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Chatgpt In Context, Allison Papini
Chatgpt In Context, Allison Papini
Library Staff Publications, Presentations & Journal Articles
The rapidly changing nature of disruptive technologies like ChatGPT can cause confusion and even discomfort. This presentation addresses these concerns by evaluating the uses and capabilities of AI through the lens of the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) Framework.
Uses Of The Data Visualization Lab At Bryant, Allison Papini
Uses Of The Data Visualization Lab At Bryant, Allison Papini
Library Staff Publications, Presentations & Journal Articles
Research suggests that virtual experiences in the classroom have myriad positive outcomes for students. For example, studies have shown that learning through experience can boost knowledge retention by up to 75% as well as improve student success, increasing performance on exams by as much as 20%. This presentation shows how the Data Visualization Lab has been used in classes at Bryant and suggest additional ways in which faculty and staff might benefit from incorporating virtual experiences into their pedagogical repertoires.
Mathematical Modeling Of Trending Topics On Twitter, Jonathan S. Skaza
Mathematical Modeling Of Trending Topics On Twitter, Jonathan S. Skaza
Honors Projects in Mathematics
Created in 2006, Twitter is an online social networking service in which users share and read 140-character messages called Tweets. The site has approximately 288 million monthly active users who produce about 500 million Tweets per day. This study applies dynamical and statistical modeling strategies to quantify the spread of information on Twitter. Parameter estimates for the rates of infection and recovery are obtained using Bayesian Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) methods. The methodological strategy employed is an extension of techniques traditionally used in an epidemiological and biomedical context (particularly in the spread of infectious disease). This study, which addresses …
How One Trade Could Change The World: High Frequency Trading And The Flash Crash Of 2010, Sarah Perlman
How One Trade Could Change The World: High Frequency Trading And The Flash Crash Of 2010, Sarah Perlman
Honors Projects in Finance
Financial markets are controlled directly by a small population of people, but have direct effects on almost every aspect of the global community. Financial markets are now flooded with computerized algorithms that have drastically changed the face of trading. As with any advances in technology, there are always unforeseen events that create new challenges, and adjustments that need to be made. In our increasingly global and technological world, one wrong click of the mouse in New York could affect the stock markets in London, Tokyo, and Brazil. On May 6th, 2010, such a situation occurred and caused the Dow Jones …
A New Definition Of Reading: Exploring Media Literacy In A Changing World, Theresa Navarra
A New Definition Of Reading: Exploring Media Literacy In A Changing World, Theresa Navarra
Honors Projects in Communication
The purpose of this study is to look at media literacy and how it is taught. Considering the rapid advances in technology which have led us to read more than just books, this research argues for a new form of literacy. Through focus group discussions and an analysis of a background questionnaire in support of those discussions, this study discovered that media literacy education in its current state may be having more of a negative effect on students than it anticipates. This research demonstrates the students who have taken media literacy courses, in direct comparison with those who have not, …
The Effect Of Web Usability On Users’ Web Experience, Molly Herring
The Effect Of Web Usability On Users’ Web Experience, Molly Herring
Honors Projects in Information Systems and Analytics
The ease with which a website visitor can find what they need is positively correlated with visitor satisfaction(Institute for Dynamic Educational Advancement, 2008). Web usability is a field that studies what factors affect the visitor’s ability to navigate through a website. Although there are publications outlining specific usability guidelines, many of them have little or no academic research to support the claim. HHS developed a list of 209 guidelines and rated each according to their strength of evidence (research-based support, 5 – high, 1 – low). Using heuristic evaluation and usability testing, this study provides additional research-based knowledge for those …
A Phone Of One's Own: Texting At The Bryant University Reference Desk, Laura Kohl, Maura Keating
A Phone Of One's Own: Texting At The Bryant University Reference Desk, Laura Kohl, Maura Keating
Library Staff Publications, Presentations & Journal Articles
Librarians take great pride in their continuous efforts to be accessible to their patrons. By summarizing the “Text a Librarian” program at the Douglas and Judith Krupp Library at Bryant University, this article highlights the many ways reference librarians and their services have evolved. This article takes you on a journey through their “eureka moment” to the phone plan and purchase, implemented guidelines and policies and ultimately, their “texting success”.