Knowledge Transfer Needs and Methods

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Committed to Safety: Ten Case Studies on Reducing Harm to Patients

Presents case studies of healthcare organizations, clinical teams, and learning collaborations to illustrate successful innovations for improving patient safety nationwide. Includes actions taken, results achieved, lessons learned, and recommendations

Creation of public use files: lessons learned from the comparative effectiveness research public use files data pilot project

In this paper we describe lessons learned from the creation of Basic Stand Alone (BSA) Public Use Files (PUFs) for the Comparative Effectiveness Research Public Use Files Data Pilot Project (CER-PUF). CER-PUF is aimed at increasing access to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Medicare claims datasets through PUFs that: do not require user fees and data use agreements, have been de-identified to assure the confidentiality of the beneficiaries and providers, and still provide substantial analytic utility to researchers. For this paper we define PUFs as datasets characterized by free and unrestricted access to any user. We derive lessons learned from five major project activities: (i) a review of the statistical and computer science literature on best practices in PUF creation, (ii) interviews with comparative effectiveness researchers to assess their data needs, (iii) case studies of PUF initiatives in the United States, (iv) interviews with stakeholders to identify the most salient issues regarding making microdata publicly available, and (v) the actual process of creating the Medicare claims data BSA PUFs

L1 use for classroom management purposes in EFL chilean contex

Tesis (Profesor de Inglés para la Enseñanza Básica y Media y al grado académico de Licenciado en Educación)The current study investigated the purposes of the L1 use in the L2 classes for classroom management. The aims of this research were to identify the uses of the L1 in the L2 class, also to find out teachers’ purposes for the use of the L1 in the L2 classroom, and finally to determine in which instances of L1 use are effective for classroom management. The qualitative study was conducted in a public school in the south part of Santiago de Chile. Four in-service teachers (two from elementary and two from secondary levels) participated in the investigation. The four participants’ lessons were audio recorded and field notes were taken. Then, four interviews were conducted using the method of stimulated recall interviews. The results suggest that the L1 is used mainly in a conscious manner for classroom management purposes such as reduce disruptions, give instructions, and to create a good relationship between teacher and students. Moreover, two of the four teachers find out that the use of the L1 in their English lessons was effective for classroom management purposes. We wrap up the study with pedagogical implication and suggestions for further research in this field.El presente estudio tiene como objetivo investigar los propósitos del uso de L1 en las clases de L2 para el manejo de la clase. Según el contexto educativo chileno, el propósito de esta investigación fue determinar cuán efectivo es el uso de la lengua materna en las lecciones de inglés. El estudio cualitativo se realizó en una escuela pública en la zona sur de Santiago de Chile. Cuatro maestros en servicio (dos de primaria y dos de secundaria) participaron en la investigación. Las lecciones de los cuatro participantes fueron grabadas en audio a través de notas de campo para luego ser entrevistadas usando el método de entrevistas estimuladas por el recuerdo. Los resultados sugieren que el L1 se usa principalmente de manera consciente para fines de manejo de la clase, como reducir las interrupciones, dar instrucciones y crear una buena relación entre el maestro y los estudiantes. Además, uno de los cuatro profesores descubrió que el uso de L1 en sus clases de Inglés era efectivo con propósito de manejo de la clase. Concluimos el estudio con implicaciones pedagógicas y sugerencias para futuras investigaciones en este campo

Seafloor characterization using airborne hyperspectral co-registration procedures independent from attitude and positioning sensors

The advance of remote-sensing technology and data-storage capabilities has progressed in the last decade to commercial multi-sensor data collection. There is a constant need to characterize, quantify and monitor the coastal areas for habitat research and coastal management. In this paper, we present work on seafloor characterization that uses hyperspectral imagery (HSI). The HSI data allows the operator to extend seafloor characterization from multibeam backscatter towards land and thus creates a seamless ocean-to-land characterization of the littoral zone

The Role of Technology in Music Education: a Survey of Computer Usage in Teaching Music in Colleges of Education in The Volta Region, Ghana

The study sought to find out the role of computer technology in music education in Colleges of Education in the Volta Region of Ghana. It aimed at surveying the use of computer technology for teaching music and exploring the instructional prospects for computer technology usage in music in Colleges of Education. The study employed Rogers’ Diffusion Innovation theory and descriptive survey research method. Data was collected from the respondents using questionnaire, interview, and observation. The study revealed that even though about 90% of the music tutors have good academic qualification and over five years teaching experience, lack of competence in handling computer technology in teaching music among some music tutors and incoherent ICT initiatives hindered proper application of computer technology in the field of music education. It is however envisaged that increasing access and coherent computer technology initiatives will be paramount for the teaching of music in the Colleges of Education

Expert-based development of a standard in CO2 sequestration monitoring technology

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Readers reading practices of EFL Yemeni students: recommendations for the 21st century

This paper investigates the reading practices of forty-five second year EFL Yemeni undergraduate students using the Four Resources Model of multiliteracy practices. The Four Resources Model of multiliteracy practices organizes reading practices into four key practices: code breaking, text participating, text uses and text analysing levels. Quantitative and qualitative methods, designed based on the Four Resources Model constructs, were used to collect data from a sample of students studying English as a Foreign Language at a university in Yemen. Quantitative data was collected through a questionnaire, while qualitative data was gathered using semi-structured interviews guided by the research objectives. The findings reveal that Yemeni students were medium users of the code breaker and text user practices whereas the meaning making and text analysis practices were reported to be used in low usage. On the whole, these early findings suggest that the reading practices and reading abilities of the Yemeni students are still limited even at the tertiary level and have not developed fully with regard to reading in English. This paper reports in detail, the use of the Four Resources Model as a tool to determine reading efficacy while examining the aforementioned findings. Discussion is put forward on the implications for teaching of reading and its approaches in a Yemeni context, especially in view of the students‟ reading needs at the tertiary level in Yemen

Feedback Loops and Openness: A Snapshot of the Field Baseline Report

Fund for Shared Insight ("Shared Insight") is a collaborative effort among funders that pools financial and other resources to make grants to improve philanthropy. Shared Insight believes philanthropy can have a greater social and environmental impact if foundations and nonprofits listen to the people they seek to help, act on what they hear, and openly share what they learn.In early 2015, ORS Impact conducted a baseline assessment to set a bar against which to measure progress over time, as well as to inform near-term decisions based on a deeper understanding of the field's current state. We explored the current state of philanthropic and nonprofit practice related to feedback loops, as well as foundation openness practices through key informant interviews, a media analysis, reviews of foundations' and sector-serving organizations' websites, and use of existing secondary data sources, such as the Center for Effective Philanthropy's report, "Hearing From Those We Seek to Help: Nonprofit Practices and Perspectives in Beneficiary Feedback." Methods are described more fully in Appendix A, as well as the strengths and limitations of each method in Appendix B.This memo lays out our findings in each area, as well as considerations and implications for Shared Insight going forward. We also lift up a few emergent findings that arose from the data collection process