scholarly journals An Overview of the Current Trends on the Use of Gamification in Higher Ed Engagement and Recruitment

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher P. Johnson ◽  
Patrick R. Goncalves
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Video Games ◽  
Recruitment Strategy ◽  
Recruitment Strategies ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Higher Ed ◽  
Gaming Culture ◽  
Near Future

Gamification is defined as: the process of adding games or game-like elements to something (such as a task) so as to encourage participation. There are many examples of gamification in higher education; games have been shown to motivate students to engage more with their study tasks. Even though the use of gamification (as an engagement and recruitment strategy in higher ed) has been utilized since 1999 (Fairmont State), only a select few universities have leveraged gamification as a tool for engagement and recruitment over the last 18 years. The strategy overall has not garnered much research but since gaming culture is now more ubiquitous than ever (67 percent of American households own a device used to play video games) it is inevitable that more gamified-based recruitment strategies will start to take shape in the near future.  

scholarly journals Higher education and food waste: assessing current trends

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Walter Leal Filho ◽  
Amanda Lange Salvia ◽  
Brittany Davis ◽  
Markus Will ◽  
Sara Moggi
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Food Waste ◽  
Current Trends

scholarly journals How to recruit inactive residents for lifestyle interventions: participants’ characteristics based on various recruitment strategies

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eva Smit ◽  
Karlijn Leenaars ◽  
Annemarie Wagemakers ◽  
Koos van der Velden ◽  
Gerard Molleman
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Target Group ◽  
Recruitment Strategy ◽  
Recruitment Strategies ◽  
Lifestyle Interventions ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Summary Care Sport Connectors (CSCs) have been appointed to create a connection between primary care and physical activity (PA) sectors to stimulate inactive residents into becoming physically active. Adequate recruitment strategies are necessary to reach the intended target group in order to foster the sustainability of lifestyle interventions. The objective of this study is to explore PA behavior and health characteristics of the target group reached by CSCs and if these characteristics differ between participants when grouped based on how they were recruited. Participants from lifestyle interventions were included between September 2014 and April 2016 using a purposive sampling method. Participants were recruited through CSCs via public relations (n = 135), a personal letter (n = 136), or a referral (n = 98) and compared based on their PA level, health-related quality of life, motivation, self-efficacy, morbidity and health-related fitness. Scores were analyzed with a multi-level (mixed model) analysis measured before the intervention. The three groups were different in PA level (p = 0.002). The outcomes regarding health-related quality of life, motivation, and number of somatic disorders were also significantly different for the three groups, except for the categories of mental health (p = 0.145) and self-efficacy (p = 0.464). For all dimensions, the referral group scored the least favorable. The investment in time and money for an active recruitment strategy like referrals is worthwhile because it provides CSCs the opportunity to reach people who are inactive and at risk of chronic disease. Future studies are necessary to reveal the effect on PA levels and health in the long-term.

scholarly journals Bacterial Nanocellulose in Dentistry: Perspectives and Challenges

Molecules ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 49
Author(s):  
Hélida Gomes de Oliveira Barud ◽  
Robson Rosa da Silva ◽  
Marco Antonio Costa Borges ◽  
Guillermo Raul Castro ◽  
Sidney José Lima Ribeiro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tissue Repair ◽  
Biomedical Applications ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Pulp Tissue ◽  
Bacterial Nanocellulose ◽  
Artificial Blood ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Artificial Blood Vessels ◽  
Near Future ◽  
Dressing Materials

Bacterial cellulose (BC) is a natural polymer that has fascinating attributes, such as biocompatibility, low cost, and ease of processing, being considered a very interesting biomaterial due to its options for moldability and combination. Thus, BC-based compounds (for example, BC/collagen, BC/gelatin, BC/fibroin, BC/chitosan, etc.) have improved properties and/or functionality, allowing for various biomedical applications, such as artificial blood vessels and microvessels, artificial skin, and wounds dressing among others. Despite the wide applicability in biomedicine and tissue engineering, there is a lack of updated scientific reports on applications related to dentistry, since BC has great potential for this. It has been used mainly in the regeneration of periodontal tissue, surgical dressings, intraoral wounds, and also in the regeneration of pulp tissue. This review describes the properties and advantages of some BC studies focused on dental and oral applications, including the design of implants, scaffolds, and wound-dressing materials, as well as carriers for drug delivery in dentistry. Aligned to the current trends and biotechnology evolutions, BC-based nanocomposites offer a great field to be explored and other novel features can be expected in relation to oral and bone tissue repair in the near future.

Variability in Muscle Recruitment Strategy Between Operators During Assisted Assembly Tasks

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yingxin Qiu ◽  
Keerthana Murali ◽  
Jun Ueda ◽  
Atsushi Okabe ◽  
Dalong Gao
Keyword(s):  
Upper Limb ◽  
Lower Limb ◽  
Wrist Joint ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Classification Performance ◽  
Body Motion ◽  
Recruitment Strategy ◽  
Support Vector ◽  
Recruitment Strategies ◽  
Muscle Recruitment

This paper reports the variability in muscle recruitment strategies among individuals who operate a non-powered lifting device for general assembly (GA) tasks. Support vector machine (SVM) was applied to the classification of motion states of operators using electromyography (EMG) signals collected from a total of 15 upper limb, lower limb, shoulder, and torso muscles. By comparing the classification performance and muscle activity features, variability in muscle recruitment strategy was observed from lower limb and torso muscles, while the recruitment strategies of upper limb and shoulder muscles were relatively consistent across subjects. Principal component analysis (PCA) was applied to identify key muscles that are highly correlated with body movements. Selected muscles at the wrist joint, ankle joint and scapula are considered to have greater significance in characterizing the muscle recruitment strategies than other investigated muscles. PCA loading factors also indicate the existence of body motion redundancy during typical pick-and-place tasks.

scholarly journals Examining Teacher Recruitment Strategies in England

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Klassen ◽  
Lisa Bardach ◽  
Jade Rushby ◽  
Tracy Lyn Durksen
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Recruitment ◽  
Empirical Work ◽  
Recruitment Strategy ◽  
Recruitment Strategies ◽  
Effective Teacher ◽  
Teacher Shortages ◽  
Short Supply ◽  
National Education ◽  
Personnel Recruitment ◽  
National Education Systems

Teachers around the world are in short supply; in England teacher shortages have been labeled a ‘catastrophe’. For national education systems, the goal of an effective teacher recruitment strategy is not simply to attract more applicants, but to attract high quality applicants who are well-suited to teaching and are likely to remain in the profession. The goal of this article is to examine teacher recruitment strategies in England and to propose ways to improve these strategies. We begin by reviewing personnel recruitment theories and research from education and related fields. Next, we analyse publicly available teacher recruitment strategies and messages from two key education organisations in England. We then compare teacher recruitment strategies with strategies and models developed in health professions (as presented by the National Health Service [NHS]). We conclude by proposing how teacher recruitment strategies in England could be more strongly grounded in relevant theoretical and empirical work.

School-sanitary supervision in higher education

1930 ◽  
Vol 26 (8) ◽  
pp. 830-835
Author(s):  
О. М. Войдинов
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Medical Doctors ◽  
Higher Educational Institutions ◽  
Technical Schools ◽  
Health Authorities ◽  
Higher Educational ◽  
Near Future ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
Sanitary Services

From the 28/29 academic year of the school-sanitary organization, mountains. Kazan is entrusted with servicing universities, workers' schools, technical schools. Back in July 1927, by order of the Council of People's Commissars of the RSFSR, medical doctors who previously served higher educational institutions were excluded from their states, and the health authorities were simultaneously proposed to organize medical and sanitary services for students along three lines: medical, housing and sanitary and school sanitary. The lack of experience of the school-sanitary organization in working in higher education, the peculiarity of the conditions and methods of work here - these circumstances insistently require taking into account the experience of "university" doctors at the very first stages of their work, especially since it begins at a time when all questions Much attention is paid to the training of specialists by the Soviet public.In large centers of student concentration, like Kazan, where there are more than 10,000 students, in the near future, naturally, wide work should be launched in all types of medical and sanitary assistance to students.

A Strategic Model to Promote University of Choice Decisions Among the International Students

2022 ◽  
pp. 260-284
Author(s):  
Andre P. Calitz ◽  
Margaret D. Cullen ◽  
Carlien Jooste
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
International Students ◽  
Choice Model ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Recruitment Strategy ◽  
Digital Marketing ◽  
University Marketing ◽  
Strategic Model ◽  
University Reputation ◽  
Internationalisation Of Higher Education

The internationalisation of higher education has become increasingly important for many higher education institutions (HEIs) globally. To recruit national and international students, HEIs must invest in effective digital marketing and recruitment strategies. This study investigated the development of a strategic university of choice model that can assist universities in the recruitment of international students. A survey was completed by 306 international students studying at a South African university. The factors identified in this study included academic programme and quality, visa requirements, country/city attractiveness, lectures in English, costs, student life, safety and security, university location, university reputation, and assistance from the international office. The strategic university of choice model could assist university marketing personnel to develop a focused, targeted, and cost-effective digital marketing and recruitment strategy to recruit international students.

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