scholarly journals The Pennsylvania State University Medieval Garden: Using a Specialized Garden as an Alternative Teaching and Learning Environment

2004 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 155-160
Author(s):  
Martin R. McGann ◽  
Robert D. Berghage
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Educational Goals ◽  
State University ◽  
Pennsylvania State University ◽  
Initial Development ◽  
Alternative Teaching ◽  
Teaching And Learning Environment ◽  
Continued Use ◽  
The University ◽  
Alternative Classroom

The Pennsylvania State University Medieval Garden (PSMG) showcases varieties of medieval plants used as ornamentals, food crops, medicinal ingredients, and for household purposes in a stylized setting representing a medieval garden. Since its installation, various colleges within the university as well as community groups have used the garden as an alternative classroom for learning activities, educational demonstrations, and events related to the medieval period. This article focuses on the initial development of the garden design and how the installation and continued use as a classroom has contributed to meeting educational goals for students in the landscape contracting program at the Pennsylvania State University and the Pennsylvania Governor's School for Agricultural Sciences.

scholarly journals The displaced librarian: Providing research services to your campus without a library

2019 ◽  
Vol 80 (2) ◽  
pp. 92
Author(s):  
Alexandria Chisholm ◽  
Brett Spencer
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Group Work ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
State University ◽  
Pennsylvania State University ◽  
Help Desk ◽  
Penn State ◽  
Student Center

Penn State-Berks is one of 24 commonwealth campuses in the Pennsylvania State University (PSU) system. With around 2,800 students, it is a small, tight knit community, yet remains one of the largest campuses outside of University Park.While the campus is spacious and beautiful, one feature it lacks is an adequate student center, which makes the Thun Library the heart of the campus. Not only does the library provide traditional and valued services, such as access to textbooks on reserve, computer and software access, and research assistance, it is also a location where students gather to study, hang out between classes, and conduct group work. With a large commuter population, the library offers vital spaces for those without dorm rooms to complete their work. In addition, several other departments are also housed within the building, including the Center for Teaching and Learning along with the information technology (IT) help desk.

An assessment of physics laboratory teaching and learning resources in two Nigerian universities

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 01-14
Author(s):  
Ayodele Ogunleye ◽  
Benjamin E. Anyaegbuna
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Learning Resources ◽  
State University ◽  
Laboratory Equipment ◽  
Physics Students ◽  
Physics Laboratory ◽  
Laboratory Teaching ◽  
Faculties Of Education ◽  
The University

It is hard to imagine learning science without doing laboratory or fieldwork. The research work in this paper assessed the state of physics laboratory teaching and learning resources in some selected universities in the South West geopolitical zone of Nigeria. The survey was carried out in five universities namely The University of Lagos, University of Agriculture, Lagos State University, Olabisi Onabanjo University and Covenant University. An 88-item inventory assessment questionnaire was administered and responses were collated for analysis. Descriptive statistics were used to analyse the data derived from the study. Findings revealed that there is dearth of modern and specialised physics laboratory equipment/resources; and the obsolete state of most workshops. Inadequacy of the available resources was also observed where some universities combine physics students from the Faculties of Education and Science for most practical sessions. Based on the findings, the study proffers some recommendation that could improve the resource situations in these universities.   Keywords: Physics, laboratory, learning.  

scholarly journals Financial incentives for behavioral change in the ecological city

2004 ◽  
Vol 71 (424-426) ◽  
pp. 63-67
Author(s):  
Rodney R. White
Keyword(s):  
Financial Incentives ◽  
Insurance Industry ◽  
Environmental Studies ◽  
State University ◽  
Adaptation To Climate Change ◽  
Pennsylvania State University ◽  
University Of Toronto ◽  
Management Project ◽  
Short Courses ◽  
The University

The author is a Professor of Geography at the University of Toronto and former Director of the Institute for Environmental Studies. His research interests are in urban environmental management/urban infrastructure; adaptation to climate change; catastrophes, environmental liability and the insurance industry; and risk analysis and environmental finance. He has extensive overseas experience, especially in Africa and China. He was the Principal Investigator for the GIS-based Soil Erosion Management Project in North China and for the Toronto component of the Sustainable Water Management Project in the Beijing-Tianjin Region, both funded by CIDA. He has held teaching appointments at North-western University, McMaster University and Ibadan University, and has also taught short courses in Senegal, Malawi and Vietnam. He holds degrees in geography from Oxford (B.A., 1965), Pennsylvania State University (M.Sc., 1967) and Bristol University (Ph.D, 1971). His most recent books are Building the Ecological City, published by Woodhead Publishing in 2002 and Environmental Finance: A Guide to Environmental Risk Assessment and Financial Products (with Sonia Labatt) published by Wiley in 2002. The text that follows is an edited version of a paper presented at the international symposion on "The Natural City," Toronto, 23-25 June, 2004, sponsored by the University of Toronto's Division of the Environment, Institute for Environmental Studies, and the World Society for Ekistics.

scholarly journals From Banking Model to Critical Pedagogy: Challenges and Constraints in the University Classrooms

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-44
Author(s):  
Sadia Kalsoom ◽  
Nazia Kalsoom ◽  
Rafia Javaid Mallick
Keyword(s):  
Critical Pedagogy ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
Student Interest ◽  
University Teachers ◽  
Mixed Methods Case Study ◽  
Teaching And Learning Environment ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
The University

Critical pedagogy, contrary to the banking concept of education, seeks to empower learners to think critically to transform their living conditions. This mixed-methods case study aims at exploring the actual teaching practices of the university teachers in order to demystify the challenges and constraints impeding the implementation of critical pedagogy in the universities of Punjab, Pakistan. Women University in Multan was the selected case and exploratory sequential design the method selected for this study. The researchers personally collected data using a small-scale survey with 100 students using cluster sampling, and in-depth interviews with ten teachers purposively selected from various departments of the university, ensuring equal representation. The study concluded that large class size, lack of needed resources and trained personnel, lengthy and fixed syllabus, and lack of student interest and motivation were the reasons for continuing with the 'banking method.' Based on the findings, the researchers recommend that for the critical pedagogy to take root in Pakistan, the teachers and students should be cognizant of the utility of critical pedagogy, and adequate resources must supplant the teaching and learning environment to enjoy best outcomes.

scholarly journals Blogs: A qualitative investigation into an instructor and undergraduate students' experiences

2008 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Erkan Tekinarslan
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Qualitative Investigation ◽  
Teaching And Learning Environment ◽  
The University ◽  
User Friendly ◽  
Online Sources ◽  
Undergraduate Class

<span>This study reports on the experiences of an instructor and an undergraduate class who used blogs in their teaching and learning environment at Abant Izzet Baysal University, Turkey. Qualitative data were collected from observation of students' activities when working on blogs in the classroom, analyses of students' blog documents on the web, and interviews with 42 students. Most students reflected that blogs are user friendly and convenient tools for publishing and sharing studies. Moreover, blog implementations contributed positively to students' information searching and writing skills, despite the limited opportunities that many students had for Internet access outside the university. However, students' ignorance regarding copyright issues and their tendency to copy information from online sources and paste it into their blogs was a common problem.</span>

scholarly journals Energy Production and Pollution Mitigation from Broilers Houses on Poultry Farms in Jamaica and Pennsylvania

2008 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shanique Grant ◽  
Alicia Marshalleck
Keyword(s):  
Energy Production ◽  
Alternative Energy ◽  
Pilot Scale ◽  
Chicken Manure ◽  
State University ◽  
Pennsylvania State University ◽  
Energy Demands ◽  
University Of Technology ◽  
32 Factorial Design ◽  
The University

Increasing energy demands and diminishing fuel supplies have left nations desirous of avenues to minimize their reliance on traditional energy sources and a need to infuse supplementary technologies. Biogas technology is one such trajectory that can contribute to the reduction of dependency on fossil fuel as well as allay environmentally problems. The University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech) and Pennsylvania State University (PSU), in pursuit of investigating the potential of biogas in the agricultural sectors of Jamaica and Pennsylvania, United States, sought to use biogas generated from livestock (chicken, swine and cow) waste as an alternative energy source. A 32 factorial design resulted in the construction of seven (7) laboratory scale biodigesters, each with a volumetric capacity of 8 L. Variations of the ratio, (i.e. chicken manure in combination with pig or cow manure) and retention time enabled the monitoring of biogas flow-rates, temperature, pH, residual mass along with percentage methane production. From the data collected mathematical models relating the flow-rate and percentage methane concentration were deduced in order to facilitate the design of a pilot scale digester on the Silverdene poultry farm in the Parish of St. Catherine, Jamaica.

scholarly journals Converting to Online Course and Program Delivery: The University of South Australia Case Study

2001 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce King ◽  
Holly McCauslan ◽  
Ted Nunan
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
South Australia ◽  
Online Teaching And Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning Environment ◽  
The University

The University of South Australia's (UniSA) approach to converting its distance education programs to online delivery is to manage it as a part of establishing an online teaching and learning environment for all of its programs. UniSA's move to online teaching and learning derives from a clear vision of its future, is informed and directed by a comprehensive framework for teaching and learning, and enabled by appropriate structures, processes and resources. The institution has chosen to develop a relatively low-cost, easy to use online teaching and learning environment that has facilitated large-scale conversion to the online mode for all teaching and learning, including traditional distance education.

Factors Affecting Variability in Strategic Highway Research Program Binder Tests

2000 ◽  
Vol 1728 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
David A. Anderson ◽  
Mihai O. Marasteanu ◽  
James M. Mahoney ◽  
Jack E. Stephens
Keyword(s):  
Asphalt Binder ◽  
Test Methods ◽  
Asphalt Binders ◽  
State University ◽  
Pennsylvania State University ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Testing Procedures ◽  
Testing Practice ◽  
The University ◽  
University Of Connecticut

Two binder technician workshops were held in January 1998, one at the Connecticut Advanced Pavement Laboratory at the University of Connecticut and one at the Northeast Center of Excellence for Paving Technology at Pennsylvania State University. These workshops were followed by a second set in 1999. The overall objective was to improve the repeatability of the test methods used to grade Superpave® asphalt binders. During the workshops, participants demonstrated and discussed the techniques used in their own laboratories. A document, Manual of Practice for Testing Asphalt Binders in Accordance with the Superpave PG Grading System, was developed for use by asphalt binder technicians and as a training aid for a proposed binder technician certification program. The results of the discussions that were held during the workshops and the items that are presented in the manual of practice are summarized. The results were grouped into four main categories: ( a) handling, sampling, and sample preparation; ( b) temperature measurements; ( c) equipment calibration; and ( d) testing procedures. The items discussed here and in the manual of practice supplement and clarify the current AASHTO test methods. The test methods in themselves are not sufficient to ensure uniformity in testing practice from one laboratory to the other.

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