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Showing 1 to 20 of 118 for “"Scholarship of Teaching and Learning"”.
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An instrumental case study analysis of faculty perceptions and experiences with service-learning and its integration into the scholarship of teaching and learning
The purpose of this study was to explore how faculty at a research university utilizes the service-learning pedagogy to advance their scholarship of teaching and learning. There is limited research on faculty perceptions of utilizing the service-learning pedagogy as a way to integrate the faculty …
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A case analysis : making choices in teaching and learning centre homepage design
The purpose of this study was to determine what choices directors of selected teaching and learning centres in universities made with respect to the design of the homepages of their centre Websites. This was a study to explore how selected directors approach the use and design of their sites, a …
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Championing Pedagogical Innovators: Supporting and Empowering Informal Leaders in Higher Education Teaching & Learning Spaces
… Practice (DiP) examines the underrecognized role of informal pedagogical leaders—particularly contract, pretenure, and teaching-stream faculty—at a large Canadian research-intensive university (pseudonym: Scholar University). Although these educators are central to undergraduate teaching and …
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A Case Study on Leadership in a Transnational Landscape of Practice
The purpose of this qualitative single case study was to explore the nature of leadership that emerged within a higher education-based community of practice engaged in the process of developing an interprofessional teaching and learning initiative between nursing and medical students. The setting …
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Considering practitioner influence on student success: exploring community college faculty funds of knowledge
In the context of persistently low retention rates for underrepresented students of higher education, the role of the practitioner in the academic success scholarship is largely understudied. There is comparatively little scholarship on the ways in which the practitioner influences the student’s …
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The Nature and Perceptions of Critical Reflective Writing within Hands-On Technology and Engineering Design-Based Learning
The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) has influenced educators to adapt design thinking (DT) for technology and engineering design-based learning (T/E DBL) because they believe design-based problems introduce authentic, open-ended challenges valuable for developing hands-on …
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Development of a Rationale and Methodology for the College-level Religion Course "Life and Teachings of Jesus"
<p>In this developmental study, basic principles of curriculum development were utilized to prepare a rationale and teaching guide for a college-level religion course "Life and Teachings of Jesus."</p> <p>In formulating the rationale for the course, current theories of learning and moral …
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A Conceptual Framework for Research at Canadian Colleges
With the advent of the post-industrial 21st century knowledge-based economy and the demands of global competitiveness, Canada's community colleges are extending their historical mandates (of career-related education and regional economic development) by incorporating research into their traditional …
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Effectiveness of a required health-related fitness course on physical activity and dietary behaviors among community college students
… are experiencing increased health risks, and researchers have called for interventions to increase health-promoting behaviors among this population. The purpose of this study was to: (a) evaluate the effectiveness of a required Health-Related Fitness (HRF) course in changing PA and dietary …
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Influencing teaching and learning microcultures. Academic development in a research-intensive university.
… thesis is to explore theoretical perspectives and strategies for academic development, particularly in a research-intensive university. The purpose is to investigate academic development that aims to support and influence individual academic teachers and groups of teachers, in the different …
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Concept Attainment Through Negative Instances
The purpose of this study is twofold: 1. To investigate the reported conclusions of several experiments in the area of concept attainment that have utilized the Hovland (1952) information processing model; 2. To explore implications of the above model, specifically those pertaining to subjects …
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A Combination Approach to the teaching of Reading
It was the intent of this study to verify the writer's hypothesis that significant progress in reading can be obtained through a combination of the individualized and the basic text approach to reading.
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Faculty teaching climate: scale construction and initial validation
… culture” has been used as a framework to understand faculty work in higher education. Academic culture research builds on organizational psychology concepts of culture and climate to better understand employee practices and work phenomenon. Ample research has investigated faculty teaching at the …
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The Basis of Angolan Nationalism
… history there dates to the Columbian period, and its government boasts that a colonial philosophy different from the other colonial powers in Africa is at work. The Portuguese speak of a "civilizing mission," "cultural assimilation," and the "Lusitanization of its colonies. The determination …
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Confirmation of Creativity
Investigated was the accumulated knowledge of what is known or surmised about creativity; practiced was the skill of becoming the kind of person who, while working with children, can establish an atmosphere where creativity is likely to flourish.
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Thy Kingdom Come: An Original Composition for Choir, Brass Ensemble & Woodwind Quintet in Contemporary Style
With the writing of this composition, it was the intent of the composer to provide music of major dimensions for festival choir, brass ensemble, and woodwind quintet.
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A model for the measurement and presentation of participation awareness in online groupware systems
… has become a prominent issue in both education and enterprise. Universities continue to adopt constructivist-based learning strategies which see learners engage in group work to build knowledge, coupled with an increase in online and distance learners. In enterprise, where group or team based …
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Text Based Analysis in the Undergraduate Classroom
<p>This project compromises of both a written and technical portion. I have created an interactive web source for teaches in the undergraduate literature classroom to encourage a dynamic experience with literary text in order to promote active engagement in literature for students at any level of …
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Latent Learning as a Function of Exploration Time
… cues--a variable that has been a source of difficulty in certain previous experiments--and (b) raise again the question of whether reinforcement theory adequately explains this type of behavior.
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The Impact of Resource Allocation on Graduation Rates
… is currently facing challenges from a variety of forces; a stagnant economy, shifting student demographics, increased accountability and need for the demonstration of value. Colleges and universities are being forced to function more efficiently and at the same time improve student outcomes. …
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