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Posthuman literacies: Young children moving in time, place and more-than-human worlds

, 2017
This paper examines the potential of posthumanism to enable a reconceptualisation of young children’s literacies from the starting point of movement and sound in the more-than-human world.
Abigail Hackett, Margaret J. Somerville
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Determinants of Knowledge and Usage of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Agricultural Extension: Evidence From Tennessee Extension Personnel

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the determinants of generative AI (GenAI) knowledge and usage among agricultural extension professionals. Drawing on survey data from agricultural extension personnel in Tennessee, we employ regression analyses and latent Dirichlet allocation (LDA) for topic modeling of open‐ended responses to study the knowledge and usage ...
Abdelaziz Lawani, Jason de Koff, James Muriuki, Anna‐Liisa Ihuhwa   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Our History Clips: Collaborating for the Common Good [PDF]

, 2017
This case study reveals how middle school social studies teachers within a professional development program are encouraging their students to use multiple disciplinary literacies to create Our History Clips as they also work toward developing a classroom
Bailey, Beatrice N, EDD, McMillan, Nora
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Technologies, literacies in English oral communication and teacher education: an empirical study at the university level

Revista Brasileira de Linguística Aplicada
The main purpose of this article is to report data findings and results obtained in a 60-hour course designed for 20 pre-service English teachers in the first semester of 2014.
Reinildes Dias, Sônia Maria de Oliveira Pimenta   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Who wants to be able to do references properly and be unemployed? STEM student writing and employer needs

Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education, 2012
The issue of graduate writing is one that has attracted much focus and debate in higher education, particularly around maintaining ‘academic standards’ at a time of expansion in this sector.
Yvon Appleby, Sian Roberts, Lynn Barnes, Pam Qualter, Vicki Tariq   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

U.S. Consumers Sometimes Prefer Seemingly Redundant Labels

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT More food products are carrying seemingly redundant labels, which are marketing claims or certifications that reiterate product attributes already conveyed. In this paper, we aim to answer two questions on redundant labels. First, do consumers view redundant labels as deceptive or informative? Second, how do redundant labels affect product and
Jackson Lusk, Brenna Ellison, Trey Malone   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rural Education, Agroecology, and Literacies: 'Escola da Terra' and Teacher Professional Development in the Sertão of Minas Gerais

Revista Brasileira de Educação do Campo
This article examines the relationship between Rural Education, teacher training, and territory in the Sertão of Minas Gerais, focusing on the professional development course "Escola da Terra: Rural Education, Agroecology, and Literacies," conducted ...
Ivana Cristina Lovo, Helder de Moraes Pinto, Amanda Aparecida Marcatti, Natália Faria de Moura   +3 more
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Web 2.0, new literacies, and the idea of learning through participation [PDF]

, 2009
In this paper I identify some current elaborations on the theme of participation and digital literacy in order to open further debate on the relationship between interaction, collaboration, and learning in online environments. Motivated by an interest in
Merchant, G. H.
core  

Video and Text‐Based Supplemental Health Information and Consumer Willingness to Pay for Nutrient‐Enhanced Eggs

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Nutritional information is very important in the food choices of consumers. However, when they are too scientific or technical, they have the potential to confuse consumers, resulting in information asymmetry and dissuading them from making beneficial choices.
Edeoba W. Edobor, Michael J. Best, Anita R. Best, Ondulla T. Toomer   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Techno-mathematical literacies in the workplace: a critical skills gap [PDF]

, 2007
There has been a radical shift in the mathematical skills required in modern workplaces. With the ubiquity of IT, employees now require Techno-mathematical Literacies, the mastery of new kinds of mathematical knowledge shaped by the systems that govern ...
Bakker, Arthur, Bhinder, Chand, Hoyles, Celia, Kent, Phillip, Noss, Richard   +4 more
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