/news-archive/tag/jim-vander-putten/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Thu, 12 Jul 2018 13:52:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /news-archive/2018/07/12/kayla-saptoka-research/ Thu, 12 Jul 2018 13:52:34 +0000 /news/?p=71084 ... Research study outlines business faculty views on teaching social media]]> A University of Arkansas at Little Rock doctoral student and professor are investigating how professors are preparing business students for their future careers by assessing their implementation of social media in the classroom.聽 Kayla Sapkota, of Cabot, is pursuing a Doctorate in Education in Higher Education with a concentration in Faculty Leadership. She became interested in exploring the use of social media in the business curriculum during a course, College Teaching Problems and Issues, taught by her dissertation advisor, Dr. Jim Vander Putten, associate professor of higher education. Their paper, 鈥�,鈥� was recently published in the 鈥淏usiness and Professional Communication Quarterly.鈥� 鈥淚 did my MBA at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock, so I am very interested in technology and exploring how business communication and technology go together in the college curriculum,鈥� Sapkota said. 鈥淏usiness is my area, so this is a topic that is relevant to my field.鈥� Sapkota, who plans to graduate in 2019, will work as an instructor of business at Arkansas State University-Beebe this fall. Prior to attending 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock, she worked at Philander Smith College as director of institutional research and assessment and as an instructor of business administration and computer science. Sapkota conducted a qualitative study where she interviewed 11 business communication faculty members about their perceptions and usage of social media in the classroom and analyzed their course syllabi. 鈥淥verall, participants accepted social media鈥檚 importance as a business tool, but did not reach a consensus about its inclusion in the curriculum,鈥� Sapkota said. 鈥�I found that there was agreement by faculty members that businesses use and need social media and that it is, in general, helpful. There was not consensus on how to address it in the classroom, and there was mixed usage as well. Some faculty members addressed social media in the classroom heavily, and others stayed away from social media and just mentioned it in passing.鈥� She also found that faculty members often compartmentalized the personal versus professional use of social media. While most of the faculty members utilized social media for personal use, there was discomfort about using social media for professional reasons, Sapkota said. 鈥淭he main result of the study was a list of guidelines to use in the business communication classroom and what items to address in the courses addressing social media,鈥� she said. Publishing the paper with Vander Putten helped Sapkota prepare for her dissertation, which focuses on assessing if the college curriculum for marketing majors teaches students the digital skills that are necessary to succeed in today鈥檚 job market. 鈥淎s a future faculty member, it was a really good experience to have had before I graduate, and I have had excellent guidance from Dr. Vander Putten,鈥� she said. 鈥淚 do feel like I have been more prepared for my dissertation research as a result from having done this paper.鈥� Sapkota and Vander Putten鈥檚 research is similar to a technology adoption question posed two decades ago on whether college faculty members would incorporate the use of email in their teaching. 鈥淭he importance of Kayla鈥檚 study is investigating the extent to which college of business communication courses are adequately preparing students for jobs that involve social media work,鈥� Vander Putten said. 鈥淚t is similar to the introduction of email into the college campus. When I first came here in 1998, I met some faculty who believed email was a can of worms best left unopened. Older faculty members were not as likely to adopt it. I think there is some generational stratification among faculty that pertains to this issue as well.鈥�]]> /news-archive/2018/04/02/ua-little-rock-professors-present-research-educational-conference-new-york/ Mon, 02 Apr 2018 16:29:25 +0000 /news/?p=70006 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock professors to present research at renowned educational conference in New York]]> Sixteen professors from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock will present research at the 2018 American Educational Research Association (AERA) annual conference in New York, April 13-17. AERA is a national research society that seeks to improve the educational process by encouraging scholarly studies rooted in education and evaluation, and promoting the distribution and practical application of research results. There are more than 25,000 members associated with the renowned society, including university faculty, researchers, graduate students, and other distinguished professionals with rich and diverse expertise in education research. 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock presenters and their research topics include:

• 鈥淎nalyzing Determinants and Outcomes of Teachers鈥� Professional Identity and Organizational Identification: Does School Context Matter?鈥� by Ibrahim Duyar, assistant professor of education, Paul Crutcher, assistant professor of English, Andrew Hunt, education minor advisor, and Muhammed Bogrek, alumni聽
• 鈥淏eyond 糖心Vlog传媒: Achievement Values Among Low-Socioeconomic Status African American and Latino Students鈥� by Daryl Tate, assistant professor of education
• 鈥淓ffects of an Engineering and Science Intervention on the Science Achievement of Talented Elementary Students鈥� by Ann Robinson, professor and director of the Jodie Mahony Center for Gifted Education, Kristy Kidd, program director of the Jodie Mahony Center for Gifted Education, and Keila Moreno Navarette, STEM Starters+ data specialist
• 鈥淚nvestigating Wording Versus Construct Effects for a Modified Perceived Stress Scale鈥� by Dent Gitchel, associate professor of rehabilitation and counseling
• 鈥淢asculinity, Depression, and Attitudes on Willingness to Seek Help in Male College-Aged Students鈥� by Aresh Assadi, counselor, and Jim Vander Putten, professor of education
• 鈥淧UBLICizing Educational Research by Writing for Nonacademic Audiences: A Workshop for Justice-Oriented Scholars鈥� by Daryl Tate, assistant professor of education
• 鈥淪potting Gaps: An Engineering Curriculum Platform for Advanced Learners From Culturally Diverse and/or Low-income Households鈥� by Robinson, Monica Meadows, collaborative faculty of gifted education, and Christine Deitz, associate director of the Jodie Mahony Center
• 鈥淭eachers鈥� Professional Identity and Organizational identification in High-Minority and Low-Socioeconomic Status Charter Schools鈥� by Ibrahim Duyar, assistant professor of education, Carolyn Turturro, associate professor of social work, and Muhammed Bogrek, alumni
• 鈥淲omen Representation in Educational Psychology Journals: An Analysis of Authorship and Citations by Gender鈥� by Amanda Nolen, assistant professor of education, Nancy Hamilton, associate professor of educational foundations
• 鈥淩esponses to Item Wording on Stress and Anxiety Scales for Adults with Disabilities鈥� by Dent Gitchel, associate professor of rehabilitation and counseling

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