Instructional Strategies Promoting Academic Success in Inclusive Settings at the Elementary School Level

The purpose of this study was to determine the instructional strategies that promote academic success in inclusive settings at the elementary school ·level. This study also attempted to investigate the most effective instructional strategies perceived by regular education teachers and special education teachers. Seventy-eight subjects from the elementary school level, including thirty- nine (n=39) regular education teachers and thirty-nine (n=39) special education teachers, participated in this study. A survey research design, with a self-developed questionnaire, was used to collect data. Approximately thirty-three percent (33.33%) of the questionnaires were returned. The data were analyzed through qualitative and quantitative statistics . The relationships between grade level of teaching and self-monitoring strategy (x.2=46 .50, df=24, \u27X.2cv=36.42, p\u3c. .05), grade level of teaching and team teaching ( X.2=45.78, df=30, x2cv=43.77, p\u3c. .05), and teaching experience and use of computers in instruction (\u27X:.2=97 .29, df=75, X2 cv=90 .53, p\u3c.05) were found to be significant. All other relationships between experiential variables and teaching strategies were not significant. A limitation of this study was the generalization due to a low response rate

Open Educational Resource: Helping Faculty Locate, Use & Create OER

Presentation to Library Liaisons on how to navigate OER to help faculty in their subject areas

Creating Open Access to Institutional Scholarship using Digital Commons

Has your institution mandated an Institutional Repository for open access? Do you feel intimidated by working with two digital repositories simultaneously? We will share our success and experience of working with two repositories with a small staff at two small universities in rural Kansas. The repository serves as a Green Open Access solution to globally share. Both Pittsburg State University (PSU) and Fort Hays State University (FHSU) currently use CONTENTdm (CDM) as their primary digital repository. In 2015 both PSU and FHSU purchased and launched BePress Digital Commons (DC), a more robust repository. If you see global discoverablility, unlimited storage, efficient technical support, and the ability to share a wide range of file formats in one interface, then Digital Commons by BePress is the most reliable. We will share the experiences and challenges of adapting and implementing the IR at PSU and FHSU. We will compare and contrast our advantages and disadvantages of the two platforms. Finally we will share the challenges associated with IR initiatives at PSU and FHSU including marketing, workflows, and collection development

Establishing an Electronic Theses Repository Using Digital Commons

Has your institution mandated an Institutional Repository for electronic theses? Do you feel intimidated with setting up an institutional repository? The authors will share our success and experience of working with the graduate school at two small universities in rural Kansas to establish an electronic theses program. The repository serves as an Open Access solution for global dissemination. Both Pittsburg State University (PSU) and Fort Hays State University (FHSU) currently use CONTENTdm (COM) as their primary digital repository. In 2015 both FHSU and PSU purchased and launched bepress Digital Commons (DC), a more robust repository. If you seek global discoverability, unlimited storage, efficient technical support, and the ability to share a wide range of file formats in one interface, then bepress Digital Commons (DC) is the most reliable platform. The authors will share their experiences and challenges of adapting and implementing an IR at PSU and FHSU. Then the authors will compare and contrast the advantages and disadvantages of the Digital Commons and CONTENTdm. Finally, they will share the challenges associated with developing IR initiatives at their institutions which includes marketing, workflows, and collection development of ETD materials

Establishing an Electronic Theses Repository using Digital Commons

This presentation discusses: Introduction, Advantages and disadvantages of Bepress DC and CDM, ETD Workflows - PSU, FHSU, (UNO), and Conclusion

Men’s Vasectomy Knowledge, Attitudes, and Information-Seeking Behaviors in the Southern United States: Results From an Exploratory Survey

Vasectomy is one of the few options men have to manage their reproductive capacity and take on a more equitable role in pregnancy prevention. While the method is underused throughout the United States, the southern states have a lower prevalence rate compared to the rest of the country. Existing survey research does not assess what men know or think about the procedure as a means of understanding why this is the case. We created and conducted an exploratory survey to assess men’s knowledge, attitudes, and information-seeking behaviors about vasectomy in the Southern United States. We used targeted Facebook advertising to recruit men ages 25–70 years living in 7 southern states to complete an online survey (n = 397). Using regression analyses, we identify that participants who had a vasectomy knew more about the procedure than participants who had not. Participants who had not had a vasectomy had less positive attitudes about the procedure across all six attitude subscales compared to participants with vasectomies. We highlight potential avenues for future research to understand why this may be the case. Finally, the majority of participants knew someone who had had a vasectomy. This suggests that men disclose having a vasectomy to others. The interpersonal dynamics around vasectomy decision-making and disclosure remain unknown and a viable area for future research. Findings from this exploratory survey may be used by public health officials interested in implementing campaigns to increase knowledge about vasectomy and reduce stigma, which may encourage more positive attitudes about the procedure

American Anthem: Modern American History

This Teacher\u27s Edition of American Anthem: Modern American History covers the United States Before 1898 and with emphasis on the nation becoming a world power, the First World War, from war to peace, the roaring twenties, the Great Depression, the New Deal, World War II, the Cold War, post-war America, the Civil Rights Movement, the Vietnam War, a conservative era, and into the twenty-first century.https://scholarship.richmond.edu/bookshelf/1282/thumbnail.jp