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Somos Y Estamos, 2016, Department Of Spanish

Somos y Estamos

Samos y Estamos 2016 Year in Review contents:

• Study Abroad Program in Buenos Aires
• Study Abroad Program in Quito
• Study Abroad Program in Santander
• Study Abroad Program in Burgos
• Spanish with Internship or Service Learning
• College of Arts and Sciences Awards:
• Professor Michael Braun, 2015-16 CAS Faculty Achievement Award in Teaching
• Hedy Habra and Lis Torres, 2015-16 CAS Part-time Instructor Excellence in Teaching
• Department News:
• Dr. Kristina Wirtz Joins the Department, 2016 CAS Faculty Achievement Award in Teaching
• News from Dr. Bob Felkel
• Dr. Natalio Ohanna Pens the First Scholarly Edition of Los cautivos de Argel, by Lope de Vega …

Parental Mediation On Children's Television Viewing In Malaysia, Diyana Kamarudin

Research and Creative Activities Poster Day

The purpose of his study is to examine how Malaysian parents mediate their children's television viewing habits. This study looks at four types of mediation which are instructive, restrictive, social co-viewing and unstructured mediation. Data collection includes participants completing a daily diary over a one week period on how they mediate their children's television viewing and a one-on-one semi-structured interviews with each of the participant through web cam. In descending order the themes that were found to be the most important are religion, television is educational, parents advise children through television and television is used for families to get together.

Cas Global Learning Outcomes, College Of Arts And Sciences

Global Learning Outcomes

This is a draft document for the College of Arts & Sciences at Western Michigan University, an attempt to define the knowledge skills and perspectives we would like our students to have to graduate as informed, reflective and engaged global citizens. Includes some suggested activities.

Framework For Comprehensive Internationalization, International Education Countil

International Education Council

Includes points on institutional culture, internationalization of the curriculum, student mobility, student affairs, international service and outreach, international research and creative activities, faculty and staff development, resources and mechanisms, assessment, alumni relations, marketing/communications/enrollment management.

Evaluating Pre-Service Teacher’S Knowledge On Teacher Codes Of Ethics: Challenge Faced By Malaysia’S Teacher Education Institute, Moi Mooi Lew, Brooks Applegate, Zek Chew Lim, Wellington Edna

Research and Creative Activities Poster Day

Introduction

Teachers have great responsibilities both inside and beyond the classroom. To exercise those responsibilities, they need mastery of ethical knowledge and decision-making skills (Fenstermacher, 1990). Ethical knowledge, or knowledge that enables someone to examine the foundations of ‘right’ and ‘wrong’, is not culturally bound and refers to the principles applicable to diverse perspectives and interests (Ragbir Kaur, 2012). In Malaysia, the Teacher Codes of Ethics (TCEs) comprise statements articulating teacher accountability to four types of stakeholders, ie., students, parents, self, colleagues and the teaching profession. It is an ethical declaration to regulate and monitor teacher’s specific obligation to stakeholders …

An Investigation Of Teacher Response To National Science Curriculum Reforms In Turkey, Ridvan Elmas, Nilay Öztürk, Meltem Irmak, William W. Cobern

Scientific Literacy and Cultural Studies Project

Major science education curriculum reform is taking place in Turkey involving a substantial break with past science curricula. Such reform has significant implications for teachers but to date there has been little research on teacher response to these reforms. The purpose of this qualitative study was to investigate the impact on the teachers who are charged with implementing reforms. Semi-structured interviews with 18 elementary science teachers were conducted and additional observational data was recorded. The interview schedule comprised 23 questions in 9 themes. According to the data analysis, the main problem for teachers is that curriculum reforms involve overly big …

Improving Higher Education In Africa: Lessons From Universities In Ethiopia And Egypt, Frank H. Witt

Distinguished Lectures on Africa

Flyer for public lecture includes biographical information about the speaker.

Faculty Survey Summary Report, Jason T. Burkhardt

American Council on Education Internationalization Laboratory

This report is a summary of the information and data gathered through a faculty survey for the American Council on Education Internationalization Laboratory. 490 or 11.5% of Western Michigan University faculty, graduate assistants and staff responded. Faculty and staff of WMU believe that the university has made definite progress towards the internationalization of WMU, but that there are many ways that the university can improve its level of internationalization.

American Council On Education Internationalization Laboratory Report, Haenicke Institute For Global Education, Wmu International Education Council

American Council on Education Internationalization Laboratory

Building on its long history of international initiatives, Western Michigan University elected to participate in the American Council on Education Internationalization Laboratory process. The Laboratory facilitated a wider discussion on campus about global education and provided a forum for setting priorities to further international activities.

Benchmarks Of Highly Internationalized Research Universities, International Education Council

International Education Council

Handout at the International Education Form at the WMU Faculty Senate on April 6, 2006. The benchmarks were taken from Measuring Internationalization of Research Universities (ACE, 2005) and compares the answers given by WMU to those of highly internationalized research universities. This was part of a survey WMU filled out when we joined the American Council on Education Internationalization Collaborative.

Framework For Internationalization, International Education Council

International Education Council

Handout for the International Education Forum held for the Faculty Senate on April 6, 2006. This was to point out that internationalization is much more than student mobility, i.e. study abroad and international students.

International Education Forum, International Education Council

International Education Council

This was presented to the WMU Faculty Senate on April 6, 2006.