scholarly journals Community Building in a Virtual Teaching Environment

2016 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Laura Schwartz ◽  
June L. Wiley ◽  
Charles D. Kaplan
Keyword(s):  
Online Education ◽  
Community Building ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
University Of Southern California ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Faculty Teaching ◽  
Academic Center ◽  
Southern California School ◽  
School Of Social Work ◽  
The University

In 2010, the University of Southern California School of Social Work launched its Virtual Academic Center (VAC) to deliver online MSW programming to students located around the country. USC’s platform is a significant innovation in offering online education and has transformed the traditional educational model for both students and faculty. This research explores the experiences of faculty teaching via the VAC. Twenty-five in-depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted with USC faculty of different ranks. Inductive data collection using a grounded theory approach with thematic analysis examined experiences teaching in an online program, revealing the strengths and challenges associated with geographic diversity and community-building. Findings warrant the development of innovative practices to build community and to facilitate collaboration among geographically diverse faculty and students in a virtual education program.

Note From the Editors

2016 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 121-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dorian E. Traube ◽  
Eric Rice
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Doctoral Students ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Early Career ◽  
University Of Southern California ◽  
The Social ◽  
Southern California School ◽  
School Of Social Work ◽  
The University

In 2015, the University of Southern California School of Social Work convened the Social Work Innovation Roundtable with the goal of rigorously discussing the role of innovation in social work science and research. We convened a group of senior scholars in the field of social work along with emerging scholars (doctoral students and early career professors or researchers) to debate the practice of innovation, the nature of innovation, and how innovation may move social work forward. We posed the following questions to presenters and discussants: (1) Is innovation the enemy of science? (2) Does innovation have a role in science? and (3) Are innovation and scientific ideas simply different? During the course of 2 days, we argued over different perspectives on science and innovation with our colleagues. Out of those debates, this special issue of Research on Social Work Practice emerged.

The Effects of Presentation on Noise and Dental Appliances on Speech

1981 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 151-151
Author(s):  
Lillian Glass ◽  
Sharon R. Garber ◽  
T. Michael Speidel ◽  
Gerald M. Siegel ◽  
Edward Miller
Keyword(s):  
Southern California ◽  
University Of Southern California ◽  
University Of Minnesota ◽  
School Of Medicine ◽  
Southern California School ◽  
School Of Dentistry ◽  
The University

An omission in the Table of Contents, December JSHR, has occurred. Lillian Glass, Ph.D., at the University of Southern California School of Medicine and School of Dentistry, was a co-author of the article "The Effects of Presentation on Noise and Dental Appliances on Speech" along with Sharon R. Garber, T. Michael Speidel, Gerald M. Siegel, and Edward Miller of the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.

Development of neurosurgery in Southern California and the Los Angeles County/University of Southern California Medical Center

1993 ◽  
Vol 79 (1) ◽  
pp. 145-148
Author(s):  
John H. Schneider ◽  
Martin H. Weiss ◽  
William T. Couldwell
Keyword(s):  
Los Angeles ◽  
Los Angeles County ◽  
Southern California ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
University Of Southern California ◽  
Content Type ◽  
School Of Medicine ◽  
Integral Role ◽  
Southern California School ◽  
The University

✓ The Los Angeles County General Hospital has played an integral role in the development of medicine and neurosurgery in Southern California. From its fledgling beginnings, the University of Southern California School of Medicine has been closely affiliated with the hospital, providing the predominant source of clinicians to care for and to utilize as a teaching resource the immense and varied patient population it serves.

The Pharmacist as Prescriber of Drug Therapy: The USC Pilot Project

1981 ◽  
Vol 15 (9) ◽  
pp. 665-672 ◽  
Author(s):  
Glen L. Stimmel ◽  
William F. McGhan
Keyword(s):  
Psychiatric Patients ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Care Patient ◽  
Cost Of Care ◽  
Patient Acceptance ◽  
University Of Southern California ◽  
Extended Care ◽  
Southern California School ◽  
Certifying Examination ◽  
The University

Recent legislation in California allows pilot projects to investigate prescribing by pharmacists. The University of Southern California School of Pharmacy project was approved in October, 1978. To be certified as prescribers, pharmacists must successfully complete a physical assessment course and a certifying examination. From an original group of 30 interested pharmacists, 25 were certified; five different pharmacists were added later. Prescribing pharmacists must meet with their supervising physician once every two weeks, and are restricted to the project formulary. A variety of health care settings are represented in the project, with pharmacists prescribing for ambulatory patients with chronic diseases, geriatric patients in extended care facilities, psychiatric patients, and selected inpatients. Project evaluation will continue through 1982 and will focus on safety and quality of care, patient acceptance, and cost of care.

scholarly journals The libraries in students’ and undergraduates’ educational reading

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-98
Author(s):  
T. Yu. Cherkashina ◽  
E. A. Chernyshova ◽  
S. N. Lyutov
Keyword(s):  
Social Relationship ◽  
Organizational Context ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Reading Practices ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Internet Resources ◽  
Academic Center ◽  
The University

The goal of the study was to reveal distinction between the reading practices at different educational levels and to specify the libraries’ place in these practices. The reading practices are determined not only by the new technological (digital) environment but also by the institutional and organizational context and social relationship within the educational environment. The case study of educa-tional institutions of Novosibirsk Academic Center (namely Novosibirsk State Uni-versity and the University’s specialized Academic Research Center) was accom-plished. The data was acquired through structured interviews, questionnaire-based survey supplemented with the statistical data of RAS SB State Public Scien-tific and Technological Library. The majority of high-graders use the library for textbooks and/or if recommended by the teacher. The university library is less involved in the educational process; the students visit the library occasionally (e.g. searching for rare publications or lacking alternatives). The university is not their source of digital documents or full texts either; the students prefer not to scruti-nize the specificity of every database and access procedure and turn to searchable Internet-resources. The library, in student’s opinion, needs modernization for less formal and disciplinary regulations, for more comfort, and polyfunctional envi-ronment of reading rooms.

scholarly journals An online international pharmacy summer course during the COVID-19 pandemic

2021 ◽  
pp. 136-144
Author(s):  
Rory E. Kim ◽  
Noam Morningstar-Kywi ◽  
Rebecca M. Romero ◽  
Karen M. Chan ◽  
Lilit Gabrielyan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pharmacy Students ◽  
Clinical Approach ◽  
University Of Southern California ◽  
Clinical Therapeutics ◽  
Online Delivery ◽  
Student Groups ◽  
Integrated Science ◽  
International Pharmacy ◽  
Southern California School ◽  
The University

The University of Southern California School of Pharmacy has offered a residential summer course for international undergraduate pharmacy students for many years, with a focus on clinical therapeutics. In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic made it impossible to offer the on-campus course. After some discussion, the course was moved online, with the goals of maintaining links with international partners and providing students with a virtual study abroad experience. This article describes the planning and implementation of this course, which was held for two weeks in July 2020 for 19 students from South Korea, Taiwan and Saudi Arabia. The course included an integrated science and clinical approach to diabetes and drug-drug interactions. The facilitation of active learning and problem-solving in transnational student groups through Zoom meetings are described. A post-course survey of students provided positive feedback on the content and online delivery of the course.

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