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The Value Of Interactive Multimodal Online Higher Education Classrooms: Examining The Impact Of Interactive Multimedia-Based Instructional Design (Imbid), Andrea Munro Oct 2019

The Value Of Interactive Multimodal Online Higher Education Classrooms: Examining The Impact Of Interactive Multimedia-Based Instructional Design (Imbid), Andrea Munro

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Purpose: Despite their affordability and convenience, online courses have higher student failure and dropout rates than ground based-courses. The purpose of this quantitative causal-comparative single-case study was to determine if there is a difference between interactive, multimedia-based online instruction and traditional text-based online instruction as it relates to the level of student performance, engagement, and satisfaction in higher education.

Methodology: This quantitative research design used inferential statistics to analyze the research questions. The researcher selected 13 text-based courses that were redesigned to become interactive, multimedia-based courses. Archival student performance, engagement, and satisfaction data was abstracted from both the text-based and …


Draft Report Of The N2025 Strategy Team: “Every Person And Every Interaction Matters”, Angela K. Pannier, Susan M. Sheridan Dr., Rick A. Bevins, Shane M. Farritor Sep 2019

Draft Report Of The N2025 Strategy Team: “Every Person And Every Interaction Matters”, Angela K. Pannier, Susan M. Sheridan Dr., Rick A. Bevins, Shane M. Farritor

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Administration: Papers, Publications, and Presentations

In 2019, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln celebrated its 150th year. That celebration involved reflection on the past, as well as planning the University’s course into the future. As part of this planning, UNL Chancellor Ronnie Green appointed more than 150 stakeholders — faculty, staff, students, alumni, and community members — to the Nebraska Commission of 150 to envision how the university can best serve the State of Nebraska and the world for the next 25 years.

The N150 Commission was divided into eight subcommittees, each charged with creating specific elements of the campus vision. The subcommittees were:

1. Campus Community …


University Of Nebraska- Lincoln: Fact Book 2018-2019 Jan 2019

University Of Nebraska- Lincoln: Fact Book 2018-2019

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Administration: Papers, Publications, and Presentations

Table of Contents

Front Cover......................................................................................... 1

Introduction .......................................................................................... 2

Table of Contents ................................................................................. 3

Mission

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Mission ........................................................... 6

The Missions of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln ........................................ 6

Teaching........................................................................................................... 7

Research..................................................................................................... 7

Service............................................................................................................ 8

Institutional and Professional Accreditations ...................................................... 9

Student Credit Hours (SCH)

Total SCH: Fall Semester Since 1979 ............................................................... 13

Total SCH: Spring Semester Since 1993 ....................................................... 14

SCH by College and Course Level, Fall and Spring Semesters, 5 Year Trend..... 15

SCH by College and Course Level, Fall Semester, 5 Year Trend ................ 16

SCH by College and Course Level, Spring Semester, 5 Year Trend …


Making A Diplomat: Study Abroad Pathways To International Relations Occupations, Anthony E. Ciero Jan 2019

Making A Diplomat: Study Abroad Pathways To International Relations Occupations, Anthony E. Ciero

Capstone Collection

This case study surveys and interviews alumni of International Student Exchange Programs (ISEP) direct enroll study abroad programs to learn about their post-program career path. ISEP alumni study from and in over 50 countries worldwide. Survey and data analysis methodology for this study used Cognitive Information Processing, Social Cognitive Career Theory, Chaos Theory, and Systems Theory of career development to determine what guides alumni toward or away from international relations (IR) related occupations.

Alumni in IR-related careers usually had an internationalized personal history prior to university and reported that their ISEP program improved their ability to secure and perform their …