Guidelines for digital storytelling for Arab children

Children are getting more exposed to various technologies in teaching-learning. Various types of teaching-learning have been designed, including interactive digital storytelling. In Malaysia, local children have been clear about story-based learning materials. However, the situation is a little bit different with Arab children. Because the number of Arab children migrating into Malaysia is increasing, for following their parents who are studying at higher levels, they have to also make themselves familiar with the local scenario. In accordance, this study is initiates, to identify their acceptance towards story-based learning materials, or specifically interactive digital storytelling. Hence, this study reacts proactively, by approaching Arab children asking for their feedback on whether they have any desire for interactive digital storytelling. Through a series of interviews, this study found that they have a strong desire and tendency. Then, the following objectives have been stated: (1) to determine the components for the interactive digital storytelling for Arab children, (2) to design and develop a prototype of the interactive digital storytelling, and (3) to observe on how the Arab children experience the interactive digital storytelling. User-centered design (UCD) approach has been gone through in ensuring that the objectives are achieved. The process of determining the components for the interactive digital storytelling was carried out by directly involving Arab children and their teachers from three preschools in Changlun and Sintok. It was similar with the efforts in determining the contents, and interface design until the prototype development. Having the prototype ready, user testing was carried out to explore the way Arab children experience the prototype. All the processes involved various techniques through observation, interviews, and noting. Specifically, the user testing involved qualitative and empirical data. Qualitative data were gathered through observation, meanwhile the empirical data were gathered using Computer System Usability Questionnaire (CSUQ) tool. In the end, having data processed, the findings show that Arab children are highly satisfied with the prototype. Scientifically, the developed prototype is a mirror of the obtained guidelines, obtained through the UCD seminars. Hence, the positive acceptance on the prototype reflects positive acceptance on the guidelines, as the main contribution of this study. Besides the guidelines as the main contribution of this study, the developed prototype is also a wonderful contribution to the Arab children and their teacher. They will be using it as part of their teaching and learning material

Aeronautical engineering: A continuing bibliography with indexes (supplement 322)

This bibliography lists 719 reports, articles, and other documents introduced into the NASA scientific and technical information system in Oct. 1995. Subject coverage includes: design, construction and testing of aircraft and aircraft engines; aircraft components, equipment, and systems; ground support systems; and theoretical and applied aspects of aerodynamics and general fluid dynamics

Faculty Publications and Creative Works 2004

Faculty Publications & Creative Works is an annual compendium of scholarly and creative activities of University of New Mexico faculty during the noted calendar year. Published by the Office of the Vice President for Research and Economic Development, it serves to illustrate the robust and active intellectual pursuits conducted by the faculty in support of teaching and research at UNM

Annual Report of Research and Creative Productions by Faculty and Staff, January to December, 2018

Annual Report Of Research and Creative Productions by Faculty and Staff from January to December, 2018

Developing collaborative planning support tools for optimised farming in Western Australia

Land-use (farm) planning is a highly complex and dynamic process. A land-use plan can be optimal at one point in time, but its currency can change quickly due to the dynamic nature of the variables driving the land-use decision-making process. These include external drivers such as weather and produce markets, that also interact with the biophysical interactions and management activities of crop production.The active environment of an annual farm planning process can be envisioned as being cone-like. At the beginning of the sowing year, the number of options open to the manager is huge, although uncertainty is high due to the inability to foresee future weather and market conditions. As the production year reveals itself, the uncertainties around weather and markets become more certain, as does the impact of weather and management activities on future production levels. This restricts the number of alternative management options available to the farm manager. Moreover, every decision made, such as crop type sown in a paddock, will constrains the range of management activities possible in that paddock for the rest of the growing season.This research has developed a prototype Land-use Decision Support System (LUDSS) to aid farm managers in their tactical farm management decision making. The prototype applies an innovative approach that mimics the way in which a farm manager and/or consultant would search for optimal solutions at a whole-farm level. This model captured the range of possible management activities available to the manager and the impact that both external (to the farm) and internal drivers have on crop production and the environment. It also captured the risk and uncertainty found in the decision space.The developed prototype is based on a Multiple Objective Decision-making (MODM) - á Posteriori approach incorporating an Exhaustive Search method. The objective set used for the model is: maximising profit and minimising environmental impact. Pareto optimisation theory was chosen as the method to select the optimal solution and a Monte Carlo simulator is integrated into the prototype to incorporate the dynamic nature of the farm decision making process. The prototype has a user-friendly front and back end to allow farmers to input data, drive the application and extract information easily

Annual Report of the University, 1994-1995, Volumes 1-4

DEMONSTRATING THE STRENGTH OF DIVERSITY A walk around the UNM campus as students change classes demonstrates UNM\\u27s commitment to diversity. Students and professors from a variety of ethnic backgrounds crowd the sidewalks and fill classrooms. Over the past year UNM moved forward with existing and new programs to interest more minority students, faculty and staff in the University and to aid in their success while here. Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education recently recognized the University\\u27s endeavors, ranking UNM as one of the best colleges in the nation at graduating Hispanic students. Provost Mary Sue Coleman says diversity contributes to a stimulating environment where faculty and students have different points of view and experiences. The campus becomes a more intellectually alive place, she says. The efforts to build a diverse campus go hand in hand with the University\\u27s goals of achieving academic excellence and attracting the best and brightest. MINORITY ENROLLMENT In the fall of 1994 a total of 32 percent of the student body came from underrepresented groups. The UNM School of Law had the largest number of Native Americans enrolled in any law school in the country

Contact, Crossover, Continuity: Proceedings of the Fourth Biennial Symposium of the Textile Society of America (1994) [Entire]

Preface 7 Contact, Crossover, Continuity: Fiber and Garment Featured Paper: Ancient Near Eastern Fibers and the Reshaping of European Clothing Elizabeth J. W. Barber 9 Wreath and Cap to Veil and Apron: American Modification of a Slavic Ritual Patricia Williams 19 Panel: Textile Transformations and Cultural Continuities in West Africa Akwete-Igbo Weavers as Entrepreneurs and Innovators at the Turn of the Century Lisa Aronson 31 What’s in a Name: The Domestication of Factory Produced Wax Textiles in Cote d’Ivoire Kathleen E. Bickford 39 Technology and Change: The Incorporation of Synthetic Dye Techniques in Abeokuta, Southwestern Nigeria Judith Byfield 45 The Transformation of Men into Masquerades and Indian Madras into Masquerade Cloth in Buguma, Nigeria Elisha P. Renne and Joanne B. Eicher 53 Discussant: Discussion of “Textile Transformations and Cultural Continuities in West Africa” Christopher B. Steiner 63 Foreign Contact in the Pacific Rim The Conversion of Chinese Court Robes into Japanese Festival Hangings Gloria Granz Gonick 67 Micronesian Textiles in Transition: The Woven Tol of Kosrae Ann Deegan and Ross Cordy 81 Bolong-Bolong and Tirtanadi: An Unknown Group of Balinese Textiles Marie-Louise Nabholz-Kartaschoff and Monika Palm-Nadolny 93 Green Labels with Golden Elephants: Western European Printed Cottons for Malaysia and Indonesia Frieda Sorber 105 Looking to the Past, Looking to the Future: Two Contemporary Approaches Continuity of Culture: A Reenactor’s Goal Elizabeth McClure 117 The Influence of Computer Technologies on Contemporary Woven Fiber Art Cynthia Schira 127 Featured Paper: Contact, Crossover, Continuity: The Emergence and Development of the Two Basic Lace Techniques Santina Levey and Milton Sonday 139 Panel: New Meanings, Borrowed Forms: Flux and Influx in the Textile Traditions of Flores, Indonesia Supplementary Weft on an “Ikat” Isle: The Weaving Communities of Northwestern Flores Roy W. Hamilton 147 The “Severed Shroud”: Local and Imported Textiles in the Mortuary Rites of an Indonesian People Penelope Graham 159 From the Ancestors or the Portuguese: Exotic Textiles in Flores and the Solor Archipelago (abstract only) Robyn Maxwell 167 Cloth as Marriage Gifts. Change in Exchange among the Lio of Flores Willemijn de Jong 169 Crossover: Motifs Transformed Byzantine Influences along the Silk Route: Central Asian Silks Transformed Anna Maria Muthesius 181 The Pomegranate Pattern in Italian Renaissance Textiles: Origins and Influence Rosalia Bonito Fanelli 193 Ottoman Silks and Their Legacy (abstract only) Diane Mott 205 The Assimilation of European Designs into Twentieth Century Indian Saris Linda Lynton 207 Continuity: Influence of the Marketplace Raphael’s Acts of the Apostles Tapestries: The Birth of the Tapestry Reproduction System Marjorie Durko Puryear 217 Market Effects on the Design and Construction of Carpets in the Milas Region of Southwestern Turkey, 1963–1993 Charlotte A. Jirousek 229 Traditional Techniques in New Settings Featured Paper: Charmingly Quaint and Still Modern: The Paradox of Colonial Revival Needlework in America, 1875–1940 Beverly Gordon 241 From Bohemian to Bourgeois: American Batik in the Early Twentieth Century Nicola J. Shilliam 253 New Twist on Shibori: How an Old Tradition Survives in the New World When Japanese Wooden Poles are Replaced by American PVC Pipes Yoshiko Iwamoto Wada 265 Video: Paj Ntaub: Textile Techniques of the Hmong (video script) Joyce Smith 271 Panel: Fashioning Identity: Appropriation and Creativity in Pre-Columbian and Contemporary Andean Cloth Anni Albers: Pre-Columbian Resonances, The Significance of Pre-Columbian Art in Her Textiles and Writings Virginia Gardner Troy 281 Ancient Andean Headgear: Medium and Measure of Cultural Identity Niki R. Clark and Amy Oakland Rodman 293 Paracas Cavernas, Paracas Necropolis, and Ocucaje: Looking at Appropriation and Identity with Only Material Remains Ann Peters 305 Dressing the Part: Indigenous Costume as Political and Cultural Discourse in Peru Katharine E. Seibold 319 Ethnic Artists and the Appropriation of Fashion: Embroidery and Identity in the Colca Valley, Peru Blenda Femenias 331 (Re-)Fashioning Identity: Late Twentieth-Century Transformations in Dress and Society in Bolivia Elayne Zorn 343 Appendix: Roster of Participants at the 1994 Symposium 35