A Panel on Distance Education Best Practices: Innovation and Pedagogy

Online education has evolved throughout the years as new technologies are developed to make education more accessible. More traditional universities have also entered the virtual campus space, offering multiple options for students to earn their degree remotely. In a 2015 report conducted by the Online Learning Consortium, reflected more than one-quarter of all adult students were identified as e-learners. The type of learning management systems (LMS) used in the market has grown rapidly, with several post-secondary institutions creating their own patent LMS, eBooks and multimedia tools. Academies like Western Governors Universities are leading the charge with competency-based learning in all their degree programs while Colorado Technology University is pushing adaptive technology in their online curriculum. It is important to understand the progression and advancements in these technologies and the variety of academic methods used to deliver knowledge to improve the quality degree offerings. This panel will share best practices in online education instruction, curriculum development, student service and program marketing. The panel will conclude a University Dean, Department Chair, Program Director, Professor and a former online student

Virtual Heritage at iGrid 2000

As part of the iGrid Research Demonstration at INET 2000, we created two Virtual Cultural Heritage environments - "Virtual Harlem" and "Shared Miletus". The purpose of these applications was to explore possibilities in using the combination of high-speed international networks and virtual reality (VR) displays for cultural heritage education. Our ultimate goal is to enable the construction of tele-immersive museums and classes. In this paper we present an overview of the infrastructure used for these applications, and some details of their construction.Comment: 9 pages, 4 figures, INET 2001 (Stockholm, Sweden, 5-8 June 2001

The Ursinus Weekly, April 9, 1962

Junior class goes Parisian for Sunnybrook event Friday • Wurster elected YMCA president • Dr. Helfferich elected as UCC educators treasurer • Coeds tap Taney, Hartzell, Andrews for prexy posts • Pre-medicals hear Hahneman\u27s Bondi on chemotherapy • Sophomores slate weekend wingding • Thousands visit science fair at Ursinus College • Forum to present Sokoloffs in piano recital Wednesday • Pi Nu will sponsor music month here • Weekly banquet is Swint\u27s swansong • Moll announces MSGA now accepting petitions for 1962 membership • Editorial: A matter of policy; Is it worth it, men? • Letters to the editor • Next war praised; Bravo for Mackey • Meistersinger reports progress of New England tour via phone call • Conservative coed goes Dixie-way • Fighting Shaner leads Siebmen in sloppy 11-7 victory over Dickinson • Cindermen drop practice meet to Lehighers, 64 to 54 • Intramural corner • Dryfoos named outstanding player by coaches of MAC college division • Snyder places second in chess tournament • Greek gleanings • Miss Pennsylvania betroths UC grad • Final student concert spots Prokofieff work • Graduate grantshttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/weekly/1316/thumbnail.jp

The Ursinus Weekly, March 19, 1962

Senior Pete Mackey takes lead in Curtain Club\u27s The Next War • Rector to address Chi Alpha Tuesday • John Piston chosen to edit Weekly; Feature editor elevated Wednesday • Nobel Prize-winner captivates Ursinus: Dr. Pauling advocates peace race for all nations • All-star game pits dorms\u27, frats\u27 best • Political science classes to hear pair of speakers • Band performance shows competence • Obstetrician outlines Caesarian operation • U.C.\u27s student-faculty talent show pleases crowd, helps Campus Chest • Young Republicans to aid Schweiker • Four high school girls discuss student teachers • Meistersingers chosen; 75 students in group • APO to use U.C. women in Spring fashion show • Editorial: And in conclusion • Letters to the editor • Lantern sets deadline • Linus Pauling adds a personal touch • U.C. swimmers gain second place tie in intercollegiates at Penn Saturday • Badminton girls finish eighth perfect campaign • Intramural corner • Curtis I first team to reach finals • Young Demo. conference planned for Philadelphiahttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/weekly/1315/thumbnail.jp

Living with sub-optimal glycaemic control: the experiences of Type 2 diabetes diagnosis and education

Aim The aim of this study was to explore the experiences of diagnosis and education for people living with Type 2 diabetes who have sub-optimal glycaemic control. Background The increasing prevalence of Type 2 diabetes is a global concern. Many people have difficulty maintaining optimal glycaemic control with up to 50% having HbA1c levels higher than recommended. A range of factors that have been suggested as possibly contributing to this, however, little is known about how their experience of diagnosis, education and support to attempt to understand the context of their self-management practices. Design A qualitative thematic analysis of interviews conducted with people with sub-optimal glycaemic control prior to their participation in an intervention study. Method Thirty participants taking part in a psychosocial/educational intervention for people with sub-optimal glycaemic control were interviewed in 2012 before the intervention commenced. These interviews explored each participant's experience of the diagnosis and associated education. The interviews were transcribed and a thematic analysis was conducted. Findings Almost all the participants had been shocked at receiving the diagnosis and felt it had been a moral indictment on their lifestyle. Many had been given the impression that they had a mild form of diabetes and most had been given very little information on self-management that they had found useful. Conclusion The findings suggest that for the participants there was a considerable gap between the rhetoric of person-centred services and the reality of the experiences of diagnosis and education for the self-management of Type 2 diabetes

The Maine Annex, vol. 2, no. 8

The Maine Annex covers Erroll E. Murphy\u27s trip to Washington, D.C. as the University of Maine Annex campus representative to the National Association of Veteran Trainees. Murphy was among the World War II Veterans seeking support for Edith Nourse Rogers of Massachusetts bill H.R. 870, to increase Veterans\u27 subsistence payments