Online faculty development: What works?

This paper presents the findings of a qualitative study conducted with online faculty. Faculty talked about the training and support services they utilized and found most effective when teaching online

Faculty Perceptions and Experiences of “presence” in the Online Learning Environment

The purpose of this interpretive phenomenological research study was to gain an understanding of how faculty who teach fully online courses perceive and experience presence. The 25 faculty participants in this study were drawn from a four-year institution of higher education in the Midwest. The faculty designed and taught their own courses. Data were collected through: (1) semi-structured in-depth interviews with each participant, (2) documentary analysis of two course syllabi from two different course offerings for each participant, and (3) observations of five participants’ online course sites over the duration of an academic semester (16 week course). Findings revealed that faculty perceived presence as “being seen.” Faculty were concerned with projecting their personalities online and they wanted their students to see them for who they were. An emotional dimension to the experiences of presence emerged in the interviews. Emotional responses of faculty to online instruction influenced their experiences of presence. An intriguing finding was that the perception and experience of presence required a cognitive reframing of the online learning environment. A traditional classroom environment is characterized by a one-to-many relationship from faculty to students. In the online environment, this transformed into many one-to-one relationships between faculty and individual students. Experiences of presence were heightened when participants were able to change their mindset and understand and acknowledge the change. Finally, this study introduced the conceptualization of online instruction as a dramatic performance enacted by the faculty to an audience of students. A diagrammatic depiction of online instruction as a staged performance is also provided

Faculty Perception of “Presence” in the Online Environment

Like students, faculty also experience isolation in the online learning environment. This session presents the findings of a pilot study into faculty sense of alienation and the strategies that faculty have employed to “be there” and “be together” with their students in the online environment

Regulation of recombinant and native hyperpolarization-activated cation channels

Ionic currents generated by hyperpolarization-activated cation-nonselective (HCN) channels have been principally known as pacemaker h-currents (Ih), because they allow cardiac and neuronal cells to be rhythmically active over precise intervals of time. Presently, these currents are implicated in numerous additional cellular functions, including neuronal integration, synaptic transmission, and sensory reception. These roles are accomplished by virtue of the regulation of Ih by both voltage and ligands. The article summarizes recent developments on the properties and allosteric interactions of these two regulatory pathways in cloned and native channels. Additionally, it discusses how the expression and properties of native channels may be controlled via regulation of the transcription of the HCN channel gene family and the assembly of channel subunits. Recently, several cardiac and neurological diseases were found to be intimately associated with a dysregulation of HCN gene transcription, suggesting that HCN-mediated currents may be involved in the pathophysiology of excitable systems. As a starting point, we briefly review the general characteristics of Ih and the regulatory mechanisms identified in heterologously expressed HCN channel

Impact of Migrant Remittance on Socio-Economic development of Ghana

International migration as a force of globalization is on the rise and has gained international discussion on many developmental platforms to analyze the real effects of migration on especially the sending country. Remittance received has also been described as a tool that can harness the development of many developing countries through reduction of poverty. This study therefore analyzed the impact of remittance on the socio-economic development of Ghana. The study made use of a time series data over the period 1992-2012 and employed a multiple regression analysis for both economic growth and poverty reduction in Ghana. Results from the analysis suggests that, remittance had a positive impact on economic growth with a positive coefficient of correlation and statistically significant. However, the impact on poverty reduction in Ghana was statistically insignificant but had a negative coefficient of correlation which proves an indirect effect on poverty reduction. Keywords: Remittance, Poverty, Economy, Growth, Development, Migration, Ghana

HUBUNGAN LAMA PENGGUNAAN KATETER URETRA TERHADAP KEJADIAN INFEKSI SALURAN KEMIH PADA PASIEN YANG TERPASANG KATETER URETRA DI RUMAH SAKIT UMUM DAERAH DELI SERDANG LUBUK PAKAM

Infection was an incident witch often happened on hospital and can made financial lost for patient, family and the hospital itself. The method of this research was cross secsional use observation pieces instrument of research. The population of the research were the patients on the hospital in Deli Serdang who assembled catheter urethra. The sample was 30 respondents. The result of research indicated that the incident of urethra infection of 30 respondents who assembled catheter urethra, there were 7 persons (23,3%) were not happened the infection and 23 persons (76,7%) got to infection and devided into 2 persons (6,7%) with character urethra ≤ 1-2 days, 16 persons (53,3%) with character urethra 3-5 days and 5 persons (16,7%) with the character very long ≥ 6-7 days. Through of the result of Chi-Square statistics test, was gotten the result pvalue = 0,002, where p Value < 0,05. This was indicated that there was the significant relationship between the time of used catheter urethra to incident of urinary tract infection. According to this result, so to emphasize the incident of urinary tract infention was needed control and replacement the catheter urethra periodicly based on the standart procedure of treatment and prevention of infectio

BRAIN COMPUTER INTERFACE (BCI) ON ATTENTION: A SCOPING REVIEW

Technological innovations are now an integral part of healthcare. Brain-computer interface (BCI) is a novel technological intervention system that is useful in restoring function to people disabled by neurological disorders such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), cerebral palsy, stroke, or spinal cord injury. This paper surveys the literature concerning the effectiveness of BCI on attention in subjects under various conditions. The findings of this scoping review are that studies have been made on ADHD, ALS, ASD subjects, and subjects recovering from brain and spinal cord injuries. BCI based neurofeedback training is seen to be effective in improving attention in these subjects. Some studies have also been made on healthy subjects.BCI based neurofeedback training promises neurocognitive improvement and EEG changes in the elderly. Different cognitive assessments have been tried on healthy adults.   From this review, it is evident that hardly any research has been done on using BCI for enhancing attention in post-stroke subjects. So there arises the necessity for making a study on the effects of BCI based attention training in post-stroke subjects, as attention is the key for learning motor skills that get impaired following a stroke. Currently, many researches are underway to determine the effects of a BCI based training program for the enhancement of attention in post-stroke subjects

Pengenalan Dasar Pengkodingan Secara Daring pada SMK Pemda Lubuk Pakam

The use of instructional media in the teaching and learning process is one of the efforts to improve the effectiveness and quality of the learning process which in turn can improve the quality of student learning outcomes. Media resulting from video sample technology are used as learning media so students can repeat the material shared. The quality of HR skills needs to be improved through training to face the challenges of the workforce later. Skill computing has become a trend of capability that is in demand in the digital revolution 4.0. Learning of MatLab programming is carried out by the Community Service Team to encourage the interest of students in class X of the private SMK in Lubuk Pakam regional government in programming. In addition to utilizing the MatLab variable for learning mathematics, at the end of learning, students are advised to produce a simple program.The use of instructional media in the teaching and learning process is one of the efforts to improve the effectiveness and quality of the learning process which in turn can improve the quality of student learning outcomes. Media resulting from video sample technology are used as learning media so students can repeat the material shared. The quality of HR skills needs to be improved through training to face the challenges of the workforce later. Skill computing has become a trend of capability that is in demand in the digital revolution 4.0. Learning of MatLab programming is carried out by the Community Service Team to encourage the interest of students in class X of the private SMK in Lubuk Pakam regional government in programming. In addition to utilizing the MatLab variable for learning mathematics, at the end of learning, students are advised to produce a simple program

IDENTIFICATION OF BIOMETRIC DEEPFAKES USING FEATURE LEARNING DEEP LEARNING

Improved image quality on several frames extracted from video by manipulating image parameters by improving object edges and coloring segmentation to identify individual human biometric parts. Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) is designed to process two-dimensional data on images by classifying labeled data using the supervised learning method. The classification of fake or not fake images is done using the feature learning Deep Learning technique by forming a Machine Learning model. Video samples (testing and testing) are taken from YouTube randomly. Identifying the resemblance of one person's face to another's (real) face using deep learning. Identifying the resemblance of a person's face to another's face (real) on a genuine or fake label using CNN. Overall, the accuracy results models obtained the highest average accuracy on the face = 93.40%, mouth = 88.52%, eyes = 89.75 %. average accuracy = 90%

Using Concept Mapping as a Tool for Conducting Research: An Analysis of Three Approaches

Researchers in a variety of disciplines pursue creative ways to explore complex areas of inquiry. This literature review examines the use of concept maps as a unique tool for conducting research. This study embraces an inclusive definition of concept mapping. Three main approaches for conducting research using concept maps as a tool emerged: relational, cluster, and word frequency. These approaches are included in the different phases of research process such as data collection, analysis, and presentation. Each approach revealed strengths and limitations that researchers need to take into account. This discussion broadens the lens of the meaning of concept mapping as a tool for innovative research approaches