On the Use of Tablet-PC for Personal Learning in a Wireless Campus Environment

A neglected yet increasing student population in higher education at the threshold of the 21st Century, Latina college and university students face distinct challenged and barriers to participation. This manuscript explores various Latina student issues - including "labeling," barriers, and factors contributing to success - and examines effective strategies for student and academic affairs administrators to support Latina success in higher education (ie, financial aid, academic support, social/cultural support, and campus environment).

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Electronic marking of physics assignments using a Tablet PC

New Directions in the Teaching of Physical Sciences ◽

10.11120/ndir.2008.00040012 ◽

2008 ◽

pp. 12-16 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Stuart Freake

Keyword(s):

Tablet Pc

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Inner Democracy

10.1093/oso/9780197501023.001.0001 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Hubert J. M. Hermans

Keyword(s):

Identity Politics ◽

Learning Process ◽

Hate Speech ◽

Freedom Of Speech ◽

Constitutional Rights ◽

Social Scientists ◽

Basic Premise ◽

Personal Learning ◽

Societal Problems ◽

Hearts And Minds

This book investigates the psychological background of contemporary societal problems such as hate speech, authoritarianism, and divisive forms of identity politics. As a response to these phenomena, the book presents the basic premise that a democratic society needs citizens who do more than just express their preference for free elections, freedom of speech, and respect for constitutional rights. Democracy has vitality only if it is rooted in the hearts and minds of its participants who are willing to plant it in the fertile soil of their own selves. In the milieu of tension created by societal power clashes and absolute-truth pretensions, the book investigates how opposition, cooperation, and participation work as innovative forces in a democratic self. Democracy is understood as a personal learning process and as a dialogical play between thought and counter-thought, between imagination and counter-imagination, and between emotion and reason. The book is written for social scientists, teachers, and journalists.

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Athletes Drive Distinctive Trends of COVID-19 Infection in a College Campus Environment

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18147689 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (14) ◽

pp. 7689

Author(s):

Austin T. Hertel ◽

Madison M. Heeter ◽

Olivia M. Wirfel ◽

Mara J. Bestram ◽

Steven A. Mauro

Keyword(s):

Risk Group ◽

Temporal Trends ◽

Rapid Identification ◽

College Campus ◽

Surveillance Program ◽

Institutions Of Higher Education ◽

Rt Pcr ◽

Campus Environment ◽

Incidence Risk ◽

Academic Year

The COVID-19 pandemic forced most institutions of higher education to offer instruction and activities offsite, impacting millions of people. As universities consider resuming normal operations on campus, evidence-based guidance is needed to enhance safety protocols to reduce the spread of infectious disease in their campus environments. During the 2020/2021 academic year, Gannon University in Erie, PA, USA, was able to maintain most of its operations on campus. Part of Gannon’s disease mitigation strategy involved the development of a novel in-house, real-time RT-PCR-based surveillance program, which tested 23,227 samples to monitor the presence of COVID-19 on campus. Temporal trends of COVID-19 infection at Gannon were distinct from statewide data. A significant portion of this variance involved student athletes and associated staff, which identified as a higher incidence risk group compared with non-athletes. Rapid identification of athlete driven outbreaks allowed for swift action to limit the spread of COVID-19 among teammates and to the rest of the campus community. This allowed for successful completion of instruction and a modified season for all sports at Gannon. Our findings provide insights that could prove useful to the thousands of institutions seeking to resume a more traditional presence on campus.

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Online Local Path Planning on the Campus Environment for Autonomous Driving Considering Road Constraints and Multiple Obstacles

Applied Sciences ◽

10.3390/app11093909 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (9) ◽

pp. 3909

Author(s):

Changhyeon Park ◽

Seok-Cheol Kee

Keyword(s):

Path Planning ◽

Driving Simulator ◽

Autonomous Driving ◽

Campus Environment ◽

Vehicle Localization ◽

Time Operation ◽

National University ◽

Planning Algorithm ◽

Path Planning Algorithm ◽

Multiple Obstacles

In this paper, an urban-based path planning algorithm that considered multiple obstacles and road constraints in a university campus environment with an autonomous micro electric vehicle (micro-EV) is studied. Typical path planning algorithms, such as A*, particle swarm optimization (PSO), and rapidly exploring random tree* (RRT*), take a single arrival point, resulting in a lane departure situation on the high curved roads. Further, these could not consider urban-constraints to set collision-free obstacles. These problems cause dangerous obstacle collisions. Additionally, for drive stability, real-time operation should be guaranteed. Therefore, an urban-based online path planning algorithm, which is robust in terms of a curved-path with multiple obstacles, is proposed. The algorithm is constructed using two methods, A* and an artificial potential field (APF). To validate and evaluate the performance in a campus environment, autonomous driving systems, such as vehicle localization, object recognition, vehicle control, are implemented in the micro-EV. Moreover, to confirm the algorithm stability in the complex campus environment, hazard scenarios that complex obstacles can cause are constructed. These are implemented in the form of a delivery service using an autonomous driving simulator, which mimics the Chungbuk National University (CBNU) campus.

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Overcoming Educational Challenges and Impact of COVID-19 in a Pathology Residency Program

Academic Pathology ◽

10.1177/2374289521994235 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 ◽

pp. 237428952199423

Author(s):

Andres E. Mindiola Romero ◽

Candice C. Black ◽

Christopher R. Jackson

Keyword(s):

New Hampshire ◽

Medical Center ◽

Digital Pathology ◽

Clinical Pathology ◽

Daily Basis ◽

Medical Examiner ◽

Learning Needs ◽

Digital Platforms ◽

Social Distancing ◽

Personal Learning

Our program in is a 4-year combined anatomic pathology (AP) and clinical pathology (CP) program located in New Hampshire. Prior to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, double-headed sign-outs and multi-headed scope didactic conferences took place daily. On the autopsy service, cases were performed in-house under attending supervision, and forensic cases were performed at the off-site Office of the Medical Examiner. In CP, residents engaged in weekly didactic CP lectures and engaged in in-person resident-attending discussions, laboratory rounds, and direct patient contact on a daily basis. Institutional Universal Guidelines from the Emergency Order from New Hampshire were imposed at the beginning of the pandemic. These included exposure mitigation and employee screening strategies. Changes to resident rotations and didactic sessions, strategies to maintain resident wellness, and the program director perspectives are described. Amid the pandemic, digital pathology, teleconferencing platforms, and social media became important resources for pathology education. Digital platforms allowed groups of people to communicate and watch live presentations while social distancing. In AP, whole slide imaging allowed both attendings and residents to scan slides for personal learning, slide conferences, and didactic learning sessions. Following these measures, we supported the clinical needs of our medical center and learning needs of our residents while enacting social distancing and prevention guidelines early in the pandemic. Although the full impact of COVID-19 on pathology residency programs is still unknown, we incorporated new facets of communication technologies. These were immensely helpful in maintaining social distancing and helping to reduce the spread of disease.

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