initial-program loader

2011 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Initial Program

scholarly journals An Exploration of Learning Results and Curricula Gaps Within an Online Grandfamilies Certificate Program

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 70-71
Author(s):  
Jennifer Crittenden
Keyword(s):  
Online Education ◽  
Continuing Education ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Program Content ◽  
Initial Program ◽  
Individual Program ◽  
Long Term Impact ◽  
Training Opportunities

Abstract Professionals who work with grandparents raising grandchildren have cross-cutting training needs that span content in gerontology, social services, child welfare and program development. To address these needs, a unique, asynchronous, online continuing education program was launched by the UMaine Center on Aging. To-date the program has 177 individual program completers with learners from across the U.S. and Hong Kong that are affiliated with a diverse set of organizations and perform a wide range of professional and lay functions. Participant data indicate that the program has appealed to a wide variety of learners including participants who serve caregivers generally (60.8%) and grandparents raising grandchildren specifically (81%). A small majority (55.6%) of the agency-based learners reported serving, on average, more than 40 grandfamilies annually. Self-reported learning levels were notable ranging from a mean low of 3.46 out of 4 points (N = 157, SD = 0.59) for the volunteer recruitment and mentorship programming module to a mean high of 3.79 (N = 167 ,SD = 0.45) for the caregiver self-care module. Evaluation results from the first seven learner cohorts underscore the efficacy of program content as well as the utility of performing an initial program needs assessment to guide curriculum development. Practice implications for future continuing education efforts targeting grandfamilies professionals and lay leaders include: the need for easily accessible online education in combination with supplemental training opportunities addressing topics such as the long-term impact of substance use disorder and trauma combined with locally relevant content on grandfamilies and legal resources.

scholarly journals Outcomes from the IYL2015 Quality Lighting Teaching Kit Program: Reaching for the Stars

2019 ◽  
Vol 200 ◽  
pp. 01007
Author(s):  
Constance Walker ◽  
Stephen Pompea
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
International Society ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Public Outreach ◽  
Excess Carbon ◽  
Safety Issues ◽  
Learning Scenarios ◽  
Initial Program ◽  
Optical Astronomy ◽  
The U.S

Poor quality lighting not only impedes astronomy research and our right to see a starry night sky, but creates safety issues, affects human circadian sensitivities, disrupts ecosystems, and wastes billions of dollars/year in energy consumption. It also leads to excess carbon emissions. How do you change the mindset of society that is used to turning night into day? You educate the next generation on quality lighting. As an outcome of the International Year of Light 2015, the U.S. National Optical Astronomy Observatory’s Education and Public Outreach group has produced a Quality Lighting Teaching (QLT) Kit. The kits are designed around problem-based learning scenarios. The kit’s six activities allow students to address real lighting problems that relate to wildlife, sky glow, aging eyes, energy consumption, safety, and light trespass. The activities are optimized for 11-14 year olds, but can be expanded to younger and older. All materials are in English and Spanish. Most of the activities can be done within in a few minutes during class or afterschool in the form of stations or as stand-alones. Everything one needs for the six activities is included. Tutorial videos on how to do the activities can be found at www.noao.edu/education/qltkit.php. Ninety-two kits have been distributed to 32 countries with the help of SPIE–The International Society for Optical Engineering, CIE–International Commission on Illuminations, OSA–The Optical Society, IDA–the International Dark Sky Association, and the IAU OAD–Office of Astronomy Development. Highlights from the initial program evaluation will be discussed.

Performance Skill Development of the Aspiring Principal Integrated into Principal Preparation

1994 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 52-68
Author(s):  
Dennis W. Van Berkum
Keyword(s):  
Program Evaluation ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Educational Administration ◽  
School Principals ◽  
School Administrators ◽  
Skill Development ◽  
Program Model ◽  
Performance Skills ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Initial Program

The preparation of school administrators, particularly school principals, has become a topic of discussion by many groups. Common to all discussions is the question “What knowledge and skills should aspiring administrators have and how should they be prepared?” Bennis (1989) indicated “how we translate this knowledge into action—is both complex and deep, as well as chronically elusive” (p. 30). The purpose of this article is to describe how an educational administration program model blends a knowledge base of educational administration and the performance skills needed for effective practice. The discussion focuses on the performance skill development of the aspiring administrator using the conceptual framework of the program model. It also offers performance-based illustrations and initial program evaluation.

Mexican-American Television: Applied Anthropology and Public Television

1976 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 147-156
Author(s):  
E. Eiselein ◽  
Wes Marshall
Keyword(s):  
Program Development ◽  
Mexican American ◽  
Applied Anthropology ◽  
Spanish Language ◽  
Public Television ◽  
American Television ◽  
Anthropological Research ◽  
Initial Program ◽  
Action Anthropology ◽  
Ongoing Evaluation

The Fiesta Project provides a classic example of action anthropology in broadcasting. The project involved the research and production of a Spanish language public television series designed to attract, retain, and realistically help a Mexican-American audience in southern Arizona. The project used anthropological research in initial program development, in ongoing evaluation, and in final evaluation.

scholarly journals THE BGO-OD EXPERIMENT AT ELSA

2014 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
pp. 1460093 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
B. BANTES ◽  
D. BAYADILOV ◽  
R. BECK ◽  
M. BECKER ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Investigation ◽  
Excitation Spectrum ◽  
Final States ◽  
Vector Mesons ◽  
Meson Photoproduction ◽  
Neutral Particles ◽  
Pseudoscalar Mesons ◽  
Initial Program ◽  
The University

Meson photoproduction is a key tool for the experimental investigation of the nucleon excitation spectrum. To disentangle the specific couplings of resonances, in addition to the rather well measured pion and eta photoproduction channels it is mandatory to obtain information on channels involving strange and vector mesons and higher mass pseudoscalar mesons, and the associated multi-particle final states with both charged and neutral particles. In this respect, the new BGO-OD experiment at the ELSA accelerator of the University of Bonn's Physikalisches Institut provides unique instrumentation. We describe the experiment, present its status and the initial program of measurements.

PARTIAL EVALUATION FOR THE UNDERSTANDING OF FORTRAN PROGRAMS

1994 ◽  
Vol 04 (04) ◽  
pp. 535-559 ◽  
Author(s):  
SANDRINE BLAZY ◽  
PHILIPPE FACON
Keyword(s):  
Partial Evaluation ◽  
Rule Induction ◽  
Fortran Program ◽  
Inference Rules ◽  
Programming Environment ◽  
Abstract Syntax ◽  
Initial Program ◽  
Input Variables ◽  
Constant Propagation

This paper describes a technique and a tool that support partial evaluation of FORTRAN programs, i.e., their specialization for specific values of their input variables. The authors’ aim is to understand old programs, which have become very complex due to numerous extensions. From a given FORTRAN program and these values of its input variables, the tool provides a simplified program, which behaves like the initial program for the specific values. This tool mainly uses constant propagation and simplification of alternatives to one of their branches. The tool is specified in terms of inference rules and operates by induction on the FORTRAN abstract syntax. These rules are compiled into Prolog by the Centaur/FORTRAN programming environment. The completeness and soundness of these rules are proven using rule induction.

scholarly journals Supporting Child Welfare Traineeship Students through an Online Peer Network

2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 170-183 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie Bosco-Ruggiero ◽  
Virginia C. Strand ◽  
Sharon Kollar ◽  
Robin Leake
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Child Welfare ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Online Community ◽  
Community Building ◽  
Social Work Students ◽  
Evaluation Data ◽  
Peer Network ◽  
Initial Program ◽  
Successes And Challenges

This article describes the implementation of a peer network for social work traineeship students pursuing or continuing careers in child welfare. Literature on the best principles and practices for online community building reviewed and an explanation of how these best practices were utilized to build the online community is provided. Initial program design is described as well as program developments that occurred over four years of the program. The article then examines how the program’s evaluation was carried out and reviews some of the evaluation data. The article concludes with a discussion about the successes and challenges experienced in building the peer network and how other social work or traineeship programs, or agencies, might use an online peer network to support social work students and professionals.

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