Global Campus Research Articles

Dotcoms to watch: Addressing the scholarly publishing industry’s challenges through technology

This paper reports on the Dotcoms to Watch session at Academic Publishing in Europe (APE) 2024. Five out of the seven selected startups that gave a brief presentation in the session expand upon their talks and reflect on their participation. They are Clear Skies, Global Campus, Ludenso, Signals and Visual Abstract. The startups address challenges faced by the scholarly publishing industry and deal with research integrity, identifying and combating papermills, peer reviewer identification and matchmaking, and graphical abstracts.

A Global Campus Beyond the Cold War. Peace and Disarmament Among Spanish Academics during the Debate on Joining and Remaining in NATO (1981-1986)

Historiography has recently shown a special interest in assessing the cultural impact of the social engagement of academics during the Cold War through their advocacy of disarmament or human rights. This academic social activism became part of a complex “transnational civil society,” which was to influence international relations. In light of these considerations, this article aims to delve into the distinctive characteristics of the “nuclear culture” and “science diplomacy” of the Spanish academic world between 1981 and 1986. Spain’s experience of the final stage of the Cold War was somewhat unusual. The resurgence of nuclear tension between the two superpowers was mediated by the domestic political transition from a military dictatorship to a parliamentary democracy, but also by the democratisation of foreign policy and the accession of Spain to NATO. To understand how this took place and with what effects, this article will focus on three main points. Firstly, it will set out an analysis of the impact of historian E.P. Thompson’s critical thinking on the Cold War and the European Campaign for Disarmament among Spanish academics. Secondly, it will examine how certain academics, who played an active part in the debate either for or against joining and remaining in NATO, shaped the nuclear culture of the time through the daily press. Finally, it will argue the involvement, or lack thereof, of Spain’s scientific sector in transnational networks for peace and disarmament and how, through civil society itself, the foundations were laid for the first centres aimed at the dissemination and study of peace.

Introduction. Transfers and cultural diplomacy in a global campus: new studies in university history

Introduction. Transfers and cultural diplomacy in a global campus: new studies in university history

Walking the Walk: Ensuring Inclusive Curriculum at The University of Arizona Global Campus

Walking the Walk: Ensuring Inclusive Curriculum at The University of Arizona Global Campus

Digital transformation of post-pandemic learning and teaching: Utilising TPACK to support educator development in a flipped learning pilot

As higher education looks to continue on its path of digital transformation to support pedagogical approaches such as online and blended learning, lessons must be taken from the emergency distance learning response, during Covid-19, and steps implemented to move towards a more thoughtfully designed strategic approach to digital education.This case study examines an Australian university’s global campus in the United Arab Emirates, a traditionally teacher-led institution, that aims to address ‘what’ post-pandemic education will look like by articulating an approach to the digital transformation of learning and teaching, specifically related to educator professional development. The specific focus of this research considers the ‘how’ by proposing a Technological, Pedagogical and Content Knowledge (TPACK) framework to guide the learning design of a faculty training pilot that supports educators in the development and implementation of a specific pedagogical model, namely flipped learning. The TPACK framework was used to inform the design of the flipped learning faculty training pilot and was used in the analysis coding of participants’ feedback to determine what domains of knowledge were touched and what domains require further attention.The study found that the TPACK framework can be a useful learning design tool for the development of faculty training programs that look to digitally transform learning and teaching, however, while the framework prompts explicit consideration of pedagogical and technological knowledge development, it can be found lacking in the fostering of community elements for a more impactful approach. The author believes this study will provide valuable insight for researchers and policymakers concerned with the digital transformation of learning and teaching in the post-pandemic higher educational landscape, specifically those interested in the development of teaching practice for blended learning approaches.Keywords: digital transformation; higher education; professional development; educator competencies; blended learning; flipped learning; TPACK; learning designPart of the Special Issue Teaching practices in times of digital transformation <https://doi.org/10.21428/8c225f6e.ac86609b>

New Resources for California Scholars

Research Article| May 01 2023 New Resources for California Scholars: The American National Red Cross Historical Nurse Files, ca. 1916 to ca. 1959 Diane M. T. North Diane M. T. North DIANE M. T. NORTH is a retired History professor, University of Maryland Global Campus, from whom she received the 2018 Stanley J. Drazek Teaching Excellence Award. She is the author of California at War: The State and the People during World War I (Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 2019). North, a member of the journal's Editorial Board, received the Western Association of Women Historians' Ridge Prize for the best scholarly article published in 2020: “California and the 1918-1920 Influenza Pandemic,” California History, Vol. 97, no. 3 (Fall 2020): 3-36. Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar California History (2023) 100 (2): 82–84. https://doi.org/10.1525/ch.2023.100.2.82 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Diane M. T. North; New Resources for California Scholars: The American National Red Cross Historical Nurse Files, ca. 1916 to ca. 1959. California History 1 May 2023; 100 (2): 82–84. doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/ch.2023.100.2.82 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentCalifornia History Search On November 21, 2022, the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) launched the redesign of its online catalog.1 One of the resources helpful for California scholars is “The American National Red Cross Historical Nurse Files, ca. 1916–ca. 1959,” a portion of the collection of the records of the American National Red Cross, 1881–2008 (ARC). These archives offer a treasure trove of information about the dedicated nurses who tended to the sick, wounded, and dying during World War I and World War II and their subsequent relationship with the ARC. The material includes correspondence, applications, biographical questionnaires, letters of reference, assignments, military orders, efficiency reports, memoranda, press clippings, and photographs.2 For example, the National Archives digitized seventy-two images of the records for Stockton native Elizabeth Haywood Ashe, who served as a chief nurse for the ARC’s Children’s Bureau in France during World War I (Figures 1 and... You do not currently have access to this content.

Science and Learning in the Digital Era

No AccessScience and Learning in the Digital EraPhD Cristina Dumitru, Mihai Christopher Marian Radovici, Gresa Rasiti, PhD Ljiljan VeselinovićPhD Cristina Dumitru University of Pitești Romania PhD; is a lecturer in the Department of Education at the University of Pitești and coordinator of several Erasmus projects on Education and Specific Learning Disorders. With 15 years of teaching and research experience in working with SEN students, Cristina Dumitru is active in special education and inclusive education practice. Additionally, she has written several manuscripts on special education topics. © 2023Search for more papers by this author, Mihai Christopher Marian Radovici Bucharest University of Economics Romania MA; is currently a PhD student specialising in International Relations and subsequent fields at Bucharest University of Economics. Christopher is currently engaged in following connex research projects abroad. As an alumni of DofE, SUSI, Aspen Institute, amongst others, he has continued being involved in civil society and also became the owner of a social entrepreneurship start-up.Search for more papers by this author, Gresa RasitiMA; works as a human resources manager for a real estate tech company. She holds a bachelor’s degree in English Language Teaching and a master‘s degree in Democracy and Human Rights in South East Europe. During her studies, Gresa was part of a research group working on the topic of De-institutionalisation of Children with Disabilities, now published in the Global Campus of Human Rights repository.Search for more papers by this author, PhD Ljiljan Veselinović University of Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina PhD; is an associate professor at the School of Economics and Business (SEBS), University of Sarajevo, but is also engaged in the Education Laboratory and Quality Assurance Team at SEBS. His research focuses on various topics in business, economics and education, dealing with entrepreneurship, the labour market, business environment and education topics.Search for more papers by this authorPublished Online:Feb 2023SectionsPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail About Previous article Next article FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Download book coverVolume 63Issue 1-2February 2023 ISSN: 0012-5415eISSN: 2307-289XHistoryPublished online:February 2023 PDF download

Management Strategy of International Students in Higher Education State Islamic Religion

The existence of international students at State Islamic Religious Colleges (PTKIN) is a demand in globalization. Their presence is an essential element in realizing a world-class university. But on the other hand, his presence leaves homework and becomes a challenge for PTKIN to always appear excellent in its services. At the implementation level in the field, various problems arise in the management of international students at PTKIN. This study aims to find out in-depth the strategy of PTKIN in building a global campus through the recruitment of international students and to fully understand the form of management of international students while studying at the PTKIN campus and the prospects challenges towards a world-class university. The data or information obtained through participant observation, in-depth interviews, and documentation studies will be analyzed critically (critical analysis) to achieve the above objectives. The results of this study are that the prospects for State Islamic Religious Colleges (PTKIN) Towards World Class University at each university are not the same. This is because the academic and non-academic conditions of each university are different. State Islamic Religious Colleges (PTKIN) towards World-Class Universities are global competition and micro regulations and policies. The strategies and policies of PTKIN in managing international students to realize a World-Class University include improving services to international students, commitment to Good University Governance (GUG), strengthening the distinction of higher education, and increasing cooperation and collaboration.

Open 5G campus networks: key drivers for 6G innovations

5G was designed to enable and unify Industrial Internet communication. Emerging 5G campus networks, in particular, provide a flexible communication infrastructure option addressing the specific needs of industry verticals regarding low latency, resilience, security, and operation models. Network Function Virtualization (NFV) and Edge Computing have paved the way for vendor-independent, customized, and scalable network designs for the past decade. Today, Open Radio Access Network (Open RAN) principles extend this architectural thinking toward an innovative and open 5G end-to-end infrastructure. 5G campus networks, in particular, might benefit from this envisaged openness. One key driver for boosting the global interest in private campus networks was the allocation of a dedicated 5G spectrum in Germany in 2019. In addition to permanent spectrum allocations for static campus network deployments, nomadic ad hoc campus network deployments using novel mechanisms, such as dynamic spectrum access and trading, also emerge. Both network types are enabled by the inherent flexibility of combining or disaggregating the desired open 5G RAN and core components in appropriate network deployments.Building upon years of experience in developing and operating 5G network cores and 5G testbeds, the authors provide an overview of the emerging global campus network market, available spectrum options, use cases for nomadic campus network deployments, and the need for open campus networks and open end-to-end technology testbeds. Utilizing the Fraunhofer FOKUS Open5GCore, the 5G Playground testbed, and the 5G+ Nomadic Node as examples, the paper sketches a blueprint for campus networks for international, applied research and development. Ending with an outlook on the evolution of campus networks, namely the transition toward higher spectrums and the integration of non-terrestrial networks, but also the adoption of more agile software principles and the deeper integration of AI/ML technologies for network control and management, it will become obvious that open campus network innovations will pave the way toward 6G.

Northern Michigan University online campus: A case of digital transformation in higher education

The Northern Michigan University (NMU) online campus, fondly known as the “Global Campus,” is now 5 years old. Launched in 2016, this online and distance education initiative had as its mission to create academic programs that meet students’ learning and service needs “at the same high standard we do for on-campus students” (NMU). This was a kind of organic final step in the journey of digital transformation that began sixteen years before. Nonetheless, how does NMU make a pivot from 117 years of traditional face-to-face learning model to create value and compete in the digital education space? Worse still, when the Covid-19 global pandemic hits in March 2020 and the campus is forced to shut down (mandating all face-to-face teaching and learning, and to transition to online delivery within just two business days and a weekend); how does the university handle this new set of challenges as its online model gets tested in real-time? The story of NMU’s evolution to online education is told by intrinsic and extrinsic factors including declining enrollments due to changing local economics and regional demographics, an old business model now compounded by a global pandemic. This mix of factors would seem to present NMU with both an opportunity to refine its online model and some new challenges to overcome. This evolution also speaks to the importance of having an overarching digital strategy that can drive true digital transformation.

Leading University Change: A Case Study of Meaning-Making and Implementing Online Learning Quality Standards

ABSTRACT This case study reports the collaborative meaning-making process and strategies for organizational change used by a diverse leadership team at a regional comprehensive university. The purpose of the study was to engage in continuous learning and improvement by producing knowledge for informing action; that is, to learn from analyzing the first phase of implementation in order to continue to improve, understand, and perhaps adjust in order to contribute to institutional change. Initiated by outcomes from a 2017 regional accreditation review and the recent development of a Global Campus, administrators, faculty, and instructional design and technology staff were charged with developing standards for quality university distance education. This study addresses lived experiences in the story of institutional change by reporting critical events, tensions, and turning points experienced by the leadership team relative to a change framework applied to distance education in a higher education setting. Over a two-year period (2018–2020), the team piloted, communicated, and refined plans as they began implementing the first of four phases in their quality assurance plan, including assessing 751 course syllabi for entry-level design standards. Findings indicate the process of enacting change also began shifting the culture of the university for purposes of quality assurance, consistency, and shared understandings of rigor. In this article, the team describes and discusses their framework using Kotter’s Change Model, their process, and their outcomes related to organizational change in higher education. Discussion addresses starting points for other higher education stakeholders involved in pursuing quality distance education.

Multiple inter-university online lesson programs in conflict areas-evaluation for improvement

Peacebuilding and conflict prevention studies play a crucial role in promoting peace on earth. Such studies must be evaluated in order to ensure they are as effective as possible. At the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (TUFS), Japan, Associate Professor Mitsuru Ikeda, Professor Toru Miyagi and Dr Aya Fukuda are part of a team that have developed an educational programme on peacebuilding and conflict prevention that connects several universities in Asia via an online conference system. The Global Campus Program (GCP) is novel for many reasons, particularly because of its psychological angle. Ikeda is a psychologist who is a proponent of the importance of the involvement of psychology in conflict prevention education. This is because armed conflicts are caused by the human mind and psychology is also closely linked to programme evaluation research. Through the GCP, Ikeda, Miyagi and Fukuda are performing a programme evaluation of peacebuilding and conflict prevention education. This involves inviting students from different parts of the world, including conflict-affected countries and enhancing students' learning through interaction and dialogue. The researchers use two major psychological theoretical models in their work: mere exposure effect and the idea that co-action based on common goals deepens mutual understanding.

The motivation and development impact of energy saving to sustainability in the construction of green campus: a case study of the Zhejiang University, China

The construction of green campus is related to the global sustainable development. Under the guidance of campus energy-saving policy, China’s green campus mainly focuses on campus’ energy saving. In contrast, the green campus in the USA pays more attention to environmental problems. This study focuses on the impact of “energy saving” on the sustainable development of green campus. On the one hand, it puts forward targeted optimization suggestions for the Chinese universities. On the other hand, it provides the experience reference and new development ideas for the global campus sustainability. Based on the characteristics of the development mode of green campus in China and the USA, this paper studies the motivation of “energy saving” to “sustainability” in the construction of green campus in China. In terms of research methods, this paper selects Zhejiang University a typical representative of China’s green campus that combined with the comparative group of four American universities and conducts a quantitative analysis of G-value and S-value that represented energy consumption and sustainability, respectively. Zhejiang University’s G-value (0.019) in 2016 is one-sixth of that of the comparative group in the same period, indicating that the implementation effect of the energy-saving monitoring platform is remarkable. From 2014 to 2017, the G-values are basically stable at 0.02, indicating that its future development potential is insufficient. Zhejiang University’s scores in the four categories of S-value are significantly lower than those in the comparative group, showing that there are great differences in the construction achievements of the five universities. According to the score rate of 17 sub-items of S-value, the five universities have different advantages and disadvantages. Therefore, the green campus construction of China’s case university is too one-sided and only stays at the level of energy conservation. The diversification of construction and the balanced development of all aspects should be paid more attention in the future.

Using Simulations in Teaching Research Academic Writing Course

The article focuses on teaching research academic writing to undergraduates taking a Russian-American dual-degree program offered by Baikal International Business School and its partner University of Maryland Global Campus. As the American program is online, writing courses are mandatory. Being the final course in the writing module, research academic writing is challenging not only for students but also for the instructor. This makes the teacher look for new ways to improve the quality of teaching and to motivate undergraduates. The paper describes action research aiming at introducing simulation games in research academic writing course to engage students in classroom activities, vary practical assignments, and make classes more interactive. Using observation, student questionnaires and interviews, the author compares her class atmosphere and student involvement before and after the intervention. As a result of her research, the author comes to the conclusion that simulation activities, besides other advantages, can be successfully used for teaching academic writing since they increase motivation and student engagement creating a positive learning environment. Moreover, pair or group work can minimize difficulties, which helps to better understand the material. Furthermore, simulation activities have a practical value enabling students to develop skills and competences vital for future managers. Also the paper offers simulation activities developed for the course which are given in the appendices

Systems Chemistry Looking Forward

Systems Chemistry Looking Forward

'Cops Are Cops': American Campus Police and the Global Carceral Apparatus

ABSTRACT Campus police in the United States are often discussed in terms of their domestic impact on college grounds and the surrounding neighbourhoods, but they have a lesser-known global impact as well. This article reveals how campus forces have attempted to shed their reputation as 'rent-a-cops' by establishing themselves as the leading global experts on campus security and participating in a wide range of projects designed to protect state interests. In doing so, campus police have positioned themselves as their own specialised branch of policing (rather than as merely subsidiary to municipal policing) and contributed to the construction of a global carceral apparatus. Campus departments' quest for legitimacy has manifested in the exchange of policing tactics between city and campus forces around the world through training sessions, networking events, and other collaborative programmes. As historians continue to uncover the global effects of policing in the United States, it is important to include the contributions of often overlooked private and quasi-public campus police departments. This article argues that campus forces used their unique status to take part in police assistance efforts abroad while also reproducing them in their own profession to construct the global campus security network.

Current Status and Enhancement of Collaborative Research in the World: A Case Study of Osaka University

Abstract Purpose The purpose of this research is to provide evidence for decision-makers to realize the potentials of collaborations between countries/regions via the scientometric analysis of co-authoring in academic publications. Design/methodology/approach The approach is that Osaka University, which has set a strategy to become a global campus, is positioned to have a leading role to enhance such collaborations. This research measures co-authoring relations between Osaka University and other countries/regions to identify networks for fostering strong research collaborations. Findings Five countries are identified as candidates for the future global campuses of Osaka University based on three factors, co-authoring relations, GDP growth, and population growth. Research limitations The main limitation of this study is not being able to use the relations by the former positions of authors in Osaka University, because the data retrieved is limited by the query of the organization name at the first step. Practical implications The significance of this work is to provide evidence for the university strategy to expand abroad based on the quantity and visualization of trends. Originality/value With wider practical implementations, the approach of this research is useful in making a strategic roadmap for scientific organizations that intend to collaborate internationally.

A comparison of global and egocentric network approaches for assessing peer alcohol use among college students in the United States

Perceptions of peer alcohol use have a strong influence on college students' personal alcohol consumption. Common strategies for measuring students' perceptions of peer alcohol use rely on global student body questions (e.g. 'typical' student use), which overlook the true social contexts of college students. Simply put, persons most likely to influence an individual's behaviour are their closest, most proximal peers. Our objective was to compare whether social norms measures or network measures of peer alcohol use better assess participant alcohol use. Specifically, we compared: (i) perceptions of the 'typical' student's drinking behaviours; versus (ii) egocentric social network measures, in which respondent's report perceptions of the drinking behaviours of personally identified peers. Three hundred and nine college students reported demographics, personal alcohol use and global perceptions of peer alcohol use. Egocentric network composition was calculated using E-Net. Descriptive statistics and hierarchical linear regression analyses predicting personal drinking (AUDIT-C) were conducted in SPSS. Respondent's perceptions of peers' drinking behaviours accounted for 9.7% of the variance in personal alcohol use beyond demographics, global perceptions of peer alcohol use and network composition demographics [F(3,280) = 13.391, P < 0.001]. Egocentric social network measures explained more variability in peer influence on personal alcohol consumption than global campus measures. Personally identified peers have a greater influence on personal alcohol consumption than perceptions of 'typical students'. Thus, future studies would benefit from utilising an egocentric network approach to examine the complex, interpersonal nature of alcohol use among college students.

Student and Faculty Perceptions of Study Helper Websites: a New Practice in Collaborative Cheating

Drawing on a survey of over 4000 students and 1300 faculty members at the University of Maryland Global Campus, we find evidence for a reconceptualization of the use of commercialized websites offering access to “tutors” or “study help” as a type of collaborative cheating. Past studies have examined this behavior as an extension of contract cheating, but we find that students perceive the use of these sites very differently than they perceive contract cheating behaviors. In this paper we will discuss how “tutor” or “study helper” websites combine the phenomena of collaborative cheating with internet-driven shifts in cultural and social perceptions to create a new type of cheating behavior that is viewed differently by students and faculty.

Competencies based innovative learning solutions for co-development of climate services in West Africa

Abstract. In developing countries, and particularly in West Africa, the role of Climate Services (CS) for sustainable development is growing thanks to wide spreading collaboration among European institutions, including National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHS) research centers, universities, and homologue local institutions. Operationally, the implementation of CSs in developing countries is mainly pivoted on NMHS, which, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), are dramatically affected by unmet learning demand. The global scale of learning needs for co-development of CSs calls for innovative solutions and a range of flexible modalities to reach learners in a variety of ways, and for sharing resources and successful strategies within the global education and training community. In order to harmonize expected learning outcomes, WMO defined a competency framework (CF) for CSs to be used in the implementation of training initiatives and knowledge sharing tools. This paper presents the strategic and methodological approach adopted in the implementation of the TOPaCS, a new knowledge-based distance learning initiative, aiming to provide a flexible learning environment within the CSs CF of WMO ensuring coherence with other WMO education initiatives (Global Campus, other RTCs, etc.). The methodological approach adopted is based on the competency-based approach to training, where competencies are composed by elements of knowledge and skill. TOPaCS integrates the WMO CF for CSs into a taxonomy co-designed with stakeholders at different levels, and allows the definition of learning paths, which are a further interactive opportunity for co-development of CSs within the TOPaCS learning ecosystem. Indeed, the approach aims also to guide further instructional strategies and assessments and becomes a starting point to build a common language enabling a better cooperation and exchange between the different CSs training initiatives.