocacy, Glenn W. "Max" Mcgee

Publications & Research

Fighting for state funding for educating the gifted and talented is an annual battle in our great state. It is time for all of us to work smarter (and harder) to develop a statewide advocacy campaign. Participants in this session will learn from experienced advocates how to work effectively with state legislators and other key policy makers to develop long-term relationships and compelling messages that will resonate in our communities and our Capitol.

Copyright Overview For Faculty Educational Fair Use & Best Practices, Monica Brooks, Dena Laton

Librarian Research

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