Month: August 2016
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Henna-Riikka Peltola featured on The Best of Our Knowledge
As always, host Bob Barrett selects an Academic Minute to air during The Best of Our Knowledge. Each week this program examines some of the issues unique to college campuses, looks at the latest research, and invites commentary from experts and administrators from all levels of education. For this week‘s edition (#1350), Bob has selected…
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Laura Albright, University of Indianapolis – Lurleen Wallace and Women In Politics
Studying women in politics helps us understand the past and how to improve the future. Laura Albright, assistant professor of political science at the University of Indianapolis, examines the life of a former female governor, and shows us how far we still have to go. Laura Albright is an assistant professor of political science at…
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Barbara Looney, Black Hills State University – Re-Learning Conversation Skills
When was your last conversation with a stranger? Barbara Looney, Assistant Professor of Management, School of Business, at Black Hills State University, examines how in a more digitized world, conversation skills need to be re-strengthened through practice. Barbara Looney, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Management, School of Business, Black Hills State University, Spearfish, SD. Looney teaches Managerial Communications, a…
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Robert Edgell, SUNY Polytechnic Institute – Seeing 3D
Go with the flow. Robert Edgell, professor of technology management at SUNY Polytechnic Institute, explains that getting users in a flow-state may be the best way to get them to hand over their dollars for a wearable 3D gaming device. Dr. Robert Edgell is an Assistant Professor of Technology Management at SUNY Polytechnic Institute and…
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Adrianne John Galang, De La Salle University – Of Creativity and Psychopaths
Could being creative come with a side dish of psychopathy? Today on The Academic Minute: Adrianne John Galang, assistant professor of psychology at De La Salle University, explains why highly creative artists may have a bit of dark side, too. I have taught at the leading university in the Philippines (the University of the Philippines)…