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Adult Literacy in Indiana
(H.W. Wilson Company, 2006) Diesman, Julie; Moffett, Paul; Thomas, Amie; Twigg, Michael
Mary McLeod Bethune, an African-American educator and adviser to U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt, has been quoted as having said, "The whole world opened to me when I learned to read." Unfortunately for many in Indiana, the "whole world" may be closed to them because of illiteracy. According to the Indiana Adult Literacy Coalition in 1989, 12% to 19% of Hoosiers over age 25 could not read or write at a functional level. As early as 1930, illiteracy was recognized as an issue within the state. An article in the Indinapolis Star dated September 25, 1930, headlined that over 50,000 Hoosiers were illiterate ("52,034 in state," 1939). It is natural to assume that at some point Indiana developed a robust statewide initiative to address the problem of illiteracy amongst its citizens. One might imagine a program that over time slowly but surely reduced the number of Indiana citizens who struggled under the mantle of illiteracy; however, myriad reasons and circumstances have conspired to prevent that from happening. Instead of a forceful statewide program, numerous segmented efforts by local or regional entities with modest support from various federal, state, or non-profit organizations are more apt to be found.
Epilepsy Self-Management in Older Adults: A Qualitative Study
(2012-03-19) Miller, Wendy Renee; Buelow, Janice; Bakas, Tamilyn; Habermann, Barbara; Unverzagt, Frederick
Epilepsy is the most common chronic neurological condition in the United States, and it is incurable. Those who suffer from it must engage in both collaborative and independent management of their condition for the remainder of their lives. The treatment and care of those with epilepsy must therefore include not only medical interventions, which alone cannot cure the disorder or prevent the disability associated with it, but must also prepare persons for and facilitate their independent management—self-management—of the disorder. Self-management is a process that affects important outcomes including resource utilization, mortality, and quality of life. In the United States, those age 60 years and older have the highest incidence of new-onset epilepsy. Despite the high incidence of epilepsy in this population, coupled with the knowledge that self-management affects important outcomes, a thorough search of the literature suggests that self-management experiences of older adults diagnosed with epilepsy late in life have not been investigated. The purpose of the study was to examine, using a qualitative descriptive design, the self-management experiences of older adults diagnosed with epilepsy at or after age 60. Semi-structured interviews were used to generate data. A total of 20 older adults participated. Major findings indicate that older adults in the sample, and particularly the women, experienced a delay in receiving an epilepsy diagnosis. These older adults experienced multiple problems and life changes since diagnosis—some of which are unique to this population and many of which are amenable to intervention. These older adults devise and execute a variety of management strategies, within a system, that are classified as disease/treatment-focused and problem/life changes-focused. These strategies further are categorized as proactive or reactive, with proactive strategies being pre-planned and effective, and reactive strategies being unplanned and less effective. Knowledge generated from this study reveals the problems experienced by older adults with epilepsy, as well as their management needs. These findings will inform future studies, the aim of which will be to investigate more thoroughly these problems and needs and, ultimately, to inform interventions aimed at resolving this population’s problems and concerns while also improving outcomes.
We've wordled: Have you?
(Association of College and Research Libraries, http://crln.acrl.org/content/72/9/522.full, 2011-10) Huisman, Rhonda K.; Miller, Willie; Trinoskey, Jessica
The article describes the use of the word-cloud generator, Wordle, by three subject librarians at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, in various aspects of library instruction and outreach.
Privacy and Security Risks and Requirements with Healthcare IT: Hitting a Home Run Instead of a Foul Ball
(2012-11-13) Hook, Sara Anne; Jones, Josette
Using baseball as a metaphor, this practical, engaging session will explore the security and privacy risks with a number of technologies for storing, handling and communicating health information and highlight the legal obligations and technological requirements for collecting, preserving and producing health information as part of an electronic discovery process.
Broadband and Health Care: Legal and Policy Issues with Personal Health Records (PHR)
(2010-10-14) Hook, Sara Anne; Jones, Josette
This session will discuss the security, privacy and accessibility of PHRs and how the 2009 ARRA stimulus provisions (HITECH Act) and the 2010 National Broadband Plan facilitate, hamper or leave gaps in the implementation of PHRs for managing health information. It will also highlight unsettled legal issues with PHRs and the impact of state and federal legislation and government agencies.
If the World Can Be Your Oyster, Why Settle for Clams: Enhancing Student Learning through Meaningful Work and Global Reach
(2011-04-15) Jones, Josette; Hook, Sara Anne
This presentation will showcase the various approaches taken in online courses and in one-on-one interactions to enhance student learning and provide students with the opportunity for collaboration and connections at the local, national and even international level. Some of the approaches include service learning, international initiatives, participation in faculty research projects, faculty-guided student research at the undergraduate and graduate level, peer evaluation, co-authoring and co-presenting of research results and use of technology to build partnerships and create community.
Mega-Collaboration: The inspiration and development of an interface for large-scale disaster response.
(2009) Pfaff, Mark; Newlon, Christine; Patel, Himalaya; Vreede, Gert-Jan de; MacDorman, Karl F.
iTeaching and Learning: Collegiate Instruction Incorporating Mobile Tablets
(Library Technology Reports, 2012-03) Miller, Willie
Mobile tablets will revolutionize higher education instruction across the academy, in some instances providing new solutions to accepted instructional limitations, in others eliminating unacknowledged hindrances, and in still others creating new challenges. Instructors at Indiana University--Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) have been using iPads for instruction, including library instruction, since the fall of 2010. An eight-member group of faculty in art, music, communication studies, tourism management, physical education, education, organizational leadership and supervision, and the University Library have pioneered the institution's use of mobile tablets, iPads, in the classroom. Chapter 9 of Library Technology Reports (vol. 48, no. 8) "Rethinking Reference and Instruction with Tablets" provides insights into how these and other disciplines are using iPads to create new transformative learning experiences. This chapter includes findings of a study on student perceptions of learning and engagement during instruction incorporating the use of iPads across disciplines.
Indy $500: Race to the Shops
(http://crln.acrl.org/content/74/2/77.full?sid=f2285e60-2594-49f9-9c49-d6e0a0934c58, 2013-02) Miller, Willie; Huisman, Rhonda
The article offers travel tips for Indianapolis, Indiana, host city of Association of College and Research Libraries 2013, and includes recommendations for shopping, sightseeing, and bookshops.
Socioeconomic indicators of heat-related health risk supplemented with remotely sensed data
(2009-10-16) Johnson, Daniel P.; Wilson, Jeffrey S.; Luber, George C.
Background: Extreme heat events are the number one cause of weather-related fatalities in the United States. The current system of alert for extreme heat events does not take into account intra-urban spatial variation in risk. The purpose of this study is to evaluate a potential method to improve spatial delineation of risk from extreme heat events in urban environments by integrating sociodemographic risk factors with estimates of land surface temperature derived from thermal remote sensing data. Results: Comparison of logistic regression models indicates that supplementing known sociodemographic risk factors with remote sensing estimates of land surface temperature improves the delineation of intra-urban variations in risk from extreme heat events. Conclusion: Thermal remote sensing data can be utilized to improve understanding of intra-urban variations in risk from extreme heat. The refinement of current risk assessment systems could increase the likelihood of survival during extreme heat events and assist emergency personnel in the delivery of vital resources during such disasters.

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