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The AIA New York Chapter & aecKnowledge Partner with Online Continuing Education
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The AIA New York Chapter/Center for Architecture and aecKnowledge announce a new partnership to provide online continuing education units via high-quality video continuing education courses. The first of these courses—two advanced lectures on Sustainable Design—offer real-world examples and practical solutions for key design challenges while earning the viewer AIA Learning Units.
New York, NY/San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) January 31, 2012
The AIA New York Chapter (AIANY) and Center for Architecture and aecKnowledge announce a new partnership to provide online continuing education units via high-quality video continuing education courses. The first of these courses—two advanced lectures on Sustainable Design—offer real-world examples and practical solutions for key design challenges while earning the viewer AIA Learning Units.
“We are proud to partner with an organization that puts learning and professional development first,” stated Joseph J. Aliotta, AIA, LEED AP, President, AIANY.
Delivered by two of today’s leading thinkers on sustainability, the courses released today are:
Sustainability at the Bronx Zoo by Susan Chin, AIA, VP Planning and Design and Chief Architect, Exhibition and Graphics Department, Bronx Zoo, (1 HSW/SD)
Sustainable High-Density Affordable Housing by Mark Ginsberg, FAIA, LEED AP, Partner, Curtis & Ginsberg (1 HSW/SD)
According to Rick Bell, FAIA, Executive Director, AIANY, “aecKnowledge is redefining continuing education in the AEC industry with the highest quality, commercial-free content, delivered by and edited by our peers.”
“We are thrilled to partner with the oldest and largest chapter of the American Institute of Architects,” said Michael Strogoff, FAIA, President + Founder, aecKnowledge. “Now architects and design professionals throughout the country, and the world, will have instant access to the wealth of knowledge from the incredible thought leaders of AIA New York.”
More courses from AIA New York will be released in February, including courses on Active Design, Design for Aging, and Historic Preservation of Modern Architecture.
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Evidence-Based Practice Increases Success in Online Education, According to Research Presented in January Issue of …
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January’s Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks features findings contributed by faculty researchers at six top institutions and solutions from Sloan-C’s collection of effective practices.
Newburyport, MA (PRWEB) January 31, 2012
As online education becomes pervasive, emerging research guides rapidly developing practice in online teaching and learning. The new issue of the Sloan Consortium’s (Sloan-C’s) Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, Volume 16.1, focuses on factors that increase student and faculty success online. Contributors to the January issue include faculty researchers from Cabrini College, Drexel University, the Pennsylvania State University, Rowan University, Texas Tech University, the University of Memphis and hundreds of institutions that have contributed to Sloan-C’s collection of effective practices.
Highlights from the January Issue of JALN
Positive perceptions of learning online are essential to student success, thus researchers seek evidence for practices that enhance perceptions. Katrina Meyers and Stephanie Jones examine student perspectives in "Graduate Students Rate Institutional Websites: The Must Have, Nice to Have, and Delighted to Have Services." In this study, students reveal what services they really want and use; what they want is not always what websites typically provide.
"Thought-leaders in Asynchronous Learning Environments," by Jim Waters, details the factors that affect how students view each other and themselves as leaders, via analysis of their contributions to online discussions. His insights explain how thought-leaders influence classmates and guide continuous course improvement.
Instructors also can motivate more proactive learning, according to Scott Warnock, Kenneth Bingham, Dan Driscoll, Jennifer Fromal, and Nicholas Rouse, whose “Early Participation in Asynchronous Writing Environments and Course Success,” shows that posting early in an online course is a “key behavior that allows students to be more engaged in the course material with a concomitant rise in their performance.”
"Reading Between the Lines of Online Course Evaluations: Predictable Actions that Improve Student Perceptions of Teaching Effectiveness and Course Value," by Stephanie Jones, identifies specific factors that improve student perceptions of teaching effectiveness and value.
Evidence-based practice is also evolving for faculty and for institutions. Authors Paula Mae Bigatel, Lawrence C. Ragan, Shannon Kennan, Janet May, and Brian F. Redmond present phase one of a multi-phase research project: "The Identification of Competencies for Online Teaching Success" compares and evaluates factors for effective faculty professional development.
In a large scale study with data from the National Postsecondary Student Aid Survey, “Enrollment in Distance Education Classes in 2008 is Associated with Fewer Enrollment Gaps Among Independent Undergraduate Students in the US," Manuel Cosmas Pontes and Nancy Marie Hurley Pontes confirm that “enrollment in distance education classes in 2008 is significantly related to a decreased likelihood of an enrollment gap among independent students but not among dependent students.” Institutions can do more to help the growing population of independent students succeed when they acknowledge the time- and place-restrictions that lead students to choose online education.
Janet C. Moore's "Synthesis of Sloan-C Effective Practices" provides solutions contributed by hundreds of institutions that are advancing education. The synthesis links directly to replicable practices that are based on Sloan-C's Five Pillars of Quality: learning effectiveness, scale, access, faculty satisfaction, and student satisfaction
About JALN
Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks (JALN), published by the Sloan Consortium, is a major source of knowledge about online education. The aim of the JALN is to describe original work in asynchronous learning networks (ALN), including experimental results. It is available online and in print. For more information, visit http://sloanconsortium.org/publications/jaln_main.
About Sloan-C
The Sloan Consortium (Sloan-C) is an institutional and professional leadership organization dedicated to integrating online education into the mainstream of higher education, helping institutions and individual educators improve the quality, scale, and breadth of education. For more information, visit http://www.sloanconsortium.org.
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Sam Pagano set standard for family's rich coaching legacy
Posted: January 31, 2012 at 1:57 pm
Those close to Sam Pagano wonder if there is room to cram anything more about football into his mind, life or daily routine. Even with an already-packed football portfolio, including 21 years as coach at Fairview High School in Boulder, Pagano now has to find room to keep track of the Indianapolis Colts.
That's because Chuck Pagano, Sam's older son, was recently named coach of the Colts. Sam Pagano is going to be more than just an interested observer. He's a grandfather, but he's not in any rocking chair when it comes to keeping up with his boys.
In Sam Pagano's case, the task is twofold. John Pagano, Sam's younger son, was recently named defensive coordinator for the San Diego Chargers.
"I stay abreast of what's going
University of Denver Men's Football Coach John Roning with Sam Pagano #68. Sam Pagano is the subject of a Colorado Classic column. He's a former coach at Fairview High School. His son Chuck Pagano as just named head coach of the Indianapolis Colts. John Leyba, The Denver Post
on with them," Pagano said. "I like to watch practice sessions, and my wife (Diana) and I have watched both of their teams quite a bit. When Chuck was coaching with the Baltimore Ravens, I was able to sit in on some of their team meetings. We look at it as showing support."
Sam Pagano's passion for football blossomed when he was at Pueblo Central High School and playing for Sollie Rasso. His high school coach was a mentor, and Sam carried Rasso's counseling with him throughout his career.
After Pueblo Central, Pagano continued his playing career at the University of Denver, where he was a linebacker and guard for coach John Roning. DU dropped football after the 1960 season, a year after Pagano departed.
"I went to the first tryout camp the Denver Broncos had out at Colorado School of Mines," Pagano said of his immediate time after college. "I tried out as a kicker but was cut before the first preseason game. I didn't get to wear the striped socks."
The first Broncos uniforms featured vertically striped socks that were widely ridiculed throughout pro football. With the quick exit from the Broncos camp, Pagano turned to his lifelong ambition. He had known from an early age that he wanted to coach. After assistant coaching stops at Adams State College in Alamosa and Boulder High School, Pagano moved to Fairview High School in 1969 as head coach.
While there, he coached both of his sons. Chuck Pagano went on to the University of Wyoming after high school, and John Pagano moved on to Mesa State in Grand Junction.
"It was easy coaching them in high school," Sam Pagano said. "I was involved more with the offense, and they both played quite a bit on defense. It was more nerve-wracking watching them playing in college."
While at Fairview, Sam Pagano helped develop one of the top programs in the state. The Knights won outright state championships in 1979 and 1987 and gained a co-championship with Westminster in 1978. Through the years, Pagano's Fairview team was known for its epic battles with coach Fred Tesone and Cherry Creek.
"It was a great rivalry," Pagano said. "The only problem was Fred won most of them, and he and Cherry Creek got most of the attention."
Tesone called the Fairview game the toughest on Creek's schedule.
"I couldn't sleep the whole week before the Fairview game," he said.
Pagano got his reward in 1987 when the Knights beat the Bruins in the state championship game. Pagano left the football coaching job after the 1989 season and retired from teaching in 1994. His final coaching record was 164-58-4, a mark he attributes to great players and assistant coaches. Two years before he retired from teaching, he joined the growing hotbed for American coaches teaching American football in Europe. His first stop was Bergamo, Italy, and his team in 1994 went 14-1 and was runner-up in the Italian Super Bowl.
"I was ready for something different, and I really wanted to coach in Europe," he said. "We had some language problems, but a lot of the players spoke English, and we got along that way."
After a coaching stop in Taipei, Pagano returned to Europe and coached in Germany and France. He returned to Bergamo in 2002 and closed out his coaching career with a 16-0 team and the Eurobowl Championship.
"I had enough," Pagano said of his tenure. "I still go to Fairview games when I can."
The pace will pick up this fall. His game plan now is scheduling the best times to be in cities such as San Diego and Indianapolis to watch his sons' teams play. And maybe there will be a weekend that Fairview's schedule fills an opening.
After all, one of the country's top football coaching families is headquartered right here in Colorado.
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Pagano bio
Born: Jan. 2, 1938, in Pueblo
High School: Pueblo Central
College: University of Denver
Family: Wife Diana, daughters Connie, Cathy (deceased), Carrie, Jennifer; sons Chuck, John.
Hobbies: Walking, meeting with friends.
On the schedule: Watching a college game at West Point and the Naval Academy.
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Health Net’s & UCLA’s Health Literacy Social Media Program Opens to All Teens Nationwide
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RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Health Net Federal Services, LLC, part of the Government Contracts segment of Health Net, Inc. (NYSE:HNT - News) and the UCLA School of Public Health announced the health literacy social media program, T2X, is available to all cyber-savvy teens nationwide and Health Net Federal Services wants to ensure teens from military families are included.
The T2X website, http://www.t2x.me, offers a teen-only community of users, with teen and professionally produced content, competitions, games, quizzes, blogs, video sharing and other interactive and participatory communication methods. The site covers lifestyle issues for teens including: nutrition, fitness, stress management and substance abuse. Until recently, the program was previously limited to its study testing phase.
“It’s tough being a teenager today. It can be even tougher for those in military families, as they face unique challenges when a parent or loved one serves and is deployed and redeployed. The T2X program is a cutting-edge tool for teens to not only find support through the emotional cycles of deployment but also find the information to help them live a healthy and fulfilling life,” said Tom Carrato, president of Health Net Federal Services. “T2X empowers teens to take responsibility and become invested in their own health care and well-being.”
The T2X project was created as a result of a partnership between Health Net, Inc., UCLA School of Public Health and EPG Technologies. It was funded by a $1.1 million NIH research grant that tested whether an online social network would increase teens’ capacity to access and use their insurance, become more engaged in their health care and health behavior decisions, and develop pro-health attitudes.
On the T2X website, teens have access to:
Chat online with health experts and ask questions about sensitive health topics that they may not be comfortable discussing with their physician Learn how to access health services Intelligent SMS campaign that allows teens to text keywords to a designated number and receive customized content back to their mobile devices Participate in health-oriented social networking through blogs, videos and other transmedia tools
The transmedia component of T2X is extremely unique as the project is the first of its kind to explore the effectiveness of this intervention. “Transmedia” is telling different parts of a story using different types of media, which provides opportunities for participants to get deeper into the story, topic and characters, eventually putting the story together into a coherent whole. Engaging the T2X community through transmedia storytelling may make issues related to health care literacy more relevant and engaging for teens as they transition into adulthood.
“I’m excited about the opportunity to engage the T2X community through transmedia storytelling to make issues related to health care literacy more relevant and engaging for teens as they transition into adulthood,” said Deborah Glik, professor for the UCLA School of Public Health and another one of the study’s collaborators.
For younger children, Health Net Federal Services offers a series of kids’ journals to help military children make sense of complex emotions during difficult times. My Life, a kid’s journal, is for children with a parent or loved one who is deployed. My Life Continued is for children who have lost a parent or loved one who served in the U.S. Armed Forces. My Life As I Move is for children who are embarking on yet another Permanent Change of Station (PCS). The journals are free and available to download.
About Health Net
Health Net Federal Services, a subsidiary of Health Net, Inc., has a long history of providing cost-effective, quality managed health care programs for government agencies, including the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs. As the managed care support contractor for the TRICARE North Region, Health Net provides health care services to approximately 3.0 million uniformed services beneficiaries, active and retired, and their families. In addition, Health Net provides quality, cost-effective health care solutions for veterans, as well as behavioral health services for active duty service members, veterans and their families. Visit Health Net at http://www.healthnet.com, http://www.hnfs.com and http://www.facebook.com/healthnetfederalservices.
About The UCLA School of Public Health
The UCLA School of Public Health is dedicated to enhancing the public’s health by conducting innovative research; training future leaders and health professionals; translating research into policy and practice; and serving local, national and international communities. For more information, visit http://www.ph.ucla.edu.
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Endomondo Introduces Performance Sportswear Collection at Copenhagen Fashion Week
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Jan. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Endomondo, the social fitness network that turns the mobile phone into a full-fledged personal trainer and training partner, announced today the launch of its new line of performance sportswear for running and cycling.
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Created with the critically and commercially acclaimed Danish designer, David Andersen, the stylish new Endomondo sportswear line is aimed precisely at those people who are committed to fitness and peak performance, and want to share their dedication with others—just as Endomondo helps them achieve. The line is designed to build a bridge with this motivated market, and enables other Endomondo users to identify their fellow enthusiasts. In using the Endomondo app, they can share their experiences and spur each other onward.
The enticing new Endomondo sportswear line provides Andersen's creative graphics, coupled with the perfect fit and most innovative materials for athletic performance. The eye-catching looks are combined with the collection's major feature, the ability to wick away moisture and sweat and keep competitors dry when competing and exercising.
Highlights of the collection include:
Stylish running jackets ensuring that the user looks great whether jogging slowly or chasing a new personal best Running tights and pants with several functional details Shorts and tank tops for use in the gym or for running on a warm Summer day
In addition to the performance sportswear, the collection features casual styles for both women and men, such as yoga pants, hoodies, T-shirts and polo shirts.
"When I was approached to design a sportswear collection for Endomondo, I immediately became invested and excited to be a part of this project," said David Andersen. "This opportunity allowed me to build an innovative product, create a new form, use dynamic textiles and take on an exciting challenge with a new way of thinking. I look forward to introducing it on the runway in Copenhagen and seeing it transform the performance of athletes."
David Andersen's work is represented in 12 countries across Europe, and is entering the markets in Japan and the U.S. Known for pushing the boundaries to the limit and experimenting with different shapes and textures, David brings a profound passion for architecture, music and museums as inspirations for his designs. His fashions are currently worn by such celebrities as the Crown Princess of Denmark, Paris Hilton and Diddy (Sean Combs).
"We are thrilled to collaborate with a designer of David's caliber for our new sportswear line," said Mette Lykke, co-founder of Endomondo. "Endomondo is all about making sports and exercise more fun, motivating and social. Now we're translating that philosophy to sportswear that is not only functional, but highly fashionable for high performance results."
The Endomondo collection will debut at Copenhagen Fashion Week, taking place February 1-5. The pieces will be available to order from Endomondo's webshop at store.endomondo.com in the spring.
About Endomondo
Launched in September 2008, Endomondo Sports Tracker turns the mobile phone into a full-fledged personal trainer and a social training partner. The app can be used for running, cycling, walking and all other distance-based outdoor sports. Using GPS, the app tracks route, distance, duration, split times, calorie consumption and more while providing audio feedback on performance. The app offers a full history of workouts, as well as social features that allow users to compete with friends without giving up flexibility. The app also supports heart rate monitors on most handsets.
Endomondo.com incorporates the social community where users can challenge friends and share results. Endomondo Sports Tracker has 7 million users with exponential growth. Being available on seven mobile platforms (iOS, Android, RIM, Symbian, Windows Phone, Windows Mobile, Java), the app supports almost all GPS phones. It is the highest rated app of its kind in several of the biggest app stores.
For more information, please visit http://www.endomondo.com and follow @Endomondo on Twitter.
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Jim Llewellyn, for Endomondo
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Mette Lykke, Co-founder of Endomondo
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