NISOD Innovation Abstracts are now available directly from their website via an attached link. Please note that you will need to provide the following Username and Password to access the abstracts:
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Vol. XXVIII, No. 21—In “Keys for a Successful Disability Awareness Day,” Florence Weeks and Jan Irey, DSR Specialists at Pima Community College—East Campus (AZ), describe strategies for informing and involving all students in debunking myths and raising awareness about students with disabilities and their experiences in the college environment. October is Disability Awareness Month.
https://www.nisod.org/password/online_abstracts/2006-2007/volxxviiino21.pdf
Carol Gomez, Professor of Art, at University of Texas at Brownsville/Texas Southmost College, describes a successful experimental art class in "Is It Art?" Students found experimenting with "making art" to be a difficult task, but they were won over relatively well and developed some important skills in the process.
In "Hammering Home the Importance of Education," Gena Parsons, Public Information Officer, and Michael Schaefer, Division Chair of Business, at Blinn College (TX), describe a nation program that brings fifth-grade students onto campus for a fun event that involves students and community in learning about important relationships between school work and the real world.
https://www.nisod.org/password/online_abstracts/2006-2007/volxxviiino22.pdf
Richard Degus
Executive Assistant to the President
11/09/2006 |