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Cat Links All Articles, Students, Volume 08

Exposure, Understanding, and Interest in Career Opportunities in Health Services: Differences between Traditional and Non-Traditional Students

Posted on Melinda Heinz & Julie Hinders

DOI: https://doi.org/10.64010/BIWZ6850 Abstract As the nation faces a projected care gap for older adults, recruiting undergraduate students into health care and gerontology-related majors is critical. With the number of non-traditional students in higher education growing, the purpose of this study was to investigate similarities and differences between traditional and non-traditional

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Cat Links All Articles, Leadership, Soft Skills, Volume 07

Rock the Doc: How I Used My Role as Professor to Become a Better Mentor

Posted on Geo Kelly

DOI: https://doi.org/10.64010/KNSA1436 Abstract The increasingly treacherous and unpredictable nature of professional development after college necessitates a support system for the new graduate. This vacancy has traditionally been filled by mentors both professionally and personally. Toward the end, this article demonstrates the practical application of a required meeting with a business

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Cat Links All Articles, COVID-19, Online Learning, Special Issue: The Campus of Tomorrow, Technology

The Campus of Tomorrow: Changing the Classroom for the Future of Work

Posted on Dr. Dwight W. Heaster

DOI: https://doi.org/10.64010/PMMR3255 The last couple of years has dramatically changed the world.  There have been changes in the way business is done.  Employers have found that employees do not always have to be in the same building to complete work.  In a recent article by Forbes, the project that 25%

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Cat Links All Articles, COVID-19, Online Learning, Special Issue: Reflections on the COVID Crisis, Students, Technology

How One Business School Used the COVID-19 Crisis to Keep Students Engaged While Practicing Social Distancing

Posted on Wanda L Rutledge, Ph.D., MBA and Leonard Williams, MBA — New Jersey City University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.64010/LIYJ3196 The world changed in spring 2020. Most American universities closed their campuses and went to online instruction and student interaction for the better part of the semester, following state and federal guidelines in response to the COVID-19 virus. Overnight, daily work and learning patterns were disrupted. Face-to-face, peer-to-peer

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Cat Links All Articles, COVID-19, Online Learning, Soft Skills, Special Issue: Reflections on the COVID Crisis

You Don’t Know My Story: Feeling Unconnected in an Existing Online Course

Posted on Kenneth Williams, Ph.D. — Kettering University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.64010/OWZN8101 As we quickly transitioned from on-campus learning to virtual learning, I focused on the mechanics of conducting classes through the use of new technologies and new pedagogies. As a faculty member, I am constantly reminded, and rightfully so, to maintain the high quality of learning seamlessly. In doing

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Cat Links All Articles, COVID-19, Online Learning, Special Issue: Reflections on the COVID Crisis

The Best Laid Plans: One Professor’s Response to the COVID-19 Global Crisis

Posted on Julianna Browning, PhD, CPA, CMA, CGMA — California Baptist University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.64010/GMWZ6981 During the spring 2020 semester, I was teaching undergraduate accounting courses in hybrid format to a traditional, main campus student population. The semester was progressing well and we were preparing for spring break. Then, the world seemed to stop. On March 12, 2020, my institution announced its first

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Cat Links All Articles, COVID-19, Special Issue: Reflections on the COVID Crisis

“Cause and Effect” Mnemonic Frames COVID-19 Higher Education “After-Action Review”

Posted on J Rudnick Ed.D., N. Hartman, MBA, and A. Schumacher Ph.D. — Thomas More University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.64010/ZPQO4845 “It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.” — Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities An indisputable truth emerges when reflecting on the aftermath and responses catalyzed by the COVID-19 pandemic: this epoch disruption will change the landscape and trajectory of higher education

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Cat Links All Articles, COVID-19, Online Learning, Special Issue: Reflections on the COVID Crisis, Technology

The Future of Work is Virtual – Lessons from Online Higher Education

Posted on Dr. Sunil Ramlall and Dr. Ted Cross — Western Governors University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.64010/VGZC9798 What will work look like in the future? The COVID-19 pandemic has forced employees globally to work from home. As COVID-19 fades, will employees return to the office or prefer working virtually? To what extent will productivity, motivation, and engagement be impacted with more employees working virtually? How

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Cat Links All Articles, COVID-19, Special Issue: Reflections on the COVID Crisis

The Ship in a Storm: What Kind of Scholarship in a Time of Crisis?

Posted on Richard Barnes — Western Governors University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.64010/MNEF1043 The COVID-19 pandemic has touched humanity more rapidly and more seriously than any other major disaster of the modern era. For the first time since World War II, a major global crisis has centered itself in the west, killing hundreds of thousands and sickening millions just in Europe

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Cat Links All Articles, COVID-19, Special Issue: Reflections on the COVID Crisis, Students

Student Experiences During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Exploratory Survey of Park University Students

Posted on Alla Adams, MHA, MPH, Ph.D. and James Vanderleeuw, Ph.D. — Park University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.64010/VJUE8328 Introduction In January 2019, a novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV2) outbreak started in Wuhan, China, and quickly spread around the world. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared a public health emergency of international concern on January 30, 2020 and announced it as the COVID-19 pandemic on March 11, 2020 (World

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