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Making Historians Of Theatre History Students: The First Three Steps, David Wintersteen Nov 2015

Making Historians Of Theatre History Students: The First Three Steps, David Wintersteen

Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota Journal

Without the guidance of a clear hypothesis, student research projects founder. This paper outlines a process by which students undergo the essential first stages that lead to successful research projects in Theatre History. The paper outlines three stages: “Quest for Fire,” in which the student identifies a subject area that interests them; “Fence Me In,” in which the student defines the research area and established distinct parameters; and “The Dreaded Hypothesis,” in which the student articulates a clear, unique and functional hypothesis. By implementing these initial three stages, teachers can create the conditions under which students motivate themselves to complete …


Who’S Talking About (And Citing) Me? Tracking Your Work Using Databases, Google, Web Of Knowledge, And Altmetrics Tools, Amanda Izenstark, Julia Lovett, Andrée Rathemacher Oct 2015

Who’S Talking About (And Citing) Me? Tracking Your Work Using Databases, Google, Web Of Knowledge, And Altmetrics Tools, Amanda Izenstark, Julia Lovett, Andrée Rathemacher

Julia Lovett

Slides from a presentation, "Who's Talking About (and Citing) Me? Tracking Your Work using Databases, Google, Web of Knowledge, and Altmetrics Tools," offered at the University of Rhode Island Libraries on April 22 and April 23, 2015.

"Stop using the impact factor as a measure of the value of your research. There are better ways. In this hands-on session find out about tools that can help you learn how your work is being received, used, and disseminated across scholarly platforms and social media networks."

Part of the University Libraries' Search Savvy Seminar series.


Illuminated Magazine, Etsu School Of Graduate Studies Oct 2015

Illuminated Magazine, Etsu School Of Graduate Studies

Illuminated

From the School of Graduate Studies; Where Are They Now? [Featuring Wendee White, Ariel Ford, Dr. Gene Couch & Tasha Keys]; Planning for Success [Dr. Wendy Doucette Graduate Studies Librarian]; Oregon’s Right to Choose: Decisions About Dying with Dignity [Sociology, M.A. Graduate Student: Erin Mauck]; When Pathogens Don’t Share Well: Exploring How Chlamydial Infections Prevent Herpes Virus Disease [Biomedical Sciences, Ph.D. Graduate Student: Jessica Slade]; Improving Education Through Research [Elementary Education, M. Ed. Graduate Student: Kelly Stapleton]; Controlling Lipid Synthesis [Biomedical Sciences, Ph.D. Graduate Student: Muhammad Mahbubur Rahman]; English [English, M.A. Graduate Student: Inga Sarkodie]; The Mechanism of Atr and …


Frequently Asked Questions About Open Access@Sacred Heart University, Zachariah Claybaugh, Chelsea Stone Oct 2015

Frequently Asked Questions About Open Access@Sacred Heart University, Zachariah Claybaugh, Chelsea Stone

Librarian Publications

In academia, Open Access (OA) offers the possibility of saving time and lowering costs for faculty and students. Lesson plans, textbooks, journal access, etc. are just a few examples of how OA is aiming to change the dynamic in universities around the world.


Accelerating Experience In Food Research, Education, Kelly Hannigan Sep 2015

Accelerating Experience In Food Research, Education, Kelly Hannigan

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The Global Food Systems Initiative, announced by Kansas State University President Kirk Schulz in January 2014, builds on the university’s legacy of leadership in food production, food safety and food security.


2015 Fall - Perspectives - Full Issue (Pdf), News And Communications Services Sep 2015

2015 Fall - Perspectives - Full Issue (Pdf), News And Communications Services

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The winter/spring issue of Perspectives showcases Kansas State University's range of research, scholarly, and creative activity and discovery.


Archives Alive!: Librarian-Faculty Collaboration And An Alternative To The Five-Page Paper, Tom Keegan, Kelly Mcelroy Aug 2015

Archives Alive!: Librarian-Faculty Collaboration And An Alternative To The Five-Page Paper, Tom Keegan, Kelly Mcelroy

Tom Keegan

The short research paper is ubiquitous in undergraduate liberal arts education. But is this assignment type an effective way to assess student learning or writing skills? We argue that it rarely is, and instead serves as an artifact maintained out of instructor familiarity with and unnecessary allegiance to timeworn conceptions of “academia.” As an alternative, we detail the Archives Alive! assignment developed by librarians and faculty at the University of Iowa and designed to bring Rhetoric students into contact with archival collections and digital skills. We also discuss how librarians can collaborate with instructors on new assignment models that build …


Points Of Pride, Georgia Southern University Aug 2015

Points Of Pride, Georgia Southern University

Points of Pride

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Points Of Pride, Georgia Southern University Jul 2015

Points Of Pride, Georgia Southern University

Points of Pride

  • Rankings
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  • Athletics
  • Facilities
  • Outreach
  • Research


Points Of Pride, Georgia Southern University Jun 2015

Points Of Pride, Georgia Southern University

Points of Pride

  • Rankings
  • Academics
  • Athletics
  • Facilities
  • Outreach
  • Research


White Paper On Research Opportunities And Cuny Library Faculty: The Need For Annual Leave Parity, Psc Cuny Library Faculty Committee (2014-­2015), Jay H. Bernstein, Jill Cirasella, John A. Drobnicki, Francine Egger-Sider, Lisa Ellis, Robert Farrell, William Gargan, Bonnie Nelson, Mariana Regalado, Sharon Swacker, Tess Tobin Jun 2015

White Paper On Research Opportunities And Cuny Library Faculty: The Need For Annual Leave Parity, Psc Cuny Library Faculty Committee (2014-­2015), Jay H. Bernstein, Jill Cirasella, John A. Drobnicki, Francine Egger-Sider, Lisa Ellis, Robert Farrell, William Gargan, Bonnie Nelson, Mariana Regalado, Sharon Swacker, Tess Tobin

Publications and Research

This White Paper provides an exposition and analysis of how annual leave disparity has arisen for Library Faculty at the City University of New York (CUNY) as compared to other CUNY faculty, its effects on librarians, and what a positive solution to the problem would look like.


Who’S Talking About (And Citing) Me? Tracking Your Work Using Databases, Google, Web Of Knowledge, And Altmetrics Tools, Amanda Izenstark, Julia Lovett, Andrée Rathemacher Apr 2015

Who’S Talking About (And Citing) Me? Tracking Your Work Using Databases, Google, Web Of Knowledge, And Altmetrics Tools, Amanda Izenstark, Julia Lovett, Andrée Rathemacher

Technical Services Faculty Presentations

Slides from a presentation, "Who's Talking About (and Citing) Me? Tracking Your Work using Databases, Google, Web of Knowledge, and Altmetrics Tools," offered at the University of Rhode Island Libraries on April 22 and April 23, 2015.

"Stop using the impact factor as a measure of the value of your research. There are better ways. In this hands-on session find out about tools that can help you learn how your work is being received, used, and disseminated across scholarly platforms and social media networks."

Part of the University Libraries' Search Savvy Seminar series.


Involvement Of Undergraduate Students In Research: A Comparison Of Course Research Components, Paid Research Activities, Student-Led Projects And Independent / Directed Study Courses, Jeremy Straub Apr 2015

Involvement Of Undergraduate Students In Research: A Comparison Of Course Research Components, Paid Research Activities, Student-Led Projects And Independent / Directed Study Courses, Jeremy Straub

Jeremy Straub

Involving undergraduate students in bona fide research can provide multiple types of benefits. Whether students elect to pursue research careers or not, research experiences can be beneficial. Students gain an excellent resume item and interview discussion topic. They also gain experience in team participation dynamics and project management and the opportunity to put techniques that they have learned in the classroom to use. In interdisciplinary projects, they learn to work with those from other disciplines, gain an understanding of the challenges of doing so and gain an understanding of the vernacular of these other disciplines.

This paper presents an overview …


Teacher Quality And Sorting Across Traditional Public And Charter Schools In The Detroit Metropolitan Region, Michael F. Addonizio, C. Philip Kearney, Marytza A. Gawlik Apr 2015

Teacher Quality And Sorting Across Traditional Public And Charter Schools In The Detroit Metropolitan Region, Michael F. Addonizio, C. Philip Kearney, Marytza A. Gawlik

Educational Considerations

In the quest to raise student achievement in low-performing urban schools, researchers often point to the central importance of recruitment and retention of a high quality teacher workforce.


Illuminated Magazine, Etsu School Of Graduate Studies Apr 2015

Illuminated Magazine, Etsu School Of Graduate Studies

Illuminated

Where Are They Now? [Featuring Lucinda Langston & Larry Bowman]; Investigating the Protection Mechanism of DNA and Polypeptide Binding [Chemistry, M.S. Graduate Student: Modeste Tegomoh]; American Identity in Literature: Defining the Landscape of the 19th Century [English, M.A. Graduate Student: Jacob Vines]; The Perfect Balance: Combining Chaos Theory and Force Plate Analysis to Prevent Neurological Diseases [Biomedical Science, Ph.D. (Quantitative Bioscience) Graduate Student: Allison Hilbun]; Life in the Mounds: Using Ground Penetrating Radar to Discover a Buried Past [Geosciences, M.S. (Geospatial Analysis) Graduate Student: Jeremy Menzer]; Old Meets New: Using Technology to Create Large-Scale Digital Art Installation [New Media Studio, …


A Concept Paper On Networks Of Excellence For Research And Education, Suresh V. Garimella, David B. Janes, Anne Slaughter Andrew Apr 2015

A Concept Paper On Networks Of Excellence For Research And Education, Suresh V. Garimella, David B. Janes, Anne Slaughter Andrew

PPRI Digital Library

Research and education ecosystems, foundational components of knowledge-based economies, are relatively underdeveloped in Latin America. The entire ecosystem of a research university — including resources, corporate partnerships, and research — must capitalize on a symbiosis between the research, education and commercialization missions. A university cannot transform unilaterally nor can universities sustain the required transformation without government and industry participation. Initiatives to accelerate the development of research university ecosystems are critical for the realization of knowledge-based economies and resilient civil societies.

To accelerate the development of research and education ecosystems across the Americas, the authors propose to establish “Networks of Excellence” …


University Of The Future Colombia-Purdue Workshop Report, Suresh V. Garimella, David B. Janes, Liliana Gómez Díaz Apr 2015

University Of The Future Colombia-Purdue Workshop Report, Suresh V. Garimella, David B. Janes, Liliana Gómez Díaz

PPRI Digital Library

The University of the Future Workshop, a joint Colombia-Purdue event, was held at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, October 28-29, 2014. Participants included rectors and board members from six top universities in Colombia, along with executive directors of NGOs, government representatives from the U.S. and Colombia, and Purdue faculty and administrators. The workshop was focused on a dialog among participants on key programs and focuses that will allow universities to be responsive to the 21st century needs of the Americas.

This report is a summary of the workshop and is based on the contributions of all the participants. Key …


Leading The Newly Merged High School: Exciting Opportunity Or Overwhelming Challenge?, Lance E. Thurman, Donald G. Hackmann Apr 2015

Leading The Newly Merged High School: Exciting Opportunity Or Overwhelming Challenge?, Lance E. Thurman, Donald G. Hackmann

Educational Considerations

In the current economic times, school personnel are regularly challenged to reduce the costs of operating the nation’s school systems. School district consolidations often are proposed as a mechanism to realize fiscal savings for local communities; indeed, the number of U.S. school districts has declined dramatically over the past 70 years, decreasing from 117,108 in 1939-40 to 13,809 in 2008-2009.


Arff Wg's Response To The Ntsb's Recommendations, Rita "Rene" Herron Mar 2015

Arff Wg's Response To The Ntsb's Recommendations, Rita "Rene" Herron

Publications

This piece is the final installment in a series of articles discussing research in connection to the four applied research projects the ARFF Working Group and Federal Aviation Administration are conducting concerning the National Transportation Safety Board’s recommendations from the report of findings on the crash of Asiana Flight 214.


Research Express News, Georgia Southern University Feb 2015

Research Express News, Georgia Southern University

Research Express News (2013-2021)

  • Congrats Chemistry major Mariana Hernandez on recently published research


Points Of Pride, Georgia Southern University Jan 2015

Points Of Pride, Georgia Southern University

Points of Pride

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Introduction And Table Of Contents, Kirk Schulz, Karen Burg Jan 2015

Introduction And Table Of Contents, Kirk Schulz, Karen Burg

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Message from President Kirk Schulz and Vice President for Research Karen Burg; and Table of Contents for the winter/spring 2015 issue


Focusing On The Future, Greg Tammen Jan 2015

Focusing On The Future, Greg Tammen

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Four federal research laboratories at Kansas State University are helping solve the world’s looming food crisis

“Kansas State University is internationally recognized in sorghum, millet and wheat — from the plants’ genetics and genomics, to how they’re grown, to applications such as baking with the produced raw material.”


2015 Winter/Spring - Perspectives - Full Issue (Pdf) Jan 2015

2015 Winter/Spring - Perspectives - Full Issue (Pdf)

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The winter/spring issue of Perspectives showcases Kansas State University's range of research, scholarly, and creative activity and discovery.


President’S Annual Report, Jean E. Bartels Jan 2015

President’S Annual Report, Jean E. Bartels

President's Annual Report (2012-2015)

No abstract provided.


Collaborative Curiosity: A Connected-Learning Course On Designing Community-Engaged Research, Valerie Holton, Tessa Mckenzie Jan 2015

Collaborative Curiosity: A Connected-Learning Course On Designing Community-Engaged Research, Valerie Holton, Tessa Mckenzie

Division of Community Engagement Resources

This was presented at the IARSLCE annual meeting in Boston, MA in November 2015.


Urban Biking Meets Community-Engaged Research And Service-Learning, Tessa Mckenzie Jan 2015

Urban Biking Meets Community-Engaged Research And Service-Learning, Tessa Mckenzie

Division of Community Engagement Resources

No abstract provided.


04. Finance, Northeastern State University Jan 2015

04. Finance, Northeastern State University

Oklahoma Research Day Abstracts

No abstract provided.


01. Accounting, Northeastern State University Jan 2015

01. Accounting, Northeastern State University

Oklahoma Research Day Abstracts

No abstract provided.


03. Economics, Northeastern State University Jan 2015

03. Economics, Northeastern State University

Oklahoma Research Day Abstracts

No abstract provided.