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Digital text and communication literacy of English Language Teachers: Implications from a reconstructive study on teachers’ professional development
No full textIn this contribution, we will introduce the concept of Digital Text and Communication Literacy (DITECOL), which was developed as part of the DigiNICs project. It contains subject-related, functional, critical, and methodological competences to deal with and teach digital texts and communication forms in foreign language education. We will present first results from a qualitative interview study with six English language teachers who participate in the DigiNICs project. The study examines how they perceive their usage of digital texts and communication forms a) in their lessons and b) in the context of in-service teacher training. The interview data was analysed using the documentary method to reconstruct the teachers’ prevalent guiding orientations. We will present the results by using two sample case descriptions. Based on that, we will discuss preliminary implications for fostering DITECOL among English language teachers
Developing digital feedback literacies in language teacher education: Peer and partnership approaches in the postdigital age
No full textCritical media literacy needs to be seen as a central component of language teacher education, especially in the postdigital age. One underexplored dimension, however, is digital assessment literacy and in particular digital feedback literacy (Schluer, 2022a). Even though recent years witnessed a proliferation of digital technologies for feedback exchanges, pedagogical guidance for the use of digital feedback remains almost non-existent (but see Schluer, 2022a; 2023; 2024a). Theoretically, this paper connects the concept of Digital Feedback Literacies (DFL) to the frameworks of Critical Media Literacies (CML) and Postdigital Literacies (PDL). Empirically, it presents insights from research on digital peer feedback as well as partnership approaches in English language teacher education. Pedagogically, these approaches allow pre-service teachers to experience the complexities, benefits, and challenges of digital feedback literacy development from the dual perspectives of learners and teachers in their complementary roles as digital media (co-)producers and recipients
13. Ideal Quantum Gases I: Bosons
Full text linkPart thirteen of course materials for Statistical Physics I: PHY525, taught by Gerhard Müller at the University of Rhode Island. Documents will be updated periodically as more entries become presentable.
Updated with version 2 on 1/682026
The Kindle Ecosystem of Overconsumption: The Digital Flâneuse Roaming BookTok e-Spaces
No full textThe development of a community and culture around reading on the social media platform has afforded women new avenues for empowerment through their earning and spending power. A tool wielded often in this mobile space, Amazon’s Kindle device has reached a new height of popularity thanks to the women in the bookish community of TikTok. This paper employs Anne Friedberg’s concept of the flâneuse in relation to the limitation of women’s empowerment through the commodification and aestheticization of reading on TikTok. It demonstrates how the Kindle has become the locus for a culture of overconsumption through which these women exercise their freedom with consumerism
Usage Statistics: Project COUNTER R5 dr_d1 Report FY2024 - Database Search and Item Usage
No full textProject COUNTER R5 Report DR_D1 for the University of Rhode Island for the period from July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2024. The DR_D1 report is defined as Database Search and Item Usage. This report presents an annual total only and only includes those platforms successfully configured for automated harvesting via SUSHI.
File for download is Excel spreadsheet generated by Alma Analytics.
Results:
Searches Automated - 30,626
Searches Federated - 918
Searches Regular - 1,049,169
Total Item Investigations - 554,019
Total Item Requests - 235,32
“I saw death with my own eyes”: Recent Women’s Protests and Punishments in Iran
Full text linkThe Islamic Republic of Iran’s brutal response to nonviolent protests exposes its tenuous hold on power over a youthful nation well familiar with 21st-century freedoms. Despite systemic discrimination and oppressive laws controlling and degrading the lives of women, ethnic and religious minorities, and the LGBTQ+ community, the Iranian government cannot halt public dissent that has continued to erupt since the 1979 Revolution. This article offers a brief overview of four major protests in the past 25 years as a context for discussing the two most recent movements focused on women’s rejection of the compulsory hijab and prisoners’ and activists’ fight to end the regime’s alarming surge in executions
Bioaccumulation of legacy and novel PFAS in the environment
Full text linkThe bioaccumulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), both legacy and novel, in the environment presents significant ecological and health risks. PFAS are a diverse group of synthetic chemicals known for their persistence and bioaccumulation, which can cause widespread environmental contamination and health risks. Strong carbon-fluorine bonds give these compounds unparalleled stability, preventing them from degrading and enabling them to endure in a range of environmental matrices, including water, soil, and biota. Legacy PFAS, including perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS), have been extensively studied and regulated, resulting in lower concentrations in some environmental media. However, novel PFAS, which are frequently used as substitutes, are becoming more prevalent and pose new challenges due to their poorly understood toxicological profiles. Bioaccumulation studies show that PFAS concentrations are higher in organisms near contamination hotspots, such as fluorochemical manufactures, than in other regions. These compounds accumulate in protein-rich tissues and can spread through food chains, affecting both aquatic and terrestrial organisms. The bioaccumulation of PFAS in agricultural settings is also a concern, as these chemicals can enter the food supply via contaminated crops and livestock, necessitating additional research to understand their uptake and lessen exposure. In this chapter, we look at birds as indicators of both terrestrial and marine PFAS contamination, in particular seabirds. Furthermore, we evaluate the impact of PFAS on marine mammals by combining data on tissue concentrations from the sub-Antarctic, Antarctic, and Arctic regions. There is ample evidence for PFAS accumulation in terrestrial and aquatic plants. In addition, we review the concepts of biomagnification and bioaccumulation, marine mammals and seabirds typically displaying the highest trophic magnification factors (TMFs) and field-derived biomagnification factors (BMFs) for PFAS