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Disciplinary Faculty Needs And Qualified Tutors In An Efl University Writing Center, Graciela Arizmendi González, María Del Carmen González Videgaray

The Writing Center Journal

This study investigates postgraduate (PGs) and faculty needs concerning academic writing (AW) tutors’ qualifications in an English as a Foreign Language (EFL) context. Tutors are the core element of a writing center (WC) (Hays, 2010). These professionals listen to (Burns, 2014), advise, and exchange information (Reid, 1993, in Hays, 2010) collaboratively so students can resolve their writing issues (Hays, 2010). However, in EFL contexts, scant research exists about WCs, writing programs (Molina & López, 2019), and qualifications to recruit tutors (Özer, 2020). Thus, to plan a WC, 24 participants in chemistry were interviewed and surveyed. Findings reveal that EFL PGs …

“Starting From Square One”: Results From The Racial Climate Survey Of Writing Center Professional Gatherings, Rachel Azima, Kelsey Hixson-Bowles, Neil Simpkins

The Writing Center Journal

Though the conversation about race and racism in individual writing centers has developed in the last 30 years (Coenen et al., 2019; Condon, 2007; Dees et al., 2007; Denny, 2010; Faison, 2018; García, 2017; Greenfield, 2019; Greenfield & Rowan, 2011; Grimm, 1999; Kern, 2019; Lockett, 2019), scholars rarely discuss the racial climate of writing center professional spaces. This article reports on the findings from the Racial Climate Survey of Writing Center Professional Gatherings. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected in spring 2019, when participants were asked about their experiences and perceptions of the racial climate of international, national, regional, and …

Birmingham Promise Scholar Credits On-Campus Living As Critical To Her Success, Alicia Rohan

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Infrared Cameras Added To Telemedicine Visits For Arthritis Patients, Hannah Echols

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Kidney Failure Experts Recommend New Tool That Eliminates Race As A Determining Factor For Diagnosis, Hannah Echols

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Experience Life In A Refugee Camp - And Learn How To Help - June 25, Matt Windsor

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A Catalyst For Learning Or Reinforcement Of Inequities: Using A Critical Hope Lens To Understand The Potential And Limitations Of Short-Term Study Abroad In Fostering Students’ Ability To Effectively Interact Across Differences, Gudrun Nyunt, Elizabeth Niehaus, Mac Benavides

Department of Educational Administration: Faculty Publications

Study abroad is often hailed as a unique and important learning experience that fosters students’ ability to engage in effective and appropriate interactions in a variety of cultural contexts. Scholars, however, have not only questioned the learning that occurs in study abroad but have also highlighted problematic aspects such as the potential miseducation of participants and harm to host communities, particularly for short-term study abroad (STSA) experiences. Utilizing the lens of critical hope, the purpose of this study was to critically assess the potential of STSA in fostering cross-cultural learning, while also examining its limitations and potential harm. Based on …

Higher Education Futures: The Transformative Potential Of Using Critical Foresights Practices & Arts Based Research In Our Brittle, Anxious, Non-Linear, And Incomprehensible (Bani) World, Sheila Christine Mullooly

Dissertations and Theses

Our institutional approaches to problems in the changing global landscape of internationalized higher education are being challenged, and many scholars call for new approaches for understanding and addressing the complex problems we face (e.g., la paperson). The COVID-19 pandemic has sped up the need to make changes in how we approach our evolving problems and possibilities for human-centric transformation. This multi-paper dissertation is a call to action and proposes the use of new approaches to research and educational practice--specifically, critical futures studies and arts-based research. Design justice principles and participatory action approaches frame and motivate these possibilities. First, "A Public …

Co-Designing Ai-Based Orchestration Tools To Support Dynamic Transitions: Design Narratives Through Conjecture Mapping, Luettamae Lawrence, Boyuan Guo, Kexin Yang, Vanessa Echeverria, Zimmy Kang, Vikrant Bathala, Christina Li

Instructional Technology and Learning Sciences Faculty Publications

Dynamically transitioning between individual and collaborative learning has been hypothesized to have positive effects, such as providing the optimal learning mode based on students’ needs. There are, however, challenges in orchestrating these transitions in real-time while managing a classroom of students. AI-based orchestration tools have the potential to alleviate some of the orchestration load for teachers. In this study, we describe a sequence of three design sessions with teachers where we refine prototypes of an orchestration tool to support dynamic transitions. We leverage design narratives and conjecture mapping for the design of our novel orchestration tool. Our contributions include the …

Male Student Experiences In Community-Based Federal Work-Study (Cbfws): Exploring The Relationship Of Cbfws To Academic Performance, Career Readiness, And Social Support, Dustin Krein

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Federal Work-Study (FWS) is a form of student employment in postsecondary education funded by a student’s financial aid. At the University of South Florida (Tampa campus), in the Community-Based Federal Work-Study (CBFWS) program managed by the Office of Community Engagement and Partnerships (OCEP), there has been a decreasing rate of participation among its male students compared to female students. This study examined the experiences and perspectives of male students in CBFWS at USF. The study was guided by one central research question with three sub-questions: From the perspective of the male student participants, what is their CBFWS experience in relation …

Review: Self+Culture+Writing, Samira Grayson

The Writing Center Journal

Review of Self+Culture+Writing: Autoethnography for/as Writing Studies, edited by Rebecca L. Jackson and Jackie Grutsch McKinney.

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The Writing Center Journal

Front matter and editors' introduction to The Writing Center Journal 40:1 (2022).

Tutors For Transfer? Reconsidering The Role Of Transfer In Writing Tutor Education, David Stock, Shannon Tuttle Liechty

The Writing Center Journal

Writing center professionals’ (WCPs) efforts to integrate transfer of learning theory into writing tutor education have exceeded empirical research on the effects of such curricula. Building on research in this area (Cardinal, 2018; Hill, 2016), we designed and implemented a semester-long, transfer-focused training curriculum for experienced undergraduate writing tutors that sought to build on tutors’ prior knowledge of writing center pedagogy. We tracked these tutors’ understanding of, attitudes toward, and uses of transfer and transfer talk in writing center sessions over the course of a semester. Through analysis of training meeting transcripts and a post-training survey, we found that tutors …

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Entrepreneurship Program Ranked Best In Illinois, Among Top In Nation, Julia Perez

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Radical (Re)Positioning Of Students As Cocreators Of Curriculum: A Participatory Action Research Study Of Undergraduate Student-Instructor Partnerships In Online Learning Environments, Kari Eleana Goin

Dissertations and Theses

Undergraduate curriculum is not representative of all students. Course content, language, images, and textbooks often reinforce societal power relations and hierarchies that tend to center white, male, hetero, middle-class, able-bodied identities. When students' varied cultural and linguistic identities are not represented in the curriculum, inadequately represented students are less likely to actively participate, persist, and continue their education. Emerging scholarship indicates that student-instructor cocreation of course syllabi, materials, and/or classroom experiences is a promising practice for increasing representation and responsiveness to student voices, although researchers do not know how the process of cocreation unfolds in asynchronous spaces. Enrollment in undergraduate …

Perspectives Of Students With Intellectual And/Or Developmental Disability In College Inclusion Programs On Their Preparation For Working In Competitive Integrated Employment, Eva R. Blixseth

Dissertations and Theses

Individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities have a history of being isolated, marginalized, and excluded from employment that is competitive and integrated. Policy makers, disability advocates, and self-advocates have made efforts to center inclusive education and employment opportunities for individuals with intellectual disability. Employment is a valuable outcome for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities exiting college inclusion programs (Lee & Colleagues, 2022). However, from 2017 through 2021, not all students with intellectual and/or intellectual disability exiting college inclusion programs were employed. This is concerning as O'Brien et al. (2019) pointed out students' primary goal for completing college inclusion programs …

Vicki Folse On Nursing, The Pandemic And Criminal Liability Cases, Eric Stock

Interviews for WGLT

IWU School of Nursing and Health Sciences Director Vicki Folse on criminal liability, and the impact it could have on the nursing profession. She spoke about this in a Sound Health interview with Eric Stock, WGLT.

Virtual Expeditions Facilitated By Open Source Solutions Broaden Student Participation In Natural History Research, Richelle L. Tanner, Talia Y. Moore

Biology, Chemistry, and Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles and Research

From its genesis in the Victorian era as an activity for the elite to today's emphasis on “Big Data” and continuous monitoring, natural history has a prominent role in scientific discoveries for many fields. However, participation in field expeditions is limited by funding, space, accessibility, and safety constraints. Others have detailed the active exclusion of minoritized groups from field expeditions and harm/discrimination faced by the few who do participate, but we provide one solution to broaden opportunities for participation in natural history: Virtual Expeditions. Virtual Expeditions are broadly defined as open source, web-facilitated research activities designed to analyze bulk-collected digital …

Professional Development For Special Education Paraeducators: How To Effectively Train Classroom Staff To Support Students With Complex Instructional And Behavioral Needs, Cara Olson-Sawyer

Dissertations and Theses

According to data from U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics in 2018, it is estimated that there are 1,308,100 paraeducators employed in public schools in the United States. Despite the prevalence of paraeducators, these employees receive limited opportunity for training. In addition, there is little guidance from the Department of Education or Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) for effective professional development and there are no standardized job qualifications or job descriptions across states and school districts. This lack of uniformity, combined with vague job descriptions often result in paraeducators entering the education field with no formal education and training, …

Engl 130: Writing About Literature In English, Kimberley A. Garcia

Open Educational Resources

This Open and Free Educational Resource (OER) and Zero-Cost Syllabus outlines a set of course materials for English 130: Writing about Literature in English. The course materials provided (all open education resources) include both written and visual texts to accompany and encourage multimodal assignments. The materials provided address literary analysis or composition practices and are adaptable to specific topics or literary works. The course model presented consists of three units (literary analysis, rhetorical analysis & scholarly engagement, and independent research).

Discourse In Inquiry Science Classrooms, Diisc, Version 2.0 (User’S Manual For An Observation Research Instrument), Elizabeth B. Lewis, Dale R. Baker, Lyrica L. Lucas, Amy Tankersley, Elizabeth Hasseler, Ana Rivero, Brandon Helding

Department of Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education: Faculty Publications

This is a user's manual for the externally validated Version 2.0 of the Discourse in Science Inquiry Classrooms (DiISC) instrument. The instrument is best suited for use in conducting research in secondary (grades 6-12) science classrooms that focuses on teachers' instructional practices, but can also be used as a professional development tool for teacher self-reflection and identifying goals for instructional change. The DiISC Version 2.0 is aligned with a model of a scientific classroom discourse community and articulated characteristics of social constructivist lessons in the categories of inquiry, oral and written discourse, and academic language development and essential learning principles.

Mathematics And Science Teachers’ Views About The Degree Of Using The Integrative Teaching Approach In Kuwaiti Public Schools, Ali H. Ebrahim Phd, Noha Rashid Alrwaished Phd

International Journal for Research in Education

This study aimed to investigate the degree of using the integrative teaching approach for mathematics and science teachers in Kuwaiti public schools from their point of view and to explore differences between their perspectives based on major, years of experience, educational stage, and educational qualification. The researchers used a descriptive-analytical method, by conducting a questionnaire consisting of (35) items that have three dimensions: lesson planning, lesson implementation, and lesson-evaluation. The sample comprised (710) male and female mathematics and science teachers in Kuwaiti schools. The results showed teachers’ usage of various integrative activities considering learners individual differences in the lesson-planning dimension. …

How To Use Structural Equation Modeling In Psychological Research, Saeed A. Al-Dossary Phd

International Journal for Research in Education

Structural equation modeling (SEM) is a collection of advanced statistical methods that has recently and limitedly become used in Arabic research. The purpose of this research is to illustrate how to use SEM in a study to explain the phenomenon of cyberbullying using the theory of planned behavior on a sample of 307 students at Hail university. The five steps in SEM are outlined: model specification, identification, estimation, testing, and modification. In addition, the recommended best practices, which are rarely found in studies, are explained: two-stage estimation, and alternative models.

Keywords: structural equation modeling, path analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, …

The Mediating Role Of Spiritual Intelligence In Enhancing The Effect Of Leadership Competencies On Quality Of Working Life In Saudi Universities: An Empirical Study From Academic Leaders’ Viewpoints, Tawfeeq Zayed Alregeb Phd

International Journal for Research in Education

The aim of the study was to identify the impact of leadership competencies on the quality of working Life in Saudi Universities. A related purpose was to examine how the impact of leadership competencies fluctuates based on spiritual intelligence. A suggested model for the impact of Leadership competencies on both quality of working life and spiritual intelligence was built in public Saudi universities in Riyadh. The study used the descriptive analytical method. The study sample consisted of a total pf 228 academic leaders in the official Saudi universities located within the borders of the Saudi capital Riyadh. The results of …

Kindergarten Children’S Assessment Through Noor System And Ways To Improve It From Kindergarten Teacher’S Perspective In Riyadh City, Najla Albaiz Phd, Ghadah Saleh Alsedrani Phd

International Journal for Research in Education

This study aimed to explore the opinions of kindergarten teachers in public kindergartens in the city of Riyadh in relation to their experience in assessing kindergarteners through the Noor system, approved by the Ministry of Education, and the obstacles of assessment and improvement suggestions. Also, a related purpose was to identify statistically significant differences among teachers about the reality of applying the assessment due to the educational qualification, number of years of experience, and the number of training courses through the Noor system. The study adopted the descriptive approach using a survey developed by the researchers. A total of 326 …

The Impact Of The Analogue Thinking Strategy On Developing The Listening Comprehension Skills Of Fourth-Grade Female Students In The Arabic Language Subject, Reem Abdelkareem Alomoush Phd

International Journal for Research in Education

The study aimed to identify the impact of the analogue thinking strategy on developing the listening comprehension skills of fourth-grade female students in the Arabic language subject. The researcher has identified a list of listening comprehension skills, consisting of four major skills, which divides into 24 branch skills and built the study tool of listening comprehension skills test. The study sample consisted of 69 female students of the primary fourth grade from two governmental schools subject of Directorate of Education in Zarqa governorate. The sample was comprised two groups, experimental which contains 35 female students who are taught according to …

The Degree To Which Islamic Education Teachers In Oman Practice Emotional Intelligence Skills According To Golman's Model And Its Relationship To Their Professional Competence In Light Of Some Variables, Mohammed Abdul-Karim Al-Ayasrah Phd, Zainab Abbas Al-Ajmi Phd

International Journal for Research in Education

This study aimed to find out the degree to which Islamic education teachers in the Sultanate of Oman practice emotional intelligence skills according to the Golman’s model and its relation to professional competence within some variables. The study used the descriptive approach. The sample consisted of 200 male and female teachers, selected randomly from 31 schools in Muscat Governorate. To achieve the study aims, two scales of emotional intelligence skills and professional competence were used after checking the validity and reliability of the tools. The results revealed that there is a statistically positive correlation between the emotional intelligence skills and …

The Counseling Needs Of Students With Disabilities At The University And Their Relationship To The Level Of Aspiration And The Attitude Towards Study, Sharefa A. Alzubairi Phd, Najla Y. Alamry Phd

International Journal for Research in Education

The current study aimed to identify the counseling needs and their relationship to the level of aspiration and attitudes towards study among university students with disabilities. The sample consisted of 85 students with disabilities enrolled at Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University. The results indicated high percentages of counseling needs, and it came in the following order: academic, professional, psychological, health, social, and informatics. Also, it showed high level of aspiration and attitude among the study sample, and existence of a statistically significant negative correlation between the counseling needs and both the level of aspiration and attitude. No statically significant differences …

The Effectiveness Of Using Flipped Learning In Developing Students’ Skills Of Using The Interactive Whiteboard Software At Sultan Qaboos University, Mohammed E. Ammar Phd, Mohamed E. Osman Phd

International Journal for Research in Education

This study aimed to investigate the effect of using flipped learning on developing students’ skills of using the interactive whiteboard program. The research methodology was based on a quasi- experimental research design. The sample consisted of 33 students in the control group and 34 in the experimental group, who were enrolled in an introductory educational technology course (TECH3007) at Sultan Qaboos University. The data collection instruments included an achievement test and an observation checklist. The results revealed that there are statistically significant differences at the level of 0.05 between the mean scores of the students in the experimental and control …