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Instruction Cost Report, Fall 2007, University Of Northern Iowa

Institutional Effectiveness & Planning Documents

Shows the costs associated with running the University of Northern Iowa broken down by college and department

The Learning Marketspace, October 2007, Bob Heterick, Carol Twigg

The Learning MarketSpace (4/03 - 4/14)

No abstract provided.

Ursinus Magazine, Fall 2007, Wendy Greenberg, Matt Flyntz, Joseph Ferry, John Strassburger, Joseph F. Pirro

Ursinus Magazine, 1995–Present

Philip and Muriel Berman Museum of Art calendar • The Berman Museum salutes its artists • Gift of art from Wagner family • NSC spells S-T-U-D-E-N-T-S for Ursinus • Ursinus appoints Senior Vice President • Zack's back in new location • Ursinus in the news • Not banking on rankings: What's an applicant to do? • Ursinus Athletics Director inducted into Hall of Fame • 2007 Hall of Fame for Athletes awards took place October 26 • It's not easy being green but forecast for Ursinus is a changing climate • Focus the Nation at Ursinus College • What higher …

Nemo News, Volume 4, Issue 1, Uno Library Science Education

NEMO Newsletter

This issue of NEMO News features Advice from the Frontlines from Patty Birch, Alumni Annotations with Dorothy Thompson, Student Spotlight on Todd Schlecte, Announcements, New Resources at the UNO Criss Library, and Memoirs of a Grad Student at ALA by Erica Rose.

Fact Book 2007, Uno Office Of Institutional Effectiveness

Fact Book

The role and mission of the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) reflects a distinctively metropolitan emphasis. Accordingly, many of the academic majors, research activities, and public service programs are designed to respond to its urban/suburban environment. The University also has state-wide responsibility for providing programs and services in criminal justice, gerontology, public administration, urban studies, and social work. The Nebraska Business Development Center (NBDC) is a cooperative program of the U.S. Small Business Administration and the University of Nebraska at Omaha. NBDC administers its small business program at locations throughout Nebraska. UNO exists for the purpose of providing appropriate …

A Not-So-Simple View Of Adolescent Writing, Apryl L. Poch, Erica S. Lembke

Special Education and Communication Disorders Faculty Publications

According to the Simple View of Writing, four primary skills are necessary for successful writing (Berninger & Amtmann, 2003; Berninger & Winn, 2006). Transcription skills (e.g., handwriting, spelling) represent lower-order cognitive tasks, whereas text generation skills (e.g., ideation, translation) represent higher-order writing/cognitive abilities. Self-regulatory executive functions include the attentional and regulatory abilities that help manage the writing process, and working memory represents the cognitive complexity of the writing process. Exploratory factor analysis was used to explore the relations amongst the components of the Simple View of Writing. A one-way ANOVA tested for differences between struggling and non-struggling writers on the …

Common Data Set 2007, Uno Office Of Institutional Effectiveness

Common Data Sets

Common Data Set (2007 - 2008) for the University of Nebraska at Omaha.

Analyzing An Urban University's Diversity Dilemma, Melodee Landis, Angela Ferguson, Ana Carballal, Wilma Kuhlman, Sandra Squires

Teacher Education Faculty Publications

Lack of diversity in the teaching force is proving to be a grievous problem for our country. Across the nation the percentage of teachers of color in our schools remains stagnant as the percentage of students of color increases (Gay, Dingus & Jackson, 2003; Gordon, 2000; Gursky, 1999). Councils have been convened and conferences held to confront the issue (National Collaborative on Diversity in the Teaching Force, 2004). This disparity between the supply and demand for a diverse teaching force not only violates our standards of equity, it also appears to have a deleterious effect on achievement of students, particularly …

Promoting Mathematical Communication And Community Via Blackboard, Kris H. Green, Erica L. Johnson

Mathematical and Computing Sciences Faculty/Staff Publications

Major changes in mathematics pedagogy include writing as pedagogy and the role of community in learning. The classroom community is naturally extended by the use of online discussion boards. In this paper several models for student use of online discussion boards that have been successfully used to promote mathematical discourse are presented. Structured and unstructured examples that are easily adaptable and transportable to a variety of mathematics classroom settings are offered. These assignments facilitate student engagement and interaction outside of the classroom. Assessment, utility, and transferability are offered. Although the authors use the discussion boards provided by Blackboard, this particular …

Is Inclusion Beneficial In The General Educational Classroom?, Stephanie Schubmehl

Education Masters

There are many different types of classrooms in schools today. With more and more children entering schools, the need for different types of classrooms has changed. There are people who feel as though separating students based on educational need is not beneficial. They believe that every child should have an equal chance of success. This can either be accomplished by separating students with special needs or keeping them included in the general education classroom. In an inclusive setting, students are educated in the general education classroom. There are usually less students with more teacher assistance. People are either for or …

Taylor: A Magazine For Taylor University Alumni And Friends (Fall 2007), Taylor University

The Taylor Magazine (1963-Present)

The Fall 2007 edition of Taylor Magazine, published by Taylor University in Upland, Indiana.

An Analysis Of Rx For Discovery Reading For Elementary Students Below Average In Reading, Susan Kay Stanley

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Rx for Discovery Reading® is an intervention developed by the National Institute for Learning Development to impact the reading abilities of students below grade level in reading. The program was designed to address every area of reading acquisition, but, for this study, the areas of phonological processing, decoding, and fluency were investigated using pre- and post-test scores from the KTEA-II, GORT, and DIBELS. The problem studied was whether Rx for Discovery Reading® would raise the mean standard scores in the three areas at the conclusion of the field test. Using a small-group format, twenty-nine students who were not on grade …

Panorama October 2007, Southern Adventist University

Panorama Parent Newsletter

This issue of the Panorama parent newsletter highlights Southern's School of Visual Art and Design, information on campus eateries, parent-to-parent tips, and profiles Dr. Chris Hansen. The newsletter also highlights Southern's Technology Club and the Southern Scholars Honors Program.

Teaching & Technology Newsletter, Fall 2007, Office Of Instructional Technology, Ryan Matura Libray

Library Newsletters

No abstract provided.

Earth News, V31, Fall 2007, Department Of Earth Science, University Of Northern Iowa.

Earth News

Inside this issue:

--- Earth Science Staff Activities
--- Emeritus Faculty/Staff
--- Earth Science Open House
--- Earth Science Advisory Board
--- Fall 2006 Quarry Open House Features Dedication
--- Sigma Gamma Epsilon 40th Biennial Convention Held at UNI
--- Sigma Gamma Epsilon - Gamma Sigma Chapter
--- Spring Break 2007 Field Course: Geology and Natural History of Big Bend National Park
--- Earth Science Seminar Series
--- Majors in the Earth Science Department
--- Scholarship and Award Recipients
--- Student Internships
--- Student Research Presentations
--- 2007 Earth Science Graduates
--- CF Native Spends Three Years Sailing South Pacific …

Enrollment Report - Fall 2007, Uno Office Of Institutional Effectiveness

Enrollment Reports

The Enrollment Report provides administrative and delivery-site information on enrollment headcount and student credit hours, as well as the demographic characteristics of enrolled students. The purpose of this profile is to provide the undergraduate and graduate enrollments and student credit hour information by college or equivalent academic unit, class, gender and ethnicity.

Rhythms: Music At The University Of Northern Iowa, V26, Fall 2007, University Of Northern Iowa. School Of Music.

Rhythms: Music at the University of Northern Iowa

Contents:

From the Director
-- Now: Time to Retire Old Chairs, Time to Applaud Special People, We're Saving a Seat for You
-- Windows to the Past: UNI School of Music's Rich Tradition of Excellence
-- One Singular Sensation: "A Chorus Line" comes to UNI
-- Music Studies in Action: music major Joel Waggoner puts his education to the test
-- UNI Alum Garza Enjoys Success in Chicago's Theater Circuit
-- Opera Ensemble makes a Return Trip to Costa Rica
-- Chamber Singers travel to Miami
-- UNI Concert Chorale and Varsity Men's Glee Club bring UNI vocal music to …

Etsu Today - Fall 2007, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU Today [magazine]

No abstract provided.

Curriculum Revision Considerations: The Voice Of Experience, Martha M. Pointer

ETSU Faculty Works

Curriculum revision is one of the most daunting challenges facing faculty. The process is full of pitfalls and hurdles. However, these problems can be overcome. In the following discussion, the ten things that must be considered are listed and evaluated. Although many of the factors appear to be self-evident, programs often find them to be insurmountable hurdles. The paper discusses such potential problems as faculty involvement, planning activities, resources, and stakeholder considerations. By keeping these warnings in mind, a curriculum revision can be a rewarding and productive endeavor.

Debate: A Teaching-Learning Strategy For Developing Competence In Communication And Critical Thinking, Michele Darby

Dental Hygiene Faculty Publications

The article highlights key benefits from debate as a teaching-learning strategy for developing critical thinking and analytical skills while fostering teamwork and communication. According to the author, it is an effective pedagogical strategy because of the level of responsibility for learning and active involvement required by all student debaters. She also notes that the debate strategy can be used as a method to achieve competencies in baccalaureate and graduate dental hygiene programs.

Tcl Letter Volume 7 Issue 2, Touro College Libraries

Yearbooks and Newsletters

No abstract provided.

Chironian Fall/Winter 2007, New York Medical College

The Chironian

No abstract provided.

Expectativas De Alumnos De La Enseñanza Media: Un Análisis Del Nivel E Influencias De Las Expectativas De Estos Estudiantes En La Comuna De Quinchao, Chilé, Jennifer Mcnally

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

This field study investigation analyzes student expectations in two different high schools located in the municipality of Quinchao, province of Chiloé, Chile. The main objective of the study attempts to confirm or negate that the principal influences that can motivate or unmotivate a student to continue studying in higher education reside in the culture, actors, and relationships of both school and family. Observations and personal interviews are used as qualitative measures, and two different surveys directed at both the students and teachers of each school are used and analyzed for the existence of statistical differences between different groupings of students. …

Models Of Interdisciplinary Research And Service Learning At Hope College, Aaron A. Best, Matthew Dejongh, Amanda J. Barton, Jeff R. Brown, Christopher C. Barney

Publications

"Children love to explore the world around them. In doing so they are not aware of disciplinary boundaries or even of disciplines. They move freely from watching ants (biology) to building structures (engineering) to counting rocks (mathematics and geology) to seeing what things dissolve in water (chemistry). Only as they go to school do they learn that humans divide up the way we learn about the universe and start to think within disciplinary boundaries. In doing so, those children, who are now us, lose the ability to think broadly and use the insights of various ways of thinking to solve …

Smc Fact Book 2007, Saint Mary's College Of California

SMC Fact Book

No abstract provided.

Fear And Loathing On The (Capital) Campaign Trail, James L. Narduzzi

School of Professional and Continuing Studies Faculty Publications

It has been nearly five years since I wrote "Engaging Continuing Education Alumni" for this publication and several additional years prior to that since I began talking at various UCEA meetings about the fundraising potential of continuing higher education. During the ensuing period I have been through an institutional capital campaign, helped raise nearly $2.5 million dollars earmarked for school projects, succeeded in making friends and supporters beyond my wildest dreams, and failed miserably in accomplishing the fundraising goals established for the school. This article reflects on the lessons learned by a fundraising novice whose school was engaged in an …

Unf Journal Fall 2007, University Of North Florida

UNF Journal

A university periodical for alumni and friends of the University of North Florida.

Statement, Fall 2007, Office Of Alumni Relations. Morehead State University

Morehead State Alumni Association Publications

Statement magazine of Morehead State University for Fall of 2007.

Advocating For Languages - Lessons Learned, Anne O. Fountain

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Defining And Interpreting Professional Knowledge In An Age Of Performativity: A Scottish Case-Study, Beth Dickson

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

This paper will argue that by considering in detail the Scottish Standard for Initial Teacher Education [SITE] (Quality Assurance Agency [QAA], 2000), the foundation document of the teaching profession in Scotland, a model exists that synthesises the positions of those involved in education who support a “technical-rational” position and others who support a “values” discourse. The paper will consider how the authors of SITE were affected by the contextual factors of policy and epistemology. Literary methods of reading will be used to show that SITE defines professional knowledge as being dynamic, intellectual, personal, developmental, research-informed and achieved in synthesis and …