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Critical incidents in the expansive-by-design classroom
No full textDrawing upon scholarship on cultural-historical activity theory and writing across difference, this study investigated how students reflect on critical incidents in writing-intensive courses that are expansive by design, that is, spanning courses, semesters, communities, and cultures, and seeking to orient students toward critical incidents as catalysts for expansive learning. Findings indicate that students who reported valuing/understanding critical incidents in developing more expansive conceptualizations of literate activity tended to be further along in their studies, to be enrolled in courses with more reflective writing and semester-long community-engagement projects, and to have assumed significant team responsibilities. Students most frequently reported finding helpful concepts and design elements associated with the expansive-by-design classroom, and least helpful prior knowledge, skills, and experience (or lack thereof). The authors recommend more research into designing and assessing curricula bolstered by a writing across difference framework to illuminate the relationship between agency, sociocritical literacy, critical incidents, and expansive learning
NORTH STAR COLLECTIVE: A reparative justice model for faculty racial equity through a consortium of higher education institutions
No full textExtent of threats to marine fish from the online aquarium trade in the United States
No full textThe global marine aquarium hobby is a multibillion-dollar industry, largely driven by demand from the United States. Much of this trade occurs online. We web scraped 4 major US-based e-commerce platforms selling marine aquarium fish to determine the retail price and source (wild capture, aquaculture, or both) of 13 families of ray-finned marine fish (Actinopterygii). We supplemented this with ecological and economic trait data from FishBase and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Across all platforms and 13 popular fish taxonomic families, we found 734 unique species for sale, 89.2% (655 species) of which were sourced exclusively from the wild. A total of 45 species were of conservation concern (20 threatened species and 25 additional species with decreasing population trends), 38 of which were sourced solely from the wild. Retail price was significantly correlated with source, body length, minimum occupied depth, and schooling behavior. A further 100 species for sale were not listed as being in the aquarium trade in FishBase or by the IUCN, indicating incomplete information on this fishery in 2 important databases. For 58 species (encompassing 71 variants) with both wild-caught and captive-bred individuals for sale, aquaculture fish were a mean 28.1% (95% confidence interval 15.3) cheaper than their wild-caught counterparts
9th Annual Stonewall Lecture Series: Safeguarding Rights In A Changing Landscape: How Rhode Island Is Protecting The LGBTQ+ Community Through Its Constitution 11-13-2025
No full textJolt of Memory
Full text linkI am from the Lakes Region of New Hampshire and have many memories from what most would consider a typical New England childhood . As I get older I am struck with these memories that would otherwise be lost, and find them again in a context of nostalgia. While I\u27m bound to lose some if not most of my childhood memories at some point, the ones that strike me again are likely here to stay
