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Sema3F Suppresses Tumor Initiation Through Alteration of the Immunological Tumor Microenvironment
No full textIdentifying the Effects of Penicillin and Essential Oils on the Viability of Staphylococcus aureus
Get PDFThe emergence of Staphylococcus aureus related illnesses is posing an alarmingly dangerous lifestyle for individuals with compromised immune systems. The increasing resistance of bacterial strains and microorganisms to conventional antibiotics and treatments is a serious problem that has alerted scientists to identify new approaches to prevent their emergence. Essential oils contain properties that are capable of inhibiting or slowing the growth of bacteria. The combination of antibiotics and essential oils are representing a new development in combating antibiotic resistance. The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of essential oils and penicillin in decreasing the viability of S. aureus. The disk diffusion assay was utilized to examine the effects of penicillin and the essential oils, lavender and tea tree oil, individually and in combination. All the treatments decreased S. aureus viability to different extents, by exhibiting moderate zones of inhibition. Penicillin was observed to be more potent than the essential oils. In addition, the efficacy of the combination of penicillin and the essential oils was investigated. Interestingly, the results portrayed the combinations had a lower potency than the sum of the individual treatments. The results demonstrated that the essential oils of lavender and tea tree can be used as potential antibacterial agents against S. aureus infections and penicillin in combination with essential oils has an antagonist effect
Learning in the Moment: Case in Point Teaching Method
No full textWe will provide a mini experience of the Case in Point teaching method used in the core Adaptive Leadership and Transformational Leadership courses in the Masters of Educational Leadership and the EdD in Organizational Leadership programs. For folks who might be interested, we will explore Leadership and Authority
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Using Exemplar Papers to Improve Students’ Ability to Self-Evaluate with a Rubric
Get PDFResearch suggests that providing students with a rubric increases scientific writing skills; however, we have found that the quality of scientific writing in a course-based undergraduate research experience (CURE) is poor even with a detailed rubric. We tested whether requiring students to use a rubric to evaluate high-, intermediate-, and low-quality examples of de-identified student writing improved students’ ability to self-evaluate scientific writing using a rubric. We found that providing students with exemplar papers along with a writing rubric improved the students’ ability to self-evaluate, and ultimately improved the quality of scientific writing in undergraduate students enrolled in a CURE
Biomedical Problem Solving and Learning Community Building
Get PDFProblem-based learning (PBL) has long been recognized as a valuable pedagogical tool. The Biomedical Masters in Science (BMS) program is uniquely suited to promote active learning through the use of discussion based PBLs, but also foster a supportive community of learners by incorporating volunteer facilitators that are BMS alums and current medical students at Marian University. PBLs extend our Medical Physiology and Pharmacology curriculum, but also provide an opportunity for different learners to connect material across graduate and medical curriculums. PBL exercises are graded via a group rubric, while debriefing and reflection occurs via the video response system FlipGrid
Theology as Reacting Role-Play
Get PDFTHL226 Old Testament students engage in a 2.5 week role-playing game centered around the reform of King Josiah from 2 Kings 22 - 23. Students play out specific characters from the reform priests, prophets, royal courtiers, merchants, soldiers, and other in debating and voting on the measures under consideration in 622 BCE Judah. By writing position papers, giving speeches, and collaborating with other “faction” members, students persuade their peers to act and vote according to mutual objectives. Students take on leadership roles in the classroom, exercise political muscles, and pore over course content with a new motivation to win the game
FYS “On Campus and Behind Bars”
Get PDFThe First Year Seminar lays out “Communication Fluency” as one of the General Education Outcomes, and specifically invites students to: Demonstrate critical and creative strategies for generating and sharing meaning. Each individual class crafts their own assignments to achieve this objective. We spotlight two example assignments that both foster communication fluency, one inspired by the fine arts that explores African Art and a second from the social sciences that explores global development projects. Additionally, we show how to replicate these two assignments with a few personal modifications for classes beyond the traditional campus, at the Indiana Women’s Prison
Writing Stories of Gifts, Talents, and Passions: Narrative as a Way to Disrupt Deficit Perspectives
Get PDFThe students in the Fall 2019 ENG 210 Public Action Writing collaborated with The Learning Tree to study desire-frameworks and asset-based community development practices. Students then documented the gifts, talents, and passions of residents in the Near Northwest Area. Over the semester, students and residents wrote collaboratively to create several projects that challenge stereotypes commonly associated with urban areas. This poster will showcase the resulting projects, share student and resident perspectives, and describe asset orientations
Practicing Creativity and Collaboration Through Co-Design
Get PDFThe value of introducing graphic design majors to the process of co-design, designing with stakeholders rather than for them, is essential to the education of today\u27s graphic designer. Throughout the fall 2019 semester, graphic design majors in ART 343 Design for Print Media engaged three client-focused projects. Students developed design solutions with clients from Ascension/St. Vincent, Marian University’s Writing Center, and Computer Science students. Through practicing a co-design process, students learn to become design process guides or facilitators. Students also learn to leverage their expertise of design and research, and not to let their own ambitions or ideas drive the outcomes. While guiding stakeholders through the design process of ideation and development, students learn to develop and raise the fidelity of their ideas and ultimately, design products
Clarity & Safety in Communication for Nurses: The LEGO Challenge
Get PDFProviding safe and effective care is identified by the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) guidelines as an essential competency (QSEN, www.qsen.org). First semester nursing students are challenged to evaluate their awareness of how their words impact communication with colleagues and patients. After formal teaching regarding standardized tools for clear communication, students participate in a simulation activity. Four (4) LEGO kits that have parts to build three (3) different objects are placed in a container. Students are divided into groups of two and decide who will build and who will communicate the instructions. Students are separated by a divider