Student and faculty expectations for learning in various delivery models

The purpose of this presentation is to shed light on expectations and characteristics of both students and faculty with the hope of improving the learning experience for all by minimizing frustrations and clarifying each others roles. We do much of this already, but it’s nice to have a reminder, and maybe a different take on some ideas

Examining the Why: The relevance of our courses

If we want students to be truly engaged, not just doing enough to get a passing grade, we need to make sure they make a connection between our course content and their future

HCM 4910: Applied Health Communication /3 Semester Hours Fall 2017/Section 600: Online

Course Description: An examination of applied health communication in the interpersonal, organizational, and mediated contexts. Emphasis is on higher order application of skills from different occupational perspectives

Examining the Why: The relevance of our courses

If we want students to be truly engaged, not just doing enough to get a passing grade, we need to make sure they make a connection between our course content and their future

Animal diets in the Waterberg based on stable isotopic composition of faeces

Faecal analysis of diet in free-ranging mammals can provide insight into local habitat conditions by reflecting the resources actually utilized. Here we used stable light isotope analysis of faeces to qualify, as well as quantify, certain aspects of mammal food selection in a recovering, nutrient-poor, savanna habitat in the Waterberg. Stable carbon isotope ratios in faeces reflect proportions of C3-foods (browse) to C4-foods (grass) consumed, whereas stable nitrogen isotope ratios reflect a combination of trophic behaviour, protein intake, and water and nutritional stress. Percentage nitrogen indicates the nutritional quality of the diet, at least in terms of crude protein intake. We used these data to reconstruct and compare the diets of various mammal species from two reserves in the Waterberg: the Welgevonden Private Game Reserve and Zoetfontein Private Game Farm