Paper Session III-B - Journeys of the Hind: Space Education

Young people, given the important facts of space exploration can make exciting journeys of the mind into events which will shape their future* In order to whet the appetite and create visions they should be prepared for real space journeys of the future. To accomplish this task, kindergarten through college curriculum must include all facets of space education. Teachers now and in the future must be able to stimulate the minds of their students for space education. To do this, space related teacher training programs need to be developed, expanded, and implemented. Currently, there are several on-going and successful teacher training programs. They include: NASA/National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) Educational Workshops for elementary and secondary math and science teachers; Space Academy for Educators in Huntsville, Alabama; and Teacher Symposiums sponsored by the National Space Club, Florida Committee. Several local space education programs that are in the planning stages include: Teaching the Future: Professional Educators Countdown to Learning, in Titusville, Florida; the Space Education and Research Center (SERC) at the University of Central Florida; and the Space Education Development Program (SEDP) of the Florida Space Grant Consortium

La emblemática jesuítica en El Criticón

The author abstract is posted here. For access to the full text of the article please follow publisher's link. Copyright is held by the publisher.While the impact of the humanistic emblem tradition as embodied by Andrea Alciati’s work in Baltasar Gracián’s three-part novel El Criticón (1651, 1653 and 1657) is well documented, the allegorical novel’s relationship with the Jesuit emblem tradition has not been considered in detail. This essay explores the relationship between the emblem tradition of the Society of Jesus as developed in the Imago primi saeculi Societatis Iesu a Prouincia Flandro-Belgica eiusdem Societatis repraesentata (1640) and El Criticón. In engaging with the Jesuit emblem tradition, Gracián makes secular interpretations of established Jesuit imagery. Not only does this intertextual relationship enrich the interpretation of El Criticón, but also explains the Jesuit hierarchy’s negative reaction to the novel

ITSICALL: investigating teaching strategies in computer assisted language learning

This thesis evaluates the effect on the learning and teaching of gender and gender agreement in French for English speakers of various teaching strategies Implicit, Explicit and Exploratory, implemented as a CALL program, 'Itsicall' (Investigating Teaching Strategies in Computer Assisted Language Learning). It is an original piece of research with school children in London which uses a variety of L2 research methods, i.e..error analysis, contrastive analysis and learner interviews, to inspire the design of the computer program , which teaches the concepts of Gender and Gender Agreement in French in the three modes selected, Implicit, Explicit and Exploratory. The design of the gender teaching program was motivated by a series of preliminary investigations, which lead to the accumulation of a rich source of data on the way school children perform and acquire concepts prominent in another language and provides many insights into the difficulties encountered by children Vying to grapple with the concept of Gender, under represented in the English language and primordial in French. The program was then tested and evaluated in an exercise which provided further invaluable data for Second Language Acquisition Research, Second Language Teaching and Computer Assisted Instruction, taking into account the answer to the original research questions and the opinions of the children who tried out the program. The account of this empirical work, which reveals the potential of exploratory computer environments is then followed by an analysis which incorporates all the findings of the previous experiments into a critical evaluation of the merits of Implicit, Explicit and Exploratory teaching of grammar rules in a CALL environment

Don Quijote on the Plains: Harnessing Enthusiasm for the "Quijote" at the Undergraduate Level

This is the published version. Copyright 2005 Johns Hopkins University Press.Teaching Miguel de Cervantes's "El ingenioso hidalgo don Quijote de la Mancha" in the undergraduate classroom can pose a myriad of linguistic and contextual challenges for students distanced from the text by the space of four hundred years. This paper details teaching strategies that incorporate linguistic activities, film, references to visual culture, and discussion to encourage deep learning on the part of undergraduate readers of Cervantes's classic novel

An Overview of the Pre-suppression Society of Jesus in Spain

In An Overview of the Pre-suppression Society of Jesus in Spain, Patricia W. Manning offers a survey of the Society of Jesus in Spain from its origins in Ignatius of Loyola’s early preaching to the aftereffects of its expulsion. Rather than nurture the nascent order, Loyola’s homeland was often ambivalent. His pre-Jesuit freelance sermonizing prompted investigations. The young Society confronted indifference and interference from the Spanish monarchy and outright opposition from other religious orders. This essay outlines the order’s ministerial and pedagogical activities, its relationship with women and with royal institutions, including the Spanish Inquisition, and Spanish members’ roles in theological debates concerning casuistry, free will, and the immaculate conception. It also considers the impact of Jesuits’ non-religious writings. Readership: Readers interested in the Society of Jesus, textual production by Jesuits, the Society’s ties to women, early modern theological polemics, and early modern Spain, including undergraduate and graduate students

Present Dogs, Absent Witches: Illustration and Interpretation of ‘El coloquio de los perros’

The author abstract is posted here. For access to the full text of the article please follow publisher's link. Copyright is held by the publisher.Aunque los grabados que acompañan a los textos impresos de las Novelas ejemplares suelen representar los desenlaces de las novelas, las imágenes de “El coloquio de los perros” rompen con esta tendencia visual. Este trabajo analiza diez y ocho grabados de “El coloquio de los perros” publicados en los Países Bajos, Suiza, Francia y España. De estas imágenes, diez y seis representan a los perros en lugar de visualizar a Cañizares porque la representación de la bruja legitimaría la explicación que ella ofrece de las habilidades oratorias de Cipión y Berganza. Después de examinar el entorno social e histórico de la producción de estos grabados y la representación visual de las brujas, el trabajo concluye que la imagen de los perros desautoriza la narrativa de la bruja. Trece de las diez y seis viñetas ilustran a los interlocutorios caninos en el hospital. Esta situación de Cipión y Berganza como productos de la fiebre sifilítica de Campuzano tranquiliza al lector perturbado por la presentación de la sociedad en la novela

Strategies for Reducing Employee Absenteeism in Retail Stores

Employee absenteeism results in annual productivity losses of approximately $74 billion and reduced profits for some retail stores. The purpose of this single case study was to explore the strategies used to minimize absenteeism and increase productivity outcomes for organizational effectiveness at a retail store in northwest Florida. The targeted population included managers who had success with minimizing absenteeism and enhancing productivity in the retail store. Herzberg\u27s 2-factor theory was the conceptual framework, and semistructured interviews with 5 participants were the primary data collection technique. The secondary data sources included employee absence data and gross profit reports for 3 years (2014 through 2016), publicly displayed goal charts, and the absence policy that employees sign to document receipt and understanding of the policy. Methodological triangulation was established by analyzing and comparing data from the semistructured interviews with the company documents. Based on the NVivo coding tool used to identify word frequencies and thematic analysis, 3 primary themes emerged: leadership support and comradery, effective communication, and competitive compensation. The implications for social change included the potential to provide retail managers with the tools needed to decrease absenteeism, enhance productivity, increase organizational effectiveness, increase profitability in retail stores, and develop quality customer service to improve living conditions

Factors Affecting Laboratory Test Use and Prices

The use of clinical laboratory tests has more than doubled during the past decade. Some observers of the health system feel that this growth is excessive and is a result of current payment systems. This article examines the effects of current reimbursement policies with regard to the use of laboratory tests and prices charged for tests. The results suggest the following: The method of financing medical care, including cost sharing and prepaid group practice arrangements, affects the volume of laboratory testing through the number of patient contacts with the medical care system rather than through the number of tests used per patient contact. Fee ceilings on physician time appear to be partially offset by higher test prices. Cost-based reimbursement for hospital services is associated with higher charges in hospital laboratories

Experiemtal investigation of wave coupling on a cylindrical shell with a keel

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Ocean Engineering, 1999.Includes bibliographical references (p. 111-113).by Patricia A. Manning.Ph.D

Digital Resources for Targeted Mathematics Support

SPIRIT Maths (Students’ Perceptions Informing and Redefining Innovative Teaching of Mathematics in Higher Education) is a project that was established in Munster Technological University (MTU) to investigate students’ attitudes towards mathematics and to explore a more student-centred development of mathematics resources. One of the aims of the project was to create a collection of student-preferred digital materials with a view to improving student engagement, building students’ confidence in mathematics and helping students to succeed in their mathematics modules.The findings of a survey disseminated to first year students in MTU indicated that students would be most likely to use the resources if they were geared towards their specific module; to maximise impact, resources were developed for two modules, one in Engineering and one in Business, that are each taken by large numbers of students. The resources were integrated on the learning management system and are available to all MTU students taking a mathematics module. Three interlinked digital resources were developed: (1) a series of interactive self-assessment questions, (2) corresponding videos showing worked solutions and (3) an associated bank of practice questions developed using a digital tutor to provide instant feedback. It is hoped that the complementary resources will facilitate student learning through a combination of active learning, explicit instruction and the ready availability of the resources.This article describes these resources and how they were developed, and outlines how these are being promoted to students. We also report on the feedback received from a small number of students who tested the resources and discuss how to measure student engagement with the resources