iTeaching and Learning: Collegiate Instruction Incorporating Mobile Tablets

Final version available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1805/15630Mobile tablets will revolutionize higher education instruction across the academy, in some instances providing new solutions to accepted instructional limitations, in others eliminating unacknowledged hindrances, and in still others creating new challenges. Instructors at Indiana University--Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) have been using iPads for instruction, including library instruction, since the fall of 2010. An eight-member group of faculty in art, music, communication studies, tourism management, physical education, education, organizational leadership and supervision, and the University Library have pioneered the institution's use of mobile tablets, iPads, in the classroom. Chapter 9 of Library Technology Reports (vol. 48, no. 8) "Rethinking Reference and Instruction with Tablets" provides insights into how these and other disciplines are using iPads to create new transformative learning experiences. This chapter includes findings of a study on student perceptions of learning and engagement during instruction incorporating the use of iPads across disciplines

Preparing a Next Generation 2.0 Capstone

Based on the capstone completed as a requirement for completion of the IUPUI Next Generation 2.0 leadership program, this presentation walks through my process of developing my capstone project from a seed of an idea to fully grown product yielding fruit beyond the program. This presentation was given as a part of the curriculum of the 2018-19 Next Generation program on December 7, 2018. The full session was co-presented with Mary Price, Director of Faculty Development, IUPUI Center for Service & Learning

Relationships of soil nitrogen level to yield and nitrogen content in corn

Yield data for this investigation were collected from corn plots that were located on a Sequatchie loam soil with added fertilizer nitrogen levels of 0, 60, 120 and 180 pounds of N per acre. Soil samples were collected from each plot at depths of 0-6 and 6-12 inches when plants were approximately two feet high, during the ear leaf stage of growth and at maturity. Leaf tissue samples were collected during the ear leaf stage of growth. Percent nitrogen in leaf tissue along with NO3-N and total NH4-N in soil samples were determined on the Technicon AutoAnalyzer. Nitrate nitrogen in leaf tissue was determined with the Orion 701 digital pH meter equipped with a nitrate electrode. Soil samples were also analyzed for NH4-N by two procedures that were modifica-tions of the total NH4-N procedure. Correlation coefficients were determined between various plant and soil nitrogen measurements taken during three different stages of plant growth and each of these measure-ments were also correlated with yield data. During the two feet high stage of growth, total soil nitrogen and soil NO3-N were both found to be poor indicators of the nitrogen status of soils for com production. However, yield was significantly correlated with the amount of NH4-N in the upper six inches of the soil profile using the extraction procedure that was proposed and used in this study. The nitrogen extracted by the partial digestion procedure used in this study was significantly correlated with yield during this stage of growth at both depths to which soil samples were collected. Soil organic matter and total NH43-N in the 0-6 and 6-12 inch layer of the soil profile were both significantly correlated with corn yield during the ear leaf stage of growth. Soil organic matter at a depth of 6-12 inches was highly significantly correlated with yield during this stage of growth. Airanonium-N determined by the partial digestion procedure in the upper six inches of the soil profile during the ear leaf stage of growth was highly significantly correlated with yield. Neither soil NO3-N nor NH4-N determined by the extraction procedure were found to be significantly correlated with corn yield during the ear leaf stage of growth. The amount of NO3-N in the soil at a depth of 0-6 inches was significantly correlated with the percent N in ear leaf tissue but the percent N in ear leaf tissue was not significantly correlated with yield. The amount of NH4-N determined by the extraction procedure in the upper six inches of the soil profile was highly significantly correlated with the percent NO3-N in ear leaf tissue but the percent NO3-N in ear leaf tissue was not significantly correlated with yield. No other soil nitrogen measurements were found to be significantly correlated with the amount of nitrogen in the plant

Leaders Reflect on Alternative Learning Environments: Resources Needed to Ensure Student Success

The purpose of this qualitative study was to investigate the decision-making process of school leaders in ALE settings when determining the resources they provide and whether the resources provided ensure that these students are successful in the classroom, graduate on time, or earn a high school equivalency diploma. In the study, there were 10 participants who represented a variety of schools in Southwest Arkansas. Seven of the schools operate their alternative learning environment classes on-site. Three of the schools partnered with an educational cooperative to operate their ALE programs. The data were collected by conducting interviews which allowed the researcher to identify common themes. The major findings identified from the study were that all ALE programs have a referral process and a goal of transitioning ALE students back to their home campus. The findings also indicated that ALE staff spend time with students preparing student action plans that set short-term and long-term goals for the students to work towards as they prepare to transition back to their home campus and work towards graduating on time. The strength of alternative education is an environment that is student-centered, safe, and accepting of everyone, a place where students feel that they belong, and can graduate high school or earn a GED. Alternative programs present alternative pathways in which to achieve educational success in the classroom and earn a high school diploma. Alternative education programs provide multiple academic and mental health resources that the traditional campus may not be able to offer. Keyword: Alternative Learning Environment (ALE

We See You, We Hear You: Using Mixed-Methods Assessment to Observe Student Activity in Informal Learning Spaces

This presentation describes how a mixed-methods assessment program informed the decision-making process to renovate a significant portion of the IUPUI University Library. The presenters led a team of library staff to ensure that newly renovated library environments would support student learning, address campus needs for more informal learning space, and maximize usability for library visitors. Participants will learn about assessment strategies and evaluation methods for informal learning spaces and libraries. The presenters will also describe how input collected from library users influenced design decisions

Indy $500: Race to the Shops

The article offers travel tips for Indianapolis, Indiana, host city of Association of College and Research Libraries 2013, and includes recommendations for shopping, sightseeing, and bookshops