• The Development of the Cohort Block Pedagogical Design Model and Its Application in Asynchronous Online Courses

      Doney, Bruce Mitchell (2012-04-11)
      Recent literature suggests that large asynchronous online courses have relatively high rates of attrition and loss of student interest than do similar courses offered in smaller groups. The purpose of this research paper was to investigate the problem and develop an asynchronous online pedagogical model that could address issues without sacrificing social presence, cognitive presence, and teaching presence. The resulting model is the Cohort Block Pedagogical Design (CBPD). This research paper explores the application and feasibility of the model in small, large, and very large asynchronous online classroom settings. Suggested quantitative and qualitative testing of the model is proposed through a mixed-methods study. The quantitative component of the study is a quasi-experimental nonequivalent group design used to compare and analyze student perceptions via an instrument based upon the Community of Inquiry conceptual framework. The intervention is the CBPD model. The findings of this study may determine whether or not the CBPD is a viable online pedagogical design for addressing attrition and student-interest issues with regard to asynchronous online courses.
    • Effect of Attachment on Marital Satisfaction and Parenthood

      Nodar, Martha (2012-04-11)
      The literature review presented herewith includes peer-reviewed articles integrating research from 1977 to 2009, with a two-fold purpose: To support the notion of the effect of attachment within the marital-parenting dyad, and to illustrate consistency in the body of work regarding attachment and relationships across time. Marital dissatisfaction during parenthood is an issue that continues to impact marriage and family counselors. Based on research studies, internal processes and unspoken conflicts within the couple dating back to the courtship phase seem to come to the surface during childrearing. All the samples used in the studies presented herewith were randomly stratified. Participants included in the articles reviewed for the current analysis consist of couples who had been married between six (6) months and 15 years with children ranging in age from infancy to adolescence. Limitations among the findings presented herewith include the application of self-reports, the short-term methodology, and the limited number of diverse participants in the samples.
    • Edmonds, Kearse, and McCormack

      Twombly, Lee (2012-10-30)
    • Edmonds reception

      Twombly, Lee (2012-10-30)
    • Edmonds, Kearse, and McCormack

      Twombly, Lee (2012-10-30)
    • Edmonds, Kearse, Dr. Davis

      Twombly, Lee (2012-10-30)
      2011 Winner Stephen Kearse with Valerie Edmonds and professor David Davis
    • Discussion

      Twombly, Lee (2012-10-30)
    • Discussion

      Twombly, Lee (2012-10-30)
    • Edmonds, Kearse, and McCormack

      Twombly, Lee (2012-10-30)
    • Faculty at the reception

      Twombly, Lee (2012-10-30)
    • Valerie with winner Stephen Kearse

      Twombly, Lee (2012-10-30)
    • Edmonds, winner, and runner-up

      Twombly, Lee (2012-10-30)
      Valerie Edmonds, Stephen Kearse (winner), Laurel McCormack (Runner-up), and faculty
    • Sean Rayburn and Valerie Edmonds

      Twombly, Lee (2012-11-06)
      2012 Edmonds Award winner Sean Rayburn
    • Faulkner and the Old Testament: the thematic skeleton of Absalom! Absalom!

      Rayburn, Sean (2012-11-06)
      2012 Edmonds Award Winner paper, Sean Rayburn: "Faulkner and the Old Testament: the thematic skeleton of Absalom! Absalom!"
    • Reflection Statement

      Nobles, Brittney (2013-04-23)
    • Alzheimer’s Disease: A Summary of Economic Outcomes

      Lovett, Anneha; Nobles, Brittney (2013-04-23)
      Purpose: To provide a comprehensive source document on previously published cost-saving data on the FDA approved Alzheimer’s medications in the United States. This study reviews published pharmacoeconomic analyses of FDA approved drugs classes for Alzheimer’s disease management.
    • Reflection Statement

      Jin, Stacy; Kim, Hye Jin (2013-04-23)
    • Wrestling with Leviticus 18.22 and 20.13

      Wirtz, Mark A (2013-04-23)
      Many have used Lev 18.22 and 20.13 violently against homosexual people. Examples abound, but one illustrates this point all too well. Andy Gibson, a Southern Baptist minister and Mississippi Republican State Representative, commented on his Facebook page regarding President Barak Obama’s affirmative opinion on gay marriage. Gibson says, “The only opinion that counts is God’s: see Romans 1:26-28 and Leviticus 20:13. Anyway [SIC] you slice it, it is sin. Not to mention horrific social policy.” In a follow-up post he calls same-gender relationships “unnatural” and blames them for developing and spreading HIV/AIDS. Gibson goes on to say that such relationships are “harmful to children” and confuse the “important differences between men and women.” In response to public concerns about his citation of Lev 20.13, which calls for the death penalty, Gibson refused to apologize. “To be clear, I want the world to know that I do not, cannot, and will not apologize for the inspired truth of God’s Word. It is one thing that will never ‘change’,” wrote Gibson.