Academic Exchange Quarterly articles from September 2002

Academic Exchange Quarterly archives from September 2002

Editorial.(Editorial)
September 22, 2002... This issue marks the beginning of Academic Exchange Quarterly's sixth year of publication. From a small publication of only seventy-five pages in September of 1997 to recent issues of approximately two hundred pages, this quarterly has become a...

Introducing telemedicine within a health informatics curriculum.
September 22, 2002... Abstract Telemedicine, defined as the use of advanced telecommunications technologies to bridge distance and support health care delivery and education, is an essential part of health informatics. The current U.S. market for telemedicine...

Web-enhanced pharmacology for nursing students.
September 22, 2002... Abstract This paper reports on the design, implementation, and evaluation results of a web-enhanced pharmacology course in an undergraduate nursing curriculum. Students supported the use of on-line learning in this course and found that...

The use of telemedicine in correctional facilities.
September 22, 2002... Abstract Telemedicine is the use of two-way telecommunication technology, multimedia, and computer networks to deliver or enhance health care. This technological advancement is transforming the way in which prison inmates are receiving...

Doctoral student perceptions of learning to be reflective practitioners.
September 22, 2002... Abstract Reflectivity is integral to therapist development across the life span and differentiates therapists who continue to grow and develop throughout their career from therapists who stagnate (Skovholt and Ronnestad, 1995; Neufeldt et...

The use of telerehabilitation in assistive technology.
September 22, 2002... Abstract Telerehabilitation is an evolving technology designed to assist rehabilitation practitioners and caregivers in delivering rehabilitative services to consumers at a remote site. In its simplistic form, it is a way of providing...

Impact of a computer-based case study on outbreak investigation skills.
September 22, 2002... Abstract Distance learning has been promoted as an effective training tool for the public health workforce. We developed a self-instructional computer-based case study, "Botulism in Argentina," that builds on the strengths of distance...

Use of literature in teaching psychopathology.
September 22, 2002... Abstract Using a broad range of fictional and non-fictional literature could enhance the teaching of psychopathology. The benefits to student learning are enhanced by interaction with health behaviors in the socio-cultural context of the...

Clinical research training in CAM for minorities at an HBCU.
September 22, 2002... Abstract Morgan State University (MSU) is one of two universities nationwide (the other being Florida International University) which have been awarded Institutional Research Training (T-32) grants by the NIH--National Center for...

A teaching note on service-learning through applied community research.
September 22, 2002... Abstract This teaching note is intended to provide an example of the value of service-learning to students, the undergraduate institution, faculty service, and the local community. A case of a servicelearning project herein demonstrates...

Service learning: beyond the classroom.
September 22, 2002... Abstract There has been much confusion as to a clear definition of service learning. Pace University has explored this area and has encouraged its faculty to develop courses that offer a service learning component. Experiential education,...

Community service learning as a model approach in active teaching and learning.
September 22, 2002... Abstract This article proposes developing curricula with multicultural community service learning components to enhance the process and quality of teaching and learning in graduate level educational settings. Program and curriculum...

Collaborative speech-language services in urban schools.
September 22, 2002... Abstract This article recounts elements of collaborative and classroom-based practices that SLPs reported enacting in an urban school district where these SLPs carried very large caseloads (on average approximately 50% greater than ASHA...

The effect of the use of games in the basic speech course.
September 22, 2002... Abstract This study was designed to determine whether innovative teaching techniques, such as the use of games, or traditional teaching technique, such as lectures, are a more effective teaching method for the basic speech course. This...

An ICT-based borderless combination of alternative and augmentative communication systems.(information and communication technologies)
September 22, 2002... Abstract In working with people with communication and/or language special needs and to facilitate their communication and social integration, alternative and augmentative communication (AAC) systems are used. Many special needs persons...

Integrating ICT in higher education: the case of ITESM.(Monterrey Institute of Technologies )
September 22, 2002... Abstract The growth of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in education is a global phenomenon. The possibility of using ICTs has major implications for the teaching and learning situation in higher education in both...

Using instructional simulation in the computing curriculum.
September 22, 2002... Abstract Instructional simulations allow a student to engage in an activity that would otherwise be impractical or impossible, such as controlling a nuclear power plant or changing the effects of gravity. This paper presents a simulation...

Factors related to success and satisfaction in online learning.
September 22, 2002... Abstract We investigated factors that may relate to positive outcomes in a web-based introductory nutrition course: age, gender, prior nutrition knowledge, nutrition attitude, attitude toward technology, satisfaction with the instructor,...

Effects of traditional versus tactual/kinesthetic instruction on junior high school learning-disabled students.
September 22, 2002... Abstract One hundred and fourteen learning-disabled (LD) students in grades eight, nine, ten, and eleven were taught grammar alternately using two different instructional methods--traditional and tactual/kinesthetic. Effects on...

The accuracy of self-efficacy: a comparison of high school and college students.
September 22, 2002... Abstract There are perhaps two views of what constitutes accurate self-efficacy: the competence view (based on norm-referencing) and the beliefs view (based on criterion-referencing). In this study, we compared the accuracy of...

Voices from schools: listening to Australian students in transition.(in transition from primary to secondary school)
September 22, 2002... Abstract Despite convincing literature to the contrary, the notions of `transition shock' and the `storm and stress' of adolescence persist in views on primary-secondary school transfer. This paper reports on the `voices' of some...

Changes in teacher candidates' beliefs about education.
September 22, 2002... Abstract The present study examined trends in 84 teacher candidates' educational beliefs over time. Participants were enrolled in several sections of an introductory-level education class at a southeastern university. These participants...

Using personality type in the business communication classroom.
September 22, 2002... Abstract Students, faculty, and, most importantly, employers, have for years recognized the need for improved communication skills. The business communication curriculum is filled with a variety of topics that lead to improved...

Dialectical notebooks: a cognitive approach.
September 22, 2002... Abstract Employing a cognitive framework, this article investigates whether it is possible to teach undergraduates how to improve their model-building skills. In contrast to readers who employed traditional invention strategies (e.g.,...

Teaching more than you know.(team and group based learing)
September 22, 2002... Abstract Both groups and teams offer opportunities for organizations and classrooms. Class-based groups and teams provide a methodology for improved learning while better preparing students for the world of work. This paper discusses the...

Tenure and promotion and the scholarship of teaching: two conversations or one?
September 22, 2002... Abstract Tenure and Promotion processes in colleges and universities balance the traditional importance of teaching, research, and service. The expectations and value of each are important to faculty. The purpose of this paper was to begin...

Collaborative efforts in the scholarship of teaching.
September 22, 2002... Abstract This article addresses the need to conduct research in college classrooms in a methodical way. The reciprocal nature of teaching and research is discussed. The body of the article describes a project at the University of Wyoming...

Building a journalism course on learning theory.
September 22, 2002... Abstract The concept of the scholarship of teaching has emerged and is gaining strength among teaching scholars. This approach offered the opportunity to base college-level courses in experiential education theory. In building a...

African American male students' perception of a mathematics learning environment.
September 22, 2002... Abstract Findings from interview data support National Council of Teachers of Mathematics recommendations for student discourse and classroom learning environment. In particular, results indicate that for these African American male...

Using service-learning to develop collaboration skills.
September 22, 2002... Abstract This paper presents a case study of a 38-student cohort in the fourth year of a five-year Bachelor of Architecture program at Louisiana State University. It focuses on how four service--learning projects were used to develop...

Interbeing among teachers and students.
September 22, 2002... Abstract Teachers and students are interdependent within the learning process. Mindfully using communication can help teachers and students understand their interdependency and each other's perspectives. In order to take advantage of their...

The journey out: conceptual mapping and writing process.
September 22, 2002... Abstract A simple exercise in conceptual mapping of students' writing process can yield surprisingly rich results. In this active learning exercise which students find quite pleasurable, students draw steps in their writing process by...

(Re-) capturing the novel.(teaching literature)
September 22, 2002... Abstract We can help students (re-) capture the power and wonder of the novel by simultaneously involving them in numerous explications of text and in a mode of scholarship seldom seen today--a present state of studies--that needs merely...

Teaching mindfully.
September 22, 2002... Heroism and Tragedy, Healing and Bereavement in the Student-Teacher Relationship "You do not know this monster and that is the reason you are not afraid. I who know him am terrified." [1] At the end of spring semester 2002, one of my...