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Library Newsletter Early September \u2724
No full textThis Library newsletter reached staff, students, and faculty of Emerson College on September 9th 2024.https://digitalcommons.emerson.edu/librarynews/1006/thumbnail.jp
IDEAS for Learning Newsletter Late November \u2724
No full textThis IDEAS for Learning newsletter reached faculty of Emerson College on November 25th 2024.https://digitalcommons.emerson.edu/ideasnews/1013/thumbnail.jp
October ’24 Bookmark of the Month: Boo-Deng
No full textThis collectable bookmark was released to the Emerson community around early October. It is based on the viral baby pigmy, Moo-Deng, and baby penguin, Pesto, with a halloween twist. The QR code on the back, takes readers to voter resources. The other QR code takes readers to a full list of Iwasaki Library resources.https://digitalcommons.emerson.edu/bookmarks/1001/thumbnail.jp
Do focused interests support word learning? A study with autistic and nonautistic children
No full textAlthough focused interests are often associated with a diagnosis of autism, they are common in nonautistic individuals as well. Previous studies have explored how these interests impact cognitive, social, and language development. While some research has suggested that strong interests can detract from learning (particularly for autistic children), newer research has indicated that they can be advantageous. In this pre-registered study, we asked whether focused interests support word learning in 44 autistic children and a vocabulary-matched sample of 44 nonautistic children (mean ages 58 and 34 months respectively). In a word-learning task administered over Zoom, children were exposed to an action labeled by a novel word. The action was either depicted by their focused interest or by a neutral image; stimuli were personalized for each child. At test, they were asked to identify the referent of the novel word, and their eye gaze was evaluated as a measure of learning. The preregistered analyses revealed an effect of focused interests, and post-hoc analyses clarified that autistic children learned the novel word in both the focused interest and neutral conditions, while nonautistic children only showed evidence of learning in the neutral condition. These results suggest that focused interests are not disruptive for vocabulary learning in autism, and thus they could be utilized in programming that supports early language learning in this population
November ’24 Bookmark of the Month: Tanka Jahari
No full textThis collectable bookmark was released to the Emerson community around early November. It is based on the viral Impractical Jokers scene with Sal Vulcano referring to himself as Tanka Jahari . His viral quote is blended with a popular Iwasaki Library quote. The QR code on the back, takes readers to a full list of Iwasaki Library resources.https://digitalcommons.emerson.edu/bookmarks/1002/thumbnail.jp
Library Newsletter Late September \u2724
No full textThis Library newsletter reached staff, students, and faculty of Emerson College on September 24th 2024https://digitalcommons.emerson.edu/librarynews/1007/thumbnail.jp
Library Newsletter Late November \u2724
No full textThis Library newsletter reached staff, students, and faculty of Emerson College on November 25th 2024.https://digitalcommons.emerson.edu/librarynews/1011/thumbnail.jp
“‘We, in Some Strange Power’s Employ …’: Science Fiction and the Aesthetics of Energy Transition,”
No full textlack speculative fiction is an important cultural site for the estrangement of energy infrastructures, a place where oil’s hegemonic ideologies can be questioned and undone. Samuel Delany’s 1968 story,“We In Some Strange Power’s Employ, Move on a Rigorous Line,” dwells in both the promise and the dangers of strange power, depicting an ideal future where Global Power for all has created vast social benefits and equality. Focusing on the struggle of a small group who refuse this power, the story raises critical questions about the emotional attachments to oil-based energy systems and the violent ideologies of freedom they generate
December ’24 Bookmark of the Month: The Iwasaki Library is Wicked Awesome
No full textThis collectable bookmark was released to the Emerson community around early December. It is based on the hottest movie of the season: Wicked. The back includes parodied lyrics of What is This Feeling with Iwasaki Library tie-ins. The QR code on the back, takes readers to a full list of Iwasaki Library resources.https://digitalcommons.emerson.edu/bookmarks/1003/thumbnail.jp