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ENG 180 -- Marian College\u27s Women of Color Firsts (1950s-1970s)
Get PDFThe inaugural class of St. Joseph\u27s College of Marian University will spend the summer of 2020 uncovering and discovering the stories of some of Marian College\u27s first women graduates -- Black women and other graduates of color -- including Sr. Sarah Page (Class of 1949), Norma E. Lewis Cummings (Class of 1951), and Maxine McIntosh Ferguson (Class of 1952), who received an honorary Doctor of Arts degree from Marian University in 2018. Students will explore historical documents from the period, including books by History Professor Emeritus Dr. Jim Divita, and writings from Sr. Claire Whalen, Dr. Bill Doherty, and others to carry Marian College\u27s progressive beginnings into its future
Ready, Set, Go...Your Playbook to Internship Success!
Get PDFStudent engagement and collaborative learning is enhanced by following the customized Internship Playbook. A large population of the students in the School of Business are athletes OR are very familiar with sports.Just like in sports, students will add knowledge, prepare, practice and apply what they learn in a five module course structure. Highlighting an array of teaching methods to student learning styles each module builds on one another. The goal: Win the Internship Game! I will share each module with examples of easy to adapt tips, assignments and professional development activities. Colleagues will learn how they may easily customize these shared tips for their major
Collaboration with Consultants Drives Intrinsic Motivation
Get PDFCollaboration across disciplines leads to powerful learning experiences. To drive intrinsic interest in content, we crafted a project experience for the students of CST 150 and ART 343. The students of ART 343 served as art and design consultants for educational game projects devised in CST. The students of the different classes collaborated in a synergistic way to both develop art resources and fine tune important design aspects such as modes of interaction and appealing to a specific user audience. This experience was successful and will lead to collaborations between diverse student the CS and Art programs
Podcasts as a Learning Adjunct in Nurse Anesthesia Education
Get PDFEducational techniques are constantly evolving because of influences from technology and improvements in the resources that are available to educators as well as learners. An educational adjunct, such as a podcast, may help students study by listening and using repetition as a way to strengthen previously learned concepts. Current literature suggests that utilizing podcasts in addition to conventional educational methods contributes to a higher level of satisfaction among learners. The goal of this translational research project was to provide student registered nurse anesthetists (SRNAs) with educational podcasts as an adjunct to their traditional learning process and then measure their satisfaction after listening to the podcasts. A series of six educational podcasts were recorded and made available on From the Head of the Bed, which is a free podcast platform for the anesthesia community that is available to Apple, Android, Spotify, or Rich Site Summary (RSS) users. The intervention of using educational podcasts was intended to supplement and reinforce traditional learning practices in nurse anesthesia education. A mixed methods study design was developed to assess the qualities of the learners as well as their satisfaction with the educational podcasts. A post-intervention anonymous online survey was administered to the SRNAs at Marian University. The results of this project provide additional support for the value of podcasts as a learning adjunct for SRNAs
Effects of Farnesol on Drug-Resistant and Non-Resistant Candida albicans: Implications for Cosmetic and Pharmaceutical Applications
Get PDFBackground: Farnesol is added to numerous consumer products that intentionally, or inadvertently come in contact with tissues that may harbor the opportunistic yeast, Candida albicans. Objective: This study explores biological consequences of the exposure of Candida albicans from community infections or from a panel of antifungal drug resistant organisms on growth and survival of these organisms when exposed to farnesol. Methods: ATCC supplied Candida albicans from the MP8 drug resistance panel and an additional 12 strains of community-acquired Candida albicans were cultured in the presence of farnesol. With standard micobiologic techniques and flow cytometry evaluation, a series of experiments considered growth, morphology, viability and entrance into the quiescent persister phenotype of Candida with emphasis on differences between drug resistant and community organisms. Results: Differences growth yield, relative cell size and heat susceptibility distinguished the community organisms from the drug-resistant organisms. Using a subset of these organisms, exposure to farnesol resulted in diminished growth, inhibited hyphal growth, diminished cell membrane integrity and increased heat stress susceptibility. Data provided suggest that exposure to farnesol pushes cultures of Candida albicans toward the quiescent persister phenotype. Conclusion: Exposure of drug resistant and community strains of Candida albicans are modestly affected by farnesol in ways that may lessen their pathogenic potential. In contrast, the tendency of farnesol to engender greater numbers of quiescent organisms could support persistence of Candida
Limitations of Visualization Technology and Virtual Instruction in Medical Education
Get PDFTraditional medical education has recently seen major changes due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. New pedagogical methods, including augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR), are on the rise as alternatives to traditional teaching methods. While AR enhances real world experiences by overlaying information, VR immerses users in a computerized world rather than enhancing reality. It is crucial to understand the limitations of these learning modalities and that at best these modalities should be used to supplement and not replace traditional medical education
The Role of CBX5 in Head and Neck Cancer Cell Phenotypic Expression
Get PDF•Head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCCs) have remained one of the common and lethal cancers around the world. •HNSCC rapidly spread via the lymphatics system, leading to a higher percentage of initial late-stage diagnoses and poor prognoses for patients. •CBX5 is downregulated highly metastatic breast cancers and may repress metastatic phenotypes •It is unclear what role is may have in HNSCC, or which specific functions of CBX5 drive its antimetastatic role. •We aim to map molecular changes to phenotypic expression in order to provide better diagnostic prognoses for different HNSCC cell types as well as possible pharmacologic targets for treatment
Bringing Global and Local Together: Engaging with Local Communities to Promote Global Learning
Get PDFIn this poster, I will show how German students at Marian have engaged with members of the local German community and how this has impacted their learning
Integration of Virtual Microscopy Podcasts in Histology Discipline in Osteopathic Medical School: Learning Outcomes
Get PDFThe study evaluates the outcome of integrating narrative podcasts of virtual Histology Slides into teaching Histology discipline to the medical students at Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine. Short recordings of digital microscopic slides were created as supplementary resources of Histology. A voluntary and anonymous survey was obtained from the classes 2020, 2021 and 2022 using a Likert-scale based questionnaire regarding the students’ perception of the virtual microscopy podcasts. A summary of students’ feedback and academic performance will help us understand the significance of integrating multimedia with Histology teaching. The study will also facilitate planning a curricular modification when needed
Big Worksheets for Small Groups: Making Small-Group Discussion More Hands-On and Goal-Directed
Get PDFIn Psychology of Religion (PSY/THL355), groups of students worked together to complete a large (24 x 36) Venn-diagram worksheet exploring the conceptual overlap and distinctive features of four theories of prosocial behavior. Each student was assigned a theoretical perspective to represent (as well as in-class time to briefly review the theory) to ensure that all perspectives received accurate and thorough consideration. The small-group activity was followed by a whole-class discussion. Students gained experience in critically evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of various theories by considering each one’s empirical support and ability to explain a variety of real world behaviors