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Professor Dom Pinto Featured In "For Chairs, The Seat's Gotten Hotter": Chronicle Of Higher Education, Domenick Pinto

Domenick Pinto

No abstract provided.

Spectrum, Volume 31, Issue 10, Sacred Heart University

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Highlights include: Greek Life Takes Over the Edgerton -- Black Friday Madness -- SHU Honors President Kennedy -- Baby, it’s Cold Outside -- Students Prefer DIY Gifts Over Store-Bought -- Ethics Bowl Competition -- Students head to Rockefeller Center for Tree Lighting

The Tools Of Engagement: Iclicker Use In The Classroom, Christina B. Gunther

Christina B. Gunther

No abstract provided.

A Model Taxonomy Of Learning Objectives For The Online Learning Environment, Antoinette P. Bruciati

Education Faculty Publications

Although course content at institutions of higher education is delivered through a variety of ways that include; online, blended, mobile learning, and others, the teaching methodology adopted by many senior faculty members has largely remained unchanged. Traditional teaching methodologies that are based on a cognitivist-oriented approach continue to serve as the foundation for structuring course content and assessing student achievement. Cognitivism includes the subcategories of multiple intelligences, brain-based learning, and learning styles. Through a cognitivist-orientated approach, faculty place greater emphasis on assessing a learner's knowledge, feelings, and creativity. However, in many instances processes such as memory, problem-solving, comprehension, and attention …

Getting Our Priorities Straight In Higher Education, John J. Petillo

SHU Faculty Publications

Higher education is not just about the schools. It is about the individuals and what society needs to flourish, prosper and grow.

We’ve entered a new and perilous era when the schools that try to inspire students to a higher calling will be penalized by federal aid distribution. The government’s formula discounts the personal development of the individual and the need for social consciousness.

Spectrum, Volume 31, Issue 9, Sacred Heart University

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Highlights include: NEC Champions -- ESPN Anchor Speaks to SHU Students -- Moses Webb’s Play Goes Viral -- Killer Speed Bumps -- Habitat for Humanity Thrives on Campus -- Allison O’Keefe Gets Her Feet Wet -- Students Do Business in China -- 16 Handles or Pinkberry?

Michelle Loris Is Connecticut Professor Of The Year, Michelle Loris

Michelle Loris

The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education have named Sacred Heart University’s Professor Michelle Loris the 2013 Connecticut Professor of the Year. Loris was selected from more than 350 top professors in the United States.

Spectrum, Volume 31, Issue 8, Sacred Heart University

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Highlights include: The Gun Control Debate -- Sacred Heart House Party Disrupts Bridgeport Neighborhood -- Class of 2017 Elections -- CISPA is Back -- Students Comment on SHU’s Active Life -- Change the Stations -- Editorials -- Jail N’ Bail Raises Money for Special Olympics

Spectrum, Volume 31, Issue 8, Sacred Heart University

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Highlights include: The Gun Control Debate -- Sacred Heart House Party Disrupts Bridgeport Neighborhood -- CISPA is Back -- Students Comment on SHU’s Active Life -- Change the Stations -- Editorials -- Jail N’ Bail Raises Money for Special Olympics

Game Design As Authentic Science: Creating Low-Tech Games That Do Science, Jason Paul Siko, Michael Barbour

Education Faculty Publications

Many students love everything about video games, so teaching them to use technology to design their own games around content is an assignment that can offer built-in engagement. The problem, however, is that teachers often don’t have the time or expertise to teach computer programming, let alone content and process skills. On top of that, installing game design software can create friction between the teaching staff and technology department.

That’s where Microsoft PowerPoint comes in. Did you know you can help your students create—from scratch or from a template—a video game using PowerPoint?

Integrating Interactive Technology To Promote Learner Autonomy: Challenges And Rewards, Marie A. Hulme, Jaya Kannan, María Lizano-Dimare, Pilar Munday

English Faculty Publications

In an increasingly complex and interconnected world, students and faculty must understand and harness the power of technology to synthesize, analyze, and communicate ideas and information. A multi-modal, multidisciplinary approach of teaching and learning is critical. This presentation will examine how to best leverage the technological strengths of 21st century learners in an interdisciplinary networked community, utilizing on-line tools such as Twitter and e-portfolios. This will be anchored within a context of a larger discussion of current education theories, including cognitive, social constructivism, and connectivism. Four presenters will address recent research on the impact of technology tools on teaching and …

Moocs And Modern Democracies, Richard L. Pate

WCBT Faculty Publications

A discussion of the imposition of the interests of the few on the collective through a subtle but effective manner: the eventual, complete development of Massive Open Online Courses. It is this article’s premise that this development together with current marketing efficacy and the present economic goals of modern democracies, is probable to result in a shrinkage of the market place of ideas and, paradoxically, likely to result in a diminution of democracy in the world.

Spectrum, Volume 31, Issue 7, Sacred Heart University

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Highlights include: Sacred Heart Opens New Graduate Center in Stamford -- The Trick-or-Treat Trot -- The Ban on Bottled Water -- Nursing Trip to Jamaica -- Campus Wide Turkey Drive -- Heartbeats ProLife Club -- Pioneers Play 100 Innings

Spectrum, Volume 31, Issue 6, Sacred Heart University

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Highlights include: SHU’S Parking Resolution -- Sacred Heart’s Annual Campus Crime and Fire Safety Reports -- What’s the purpose of College? -- Breaking Bad comes to an end on AMC -- Las Vetas Lounge has students talking -- Sacred Heart Athletes Fight for a Cancer and Disease Free World -- The First Annual Poetry Slam

Increasing Peer Collaboration In Digital Learning Environments, Antoinette P. Bruciati, Maria Lizano-Dimare

Education Faculty Publications

Presentation made at the Fall Faculty Institute Sacred Heart University October 15, 2013.

The Professor’S Facebook: Social Networking And Web 2.0 For Academics, Michael K. Barbour

Education Faculty Publications

Presentation for the Fall Faculty Institute October 15, 2013, Sacred Heart University. Using sites such as LinkedIn, GoogleScholar, SlideShare, and Academia.edu to promote and access the professor's scholarly work.

What Can We Learn From Moocs?, Robert Mccloud

Robert McCloud

Professor Bob McCloud's presentation on MOOCs and digital teaching at Sacred Heart University.

Exploring The Multicultural Competence Of School Counselors, Fallon K. Dodson

Journal of Counselor Preparation and Supervision

The purpose of this study was to explore the self-perceived multicultural competence of school counselors. Forty-one school counselors out of the 510 school counselors who were current members of the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) completed both survey instruments: a demographic survey and the Multicultural Counseling Knowledge and Awareness Scale (MCKAS). The results of the study indicated that one of eight demographic variables demonstrated significance in relation to multicultural competence. Recommendations for future research included using a larger, ethnically diverse sample; including all school counselors in the state of Virginia; developing a survey instrument that included more aspects of multiculturalism …

Journal Of Counselor Preparation And Supervision Volume 5, Number 2, Edina Renfro-Michel

Journal of Counselor Preparation and Supervision

No abstract provided.

School Counseling Supervision In Challenging Times: The Cafe Supervisor Model, Melissa S. Ockerman, Erin C. M. Mason, Stuart F. Chen-Hayes

Journal of Counselor Preparation and Supervision

Given the increased need for school counselors to proactively address the pervasive achievement, opportunity, and attainment gaps, school counselor preparation should move from traditional supervision models to one with an equitable K-12 student outcomes focus. The Change Agent for Equity (CAFE) model presented can help school counselors-in-training foster a change agent identity, aimed at helping all K-12 students succeed and reach their postsecondary dreams. The CAFE model and the supervisor’s identity and supervision practices within the model are described. Additionally, internship assignments and rubrics are outlined and supervisory recommendations and implications are discussed.

Spectrum, Volume 31, Issue 5, Sacred Heart University

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Highlights include: Family Weekend Filled with Pioneer Pride -- What is the Government Shutdown? -- Students find creative voices through SHUsquare -- Students and Homesickness -- Education Club Putting on a Book Drive -- Chris Burrows Receives Associate of the Year Award -- New Education Course Offered in Dingle, Ireland

Higgins Presents Talk On Bishop Curtis And Beyond, Michael W. Higgins

Michael W. Higgins

On September 23, as part of Sacred Heart University’s commemoration of its 50th anniversary, Michael W. Higgins provided insight into the University’s beginnings and its promising future. Higgins is SHU’s vice president for Mission and Catholic Identity. The year 1963 was a time of international tensions, major social and political turbulence, and the early years of the Second Vatican Council. Great changes were taking place around the world, inspiring Bishop Walter W. Curtis of Bridgeport to create a university in which laity would assume leadership.

Twitter In A Spanish Conversation Course (And Maybe In Yours), Pilar Munday

Languages Faculty Publications

Dr. Pilar Munday describes her use of twitter in teaching students Spanish language and culture at Sacred Heart University.

Sacred Heart University Magazine, Fall 2013, Sacred Heart University

Sacred Heart University Magazine

No abstract provided.

Library Newsletter, Volume 9, Issue 2, Sacred Heart University

Library Newsletters

No abstract provided.

Want To Enroll In A Mooc? No Thanks, My Professors Have Their Own Videos, Enda Mcgovern, Arne Baruca

WCBT Faculty Publications

Purpose: The paper explores how professors, in adopting short digital video lectures as a complementary teaching platform outside the classroom, could better enhance the learning experience for digital natives, i.e. millennial students, in challenging the growth of massive open online courses (MOOC). Specifically, the use of personalized, class-specific, video content made available on YouTube, in which the professor-of-record appears, is examined as a complementary learning platform for students required to read textbook material in preparation for class discussions.

Method / Design and Sample: Students were required to view class-specific digital videos on YouTube and thereafter complete a questionnaire to examine …

Shusquare To Enhance Teaching And Learning Across Disciplines, Marie Hulme

Marie Hulme

Sacred Heart University’s SHUsquare website made its official debut on September 10 2013 at a meeting attended by first-year students and faculty in the Fairfield campus’ Edgerton Center for the Performing Arts.

Marie Hulme, and English instructor and director of SHUsquare, which has been described as a “Virtual Public Square,” introduced the new and exciting initiative. She told the audience that SHUsquare is “a social media platform that allows students and faculty to keep conversations going beyond the classroom and a place of intellectual connectivity.”

Spectrum, Volume 31, Issue 3, Sacred Heart University

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Highlights include: Homecoming Is A Hit -- Sandy Remodeling Destroyed by Fire -- SHU Students Learn the Meaning of a Dollar -- 4th Annual Fall Fest -- Fantasy Football -- Students Comment on Fall Internships -- Editorials

Spectrum, Volume 31, Issue 2, Sacred Heart University

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Highlights include: SHU Honored in The Princeton Review -- The Lacks Family Visits SHU -- New Sorority Sisters at SHU -- Chef Jet Takes Over Linda’s -- President’s Tweets Unify Sacred Heart -- Game Attendance

Spectrum, Volume 31, Issue 1, Sacred Heart University

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Highlights include: SHU is Over the Hill -- A Letter for Pat -- Welcome Class of 2017 -- Freshman and Senior Students Comment on Their Bright Futures -- Anticipated Presidential Gala Shines Once Again -- Perspectives -- The New Wellness Center Welcomes Students