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December 5, 2008 Minutes, Swosu Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Minutes

SWOSU Faculty Senate December 5, 2008 Approved Minutes

November 21, 2008 Minutes, Swosu Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Minutes

SWOSU Faculty Senate November 21, 2008 Approved Minutes

October 31, 2008 Minutes, Swosu Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Minutes

SWOSU Faculty Senate October 31, 2008 Approved Minutes

September 26, 2008 Minutes, Swosu Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Minutes

SWOSU Faculty Senate September 26, 2008 Approved Minutes

Assessment Of Kalamazoo County's Education For Employment (Efe) Programs Using 2008 Survey Data, Kevin M. Hollenbeck, Jason M. Preuss

Reports

No abstract provided.

Swosu Fact Book Fall 2008, Denisa Engelman

Fact Books

I am proud to introduce the seventeenth annual Southwestern Oklahoma State University Fact Book. The Fact Book provides a ready source of information to answer frequently asked questions about the University and its operations. Unless otherwise noted, the information in this Fact Book came from computer-generated reports that are printed following the tenth class day of each fall semester. Because of student fluctuations during the semester, numbers will not match other published enrollment numbers that may be based on enrollment at the end of a semester.

August 29, 2008 Minutes, Swosu Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Minutes

SWOSU Faculty Senate August 29, 2008 Approved Minutes

July 22, 2008 Minutes, Swosu Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Minutes

SWOSU Faculty Senate July 22, 2008 Approved Minutes

June 24, 2008 Minutes, Swosu Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Minutes

SWOSU Faculty Senate June 24, 2008 Approved Minutes

May 2, 2008 Minutes, Swosu Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Minutes

SWOSU Faculty Senate May 2, 2008 Approved Minutes

April 18, 2008 Minutes, Swosu Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Minutes

SWOSU Faculty Senate April 18, 2008 Approved Minutes

March 28, 2008 Minutes, Swosu Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Minutes

SWOSU Faculty Senate March 28, 2008 Approved Minutes

Assessment Of Kalamazoo County's Education For Employment (Efe) Programs Using 2007 Survey Data, Kevin M. Hollenbeck, Jason M. Preuss

Reports

No abstract provided.

Branding Your Community, Milan Wall

Heartland Center for Leadership Development Materials

Connections: Using a Brand Creation Approach to Community Identity

Origins of the Branding Concept

Even far back in the middle ages when artists and artisans began to form guilds or associations together, many hallmarks or identifying symbols were used as a signatures by artisans to lay claim to the result of his or her work. Another important, and American reference, comes from the days before fences divided up the frontier and cattle owners found a way to mark and identify their own cattle by branding them with a personalized symbol. Even today, many purebred horses are carefully inspected and only …

Branding Your Community, Milan Wall

Heartland Center for Leadership Development Materials

Branding Your Community

Table of Contents:

Connections: Using a Brand Creation Approach to Community Identity

Case Study: Superior, Nebraska

Mapping Community Assets: An Overview

SOAR Analysis

About Appreciative Inquiry

The Marketing Process: Attention, Attraction and Action

Marketing Your Community

Back Home Ideas

Tips for Creating Community Brands

Workshop Evaluation

February 29, 2008 Minutes, Swosu Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Minutes

SWOSU Faculty Senate February 29, 2008 Approved Minutes

January 25, 2008 Minutes, Swosu Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Minutes

SWOSU Faculty Senate January 25, 2008 Approved Minutes

"How Do We Meet Students Where They Are, While Challenging Them Further?" : Teaching Developmentally., Mary E. Hess

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Listening And Learning To Teach In Theological Contexts: An Appreciative Inquiry Model, Mary E. Hess

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Portraits: Discovering Art As A Transformative Learning Process At Mid-Life, William Scott Wallace

Antioch University Full-Text Dissertations & Theses

This study explores art as a transformative learning process at mid-life. As adults individuate as they develop into middle age and move towards integration, they may experience transformative learning, a process that can lead to a much broader and deeper life view. Most studies have viewed transformative learning as a process that occurs through critical reflection, (Mezirow, 1991, 2000), possible disorienting dilemmas, (Mezirow, 1991, 2000, and Daloz, 2000), influence of personality type (Cranton, 1994), soulfulness (Dirkx), and other means of awareness. While researchers acknowledge the possibilities of experiencing transformative learning through the arts, a review of the empirical literature reveals …

Effective E-Learning Environments For Adult Learners, Lois A. Lindell

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of this literature review is to examine the types of instructional strategies that are appropriate and effective in e-learning environments for today's adult learners. To identify the best practices among instructional strategies in e-learning environments, three specific questions were addressed. These areas include: adult learning, instructional design and future developments in e-learning.

The literature reviewed highlights the importance of learner-centered instructional strategies that use authentic learning experiences, collaboration, and real-world problem solving applications. Continued research is called for to further refine and expand on the best instructional practices. Institutions engaged in distance education need to provide for training …

Preparing Instructors Of Adult Learners To Address The Needs Of Minority Students, Travell Unique Brock

Graduate Research Papers

In predominately Caucasian educational systems, diversity in the classroom is becoming a fast-growing phenomenon. With this new phenomenon, adult instructors now have a new challenge of facilitating learning in an environment where the learners not only have different learning capabilities, but also language and cultural differences. The reviewer answers the following questions: what are the important considerations for instructors to prepare diverse adult learners for corporate work environments, higher education, and K-12 professional development? And what are the appropriate cultural specific media and literature resources to include in training?

The literature collected focused on resources related to teaching adult minority …

Connecting With Nature Through Land Use Decision Making, Cathy Setterlin

Antioch University Full-Text Dissertations & Theses

This narrative inquiry, which draws on my experience as a land use decision maker, environmental educator, and scholar, examines the complexities of our human-nature relationship as we use and protect the life of the land in local communities. I began this research by interviewing seventeen land use decision makers representing a range of land use perspectives in New Milford, Connecticut, focusing on their views of land as a living community, their connections to land, and their sense of duty and responsibility.

Their responses led me to further inquiry and drew me into a process that transformed my views of both …