A preliminary evaluation of metadata records machine translation (open access)

A preliminary evaluation of metadata records machine translation

Article discussing a preliminary evaluation study of metadata records machine translation. This study evaluates freely available machine translation (MT) services' performance in translating metadata records.
Date: 2012
Creator: Chen, Jiangping; Ding, Ren; Jiang, Shan & Knudson, Ryan
System: The UNT Digital Library
"Genomics and Translational Medicine for Information Professionals:" an innovative course to educate the next generation of librarians (open access)

"Genomics and Translational Medicine for Information Professionals:" an innovative course to educate the next generation of librarians

This article discusses an innovative course to educate the next generation of librarians and meet the demands of the changing health information environment.
Date: October 2012
Creator: Cleveland, Ana D., 1943-; Holmes, Kristi L. & Philbrick, Jodi
System: The UNT Digital Library
Learning and teaching as communicative actions: Improving historical knowledge and cognition through Second Life avatar role play (open access)

Learning and teaching as communicative actions: Improving historical knowledge and cognition through Second Life avatar role play

This article examines a higher education history course where virtual role play was implemented as an assignment.
Date: 2012
Creator: Wakefield, Jenny S.; Warren, Scott J.; Rankin, Monica A.; Mills, Leila A. & Gratch, Jonathan S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Development and Assessment of an Instrument for Measuring Mental Model Styles in Korea (open access)

The Development and Assessment of an Instrument for Measuring Mental Model Styles in Korea

This article discusses a research study on the development and assessment of an instrument for measuring mental model styles in Korea.
Date: 2012
Creator: Chermack, Thomas J.; Song, Ji Hoon; Nimon, Kim F.; Choi, Myungweon & Korte, Russel F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cross-Cultural Training and Success Versus Failure of Expatriates (open access)

Cross-Cultural Training and Success Versus Failure of Expatriates

Article discussing cross-cultural training and the success versus failure of expatriates.
Date: 2012
Creator: Joshua-Gojer, Ashwini Esther
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Subject of Learning and Performance (open access)

The Subject of Learning and Performance

This editorial article discusses the inaugural issue of the Learning and Performance Quarterly (LPQ) open access journal. This editorial offers a welcome and introduction to the first issue.
Date: 2012
Creator: Pasquini, Laura A. & Allen, Jeff M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Leadership, Training, Mentoring, and Instructional Design (open access)

Leadership, Training, Mentoring, and Instructional Design

Editorial article for the second issue of Learning and Performance Quarterly. In this piece, the author describes the second issue and the overall focus on leadership, training, mentoring and instructional design.
Date: 2012
Creator: Pasquini, Laura A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Five-Picture Charades: A Flexible Model for Technology Training in Digital Media Tools and Teaching Strategies (open access)

Five-Picture Charades: A Flexible Model for Technology Training in Digital Media Tools and Teaching Strategies

This article presents Five-Picture Charades, an instructional activity designed to introduce preservice and in-service teachers to the technical and pedagogical uses of digital images in the classroom.
Date: 2012
Creator: Alexander, Curby & Hammond, Thomas C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Statistical assumptions of substantive analyses across the general linear model: a mini-review (open access)

Statistical assumptions of substantive analyses across the general linear model: a mini-review

This article seeks to support researchers by concisely reviewing key statistical assumptions associated with substantive statistical tests across the general linear model. Additionally, the article reviews techniques to check for statistical assumptions and identifies remedies and problems if data do not meet the necessary assumptions.
Date: August 28, 2012
Creator: Nimon, Kim F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Tools to support interpreting multiple regression in the face of multicollilnearity (open access)

Tools to support interpreting multiple regression in the face of multicollilnearity

This article argues that rather than using one technique to investigate regression results, researchers should consider multiple indices to understand the contributions that predictors make not only to a regression model, but to each other as well.
Date: March 14, 2012
Creator: Kraha, Amanda; Turner, Heather; Nimon, Kim F.; Zientek, Linda Reichwein & Henson, Robin K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Collaboration and Crowdsourcing: The Cases of Multilingual Digital Libraries (open access)

Collaboration and Crowdsourcing: The Cases of Multilingual Digital Libraries

Article discussing research on collaboration and crowdsourcing. The purpose of the study is to understand existing multilingual digital libraries and to suggest strategies for building and sustaining multilingual digital libraries.
Date: 2012
Creator: Budzise-Weaver, Tina; Chen, Jiangping & Mitchell, Mikhaela
System: The UNT Digital Library
Exploring Learner to Content Interaction as a Success Factor in Online Courses (open access)

Exploring Learner to Content Interaction as a Success Factor in Online Courses

Article exploring learner to content interaction as a success factor in online courses.
Date: October 2012
Creator: Zimmerman, Tekeisha Denise
System: The UNT Digital Library