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Awareness Of Predatory Journals In Library And Information Science Faculties In India, Madhuri Kumari, Subaveerapandiyan A Dec 2021

Awareness Of Predatory Journals In Library And Information Science Faculties In India, Madhuri Kumari, Subaveerapandiyan A

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Predatory journals that pretended to resemble refereed journals but are used for money-making purposes. Predatory publishers produce less quality scientific and research papers; it is a severe academic threat in scientific publications. Researchers are ensuring the quality of the journal and peer-reviewing process before submitting the manuscript. This paper aims to know the Indian Library and Information Science faculties awareness and knowledge about Predatory journals. To this study, 67 LIS (Library and Information Science) faculties took part, and they are working as Assistant Professors (67.2%), Associate Professors (16.4%) and Professors (16.4%) of various states (31.3%) and central universities (68.7%) in …


Halal Tourism Opportunities To Increase Tourist Visits In Indonesia, Mochamad Fajar Akbar Dec 2021

Halal Tourism Opportunities To Increase Tourist Visits In Indonesia, Mochamad Fajar Akbar

Journal of Indonesian Tourism and Policy Studies

The development of halal tourism in Indonesia is carried out in a sustainable manner, aiming to realize the improvement of the personality and abilities of the Indonesian people, by utilizing science and technology and taking into account the challenges of global development. Halal tourism development is developed with an approach to economic growth and equity for the people's welfare and regional development-oriented development. This study uses a qualitative method by using books and other literatures such as journals, online news, and others as the main object. The increase in Muslim tourists from year to year is an opportunity and a …


Income Tax Incentives For Tourism Industry, Arie Widodo, Titin F. Nur Dec 2021

Income Tax Incentives For Tourism Industry, Arie Widodo, Titin F. Nur

Journal of Indonesian Tourism and Policy Studies

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in the collapse of the economy in all sector and countries around the world. One of the sectors that experienced a major fall was the tourism sector. The government provide income tax facilities to stimulate domestic and foreign investment. The aim of this paper is to determine the government's policy that can be utilized by business actors in the tourism sector. This study uses qualitative research methods with library research. The results of this study indicate that the real estate sector in tourism industry is one that utilizes tax facilities. This paper recommends that other …


The Effect Of Blended Learning Methods During The Covid 19 Pandemic On Students Ofthe Hospitalization Study Program, Wiyanti Wiyanti, Puput Dewi Anggraini Dec 2021

The Effect Of Blended Learning Methods During The Covid 19 Pandemic On Students Ofthe Hospitalization Study Program, Wiyanti Wiyanti, Puput Dewi Anggraini

Journal of Indonesian Tourism and Policy Studies

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted all sectors including the education sector, forcing the face-to-face learning process to switch to online learning. There are many obstacles when conducting online learning in vocational education, especially hospitality study programs, including during practical courses. In situations and conditions like this, the blended learning model is deemed appropriate and can be used as an alternative learning model that is able to combine online and face-to-face learning processes. This study intends to analyze the effect of the teaching and learning process through the blended learning model in increasing the learning independence of students in the hospitality …


دراسة تحليلية لمعايير التعليم المحاسبي وارشادات الهيئات المهنية الدولية, ناظم شعلان جبار, نور سالم شناوه Dec 2021

دراسة تحليلية لمعايير التعليم المحاسبي وارشادات الهيئات المهنية الدولية, ناظم شعلان جبار, نور سالم شناوه

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

تتمثل معايير التعليم المحاسبي بكونها إرشادات عامة والموجه الأساس لبرامج التعليم المحاسبي حيث تؤدي الى توجيه وترشيد الممارسات التعليمية في المجال المحاسبي، حيث يقوم مجلس المعايير الدولية للتعليم المحاسبي (IAESB) الذي تأسس في شهر نوفمبر من العام 2003 بإصدار هذه المعايير بهدف الوصول إلى مخرجات تعليمية المحاسبون المرشحون تتمتع بالكفاءة والمهارات المهنية الاتزمة، كما تهدف إلى توحيد الأسس التعليمية المتبعة من قبل الدول والهيئات المحاسبية العضوة في الاتحاد الدولي للمحاسبين، ولا يخرج هدف بيانات الموقف للجنة تغيير التعليم المحاسبي بالولايات المتحدة الأمريكية عن هذا النطاق اذ تتضمن عددا من التوجيهات والارشادات الهادفة الى اصلاح برامج التعليم المحاسبي وتحسين أداء الخريجين …


دور الحوكمة والمعلومات المحاسبية في برنامج الإصلاح المالي والإداري, سعود جايد مشكور, عبد الهادي سلمان صالح, حيدر عباس عبد Dec 2021

دور الحوكمة والمعلومات المحاسبية في برنامج الإصلاح المالي والإداري, سعود جايد مشكور, عبد الهادي سلمان صالح, حيدر عباس عبد

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

اهتمت غالبية دول العالم في السنوات الأخيرة بتطبيق نظام حوكمة الشركات في جميع القطاعات الاقتصادية بعد الأزمات المالية التي حدثت في الكثير من الشركات نهاية القرن الماضي وخاصة في الدول المتقدمة بسبب انخفاض مستوى جودة المعلومات المحاسبية التي تعبر عن كفاءة الأداء والمركز المالي للوحدة الاقتصادية ، مما أدى إلى فقدان الثقة في المعلومات المحاسبية التي تتضمنها التقارير والقوائم المالية . تهدف هذه الدراسة في إطارها النظري إلى عرض مدخل مفاهيمي عن نظام حوكمة الشركات وأهميته، فضلا عن مفهوم جودة المعلومات المحاسبية، ومن ثم توضيح طبيعة العلاقة بين نظام الحوكمة وجودة المعلومات المحاسبية ، وتأثير هذه العلاقة في برنامج الإصلاح …


تعزيز الاثر المالي للموارد البشرية من خلال استثمار راس المال الاستراتيجي, حسين وليد حسين, حبيب مروح ناصر الياسري Dec 2021

تعزيز الاثر المالي للموارد البشرية من خلال استثمار راس المال الاستراتيجي, حسين وليد حسين, حبيب مروح ناصر الياسري

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

الغرض الرئيس لهذا البحث هو التعرف على اهمية الدور الذي يسهم به الاستثمار في راس المال الاستراتيجي في تفعيل وتعزيز الاثر المالي للموارد البشرية، اذ يشكل راس المال الاستراتيجي اهم انواع رؤوس المال التي تمتلكها المنظمة وذلك للخصائص النادرة والقيمة التي يمتاز بها، كما تشكل الموارد البشرية اثمن الموارد التي تمتلكها وان الاستثمار فيها يترتب عليه تحقيق نتائج مالية تفوق بشكل كبير التكاليف التي انفقت عليها، وعلى رغم ذلك تعاني المنظمة المبحوثة من انخفاض الادراك المعرفي حول اهمية الاستثمار في راس المال الاستراتيجي ودوره في تعزيز الاثر المالي للموارد البشرية، لذا تبرز اهمية البحث في معالجة المشكلات التي تواجهها في …


العدالة التنظيمية والصمت التنظيمي/ العلاقة والأثر: دراسة لعينة من الافراد العاملين في مديرية تربية محافظة نينوى, سجى نذير حميد الصراف Dec 2021

العدالة التنظيمية والصمت التنظيمي/ العلاقة والأثر: دراسة لعينة من الافراد العاملين في مديرية تربية محافظة نينوى, سجى نذير حميد الصراف

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

قرار العاملين في حجبهم للمعلومات و الافكار والآراء مسألة في غاية الاهمية لما لها آثار سلبية على اداء العاملين والمنظمة معا” وبدورها تؤدي الى احداث ظاهرة غير مرغوب بها داخل المنظمة تسمى الصمت التنظيمي, وأسباب تلك الظاهرة عديدة ومتنوعة وقد تكون العدالة التنظيمية واحدة من تلك الاسباب , ومن هذا المنطلق سيتم توضيح علاقة العدالة التنظيمية بحدوث ظاهرة الصمت التنظيمي وما تاثير العدالة التنظيمية في الصمت التنظيمي, و في ضوء ذلك تم طرح التساؤلات الاتية :- هل يرتبط بتحقيق العدالة التنظيمية في المنظمة المبحوثة بظاهرة الصمت التنظيمي؟ هل هناك تأثير للعدالة التنظيمية على حدوث الصمت التنظيمي لدى العينة المبحوثة ؟ …


المخاطر المالية النظامية وانعكاسها على القيمة السوقية للمصارف التجارية (دراسة تطبيقية على مصرف بغداد للمدة 2010-2019), رائد حسن علي, زهراء حسين نشاد Dec 2021

المخاطر المالية النظامية وانعكاسها على القيمة السوقية للمصارف التجارية (دراسة تطبيقية على مصرف بغداد للمدة 2010-2019), رائد حسن علي, زهراء حسين نشاد

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

يهدف هذا البحث الى معرفة انعكاس المخاطر المالية النظامية على القيمة السوقية وذلك من خلال عرض تحليل وقياس علاقة المخاطر المالية النظامية بالقيمة السوقية للمصارف التجارية، وقد تم اختيار ثلاثة من المخاطر المالية النظامية تمثلت في مخاطر الائتمان ومخاطر الملاءة المالية ومخاطر جودة الموجودات, وقد طبق هذا البحث في مصرف بغداد (BBOB), للمدة 2010-2019, وقد استخدم المنهج الوصفي التحليلي في وصف وتحليل وقياس جميع المتغيرات من خلال البيانات المالية الفعلية المتاحة لمصرف بغداد، وذلك بهدف تقييم وقياس المتغيرات المستقلة، والمتغيرات التابع ، وتحليل وتفسير علاقة الارتباط والأثر بينها، إذ استخدم تحليل التباين باستخدام البرنامج (SPSS rv24) لِقياس علاقة الارتباط والأثر …


المنافذ الحدودية أهميتها ودورها التنموي في العراق, قاسم جبار خلف Dec 2021

المنافذ الحدودية أهميتها ودورها التنموي في العراق, قاسم جبار خلف

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

يعتبر العراق من البلدان العربية التي تتميز بتنوع مصادرها الاقتصادية الطبيعية ومنها النفط وقد ساعد هذا التنوع في تحقيق رفاهية وسعادة الأفراد بالإضافة إلى تحقيق الاستقرار والنمو في البلد وذلك في فترة ما قبل الحرب العراقية الإيرانية, ولكن وبسبب الآثار المدمرة للحرب أصبحت مؤسسات العراق ووضعه الاقتصادي والتنموي ومحصلاته الاقتصادية والاجتماعية ضعيفة ومشابهة لتلك في البلدان الأقل نموا وتطورا .تأتي أهمية هذه الدراسة في ظل تدني مستوى التجارة الدولية عبر الحدود في العراق بالرغم مما تمتلكه من إمكانيات اقتصادية واجتماعية وتجمعات سكانية يمكن استثمارها في إيجاد تنمية اقتصادية كبرى للعراق وتنمية إقليمية متكاملة فتعزيز التجارة عبر الحدود أصبح حاجة ملحة …


Impact Of E-Libraries On Youth Development: Evidence From The Punjab E-Library Project In Pakistan, Naila Shams Ul-Haq, Muhammad Younus Dec 2021

Impact Of E-Libraries On Youth Development: Evidence From The Punjab E-Library Project In Pakistan, Naila Shams Ul-Haq, Muhammad Younus

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study aimed to explore the impact of e-libraries on youth development in Punjab, Pakistan. The quantitative research method was adopted to address research questions of the study. A questionnaire using the five domains of Youth Development Index of the Commonwealth was developed to collect the quantitative data from young users (aged between 15-29 years) of four e-libraries developed under the Punjab E-Library Project in Punjab, Pakistan. The findings illustrate that e-libraries had a significant positive impact on youth development in all the five domains. The respondents acknowledged the multidimensionality of the e-libraries on holistic uplift and advancement of youth …


Evaluasi Capaian Peta Jalan Jkn Di Provinsi Bengkulu Studi Kasus Sectio Caesarea Tahun 2014 Sampai 2019, Susilo Wulan Dec 2021

Evaluasi Capaian Peta Jalan Jkn Di Provinsi Bengkulu Studi Kasus Sectio Caesarea Tahun 2014 Sampai 2019, Susilo Wulan

Jurnal Ekonomi Kesehatan Indonesia

Bengkulu is one of the provinces in Indonesia where SC rate has increased significantly over the last five years after the implementation of JKN. Previous studies into SC trend in Indonesia indicate that both overutilization and underutilization of SC exist reflected inequality. SC is a public health concern since it absorbs a huge amount of JKN funds and is indicated to contribute to the BPJS deficit. This study evaluates the achievement of the SC case equity target in Bengkulu Province based on the 2014- 2019 JKN roadmap. Combining qualitative and quantitative approaches, analyzing secondary data from the BPJS routine data …


The Health Status Of Labor Force In East Kalimantan Province: Effect Of Individual Characteristics And Household Conditions, Jaka Eben Heizer Dec 2021

The Health Status Of Labor Force In East Kalimantan Province: Effect Of Individual Characteristics And Household Conditions, Jaka Eben Heizer

Jurnal Ekonomi Kesehatan Indonesia

The aims of this research are first, to explore the factors that are associated with health status. Second, to address the individual characteristics and household conditions that affect the health status of labor force, taking into account the urban-rural differences. This research utilized data from SUSENAS Cor 2018, and employed a cross sectional - multinomial logistic regression analysis method. The dependent variable is the health conditions of the labor force. The findings show that, age and number of household members were significant for both sick and very sick health status in all two type of areas analyzed. In urban and …


Pengaruh Pembatasan Sosial Dan Variabel Ekonomi Terhadap Prevalensi Pandemi Covid-19 Di Provinsi Jawa Barat, Jordi Aperdanaste, Alfiah Hasanah, Adiatma Y. M. Siregar Dec 2021

Pengaruh Pembatasan Sosial Dan Variabel Ekonomi Terhadap Prevalensi Pandemi Covid-19 Di Provinsi Jawa Barat, Jordi Aperdanaste, Alfiah Hasanah, Adiatma Y. M. Siregar

Jurnal Ekonomi Kesehatan Indonesia

There are numerous factors that might affect social restrictions regulation on the reduction of the number of Covid-19 cases in 27 cities and districts in West Java Province. This study aims to identify the effect of social restrictions and economic variables on Covid-19 pandemic in West Java Province. The investigation uses several data sourced from the Covid-19 Information & Coordination Center of West Java Province, and the Central Bureau of Statistics in West Java Province. The dependent variable in this study is the average increase in daily Covid-19 cases. Meanwhile, the independent variable in this study are dummy of social …


Physicians’ Behavior In Referring National Health Insurance Patients To Hospital, Natalia Natalia Dec 2021

Physicians’ Behavior In Referring National Health Insurance Patients To Hospital, Natalia Natalia

Jurnal Ekonomi Kesehatan Indonesia

Physicians’ decision to refer patients in primary health care is vital in supporting the referral system. The increase of referral cases impacted the claims cost and hospital workload. This study aimed to analyze the physicians’ behavior in referring National Health Insurance (NHI) patients to hospitals. This study employed a qualitative method; 18 informants were selected using purposive sampling and analyzed using content analysis. The data were validated by triangulating method, source, and data. Physicians referred patients when the cases could not be handled; there were indications of severe disease and required further examination. The obstacles in the referral system were …


Kajian Sistematis: Perkembangan Sistem Pembayaran Kapitasi Berbasis Penyesuaian Risiko Di Berbagai Negara, Aulia Agustina, Budi Hidayat Dec 2021

Kajian Sistematis: Perkembangan Sistem Pembayaran Kapitasi Berbasis Penyesuaian Risiko Di Berbagai Negara, Aulia Agustina, Budi Hidayat

Jurnal Ekonomi Kesehatan Indonesia

Capitation is a payment method to primary health care providers. The application of capitation without considering risk adjustment could have a negative impact. There are several models of risk adjustment capitation payments. This study aims to review the development of the capitation payment system with risk adjustment for primary care in several countries. This study used the PRISMA method and got the articles from three online databases, namely Pubmed, EBSCOhost Medline, and Scopus. A total of 212 articles were collected, and 7 articles meet the criteria for further review. The review focuses on the risk-adjusted capitation payment system model. The …


Analisis Efisiensi Relatif Di Unit Pelaksana Teknis Badan Pengawas Obat Dan Makanan Tahun 2019, Pantri Widyastuti, Atik Nurwahyuni Dec 2021

Analisis Efisiensi Relatif Di Unit Pelaksana Teknis Badan Pengawas Obat Dan Makanan Tahun 2019, Pantri Widyastuti, Atik Nurwahyuni

Jurnal Ekonomi Kesehatan Indonesia

The challenge of drug and food supervision requires the BPOM Technical Implementation Unit (UPT) to work optimally in the midst of limited resources. The analysis of the relative efficiency of the BPOM Technical Implementation Unit in 2019 was carried out with the aim of improving BPOM's planning, budgeting, and strategic policies in an effort to improve performance at each UPT. Calculation of relative efficiency using the DEA (Data Envelopment Analysis) method. This study uses a mixed method with a cross sectional research design. The research sample was 31 UPT BPOM that met the requirements as DMU (Decision Making Unit), 10 …


Estimasi Biaya Dan Evaluasi Program Intervensi Pemberian Pangan Olahan Untuk Keperluan Medis Khusus (Pkmk) Untuk Perbaikan Status Gizi Di Banyumas, Jawa Tengah, Hanifah Hasnur, Febyolla Presilawati Dec 2021

Estimasi Biaya Dan Evaluasi Program Intervensi Pemberian Pangan Olahan Untuk Keperluan Medis Khusus (Pkmk) Untuk Perbaikan Status Gizi Di Banyumas, Jawa Tengah, Hanifah Hasnur, Febyolla Presilawati

Jurnal Ekonomi Kesehatan Indonesia

The Government of Banyumas has implemented an intervention in the Provision of Processed Food for Special Medical Purposes (FSMP) with nutritional supplementation of 1.5 kcal/mL in 2019. However, there is no evaluation has been carried out, both of outcome and the cost of the intervention. So that, it is necessary to provide an initial picture of the resources needed for the formulation of future intervention plans. This study aims to determine the estimated cost required for FSMP intervention and to determine the outcome of the intervention. The economic evaluation was carried out partially by calculating costs from the perspective of …


An Investigation Into Caffeine Consumption And Self-Reported Dependency In The Republic Of Ireland, Gavin Buckley, Ciara Murphy, Nora O'Sullivan, Róisín Spriggs Dec 2021

An Investigation Into Caffeine Consumption And Self-Reported Dependency In The Republic Of Ireland, Gavin Buckley, Ciara Murphy, Nora O'Sullivan, Róisín Spriggs

International Undergraduate Journal of Health Sciences

Objectives: To explore the consumption of caffeine containing beverages by the Irish population and to investigate their self-perceived dependency on such products.

Methodology: An online survey was distributed with national access to Irish adults which was open to responses from 25th February to 7th March 2021 inclusive. A total of 417 responses from participants over 18 years of age were validated and analysed using Microsoft Excel.

Results: Tea was the most commonly consumed caffeinated product among the Irish population, with the majority of respondents stating their consumption began before 10 years old. The majority of respondents did not …


An Investigation Into College Induced Stress & Coping Mechanisms And Its Effect On Mental Health, Gráinne Morgan, Madeleine Quinn, Clíodhna Ní Shúilleabháin Dec 2021

An Investigation Into College Induced Stress & Coping Mechanisms And Its Effect On Mental Health, Gráinne Morgan, Madeleine Quinn, Clíodhna Ní Shúilleabháin

International Undergraduate Journal of Health Sciences

The objective of this study was to evaluate college induced stress reported by college students across the Republic of Ireland and identify the coping mechanisms used to deal with such stress. No previous studies regarding this topic had been published in the Republic of Ireland. The authors compiled and distributed a survey on stress throughout various Universities and Institutes of Higher Education across the Republic of Ireland. A total of 144 third level students were surveyed between the 19th of February to the 5th of March 2020. The most common daily stress ranking among both males and females was reported …


An Investigation Into The Prevalence Of Use And Availability Of Information On Contraception For Female Third Level Students Aged 18-24, Barbara Dymet, Jane Hyde, Chloe Madden, Ciara Walsh Dec 2021

An Investigation Into The Prevalence Of Use And Availability Of Information On Contraception For Female Third Level Students Aged 18-24, Barbara Dymet, Jane Hyde, Chloe Madden, Ciara Walsh

International Undergraduate Journal of Health Sciences

Introduction:

The purpose of this investigation was to find out the amount of female students in third level institutions who use contraception as well as their attitude towards the availability of information about female birth control options in these institutions.

Materials and methods:

An online survey was created using Google Docs which was then sent out to undergraduate third level female students over the age of 18. All gathered data was analysed using Microsoft Excel.

Results:

The vast majority of the surveyed population was sexually active and used contraception with the most common form being a combination of the contraceptive …


Effective Leadership Styles Strategies And Job Performance Of Librarians In Federal University Libraries In South-South, Nigeria, Enite Anita Urhefe, Austin J. Mole Prof. Dec 2021

Effective Leadership Styles Strategies And Job Performance Of Librarians In Federal University Libraries In South-South, Nigeria, Enite Anita Urhefe, Austin J. Mole Prof.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study investigated effective leadership styles strategies and job performance of librarians in Federal University libraries in South-South, Nigeria. The study adopted descriptive research design. A total of four (4) research questions were raised to guide the study, and a hypothesis was also tested at 0.5 level of significant. The population of the study comprised (98) librarians in the six Federal universities spread across the six states of South-South, Nigeria. No sample was done due to the manageable size of the population. The instrument used for data collection was a researcher constructed questionnaire titled “Effective Leadership Styles Strategies and Job …


Academic Stress Among The Library And Information Science Students Of Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, India: A Study, Jyoti Devi, Ashu Shokeen Dec 2021

Academic Stress Among The Library And Information Science Students Of Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, India: A Study, Jyoti Devi, Ashu Shokeen

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The present study aims to explore the academic stress among the Library and Information (LIS) Students of the Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra situated in the Haryana state of India. A structured questionnaire was designed to collect the data from all the 54 LIS students through the survey method and all the questions were based on a 5-point Likert scale. The study found that poor time management (M=3.72 ±.856), stress regarding the tests, assessment, grades & evaluation and meeting the deadlines for the same (M=3.70 ±.983), the stress of family’s high expectations regarding career issues (M=3.63 ±1.033) and fear of lagging behind …


Book Review: Media Education In Latin America, Helen J. Dewaard Dec 2021

Book Review: Media Education In Latin America, Helen J. Dewaard

Journal of Media Literacy Education

No abstract provided.


Beyond ‘Fake News’: Opportunities And Constraints For Teaching News Literacy, Judith E. Rosenbaum, Jennifer L. Bonnet, R. Alan Berry Dec 2021

Beyond ‘Fake News’: Opportunities And Constraints For Teaching News Literacy, Judith E. Rosenbaum, Jennifer L. Bonnet, R. Alan Berry

Journal of Media Literacy Education

Teaching news literacy has, in recent decades, become cross-disciplinary, and as a result, more collaborative. This paper centers the importance of this collaboration by describing a workshop designed and taught by a media studies professor, a media literacy expert, and their subject librarian. In this essay, we discuss the workshop in terms of best practices for teaching about media and information literacy in an era marked by digital news consumption and the proliferation of claims of “fake news.” First, we elaborate on the value of the collaboration between the discipline, the library, and the field, as it allowed us to …


Viral Hangouts: The Media Literacy Lifeline I Didn’T Realize I Needed, Scott Spicer Dec 2021

Viral Hangouts: The Media Literacy Lifeline I Didn’T Realize I Needed, Scott Spicer

Journal of Media Literacy Education

This article describes my experience as an academic media librarian initially seeking guidance on best support practices for the virtual world from other media literacy educators at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak. What I found through the Virtual Viral Hangouts community turned out to be so much more! In addition to sharing tips on media literacy education (my contribution emphasized commercial media resources and student created media projects in virtual contexts), I also developed dear friendships with participants from all walks of life. The one hour a day spent away from my daily work served as a lifeline, …


Connect The Dots, Edward Mcdonough Dec 2021

Connect The Dots, Edward Mcdonough

Journal of Media Literacy Education

During the dawn of the Covid Pandemic our isolation was a depressant. As teachers we were struggling with how to teach, as the popular saying explains, in an environment “that was like building an airplane as we were learning how to fly it.” As a teacher in practice, Virtually Viral Hangouts became my antidepressant. This daily online community of educators gave me the skills to teach more effectively during the pandemic and beyond. The experience taught me how to seek and forge connections with students and cyber colleagues; how to carve out a cyber environment of psychological safety to …


Seeding Change: What Vvh Can Teach Us About Teaching And Learning In Digital Spaces, Michelle Ciccone Dec 2021

Seeding Change: What Vvh Can Teach Us About Teaching And Learning In Digital Spaces, Michelle Ciccone

Journal of Media Literacy Education

In this essay, I reflect on a central question: “why did I experience something so profoundly different in Virtually Viral Hangouts (VVH) than I was able to help seed in my own district during the COVID-19 crisis?” I identify three key components of the VVH ethos that inspired new ways of thinking, namely: digital technologies free us from constraints to build something different, digital technologies are most effective when we use them to build community, and digital collaboration enables us to tap into the wisdom of the group. As we build better and more humane educational spaces, it is important …


Virtually Viral Hangouts: Reflections On The Role Of Community During Crisis, Lauren G. Mcclanahan Dec 2021

Virtually Viral Hangouts: Reflections On The Role Of Community During Crisis, Lauren G. Mcclanahan

Journal of Media Literacy Education

In this essay, I reflect on two key aspects of my membership in the online community known as Virtually Viral Hangouts (VVH). First, I reflect on how membership in this group helped me professionally, providing important, in-time instruction as I learned to make the switch from in-person to remote learning in the early days of Covid-19. Next, I reflect on how membership in this group helped me personally, as I struggled to find my identity as a teacher through a computer screen. I conclude by reflecting upon what it means to be a member of a community and why such …


The Secret Sauce Of Online Community Of Practice During Covid-19 Pandemic: Nonviolent Communication, Yonty Friesem, Elizaveta Friesem Dec 2021

The Secret Sauce Of Online Community Of Practice During Covid-19 Pandemic: Nonviolent Communication, Yonty Friesem, Elizaveta Friesem

Journal of Media Literacy Education

The challenges of work-family balance while being asked to move to remote instruction and engage students creatively have affected us all globally on multiple levels - from our professional identity, to our own health, mortality and purpose in life. The idea behind Nonviolent Communication (NVC) is that as Rosenberg (2015/1999) put it, it is a language that celebrates life. Applying these practices in a community building initiative of the Media Education Lab during the COVID-19 pandemic supported our community not only for their professional needs, but also and most importantly in their social and emotional resiliency to keep positive their …