268 research outputs found
The Relationship Between Early-Stage Structured Feedback and Doctoral Capstone Milestone Completion
Get PDFApproximately 40% of doctoral students are unable to complete their independent capstone research. The purpose of this causal-comparative study was to examine the relationship between an added early-stage structured feedback process in doctoral capstone completion and the number of days to proposal approval, as well as whether there were differences in the number of research reviewer returns at an online university. Significant relationships were found for both.
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An innate immune system for the protection of computer networks
No full textThis paper presents design, implementation, and testing of NAIS, an artificial immune system for the protection of computer networks. Inspired by the biological innate immune system, NAIS consists of a collection of digital macrophages that scan the network for dangerous non-self processes, and kill them. NAIS is based on the observation that all significant network attacks are preceded by preparatory small-scale intrusions meant to gather the necessary information – information on servers and operating systems, logins, weak passwords, ill-installed or poorly maintained services, etc. This information is used to bypass the network’s defense barriers – access controls, firewalls – and to gain access to the machine before it is attacked. Such preparatory intrusions do not generate new processes, however the subsequent, actual intrusion will. Such processes will be recognized as non-self by the digital macrophages run by NAIS, and killed right away, thus defusing the attack. Telling illegal new processes from legal ones is a difficult matter, and amounts to providing a strong definition of non-self process. Our testing of NAIS proved our definition to be quite effective in protecting networks of one-service computers
Creating a Topic Map Query Tool for Mobile Devices Using J2ME and XML
No full textMost of today's enterprises conduct knowledge management initiatives for achieving competitive advantage. Information technology plays a key role in codifying knowledge and distributing|it throughout the organization. However, the utilization of mobile technology for supporting knowledge management has been largely overlooked so far. As mobile devices are becoming increasingly powerful and ubiquitous, new possibilities to realize fully integrated knowledge management processes are created. This paper presents a basic architecture that enables mobile workers to retrieve knowledge contained within topic maps and associated information objects. Topic maps enable knowledge structures to be codified and linked with information resources. The paper comprises Java-based mobile tools that run on PDAs as well as mobile phones and exchange XML data with a topic map server. Our prototypical implementation is evaluated and directions for future work are proposed
Mixing Methods: Practical Insights from the Humanities in the Digital Age
Get PDFDigitality is a cause and a consequence of different data cultures. It applies to the 10 research projects that are included in this volume. They are rooted in various humanities disciplines such as art history, philosophy, musicology, religious studies, architectural history, media studies, and literature studies. As diverse as the disciplines are the objects and their formats, which are the subject of this book. The cultural data of the projects include recordings of music and spoken word, photographs and other types of images, handwriting, typoscripts and maps. The oldest material dates back to 500 BCE, followed by medieval times, the 18th and 19th centuries, early 20th century and the present. All projects share that they study their material with digital methods, although digitality comes into play at different moments and layers in each of the projects. Hardly readable manuscripts from the 18th century have to be treated with specialized OCR-methods while Plato’s texts are already available in digital form, and therefore open up other affordances for analysis. Special analysis possibilities had to be developed for certain image sources. For all projects, however, it is equally true that only the digitization of the objects makes them accessible to the methods that are the subject of this book.History, Form & Aesthetic
Affirming diversity in an online course
No full textPurposeNumerous attempts have been made to link a particular learning style to either a particular culture, gender, or even a generation. In a typically heterogeneous online class, it is impossible to address every participant's culture or the degree of assimilation to a particular culture. Consequently, the aim of this paper is to recommend strategies on how to address numerous learning styles in a culturally sensitive classroom environment.Design/methodology/approachCurrently, a literature review of publications in English has been concluded. An upcoming case study at an online university might corroborate the findings.FindingsThere are many variations of an instructor's cultural background interacting with the diverse cultures of students in an online university situated in a particular local culture. Consequently, it is prudent to offer a variety of learning opportunities. The more learning styles are accommodated, the higher the chances that learning occurs. Compared with a traditional face‐to‐face classroom where choices between learning options have to be made due to time constraints, the online classroom offers the opportunity to provide a variety of learning opportunities.Practical implicationsThe paper presents a variety of learning opportunities that can be considered in the development of online courses. The suggestions are not bound to a particular generation, culture, or gender but are just plain good online teaching that applies to a heterogeneous – just as much as to a homogeneous – student population.Originality/valueOnline learning is spreading in numbers as well as globally. This paper hopes to avoid “colonization” of online learning but to support cultural affirmation within the online learning environment.</jats:sec
Collaboration to Demystify Racism
No full textRacial tension motivates strife and violence in the metropolitan Detroit area. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of a collaborative partnership, Cultural Awareness Consortium (CAC), in making a positive impact on the attitudes of a group of diverse high school students regarding multicultural relations. The two theoretical frameworks guiding this study were Allport\u27s intergroup contact theory and intercultural competence theory originating from International Education and International Studies. The research questions concerned whether attending the CAC for 4 months, the treatment, changed students\u27 attitudes on multicultural relations, and whether a student\u27s gender or ethnicity was a predictor of changes in these attitudes. A single group, pre- experimental design with data collection from two administrations of the Student Multicultural Relations Survey was used in the study. Fifty-four students completed the survey, which yielded four multicultural relations scales (dependent variables), eight single-item attitudinal variables on multicultural issues, and two demographic variables (independent variables). Inferential analysis included t tests and multiple regression. According to study results, students\u27 attitudes on multicultural relations had changed significantly, and students talked to and mixed with students from different cultural backgrounds more after the treatment. Educational institutions providing experiences like the CAC can make a positive impact on students\u27 attitudes on multicultural relations. This impact can lead to positive social change as students increase their acceptance of others and take those attitudes and values with them into the workforce after they graduate, serving as role models of acceptance for their peers
Not Another Multicultural Workshop (sigh): Why Teachers Feel Intimidated by More and More Workshops in Multicultural Education
Get PDFMany educators consider themselves sensitive to diversity issues in one way or another. However, it is not uncommon for some teachers to feel intimidated by more and more staff development programs in multicultural education that they are urged or compelled to attend. This article suggests ways in which multicultural education workshops could be made meaningful for them
Identifying Discrepancies between Expertise and Expert Status in Academic Virtual Communities of Practice
Get PDFAn online university facilitates the interaction of faculty and the relationship they develop with each other in virtual Communities of Practice (vCoP). One of the unique features of vCoP is that not all participants have to be actively contributing but nevertheless, all participants can benefit from the accumulated knowledge and experience. However, due to the un-moderated nature of vCoP, it isn’t guaranteed that only valid and credible information is being shared.https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/archivedposters/1000/thumbnail.jp
[Review of] T. M. Singelis, ed. Teaching about Culture, Ethnicity, and Diversity: Exercises and Planned Activities
Get PDFProfessors and students of teacher education can always appreciate theoretical discussions of multicultural education in books and journal articles. Even more useful are concrete examples such as the multicultural lesson plans in Sleeter\u27s Turning on Learning (1998) and the case studiesin Nieto\u27s Affirming Diversity (2000). Teacher-credential students find the lesson plans illustrative and relate to the students\u27 stories in the case studies. Singelis\u27 book Teaching about Culture, Ethnicity, and Diversity goes a step further in providing professors and students with experiences and hands-on activities that should help to enhance the sensitivity of teacher-credential students towards cross-cultural differences and help them to work towards equity and equality
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