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A Bioregional Approach to Teaching Sustainability and Resilience Online
New Directions for Teaching and Learning, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This chapter describes how the first graduate program in resilient and sustainable communities has evolved over the past decade, maintaining its bioregional approach to distance learning while adapting the curriculum to meet new challenges in the age of climate change.
Laird Christensen
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Revista Electrónica Educare, 2017 A capstone course is a culminating academic experience designed to encourage teamwork among students by applying their five years of classroom knowledge to solve realistic engineering problems.
María Fernanda Serrano-Guzmán +3 more
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Addressing Tobacco in Managed Care Capstone Conference [PDF]
, 2005 Outlines discussions from the program's "Synthesizing Lessons Learned and Identifying Future Research Opportunities" conference. Highlights policy and healthcare changes proven effective in reducing tobacco use, successful strategies, and future ...
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Crafting the Future: Developing Graduate Programs Aligned With Demographic Trends
New Directions for Teaching and Learning, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In response to changing student demographics and increasing budget constraints, many colleges and universities are reevaluating their graduate education strategies. While some institutions are striving to save costs via program cuts and layoffs, others are refocusing attention on student recruitment, specifically targeting working adults as a ...
Jennifer A. Owens +2 more
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On the Struggle To Attain Universal Competence in a Complex Skill: The Case of a Senior Capstone Experience [PDF]
Seventeen years ago, a blue-ribbon committee of economists asserted that the “ideal” program for an economics major should include “a capstone experience, whereby students apply their knowledge and skills in creative and systematic ways through research ...
Gregory A. Lilly, Thomas Tiemann
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The Accounting Industry in the Age of Globalization and Offshore Outsourcing [PDF]
, 2008 The phenomenon of outsourcing has engulfed the accounting industry and offers a wide range of services from bookkeeping, accounts payable, debt collection, invoicing, to tax return preparation.
Daley, Ryan
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New Directions for Student Leadership, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming higher education, yet student leadership programs have failed to engage this transformation. This article examines four imperatives for integrating AI into leadership education: AI as pedagogy, AI literacy as leadership competency, student agency in institutional AI transformation, and AI‐enhanced ...
Kris Acheson
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Leaves and Air Pollution [PDF]
In this activity, students investigate the effects of automobile pollution on plant growth by making measurements on two populations of leaves, one from within 10 meters of a busy road and a population of the same species situated more than 20 meters ...
Matt Laposata
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Predictors of HPV Vaccination Series Completion in Philadelphia Adolescents [PDF]
, 2017 Research Aim: This study analyzed data from the Philadelphia KidsPlus Immunization information System (IIS) to look at factors associated with HPV vaccine series completion.
Leader, DrPH, MPH, Amy E. +2 more
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ChatGPT in public policy teaching and assessment: An examination of opportunities and challenges
Australian Journal of Public Administration, EarlyView.Abstract This paper presents the findings of an innovative assessment task that required students to use ChatGPT for drafting a policy brief to an Australian Government minister. The study explores how future public policy students perceive ChatGPT's role in both public policy and teaching and assessment.
Daniel Casey
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