Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/14551 Title Differentiated Instruction on Verbal Student Engagement in a Mixed High School Sociology Class Creator Cameron Nielsen Date 6/15/2025 Type Text Identifier CameronNielsen_ARP_2025 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/20/2025, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en Abstract Student engagement in class is a pressing issue in schools that educators must consistently address. This is to ensure that students are obtaining the knowledge they need to become active citizens after they finish their schooling. To combat disengagement, this action research project studied the effects of differentiated instruction on student verbal engagement in a mixed high school sociology class. Data gathering methods were borrowed from Sagor (2000), using detailed clipboard notes during small group discussions and pre-set checklist marks during lecture periods. Verbal student engagement was monitored while each differentiated instructional method was being used to see what effect they had on student voice in the classroom. The data was sorted into three main themes: full-class discussion and lecture, small-group discussion and paired work, and independent work. For this class of 29 students, this research found that think-pair-share was the most effective strategy to engage students in conversations with each other and the teacher throughout all three themes. Culturally relevant teaching (CRT) had the second largest impact on student verbal engagement during full-class discussion and lecture, and had the largest impact during independent work. The results of this study support the established understanding that differentiated instruction can increase student engagement (Tomlinson, 2014) while offering the opportunity to compare the effectiveness of those differentiated instructions with one another. Degree Master of Arts in Teaching (initial licensure) Key Words Think-Pair-Share Culture Community Note Amy Bowden Kenneth Carano N/A Type Action Research Project -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/13966 Title Paying Attention to Professor at Whiteboard Creator Seyed Abdollah Shahrokni Janeanne Rockwell-Kincanon Subject colleges universities science laboratories diverse students STEM Description a description is not yet provided for this image. Publisher Western Oregon University Date 2023 Type Image;StillImage Photograph Identifier diversityimages_83 Is Part Of https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/page/diversity-images License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Note alt-text is not yet provided for this image Note Students give their attention to a professor's lecture. -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/13891 Title Lecture at the Board Creator Seyed Abdollah Shahrokni Janeanne Rockwell-Kincanon Subject colleges universities science laboratories diverse students STEM Description a description is not yet provided for this image. Publisher Western Oregon University Date 2023 Type Image;StillImage Photograph Identifier diversityimages_48 Is Part Of https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/page/diversity-images License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Note alt-text is not yet provided for this image Note A professor presents as students listen. -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/13886 Title Focusing on the Lecture Creator Seyed Abdollah Shahrokni Janeanne Rockwell-Kincanon Subject colleges universities science laboratories diverse students STEM Description a description is not yet provided for this image. Publisher Western Oregon University Date 2023 Type Image;StillImage Photograph Identifier diversityimages_43 Is Part Of https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/page/diversity-images License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Note alt-text is not yet provided for this image Note Students concentrate on a professor. -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/13709 Title Availability of Sexuality Education Materials for Incarcerated Adults: Providing Recommendations for a Comprehensive Education Creator Amanda M. Mooney Date 6/14/2024 Type Text; Image; StillImage Language English Rights https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 6/29/2024, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. Abstract Sexual literacy is the understanding of sexuality in all areas, from sexual health to anatomy. Adults in custody (AIC) have historically been shown to have low rates of sexual literacy and an abundance of unhealthy sexual habits. Despite this, there is no targeted curriculum to improve the sexual literacy rates or sexual practices of AICs in the United States. This paper aimed to determine any resources that are accessible for AICs to address these concerns. The results showed that there are not many; however, there are targeted research articles discussing how AICs interact with various elements of human sexuality. This paper combined those research articles with human sexuality Open Educational Resources (OER) to create a Comprehensive Sexual Education (CSE) for AICs. This intervention is targeted at young, incarcerated males in the state of Oregon; however, there is abundant possibility to generalize this program to other incarcerated populations. The developed program consists of an informative lecture(s), activities, and discussion questions, all targeted at increasing sexual literacy, improving sexual health, and providing a strong foundation for participants to build strong intimate relationships. Based on the developed curriculum, possibilities for future research, limitations, and recommendations for other programs and policy changes are discussed. License CC-BY-NC-SA (attribution, non-commercial, share alike) Degree professional_project Master of Arts in Criminal Justice Note Omar Melchor-Ayala Terry Gingerich Mari Sakiyama Type professional_project -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/13295 Title Incorporating Music, Movement, and Activity Based Methodology into a Traditional Science Lecture Creator Travis Torgerson Subject Music Movement and Activity Based Date 6/17/2023 Type Text Image;StillImage Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 10/03/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author by contacting the WOU Library. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Abstract I teach biology, fish and wildlife science, agriculture science, and social dance. What I would like to focus on for my project is how music, interactions, and physical activity (such as dance) help people with trouble focusing. I will look at how music and physical activity cannot only help people focus but can increase the power of belief in themselves that allows them to focus. What I would like to do for my project is to pick a science-related project in the realm of my expertise like fish and wildlife, agriculture, etc., and figure out how to make a lesson plan that is designed to teach about the subject incorporating music and dance to help one’s focus and learning about the subject along with their motivation and self-belief. I think it could be a useful tool to tie music and social interactions such as dance into learning a serious subject such as wildlife education and or agriculture education. The lesson will be an eight-lesson series that incorporates music and movement/physical activity into learning about physical science for a unit about motion. Degree Master of Arts in Teaching (initial licensure) Note Joshua Schulze Lila Reid Randall Dana Ulveland Type Professional Project -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12549 Title How to Write Well Creator Lars Soderlund Description Dr. Lars Soderlund's lecture on writing at Western Oregon University. Contributor Western Oregon University. Academic Innovation Center Date 2/1/2017 Type Image; MovingImage; Text Format video/mp4; application/pdf Identifier commlectureseries/9 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 04/18/2021, this item is in copyright. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12547 Title Math: The New Civil Rights Issue Creator Sylvia Valdes-Fernandez Description Dr. Fernandez's lecture on math and civil rights at Western Oregon University. Contributor Western Oregon University. Academic Innovation Center Date 4/1/2017 Type MovingImage; Text Format video/mp4; application/pdf Identifier commlectureseries/6 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 04/18/2021, this item is in copyright. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12546 Title Hiking in Oregon Creator Tom Kelly Description Tom Kelly's lecture on Oregon hiking at Western Oregon University. Contributor Western Oregon University. Academic Innovation Center Date 4/1/2016 Type MovingImage; Text Format video/mp4 Identifier commlectureseries/19 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 04/18/2021, this item is in copyright. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12545 Title Alignment, Retention, and Meeting Our Students Where They Are Creator Sue Monahan Description Dr. Sue Monahan's lecture on alignment and student retention at Western Oregon University. Contributor Western Oregon University. Academic Innovation Center Date 11/1/2016 Type MovingImage; Text; Image Format video/mp4; application/vnd.ms-powerpoint Identifier commlectureseries/18 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 04/18/2021, this item is in copyright. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12467 Title Parallel Lines Creator Garima Thakur Description Garima Thakur's lecture on parallel lines at Western Oregon University. Contributor Western Oregon University. Academic Innovation Center Date 3/1/2016 Type MovingImage; Text Format video/mp4 Identifier commlectureseries/16 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 04/18/2021, this item is in copyright. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12466 Title Brain, Health, and Aging Creator Rob Winningham Description Dr. Rob Winningham's lecture on the brain, health, and aging at Western Oregon University. Contributor Western Oregon University. Academic Innovation Center Date 11/1/2015 Type Image; MovingImage; Text Format video/mp4; application/vnd.ms-powerpoint Identifier commlectureseries/14 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 04/18/2021, this item is in copyright. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12465 Title Non-fiction Texts That Inspire Writers Creator Melanie Landon-Hays Description Melanie Landon-Hays' lecture on non-fiction texts which inspire writers at Western Oregon University. Contributor Western Oregon University. Academic Innovation Center Date 10/1/2015 Type MovingImage; Text Format video/mp4 Identifier commlectureseries/13 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 04/18/2021, this item is in copyright. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12464 Title The Dog Ate My Cell Phone: Teaching and Learning in the Google Age Creator Dan Clark Description Dan Clark's lecture on teaching and learning in the google age at Western Oregon University. Contributor Western Oregon University. Academic Innovation Center Date 12/1/2015 Type Image; MovingImage; Text Format video/mp4; application/vnd.ms-powerpoint Identifier commlectureseries/12 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 04/18/2021, this item is in copyright. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12463 Title Inclusion of Youth with Disabilities in Community Recreation and Physical Activity Creator Jennifer Taylor Description Dr. Jennifer Taylor's lecture on inclusion of youth with disabilities in community activity at Western Oregon University. Contributor Western Oregon University. Academic Innovation Center Date 5/1/2016 Type Image; MovingImage; Text Format video/mp4; application/vnd.ms-powerpoint Identifier commlectureseries/10 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 04/18/2021, this item is in copyright. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12261 Title Retention: It Takes a Campus Creator Kristin Mauro Description Dr. Kristin Mauro's lecture on retention at Western Oregon University. Contributor Western Oregon University. Academic Innovation Center Date 3/1/2017 Type MovingImage; Text Format video/mp4; application/pdf Identifier commlectureseries/7 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 04/18/2021, this item is in copyright. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12259 Title Executive Function in Children Born Low Birth Weight and Preterm Creator Patricia Blasco Sybille Guy Serra Acar Description Lecture by Patricia Blasco, Sybille Guy, and Serra Acar on executive function in children born preterm and with low birthweight at Western Oregon University. Contributor Western Oregon University. Academic Innovation Center Date 1/1/2016 Type Image; MovingImage; Text Format application/vnd.ms-powerpoint Identifier commlectureseries/11 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 04/18/2021, this item is in copyright. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/6856 Title Global Learning: Bringing the World to WOU Students Creator Rob Troyer Description Dr. Rob Troyer's lecture on global learning at Western Oregon University. Contributor Western Oregon University. Academic Innovation Center Date 5/1/2017 Type Image; MovingImage; Text Format video/mp4; application/vnd.ms-powerpoint; application/pdf Identifier commlectureseries/5 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 04/18/2021, this item is in copyright. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/6852 Title The Great American Eclipse Creator Jon Brewster Description Jon Brewster's lecture on the August 2017 eclipse. Contributor Western Oregon University. Academic Innovation Center Date 8/1/2017 Type Image; MovingImage; Text Format video/mp4; application/vnd.ms-powerpoint; image/jpg Identifier commlectureseries/3 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 04/18/2021, this item is in copyright. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/6842 Title Retention and Student Success Creator Rex Fuller Subject student success Rex Fuller Western Oregon University Description Dr. Fuller's lecture on student success at Western Oregon University. Contributor Western Oregon University. Academic Innovation Center Date 10/1/2016 Type Image; MovingImage; Text Format video/mp4; application/vnd.ms-powerpoint Identifier commlectureseries/1 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 04/18/2021, this item is in copyright. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4934 Title Pedagogy of Teaching History: Comparing the Chronologic and Thematic Approaches Creator Daniel J. Tew Date 6/1/2014 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/14 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Abstract In Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, a monotone history teacher lectures in a room full of adolescents who show no interest at all in the topic. Unfortunately this is not an isolated instance of teaching history. History teachers are plagued with the stereotype of being dry and boring. While other contents adjust to accommodate students, the majority history tends to be taught in the typical fashion (Laufenberg, 2011, p. 1). A teacher lectures and students absorb information by taking notes. If students are really “lucky” there will be a break from lectures and instead will be able to enjoy a lengthy historical documentary. What can be done to change the ways that history can be taught? Perhaps the approach the teacher takes to teaching can impact the way students respond to the content. Classes typically taught with this lecture style tend to teach history as a timeline (Olson-Raymer, 2011). Teachers start with one event or date and move forward throughout history. An alternative approach further examined in this paper is a thematic approach where a teacher instead selects meaningful themes for students to explore in great detail. While other methods exist outside of these two approaches, the traditional chronological approach is contrasted to the thematic approach to determine if there are ways to alleviate the disinterest students have in history. Advantages, disadvantages and sample lesson plans are used to dissect these approaches to determine their effectiveness for use in the history classroom. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Ken Carano Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4883 Title Kinesthetic Teaching Strategies for Adults in a Lecture Setting Creator Rowan Cheney Date 6/1/2017 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/121 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Abstract Kinesthetic teaching is a beneficial way for adults to learn and retain new information, but is not commonly used by instructors. The purpose of this project was to compile and discuss a list of kinesthetic strategies to help instructors facilitate learners’ ability to engage and focus on the learning material during presentations. The list of strategies was split into three sections: strategies that can be put into place by the learner, strategies used by the presenter without any specific learning outcomes, and strategies that are used by the presenter with specific learning outcomes. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Robert Hautala Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4218 Title Becoming a better teacher through differentiation: new instructional methods and addressing controversy in the social studies classroom. Creator Benjamin Finnegan Subject Curriculum and Instruction Education Educational Methods Secondary Education Differentiation Classroom Climate Technological Instructional Methods Controversial topics in social studies Date 6/11/2022 Type Text Identifier theses/216 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 6/10/2022, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author at the email address listed above. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Abstract Creating a classroom that ensures students growth, success, comfortability, and cohesion is critical to a successful educational experience for students. All students come from different learning and life experiences, and these experiences help enrich the learning environment for all students. This research project examines how creating this type of environment can be achieved through the 2021-2022 school year. During this school year I spent my practicum experience in both a 9-10th grade Social Studies course, as well as a course specifically for 10th grade students. The research in this project focuses on the questions of: 1. How can differentiation improve and strengthen classroom climate? 2. What is the benefit of incorporating technology, and other non-lecture-based methods of instruction? 3. How can I more effectively teach controversial topics in social studies? Data collection for these research questions came in the format of journal entries and personal note taking, conversations and conferencing one on one with students, and feedback from both my clinical instructor and university mentor. Also included in this paper also is an introduction, my philosophy of education based on my educational experiences, a literature review of work to help formulate research questions, research methods and results, and implications on how my research and data will impact my future teaching career. Keywords: Differentiation, Classroom Climate, Technological Instructional Methods, Controversial topics in social studies Date Available 6/7/2022 Degree Master of Arts in Teaching (initial licensure) Note Amy Bowden, Rachel Duncan Type action_research -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4185 Title Action Research in Applying Culturally Responsive Teaching, Engaging Lesson Plans, and Balancing a Learning Management System with Lecture Creator Jesse Aitken Subject learning management system pandemic action research distance learning classroom management Date 6/10/2021 Type Text Identifier theses/114 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 6/10/2022, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author at the email address listed above. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Abstract An action research project performed while distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic at an alternative high school, this study focuses on the student teacher's progress of using the Universal Design for Learning, applying classroom management methods, and utilizing a learning management system with instruction. Date Available 6/10/2022 Degree Master of Arts in Teaching (initial licensure) Note Jaclyn Caires-Hurley, Rachel Harrington Type action_research -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/2955 Title Natural Science Lecture Class Creator Undetermined Subject Classroom Lecture Natural Science (NS) Oregon College of Education (OCE) Science Class Students Description In the Natural Science Building, a professor gives a lecture on evolution to a class of students. Date 197u Type Image; StillImage Format Photograph as a jpg image (600 dpi, pixel dimensions- width: 3024, height: 2376) Identifier omeka/1768 Rights Copyright Not Evaluated: As of 04/21/2020, the copyright for this item has not been investigated by Hamersly Library. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/ Spatial Coverage United States--Oregon--Polk County--Monmouth -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/2248 Title Lecture Hall Inside of Natural Science Building Creator Undetermined Subject Natural Science Building Students Description Rows of students talk to each other and look towards their desk as they sit in the lecture hall in the Natural Science Building. Old ACC.RG.2012.604: Item 179 Digital .jpg (300 dpi, pixel dimensions- width: 1500, height:1188) Date 197u Type Image; StillImage Identifier omeka/1340 Rights Copyright Not Evaluated: As of 05/25/2020, the copyright for this item has not been investigated by Hamersly Library. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/ Spatial Coverage United States--Oregon--Polk County--Monmouth --