Transnational immigrants today appear to live dual or even multiple lives across national borders... more Transnational immigrants today appear to live dual or even multiple lives across national borders, with help from a range of new technologies involving media and channels of communication such as Internet-based chat or telephony, mobile phones, and interactive online social networks. The authors explore the implications of accumulated findings on this aspect for researchers and scholars investigating the contemporary experience of global migration in relation to diasporas and their technology-enabled interconnections with home and host societies. Against the context of existing conceptual frameworks, the utility of the multi-dimensional construct of transculturalism (Ortiz, 1995 [1940]), involving the three processes of acculturation, deculturation, and neo-culturation, is considered as a guiding concept in this emerging area of study. Journal of Global and International Studies 23
The e-Teaching and e-Learning Initiative was developed at a regional university on the east coast... more The e-Teaching and e-Learning Initiative was developed at a regional university on the east coast of the United States to help faculty increase their proficiency and use of technology in their courses in order to improve student learning. This campus-wide faculty development program included “hands-on” collaborative learning during a week-long, intensive “Academy,” followed by ongoing mentoring, turn-key workshops, on-call technical support, and a web-based e-learning resource site. The program helped to link educational technology to pedagogy in order to educate, enable, and empower faculty in providing interactive technology-based content learning experiences to students, a significant proportion who are training to be K-12 educators. Key factors in the initial training that had a positive impact on faculty technology usage are discussed as well as important elements that helped sustain the gains brought about by the training over the next five years. These insights will help prov...
Research shows that active student participation facilitates learning. However, encouraging under... more Research shows that active student participation facilitates learning. However, encouraging undergraduate college students to engage meaningfully in classroom discussion and to respond to questions, especially in larger classes, can often be frustrating for instructors (Weaver & Qi, 2005). Set against a focused review of the literature, the authors of this descriptive “action research” study explored reasons why students may be reluctant to speak up in class. Based on feedback received from student surveys and in-class discussions, they provide their insight-based recommendations for ways to encourage more participation and discourse in college classrooms. The authors also discuss influences of course and program characteristics (focus, content, size), learning and teaching styles and strategies, as well as instructor and student characteristics (gender, age, race/ethnicity) on student participation.
"Book Synopsis: (from back cover) Today, many transnational migrants live "dual", ... more "Book Synopsis: (from back cover) Today, many transnational migrants live "dual", even "multiple", lives transcending national borders and across diverse worlds of experience, often sustained by their communities and compatriots locally and from a distance. Fernando Ortiz's construct of transculturation, in acknowledging the intertwined processes of acculturation, deculturation and neoculturation, provides a useful framework for examining cross-cultural adaptation. At the same time, the exponential growth of information and communication technologies (ICTs) over the last few decades has shaped these contemporary trends in migration and cultural adaptation. A growing number of scientists and researchers have begun to examine the social impact of these new technologies interacting with the increased geographical mobility related to global migration. The burgeoning of initiatives, studies, journals and forums has created a dynamic infrastructure for migration studies scholars. Once viewed as a marginal topic, global migration and its implications for the world at large is now a central concern in the social sciences, economic and political debates and dialogues. This scintillating collection of nonfiction writings by authors around the world contributes to these ongoing conversations across borders and disciplines through thoughtful and thought-provoking articles, empirical and theoretical, situated within an interdisciplinary framework. Readers will acquire a balanced, nuanced and in-depth understanding of the constellation of circumstances and processes associated in large-scale migration that affect a significant portion of the world's population today and which will continue to have a significant global impact on millions of people in the decades ahead."
"Book Synopsis: (from back cover) Today, many transnational migrants live "dual", ... more "Book Synopsis: (from back cover) Today, many transnational migrants live "dual", even "multiple", lives transcending national borders and across diverse worlds of experience, often sustained by their communities and compatriots locally and from a distance. Fernando Ortiz's construct of transculturation, in acknowledging the intertwined processes of acculturation, deculturation and neoculturation, provides a useful framework for examining cross-cultural adaptation. At the same time, the exponential growth of information and communication technologies (ICTs) over the last few decades has shaped these contemporary trends in migration and cultural adaptation. A growing number of scientists and researchers have begun to examine the social impact of these new technologies interacting with the increased geographical mobility related to global migration. The burgeoning of initiatives, studies, journals and forums has created a dynamic infrastructure for migration studies scholars. Once viewed as a marginal topic, global migration and its implications for the world at large is now a central concern in the social sciences, economic and political debates and dialogues. This scintillating collection of nonfiction writings by authors around the world contributes to these ongoing conversations across borders and disciplines through thoughtful and thought-provoking articles, empirical and theoretical, situated within an interdisciplinary framework. Readers will acquire a balanced, nuanced and in-depth understanding of the constellation of circumstances and processes associated in large-scale migration that affect a significant portion of the world's population today and which will continue to have a significant global impact on millions of people in the decades ahead."
Page 1. BluePrint for Transformation: A Model for Enhancing Human Capital through Professional De... more Page 1. BluePrint for Transformation: A Model for Enhancing Human Capital through Professional Development Nina Banerjee Wilmington College Marlene Goss West Chester University of Pennsylvania Jane Kenney West Chester University of Pennsylvania ...
Transnational immigrants today appear to live dual or even multiple lives across national border... more Transnational immigrants today appear to live dual or even multiple lives across national borders, with help from a range of new technologies involving media and channels of communication such as Internet-based chat or telephony, mobile phones, and interactive online social networks. The authors explore the implications of accumulated findings on this aspect for researchers and scholars investigating the contemporary experience of global migration in relation to diasporas and their technology-enabled interconnections with home and host societies. Against the context of existing conceptual frameworks, the utility of the multi-dimensional construct of transculturalism (Ortiz, 1995 [1940]), involving the three processes of acculturation, deculturation, and neo-culturation, is considered as a guiding concept in this emerging area of study.
Transnational immigrants today appear to live dual or even multiple lives across national borders... more Transnational immigrants today appear to live dual or even multiple lives across national borders, with help from a range of new technologies involving media and channels of communication such as Internet-based chat or telephony, mobile phones, and interactive online social networks. The authors explore the implications of accumulated findings on this aspect for researchers and scholars investigating the contemporary experience of global migration in relation to diasporas and their technology-enabled interconnections with home and host societies. Against the context of existing conceptual frameworks, the utility of the multi-dimensional construct of transculturalism (Ortiz, 1995 [1940]), involving the three processes of acculturation, deculturation, and neo-culturation, is considered as a guiding concept in this emerging area of study. Journal of Global and International Studies 23
The e-Teaching and e-Learning Initiative was developed at a regional university on the east coast... more The e-Teaching and e-Learning Initiative was developed at a regional university on the east coast of the United States to help faculty increase their proficiency and use of technology in their courses in order to improve student learning. This campus-wide faculty development program included “hands-on” collaborative learning during a week-long, intensive “Academy,” followed by ongoing mentoring, turn-key workshops, on-call technical support, and a web-based e-learning resource site. The program helped to link educational technology to pedagogy in order to educate, enable, and empower faculty in providing interactive technology-based content learning experiences to students, a significant proportion who are training to be K-12 educators. Key factors in the initial training that had a positive impact on faculty technology usage are discussed as well as important elements that helped sustain the gains brought about by the training over the next five years. These insights will help prov...
Research shows that active student participation facilitates learning. However, encouraging under... more Research shows that active student participation facilitates learning. However, encouraging undergraduate college students to engage meaningfully in classroom discussion and to respond to questions, especially in larger classes, can often be frustrating for instructors (Weaver & Qi, 2005). Set against a focused review of the literature, the authors of this descriptive “action research” study explored reasons why students may be reluctant to speak up in class. Based on feedback received from student surveys and in-class discussions, they provide their insight-based recommendations for ways to encourage more participation and discourse in college classrooms. The authors also discuss influences of course and program characteristics (focus, content, size), learning and teaching styles and strategies, as well as instructor and student characteristics (gender, age, race/ethnicity) on student participation.
"Book Synopsis: (from back cover) Today, many transnational migrants live "dual", ... more "Book Synopsis: (from back cover) Today, many transnational migrants live "dual", even "multiple", lives transcending national borders and across diverse worlds of experience, often sustained by their communities and compatriots locally and from a distance. Fernando Ortiz's construct of transculturation, in acknowledging the intertwined processes of acculturation, deculturation and neoculturation, provides a useful framework for examining cross-cultural adaptation. At the same time, the exponential growth of information and communication technologies (ICTs) over the last few decades has shaped these contemporary trends in migration and cultural adaptation. A growing number of scientists and researchers have begun to examine the social impact of these new technologies interacting with the increased geographical mobility related to global migration. The burgeoning of initiatives, studies, journals and forums has created a dynamic infrastructure for migration studies scholars. Once viewed as a marginal topic, global migration and its implications for the world at large is now a central concern in the social sciences, economic and political debates and dialogues. This scintillating collection of nonfiction writings by authors around the world contributes to these ongoing conversations across borders and disciplines through thoughtful and thought-provoking articles, empirical and theoretical, situated within an interdisciplinary framework. Readers will acquire a balanced, nuanced and in-depth understanding of the constellation of circumstances and processes associated in large-scale migration that affect a significant portion of the world's population today and which will continue to have a significant global impact on millions of people in the decades ahead."
"Book Synopsis: (from back cover) Today, many transnational migrants live "dual", ... more "Book Synopsis: (from back cover) Today, many transnational migrants live "dual", even "multiple", lives transcending national borders and across diverse worlds of experience, often sustained by their communities and compatriots locally and from a distance. Fernando Ortiz's construct of transculturation, in acknowledging the intertwined processes of acculturation, deculturation and neoculturation, provides a useful framework for examining cross-cultural adaptation. At the same time, the exponential growth of information and communication technologies (ICTs) over the last few decades has shaped these contemporary trends in migration and cultural adaptation. A growing number of scientists and researchers have begun to examine the social impact of these new technologies interacting with the increased geographical mobility related to global migration. The burgeoning of initiatives, studies, journals and forums has created a dynamic infrastructure for migration studies scholars. Once viewed as a marginal topic, global migration and its implications for the world at large is now a central concern in the social sciences, economic and political debates and dialogues. This scintillating collection of nonfiction writings by authors around the world contributes to these ongoing conversations across borders and disciplines through thoughtful and thought-provoking articles, empirical and theoretical, situated within an interdisciplinary framework. Readers will acquire a balanced, nuanced and in-depth understanding of the constellation of circumstances and processes associated in large-scale migration that affect a significant portion of the world's population today and which will continue to have a significant global impact on millions of people in the decades ahead."
Page 1. BluePrint for Transformation: A Model for Enhancing Human Capital through Professional De... more Page 1. BluePrint for Transformation: A Model for Enhancing Human Capital through Professional Development Nina Banerjee Wilmington College Marlene Goss West Chester University of Pennsylvania Jane Kenney West Chester University of Pennsylvania ...
Transnational immigrants today appear to live dual or even multiple lives across national border... more Transnational immigrants today appear to live dual or even multiple lives across national borders, with help from a range of new technologies involving media and channels of communication such as Internet-based chat or telephony, mobile phones, and interactive online social networks. The authors explore the implications of accumulated findings on this aspect for researchers and scholars investigating the contemporary experience of global migration in relation to diasporas and their technology-enabled interconnections with home and host societies. Against the context of existing conceptual frameworks, the utility of the multi-dimensional construct of transculturalism (Ortiz, 1995 [1940]), involving the three processes of acculturation, deculturation, and neo-culturation, is considered as a guiding concept in this emerging area of study.
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