Teaching academics and their approach for the engagement of their students: an Australian regional university qualitative case study

Donna Goldie studied the student engagement approach of teaching academics at one regional Australian university. She found their approach as enmeshed with individual philosophies, pedagogies and evaluations. This recognises the rich dynamic role the teaching academic plays in the student engagement process

Digital health and wellness in higher education

The rapid online expansion of the Internet means students and teaching academics in higher education are increasingly engaging with synchronous and asynchronous digital learning environments. Correlating with this increase in engagement is the rise of ethical challenges and mental wellbeing difficulties associated with digital safety, digital reputation and digital citizenship. Engaging students and staff in higher education with creating and leading safe spaces online has received minimal attention in the literature, in university policies and student engagement documents. It is this dearth of literature and policy direction that has driven the development of our innovative research project, a student informed website promoting positive digital presence, digital health and wellness. http.//www.preventcyberbullyingjcu.com.a

Taking a stand against cyberbullying in higher education

As a result of the rapid online expansion of digital learnscapes, resulting in university students regularly engaging in online learning communities, cyberbullying has increasing potential to become a serious issue for higher education institutions. The effectiveness of educating students and staff in higher education on the elements and impacts of cyberbullying has driven this innovative study, which involves the development of an action research-led and student-directed interactive educational website to inform higher education students and staff about the consequences of cyberbullying. In describing the ongoing development and generalisation of the site, this chapter highlights the third cycle of an action research inquiry, and more generally the need for such resources to support higher education so that users understand what constitutes cybersafety and cyberbullying. As such, the research is directed toward understanding, sharing, participation, reflection, and change. Findings are discussed in relation to the information on the site for users in higher education

Evaluating Application of Knowledge and Skills: The Use of Consensus Expert Review to Assess Conference Abstracts of Field Epidemiology Training Participants

Background: Often evaluations of training programs are limited — with many focusing on the aspects that are easy to measure (e.g., reaction of trainees) without addressing the important outcomes of training, such as how trainees applied their new knowledge, skills, and attitudes. Numerous evaluations fail to measure training’s effect on job performance because few effective methods are available to do so. Particularly difficult is the problem of evaluating multisite training programs that vary considerably in structure and implementation from one site to another. Purpose: NA Setting: NA  Intervention: NA Research Design: We devised a method of a consensus expert review to evaluate the quality of conference abstracts submitted by participants in Field Epidemiology Training Programs – an approach that can provide useful information on how well trainees apply knowledge and skills gained in training, complementing data obtained from other sources and methods. This method is practical, minimally intrusive, and resource-efficient, and it may prove useful for evaluation practice in diverse fields that require training. Data Collection and Analysis: NA Findings: NA

Ethics and Blended Learning in our Guidance and Counselling and Career Development Programs

Our ebook is the result of a 2015 James Cook University Quick Start Learning and Teaching grant awarded. In the development of this ebook we have collaborated with many colleagues, and we look forward to continuing these collaborations into the future as we add to and update our content. Our goal with this project has been to prepare an interactive resource that contributes to your development as an ethical student studying guidance and counselling and career development, within blended spaces (face-to-face and online). Our ebook is a vehicle for you our pre-service practitioners to collaboratively engage in your studies within an ethical environment. The content focuses on being ethical, as a postgraduate student and as a developing and future practitioner in the guidance and counselling and career development profession. Learning about the ethical principles, practice standards / codes of ethics and ethical practices including ethical decision making, are important starting points for building capacity, proficiency and effectiveness as ethical students and future professionals in the field of guidance and counselling and career development. It is essential you know the ethical protocol of conducting yourself personally and professionally. We hope that the knowledge and understanding you gain as you engage with this ebook will guide your studies and future practices in the guidance and counselling, and career development profession

Temperature and Humidity Effects on Hospital Morbidity in Darwin, Australia

Background: Many studies have explored the relationship between temperature and health in the context of a changing climate, but few have considered the effects of humidity, particularly in tropical locations, on human health and well-being. To investigate this potential relationship, this study assessed the main and interacting effects of daily temperature and humidity on hospital admission rates for selected heat-relevant diagnoses in Darwin, Australia. Methods: Univariate and bivariate Poisson generalized linear models were used to find statistically significant predictors and the admission rates within bins of predictors were compared to explore nonlinear effects. Findings: The analysis indicated that nighttime humidity was the most statistically significant predictor ('P' < 0.001), followed by daytime temperature and average daily humidity ('P' < 0.05). There was no evidence of a significant interaction between them or other predictors. The nighttime humidity effect appeared to be strongly nonlinear: Hot days appeared to have higher admission rates when they were preceded by high nighttime humidity. Conclusions: From this analysis, we suggest that heat-health policies in tropical regions similar to Darwin need to accommodate the effects of temperature and humidity at different times of day

The Iowa Homemaker vol.25, no.7

Keeping Up With Today, Jeanne O’Connor, page 2 At Home, No. 10, Pammel Court, Rosemary Moody, page 3 Gastronomical Adventure in the Tropics, Kenneth Fulk, page 4 Slide Rule for Sauce Pan, Priscilla Cobb, page 6 POW’s Eat Food of Their Dreams, Rosalie Riglin, page 7 What’s New in Home Economics, Doris Adams, page 8 Serves Rochester Youth, Connie Cunningham, page 10 An Editor Speaks, Marjorie Griffin Groll, page 11 Careering in Benton County, Donna Westlie, page 12 Consider Professional Organizations, Natalie Benda, page 14 We Introduce a Leader in Our Field, Helen Crane, page 15 Vicky Minors in Social Life, Jeanne Hudson, page 16 This is a Foreign Country, Goldie Rouse, page 19 Across Alumnae Desks, Etha Schipull, page 19 Career Conscious Books, Joyce Mongerson, page 21 Iowa State Perfects Popcorn, Marjorie Kessler, page 22 Alums in the News, June Welch, page 23 Across Alumnae Desks, Philomena Beck, page 2

Potential enablers of mental health and wellness for those teaching in tertiary education

The mental health and wellness of those teaching in Australian universities is in the spotlight. The role of teaching academics in contemporary universities is reported to be in a state of transition, moving from traditional teaching, research and management responsibilities, to more differentiated duties including management of casual staff, accreditation and administration tasks (Bennett, Roberts, Ananthram, & Broughton, 2018; Chory & Offstein, 2017). Stress of heavy workloads, performance demands with fewer resources, expansion of staff roles and expectations, higher research productivity and output expectations are the common neoliberal pressures grounded in commodification and globalising marketisation of knowledge in higher education settings (Field, 2018; Kinman & Wray, 2018). Such examples of neoliberal processes have been well documented, however, Dudau, Kominis, and Szocs (2018, p. 254) contend, although decreasing funding and resources brings pressure, it also invites opportunity for innovation and creativity and "identifying newer, more effective products or services, using technological advances more effectively, streamlining processes, and so on". Additionally, for Barnett (2018), contemporary universities are uniquely positioned to embrace possibilities and change. This positioning may encompass cultivating sustainable health-promoting cultures with a focus on promoting high levels of employee mental health and wellbeing through initiatives including enhancing mental health literacy. Therefore, this paper explores the literature in alignment to the research question, 'what are potential enablers of mental health and wellness for those teaching in tertiary education?

Educational media: potential impacts on tertiary students’ mental health

As the result of the rapid expansion of digital communications, university students worldwide are increasingly engaging with educational and social media during their studies. Challenges are reported in the literature associated with responsible digital citizenship; specifically communicating, connecting and engaging ethically with online media technologies. This creates a conundrum for staff and students working and learning in higher education. To explore one component of the complex role of the relationship between university students’ and various media, this literature review examines the following research question: What are the potential impacts of educational and social media on the mental health and wellness of students in higher education? Projects and initiatives demonstrate how educational media is designed and enacted to promote, support and sustain mental health in higher education

Educational media: potential impacts on tertiary students’ mental health

As the result of the rapid expansion of digital communications, university students worldwide are increasingly engaging with educational and social media during their studies. Challenges are reported in the literature associated with responsible digital citizenship; specifically communicating, connecting and engaging ethically with online media technologies. This creates a conundrum for staff and students working and learning in higher education. To explore one component of the complex role of the relationship between university students’ and various media, this literature review examines the following research question: What are the potential impacts of educational and social media on the mental health and wellness of students in higher education? Projects and initiatives demonstrate how educational media is designed and enacted to promote, support and sustain mental health in higher education