Novel Ideas for Community-Centered Clinical Practice: Facilitating Graduate Students' Understanding of Sense of Community and Place

2013 ◽  
Vol 83 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-60
Author(s):  
Judy Gillespie
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Graduate Students ◽  
Sense Of Community

Factors Affecting Development of Communities in 3D Immersive Learning Environments

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 18-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Terry McClannon ◽  
Robert Sanders ◽  
Amy Cheney ◽  
Les Bolt ◽  
Krista Terry
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Survey Research ◽  
Sense Of Community ◽  
Graduate Programs ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
3D Environment ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Immersive Environment ◽  
The Relationship

This study is based on survey research conducted in 2010 and 2011, involving graduate students using a 3D immersive environment for their coursework. Investigators examined students’ perceptions of community and presence via coursework offered in the immersive world. Utilizing the Sense of Community II index and the Communities of Inquiry survey, variables examined include students’ time within their graduate programs, time spent in the 3D environment, and their levels of immersion, as well as the relationship between the two instruments. Analysis showed significant results for each of the research questions for both instruments.

scholarly journals Development of a Systematic Course On Orthodontic Temporary Anchorage Devices (TADs) for Orthodontic Residency Program

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ziwei Tang ◽  
Yanzi Gao ◽  
Yiyin Chen ◽  
Lingling Pu ◽  
Lu Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Graduate Students ◽  
Residency Program ◽  
Clinical Applications ◽  
West China Hospital ◽  
West China ◽  
Temporary Anchorage Devices ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Insertion Techniques ◽  
Baseline Levels

Abstract Background: Orthodontic temporary anchorage devices (TADs) offer absolute anchorage for clinical orthodontics. No systematic course on TADs has been described so far. The objectives of this study were to develop a systematic course on orthodontic TADs and to determine its teaching outcome.Methods: Five modules (fundamentals, anatomic sites, clinical applications, complications and insertion techniques, FACCI) were designed in this FACCI course on TADs. A total of 61 orthodontic graduate students from Department of Orthodontics, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University were enrolled in this study. Baseline levels on the use of TADs were surveyed through a before-course questionnaire and the teaching outcomes were assessed through an after-course questionnaire.Results: After the course, significantly more students were willing to insert TADs by themselves (p<0.001). Students were significantly more familiar with the clinical applications of TADs for different types of tooth movements (p<0.001) and the insertion techniques of TADs at different anatomic sites (p<0.001). Before the course, most of the students had no knowledge on addressing TADs-associated complication and they were significantly more familiar with the techniques and skills of addressing TADs-associated complication after the course (p<0.001).Conclusions: The FACCI course on orthodontic TADs was effective and promoted the clinical applications of TADs in clinical practice among orthodontic graduate students.

scholarly journals Effects of a support group for first year graduate students on campus: Focusing on sense of community and mood state

2018 ◽  
Vol 82 (0) ◽  
pp. 1EV-029-1EV-029
Author(s):  
Ikumi Ozawa ◽  
Zhengguo Huang ◽  
Koki Takagaki ◽  
Takahiro Ishida ◽  
Yuka Noguchi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Support Group ◽  
Sense Of Community ◽  
Mood State ◽  
First Year

Developing a Sense of Community Through Engaging Platforms in Support of Online Graduate Students Socialization

2021 ◽  
pp. 1881-1895
Author(s):  
Amanda Eakins
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Student Success ◽  
Sense Of Community ◽  
Community Of Inquiry ◽  
Professional Socialization ◽  
Graduate Programs ◽  
Graduate Schools ◽  
Online Programs ◽  
Equivalency Theory ◽  
Student Resources

Graduate schools often operate in a decentralized community due to the diversity of disciplines and needs within; as such, the success of graduate students and their involvement are then left to the purview of the colleges and programs. However, we know that collaboration with programs and other campus departments are important in developing a sense of community for students in support of student success, retention, and graduation. Yet, the availability of student resources that fosters and supports student academic and professional socialization which are evident in traditional graduate programs are not always reciprocated in online programs. In this chapter, the author will draw from the theories of socialization, community of inquiry (COI) and the equivalency theory to create a sense of community for successfully engaging and preparing students in online graduate programs for their professional roles post-graduation.

Developing a Community of Practice in an Online Research Lab

2010 ◽  
pp. 923-938
Author(s):  
Stephanie Cawthon ◽  
Alycia Harris
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Community Of Practice ◽  
Sense Of Community ◽  
Research Laboratory ◽  
Research Team ◽  
Online Research ◽  
Walden University ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Practice Literature ◽  
Facilitated Learning

The goal of this chapter is to present instructor and student perspectives on the development of a Communityof Practice within an online research laboratory for graduate students in psychology. A computer-facilitated learning environment was set up meet two goals: (1) to encourage individuals to work as a team on a live researchproject, and (2) to give students research skills needed to further their development as scholar-practitioners. The objective of this chapter is to identify, from the perspectives of the students and the instructor, how social factors influenced learning outcomes and how the group formed into a research team. This chapter begins with a brief overview of the Community of Practice literature and the context of the Online Research Lab in the School of Psychology at Walden University. The second section addresses strategies the instructor used to facilitate the sense of community in the Online Research Lab. The chapter concludes with a summary of challenges indeveloping a Community of Practice, as well as strategies instructors can use to overcome these obstacles.

Developing a Sense of Community Through Engaging Platforms in Support of Online Graduate Students Socialization

2019 ◽  
pp. 156-175
Author(s):  
Amanda Eakins
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Student Success ◽  
Sense Of Community ◽  
Community Of Inquiry ◽  
Professional Socialization ◽  
Graduate Programs ◽  
Graduate Schools ◽  
Online Programs ◽  
Equivalency Theory ◽  
Student Resources

Graduate schools often operate in a decentralized community due to the diversity of disciplines and needs within; as such, the success of graduate students and their involvement are then left to the purview of the colleges and programs. However, we know that collaboration with programs and other campus departments are important in developing a sense of community for students in support of student success, retention, and graduation. Yet, the availability of student resources that fosters and supports student academic and professional socialization which are evident in traditional graduate programs are not always reciprocated in online programs. In this chapter, the author will draw from the theories of socialization, community of inquiry (COI) and the equivalency theory to create a sense of community for successfully engaging and preparing students in online graduate programs for their professional roles post-graduation.

Facilitating Communities of Practice in Online Immersive Learning Environments

2015 ◽  
pp. 238-265
Author(s):  
Krista Terry ◽  
Amy Cheney ◽  
Les Bolt ◽  
Terry McClannon ◽  
Robert L. Sanders
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Sense Of Community ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Graduate Programs ◽  
Design Based Research ◽  
Area Of Interest ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
New Research ◽  
The Relationship

This exploratory study is based on survey research involving graduate students using this 3D immersive environment for their coursework. Investigators examined students' perceptions of community and presence via coursework offered in the immersive world. Utilizing the Sense of Community II index and the Communities of Inquiry survey, variables examined include students' time within their graduate programs, time spent in the 3D environment, and their levels of immersion, as well as the relationship between the two instruments. Analysis showed significant results for each of the research questions for both instruments, and allowed for a number of new research directions including that of the correlation of community and presence, along with the potential for design based research informed by systems thinking as a potential new area of interest.

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