Are There Inclusive, Accessible Reference Tools for the Post-Pandemic Era?

2022 ◽  
pp. 16-54
Author(s):  
Mohamed Taher
Keyword(s):  
Digital Divide ◽  
Qualitative Assessment ◽  
Digital Literacies ◽  
Digital Exclusion ◽  
Reference Tools ◽  
The University ◽  
Work Done ◽  
University Of Connecticut ◽  
Integrated Program ◽  
Matter Energy

Attempts to integrate the twain (i.e., social justice [SJ] and civic engagement [CE]) are slowly emerging. This chapter critically explores the tools for inclusivity and engagement -- to facilitate developing digital literacies for an integrated program. Among the roles of LAM, such as, literacy, collaboration, outreach, advocacy, etc. this chapter deals with digital literacies -- the aim is to reduce the digital divide between haves and have-nots. The digital divide became most obvious during COVID-19, and therefore this dimension is the focus. The method adopted is a semi-automated strategy to support a rationale for analysis and validation of its findings. Strongly recommends the need to conduct COVID-19's impacted digital exclusion areas -- with due consideration for the work done at New Literacies Research Lab at the University of Connecticut. A combined quantitative and qualitative assessment will be required to remove the digital inequalities.. An innovative approach for data visualization is provided. It is a faceted technique developed by Dr. S R Ranganathan (viz., PMEST – personality, matter, energy, space, and time).

Student Preparation for Dysphagia Practice: Universities and Practicum Sites Supporting a Common Outcome

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (13) ◽  
pp. 122-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wendy Chase ◽  
Lucinda Soares Gonzales
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Student Performance ◽  
Classroom Setting ◽  
Medical Settings ◽  
Student Preparation ◽  
Health Care Settings ◽  
The University ◽  
University Of Connecticut

This article will describe the approach to dysphagia education in a classroom setting at the University of Connecticut (UCONN), explore the disparity between student performance in schools vs. health care settings that was discovered at UCONN, and offer suggestions for practicum supervisors in medical settings to enhance student acquisition of competence.

Activation of emergency management at the Islamic university Gaza with proposed scenarios to reduce risks and crises | تفعيل إدارة الطوارئ بالجامعة الإسلامية بغزة: مع سيناريوهات مقترحة للحد من المخاطر والأزمات

2020 ◽  
pp. 145-166
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Management ◽  
Fire Risk ◽  
National Standards ◽  
Safety Standards ◽  
Human Element ◽  
Laboratory Facilities ◽  
Specialized Team ◽  
The University ◽  
Work Done ◽  
Safety Procedures

Emergency management is one of the priorities of the contemporary universities, because of the risks faced by the university work of academic and technical fields. This risk may be the result of the nature of the work done by the human element or of natural disasters or through the risks integrated between them. The study aimed to determine the availability of security and safety procedures in the Islamic University facilities in the Gaza, Palestine. Also, to prepare proposed scenarios for emergency management based on risk assumptions. The study used the descriptive and analytical methodologies of the situation in laboratory facilities and engineering workshops by using the interview tool with the emergency specialists in the safety and security committee. The most important results of the study were that the security and safety standards of the Islamic University are not directly defined by international, regional or national standards, but the necessary requirements are deducted from the University. Also, the risks that threaten the University include: fire risk, the risk of explosions, the risk of bombing, mechanical hazards and human hazards, where the risk of fire is most likely. The study recommended the need to form an emergency committee to include all faculties in the University and work to determine the responsibilities accurately, also prepare a guide to educate students and staff of the threats of risks at the Islamic University, and the formation of a specialized team to evacuate facilities and evacuate the special needs in the event of an emergency. Keywords: The Islamic University-Gaza, Emergency, Risk, Security and Safety, Emergency Response. --------------------------------------------- تعد إدارة الطوارئ من الأولويات لدى الجامعات المعاصرة؛ وذلك لما يتعرض له العمل الجامعي من مخاطر في المجالات الأكاديمية والفنية، وهذا الخطر قد يكون ناتجاً عن طبيعة العمل الذي يقوم به العنصر البشري أو من الكوارث الطبيعية أو من خلال المخاطر المدمجة بينها. هدفت الدراسة إلى تحديد مدى توافر إجراءات الأمن والسلامة في مرافق الجامعة الإسلامية بغزة، فلسطين، مع إعداد سيناريوهات مقترحة لإدارة الطوارئ في الجامعة الإسلامية بناءً على فرضيات الخطر. وتم استخدام المنهج الوصفي والمنهج التحليلي للوضع القائم في المرافق المخبرية والمشاغل الهندسية, وذلك من خلال استخدام أداة المقابلة مع المختصين في مجال الطوارئ في لجنة الأمن و السلامة. كانت أهم نتائج الدراسة أن معايير الأمن والسلامة المتبعة في الجامعة الإسلامية غير محددة بشكل مباشر من المعايير الدولية أو الإقليمية أو الوطنية، ولكن يتم استقطاع ما يلزم الجامعة منها، كذلك المخاطر التي تهدد الجامعة الإسلامية تشمل خطر الحريق، وخطر الانفجارات، وخطر القصف، والأخطار الميكانيكية, والمخاطر البشرية بحيث تعتبر مخاطر الحريق الأكثر احتمالاً. وقد أوصت الدراسة بضرورة تشكيل لجنة طوارئ تشمل كل الكليات في الجامعة, وتحديد المسئوليات بها بدقة، وإعداد دليل إرشادي معلن للتوعية الطلبة والعاملين من المخاطر التي تهدد الجامعة، وتشكيل فريق متخصص لإخلاء المرافق وإخلاء ذوي الاحتياجات الخاصة في حالة حدوث طارئ. الكلمات المفتاحية: الجامعة الإسلامية بغزة، إدارة الطوارئ، المخاطر، الأمن والسلامة، الاستجابة للطوارئ.

EARTH SCIENCE FAIR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT: HANDS-ON EARTH EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena Robakiewicz ◽  
◽  
Dawn Beamer ◽  
Dawn Beamer ◽  
Jennifer Cooper Boemmels ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Earth Science ◽  
Community Outreach ◽  
Science Fair ◽  
Hands On ◽  
The University ◽  
University Of Connecticut

The Jay Healey Technique: Teaching Law and Ethics to Medical and Dental Students

1994 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 439-455
Author(s):  
Barbara B. Blechner ◽  
Christie L. Hager ◽  
Nancy R. Williams
Keyword(s):  
Dental Students ◽  
First Year ◽  
Health Law ◽  
Ethical Aspects ◽  
School Settings ◽  
Law And Ethics ◽  
The University ◽  
University Of Connecticut ◽  
Case Based ◽  
Medical And Dental Students

Health law and medical ethics are both integral parts of undergraduate medical curricula. The literature has addressed the importance of teaching law and ethics separately in medical school settings, yet there have been few descriptions of teaching law and ethics together in the same curriculum. A combined program in law and ethics required for first-year medical and dental students was developed and implemented by Professor Joseph (Jay) M. Healey, Jr., at the University of Connecticut Schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine from 1975 until his death in 1993. This Article describes the thirty-hour, interactive, case-based course he created. The course, Legal and Ethical Aspects of Medicine and Dental Medicine (LEA), has continued after Jay 's death, and is one of his many legacies to us. LEA consists of fifty-six actual and hypothetical cases written by Jay from which basic legal and ethical principles are extracted by participants and reinforced by instructors.

Technologies of Democracy: Participation and Access in the University Environment

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie Hall ◽  
Naida Caidi
Keyword(s):  
Digital Divide ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Access To Information ◽  
Canadian Government ◽  
University Environment ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
Statistics Canada ◽  
The University ◽  
Physical Access

Although Canada globally ranks among the top ten countries for per capita Internet use (ITU, 2001; Statistics Canada, 2002), roughly one half of the population is till not online. The Canadian government has supported numerous initiatives aimed at bridging the 'digital divide' between technological haves and have-nots, recognizing, at the same time, that simple physical access to information. . .

The Silent Patent Ductus Arteriosus

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1983 ◽  
Vol 72 (4) ◽  
pp. 581-582
Author(s):  
R. CURTIS ELLISON ◽  
GEORGE J. PECKHAM ◽  
PETER LANG ◽  
NORMAN S. TALNER ◽  
TRUDY S. LERER ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Patent Ductus Arteriosus ◽  
Distress Syndrome ◽  
Ductus Arteriosus ◽  
High Specificity ◽  
University Of California ◽  
Toxic Drug ◽  
Prime Concern ◽  
The University ◽  
Work Done ◽  
Patent Ductus

In Reply.— We appreciate the comments of Kashani, Swensson and Merritt. We are cognizant of the pioneering work done through the years at the University of California at San Diego in relation to the management of respiratory distress syndrome (RDS). The multicenter trial1 established diagnostic criteria for patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in 1978. In view of the unknown toxicity of indomethacin at that time, high specificity rather than maximum sensitivity was of prime concern. We wanted to enroll in our trial only those infants in whom the degree of ductal shunting was leading to sufficient cardiopulmonary compromise to cause a threat to the infant and to warrant the use of a potentially toxic drug or surgery.

Measuring Attitudes Toward Pregnant Women who are Incarcerated in a University Sample

2021 ◽  
pp. 073401682110504
Author(s):  
Rachel A. Clark ◽  
Kathryn Lasich ◽  
Emily Sluiter ◽  
Taylor Burman ◽  
Simran Jagirdar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Gender Stereotypes ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Public Attitudes ◽  
Qualitative Assessment ◽  
University Of Michigan ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Ann Arbor ◽  
The University ◽  
Public Views

Public attitudes toward people who are incarcerated have been studied; however, there is a paucity of information regarding how the public views pregnant women who are incarcerated. We conducted a quantitative and qualitative assessment investigating attitudes toward pregnant women who are incarcerated and prison conditions at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. Participants included 507 students, staff, and faculty who were asked to specifically consider pregnant women who are incarcerated while completing the survey. We found that women, younger people, non-religious or non-Christian individuals, and those with higher levels of formal education perceived pregnant women who are incarcerated more positively and favored less punitive prison conditions. In addition, closer proximity to people who are incarcerated was associated with more positive attitudes toward pregnant women who are incarcerated but was not related to views on prison conditions. Qualitatively, participants reported that considering pregnant women who are incarcerated led them to respond with the same or less negativity than if they had been asked to consider people who are incarcerated as a whole, citing factors such as gender stereotypes and concern for the child. These results can be used as a foundation to understand how students, faculty, and staff at a large Midwestern university perceive pregnant women who are incarcerated and to inform education and policy efforts.

scholarly journals Social Class and The Unequal Digital Literacies of Youth

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 26-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ron Darvin
Keyword(s):  
Social Class ◽  
Parental Involvement ◽  
Digital Divide ◽  
Peer Networks ◽  
Digital Literacies ◽  
Class Differences ◽  
The Third ◽  
Educational Implications ◽  
Spatial Configurations

Recognizing the importance of technology to achieve agentive participation in the knowledge economy, this paper examines to what extent social class differences between youth shape their digital literacies. Drawing on a case study of adolescents of contrasting social positions, it discusses how the material and relational differences of home environments, manifested by spatial configurations, parental involvement and peer networks, can help develop diverse practices and dispositions towards technology. By demonstrating how the inequities of digital use can lead to the unequal accumulation of cultural and social capital, this paper concludes with the educational implications of the third digital divide.

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