Monday, November 22, 2010
Study: Online Undergrads Learn Well Without Strong Bond With Classmates
College students participating in a new study on online courses said they felt less connected and had a smaller sense of classroom community than those who took the same classes in person - but that didn't keep online students from performing just as well as their in-person counterparts.
The UNL study gauged students' perception and performance in three undergraduate science courses that had both online and face-to-face class versions. It found that online students did not feel a sense of cohesion, community spirit, trust or interaction, elements that have been shown to foster effective classroom learning. more...
Lectures
JORGENSEN HALL ROOM 136, 1:30PMNebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience and Dept. of Physics & Astronomy Seminar - "Recent Developments on High Performance"
Dr. Yikun Fang, Senior Engineer at the China Iron & Steel Research Institute Group, Beijing, China
Center for Grassland Studies Fall 2010 Seminar Series - "Utilization of Western Rangelands by Livestock"
Karla Jenkins, assistant professor, Panhandle Research and Extension Center, UNL
Mathematics colloquium - "Hanoi Twin Towers"
Zoran Sunik, Texas A&M University. The talk will be preceded by refreshments at 3:30 p.m. in Avery 348.
Annual Research Report Now Published Online
The Office of Research and Economic Development's 2009-2010 annual report is now available online at the Research and Economic Development website. This report features the variety of research, scholarship and creative activities of UNL faculty members. The website includes bonus videos, photos and other resources.
A PDF version of the published report is also available for download. The report highlights examples of UNL's diverse research accomplishments during the fiscal year that ended June 30.
'Student Bodies' Program From UNL Starts Showing
Six UNL students and a faculty member are featured in the mtvU reality show "Student Bodies" which begins airing Nov. 22. (Check local listings, viewing schedules may change.)
The three-episode series premiers a fresh show each of the next three weeks on the network and online. It features two student teams, led by UNL Army ROTC cadets Brandon Meyer and Ben Paige in the role of personal trainers. Master Sergeant Thomas Gray, a senior military science instructor, rallies the teams as they compete for weight loss and overall fitness in a six-week boot camp. The winning team wins a spring break trip to Las Vegas. more...
Inside Job; Animal Kingdom Play at the Ross
UNL's Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center presents Inside Job and Animal Kingdom. Inside Job will show through Nov. 25, while Animal Kingdom will screen through Dec. 2.
More information about each of the films and schedules, as well as online ticket purchasing, is available at the Ross website.
