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May 4 Visitors Center as a Teaching Tool
No full textThis presentation is based on a paper which will be provided. It will show how the May 4 Visitors Center (VC) can be used to teach topics in a variety of disciplines including Sociology, Political Scence and English. The presentation begins with a brief overview of May 4, next the three galleries of the VC are described and finally suggestions are presented on how the VC can be used for writing and research assignments. The presentation is illustrated with the author\u27s experiences using the VC and a reaction paper assignment in sociological theory.</p
Effectively "Flipping" an Experiential Course
No full textThis session reports how a “flipping the classroom” grant engaged undergraduate students using their preferred modes of communication and also provided them with opportunities for more “hands-on” activities leading to more effective learning. The course, a new elective created to combine three different experiential electives for efficiency, involved considerable rather varied material; the grant allowed the class to use class time for learning activities that normally have to take place outside of class. This included various forms of interactive learning, both individual and in teams, as well as meeting with the instructor as needed. Students then performed learning activities that normally take place during class time on their own time and schedule (including lectures recorded in Camtasia and posted on KSUTube for viewing). Students reported this was very effective because they could review lecture segments as needed. An excellent outcome was a student team winning an international competition.</p
The Future of Child Development Laboratory Programs: Expanding Research From Collaborative Self-Study to an Applied Developmental Science Model
No full textAbstract will be added later.</p
The Kent State University Symposium on Aging: Life in the Balance: Fall Prevention from Multidisciplinary Perspectives
No full texthttps://kent-islandora.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/ksuresearcherdirectories/7/thumbnail.jpg16 page booklet on research in Aging and Fall prevention.</p
Scientific Teaching
No full textScientific Teaching, as described by the National Academies Scientific Teaching Alliance, is teaching science in ways that are: based on solid theory, tested and evaluated and organized in a logical framework (just like scientific research). Key elements of scientific teaching are active learning, assessment and inclusive teaching (or teaching for a diverse audience). The steps of designing a teachable unit (setting learning goals, identifying evidence for learning, planning activities and reviewing alignment) will be described with examples.</p
The Many Disguises of Susanna: A Comparison of the 1786 Premiere and the 1789 Revival of Mozart’s "Le nozze di Figaro"
No full texthttps://kent-islandora.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/node/9889/8785-thumbnail.jpgWolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s opera buffa, Le nozze di Figaro features a strong, memorable female character named Susanna, who is the countess’ maid. Mozart reworked and even changed much of Susannah’s part, rewriting both of Susanna’s arias for the Vienna revival production in 1789. Through particular study of “Al desio di chi t\u27adora,” which replaced “Deh, vieni, non tardar,” we can gain a better understanding of the evolution of this progressive, innovative character. I propose that the development of Susanna’s character through this aria, as well as the opera as a whole, exemplifies the growing awareness of gender and class relations that finally came to fruition with the beginning of the French Revolution in 1789 (the same year as the Vienna revival of Figaro).</p
To Plead Our Own Cause: African Americans in Massachusetts and the Making of the Antislavery Movement
No full texthttps://kent-islandora.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/abolitionism/5/thumbnail.jpgThe antislavery movement entered an important new phase when William Lloyd Garrison began publishing the Liberator in 1831—a phase marked by massive petition campaigns, the extraordinary mobilization of female activists, and the creation of organizations such as the American Anti-Slavery Society. While the period from 1831 to 1865 is known as the heyday of radical abolitionism, the work of Garrison’s predecessors in Massachusetts was critical in laying the foundation for antebellum abolitionism. To Plead Our Own Cause explores the significant contributions of African Americans in the Bay State to both local and nationwide antislavery activity before 1831 and demonstrates that their efforts represent nothing less than the beginning of organized abolitionist activity in America. Fleshing out the important links between Reformed theology, the institution of slavery, and the rise of the antislavery movement, author Christopher Cameron argues that African Americans in Massachusetts initiated organized abolitionism in America and that their antislavery ideology had its origins in Puritan thought and the particular system of slavery that this religious ideology shaped in Massachusetts. The political activity of black abolitionists was central in effecting the abolition of slavery and the slave trade within the Bay State, and it was likewise key in building a national antislavery movement in the years of the early republic. Even while abolitionist strategies were evolving, much of the rhetoric and tactics that well-known abolitionists such as William Lloyd Garrison and Frederick Douglass employed in the mid-nineteenth century had their origins among blacks in Massachusetts during the eighteenth century.</p
Title IX Proportionality Prong: Compliance of Division I FBS Universities
No full texthttps://kent-islandora.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/node/9956/8848-thumbnail.jpgTitle IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972 (Title IX), enacted to protect individuals from discrimination based on gender in educational programs, is enforced by the Office for Civil Rights, In regard to collegiate sport, the enactment of Title IX has resulted in increased opportunities; however, sport organizations frequently fail to meet compliance with proportionality. The purpose of this study is to examine the compliance of Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) conference schools with the proportionality prong of the Title IX test. Results suggest that data from 2011-2012 for total athletes in all FBS conferences (M=4.59, SD=4.39) was significantly different from data in 2005 (M=9.2), N=11, t=-3.488, p=0.006. Additionally, data for unduplicated athletes (M=7.23, SD=4.63) was not significantly different from data in 2005 (M=9.2), N=11, t=-1.416, p=0.187. The actual number of Division I athletes, reflects no significant change in the proportionality gap since 2005. A positive correlation was found between female undergraduate percentage and the proportionality gap with total athletes (r= 0.760, p=0.007, α≤.05) and an even stronger positive correlation between female undergraduate percentage and the proportionality gap with unduplicated athletes (r=.0858, p=.001, α≤.05). Although changes are being made to improve gender equity within Division I, on-going consideration is needed of additional opportunities to improve gender equity in collegiate sports.</p
Case Study: Using a Sport Event within Coordinated Destination Marketing: A Case History of the New Mexico Bowl
No full texthttps://kent-islandora.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/node/9963/8855-thumbnail.jpgSports events are important tools in the marketing of destinations. Events attract outsiders who provide economic impact. They also attract media attention that allows for a place to be seen in a favorable light as well as help position a city as a tourist destination for the event and in the succeeding years.
The purpose of this case study is to provide information and examples of cooperative marketing efforts by various destination marketing stakeholders within a community, based upon the development of an American college football bowl game. Included will be a brief discussion of the creation of the game as a place marketing tool, development of outside activities that are designed to add to the value perceived by visitors, and techniques used to encourage involvement by the various stakeholders in the local hospitality industry.
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Crash Course in Readers\u27 Advisory
No full texthttps://kent-islandora.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/facultybooks/10/thumbnail.jpgThe question "can you recommend a good book?" can be one of the most daunting you face, notwithstanding the fact that recommender tools are ubiquitous. Often, uncertainty arises because, although librarians are called on to perform such services daily, readers\u27 advisory is a skill set in which most have no formal training. This guide will remedy that. It is built around understanding books, reading, and readers and will quickly show you how to identify reading preferences and advise patrons effectively. You\u27ll learn about multiple RA approaches, such as genre, appeal features, and reading interests and about essential tools that can help with RA. Plus, you\u27ll discover tips to help you keep up with this ever-changing field. There is no other professional book that covers the full spectrum of skills needed to perform the RA service that is in such great demand in libraries of all kinds. Helping readers find what they want is a sure way to serve patrons and build your library\u27s brand. You will come away from this easy-to-understand crash course with the solid background you need to do both.</p