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Room 2: OER Redesign for Educator Preparation Programs
Get PDFThis session will feature one EPP\u27s redesign plans to lower economic barriers for teacher candidates by replacing multiple high cost textbooks and other assessments and tools that require extra fees for teacher candidates through creating OER tools for teacher licensure and induction. We will share individual class redesigns, program redesign, and then tools for meeting state and national accreditation requirements with no or low cost tools
Room 1: Digital Accessibility and OERs: How, Why, and When
Get PDFThis short talk will cover the basics of digital accessibility and why it\u27s essential to creating effective OERs. Digital accessibility is the practice of designing digital content that can be used by people with disabilities. But it shouldn\u27t just be an afterthought or an if I have time! By building accessibility into your creation process from the start, you can make your OER much more effective and easier to use for as many people as possible—including those without disabilities at all. By the end of this session, you will be able to describe core digital accessibility principles, articulate how they benefit OER users, and know how to find and use tools to check digital content for accessibility issues
The Necessity of Improved Pica Assessment Tools and Screening Practices for Harm Reduction
Get PDFPica disorder refers to the consumption of non-food items, and has historically been understudied. Dangerous medical complications often arise as result of this behavior, making this a critical area of continued research. This paper reviews literature on the prevalence of pica disorder, as well as its etiologies and risk factors with the intention to identify at-risk groups who would benefit from increased screening. The current assessment tool used for screenings and research is vague and insufficient, and the development of a more comprehensive tool is critical to reduce harm. This paper discusses what should be included in an improved questionnaire, including questions related to the frequency, duration and severity of behaviors, as well as which substances were consumed to filter out those who may not be diagnosable with pica disorder
Exploring Health Equity with Culturally Specific Providers of Permanent Supportive Housing
No full textChronic homelessness is an important public health issue. Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) is a promising opportunity for transitioning people experiencing homelessness into housing, however there remain unaddressed racial inequities in service provision and outcomes. The aim of this study is to better understand the role of culturally specific (CS) providers of PSH in improving health equity. I analyzed interviews with CS PSH providers for themes related to health and healthcare. Providers spoke about the importance of connecting clients to healthcare. Providers stressed the importance of honesty and lived experience, highlighting the strong sense of responsibility to the community. Providers also elevated how this work comes with high levels of burnout and elevated training needs that would support them in advancing the health of their clients further
Effects of Climate Change on Stream Temperature and Salmonid Habitats in a Cascades River Basin
Get PDFRising stream temperatures pose significant challenges to aquatic ecosystems, particularly for coldwater-adapted organisms like salmonids. This study examines the effects of climate change on stream temperatures and salmonid habitats in the Clackamas River Basin, Oregon, USA. Using spatial stream network models and CMIP6 climate projections under SSP2-4.5 and SSP5-8.5 scenarios, we project mid- (2045-2074) and late-century (2075-2100) stream temperature changes. These projections are then integrated with thermal tolerances and intrinsic habitat metrics to assess future habitat suitability for key species, including steelhead, coho, Chinook, and bull trout. Stream temperature trends from 1991 to 2023 reveal basin-wide warming, with high-elevation tributaries demonstrating more resilience to climate impacts while lower-elevation subwatersheds face greater vulnerability. Future projections indicate a basinwide maximum 7-day average of daily maximum stream temperature increases of 1.42 °C-2.04 °C for the midcentury, and 1.84 °C-3.24 °C by the end of the 21st century. These increases reduce the most thermally suitable habitats for steelhead, coho, Chinook, and bull trout by an average of 27 %-36 % during the mid-century time period, and 35 %-51 % by the end-of-century time period. By linking climate-driven temperature projections with habitat metrics, we identify priority subwatersheds based on projected thermal suitability where conservation efforts can maximize impact
Implicit Ethical Consumerism: Development and Cross-Cultural Validation of a Novel Affect-Misattribution Measure
Get PDFThe literature has documented a pervasive attitude‐behavior gap in ethical consumption, whereby many consumers do not consistently translate their expressed positive attitudes toward ethical products into behavior. For marketers investing in social responsibility initiatives, this suggests that more accurate segmentation and demand forecasting may require an implicit measure of ethical consumerism. This study draws from literatures in ethical consumption and the psychology of attitudes to develop and validate such a measurement tool. Across three pretests and three studies, findings show that our implicit measure (based on the Affect Misattribution Procedure [AMP]) is cross‐culturally robust in predicting ethical consumption behavior beyond effects of explicit measures. Overall, this study indicates that academics and practitioners can enhance their predictive capabilities regarding ethical consumption behavior by integrating the AMP‐inspired measure with traditional explicit measures, rather than solely relying on the latter
Is Sharing Always Caring: Critical Discourse Analysis on the Parasociality of Family Influencing Content on TikTok
Get PDFSharenting, the practice of parents sharing images and information about their children on social media, is a growing, cross-platform phenomenon threatening the privacy and safety of children, especially on TikTok. As this content gained popularity it became monetizable through influencer marketing, or paid partnerships with brands, and created a form of sharenting referred to as family influencing. Influencer marketing encourages the development of parasocial relationships (PSRs) to build a loyal audience for financial success. PSRs develop when a viewer forms a non-reciprocal relationship with a figure through a series of one-sided, mediated interactions simulating face-to-face or intimate interactions. The present study investigates how parents of family influencing accounts encourage the development of parasocial relationships between their family and their audience, and how this content exposes children to harm. A sample of 50 videos selected across 10 family influencing accounts on TikTok was selected and evaluated through a deductive coding analysis based on previously developed frameworks for PSR development. Themes of Frequent Exposure, Perceived Intimacy, and Connection and Belonging were present in the sample. A Critical Discourse Analysis highlights the normalizing and proliferating of family influencing content, its encouragement of parasociality, and the unique harms to children that are hidden by this discourse. The disempowerment and lack of protections for children are discussed. Future research should detail the role of the audience in PSRs within family influencing, as well as the short and long term effects on the children involved to influence policy efforts protecting their privacy and autonomy
Rationality and Discomfort: Stance in The End of the Altaic Controversy and In Defense of the Comparative Method, or the End of the Vovin Controversy
Get PDFThis study will use corpus linguistics techniques and Hyland\u27s framework for stance in academic discourse to analyze authors\u27 discoursal roles in different framings of a famous controversy in historical linguistics: the classification of the Altaic language family. Two significant pieces of discourse in this debate include The End of the Altaic Controversy by A. Vovin and In Defense of the Comparative Method, or the End of the Vovin Controversy by A. Dybo and G. Starostin. Despite the importance of these works, no one has analyzed how these authors use stance to position themselves within it. After performing a corpus word search with lists of common stance items, the results show that Vovin uses stance to assert his rationality and new angle in the Altaic debate, as a former Altaicist turned critic, while Dybo and Starostin use stance to defend their rationality and navigate an uncomfortable situation of addressing hard-to-refute issues. This demonstrates how these experts in their field position themselves within this debate, and suggests a possible applicability to both stance in the Altaic debate and in academic controversies generally
Playing Makes Believing: Narrative Creation in Tabletop Role-Playing Games
Get PDFTabletop role-playing games (TTRPGs) are a medium of narrative creation that combine collaborative improvisation, dice rolling, and game mechanics to allow players to tell mythical stories of fantasy and adventure. How are TTRPG systems used to create such memorable, evocative narratives? This research paper analyses Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) 5th Edition, examining its multifaceted system of narrative creation and the forces of influence at play, and outlining how narrative emerges from each aspect of the game. It highlights the act of play as the catalyst for these narratives supported by scholarship of role-playing game studies, and suggests future research investigating the phenomenon of actual-play TTRPG media that places these scholars\u27 determinations in theoretical paradox