This document provides suggestions for academic writing, including completing purpose exercises to define goals and plans. It recommends visiting libraries and speaking with librarians for reference searches, expecting to collect 10-15 references per week. The document also suggests outlining by arranging key quotes on index cards and using paragraphs of 3-5 sentences in written drafts. Chapter 2 should demonstrate the need for the topic through progressive reasoning supported by rephrased quotes and references.
This document lists AaronLee Givan's extensive professional development experiences including online classes taken through Northcentral University as well as numerous external seminars, webinars and workshops attended on topics such as online learning, leadership, change management, social media, statistics, research methods and more. Givan has completed NCU's requirements for an Online Teaching Certificate and maintains ongoing professional development through online courses and resources on statistics, assessment and technology integration.
This document provides a summary of Aaron Givan's teaching experience at Northcentral University from 2005 to 2014. It lists the subjects taught each year, including Organizational Leadership, Leadership in Higher Education, Education, Curriculum & Teaching, Research Methods, Dissertation Completion, Gifted and Talented Education, Leadership Attributes, English as a Second Language, and Educational Foundations. It also provides the total number of learners for each subject each year and an overall total of 1551 learners from 2005 to 2014. Additionally, it notes that Aaron Givan scored 82 comprehensive exams from 2012 to 2014, for a grand total of 1633 learners and exams.
Aaron Lee Givan has extensive experience in professional activities related to education from 1997 to 2007 including conducting public opinion surveys and developing models in areas like foundations of education, diversity and ethics. He has provided consulting services in communication skills training, research analysis, vocational development training and conflict management. Givan also has various certifications in online teaching tools like WebCT and Blackboard and has attended many professional conferences and workshops focused on topics such as dissertation management, creating a syllabus, and online learning.
Aaron Lee Givan PhD has presented seminars, workshops, and conferences on various topics including "Caring for the Care Giver", "Teaching with Clarity", and "Managing Difficult People in the Work Place". He has also provided funding for aging and wellness conferences. Additionally, Givan's fine art watercolors have been used as training artifacts, sold at auction and individually, displayed in a museum, and shown in art showings in Arizona and North Dakota.
Aaron Lee Givan PhD teaches a wide range of courses related to psychology, ethics, leadership, organizational development, and professional development. These include Personality Studies, Behavioral Inventories, Ethics in Society, Ethical Leadership, Strategic Vision and Planning, Leadership and Motivation, and Employee Training Programs. He has been teaching as an adjunct professor since 1989 across various subjects.
This document provides suggestions for academic writing, including completing purpose exercises to define goals and plans. It recommends visiting libraries and speaking with librarians for reference searches, expecting to collect 10-15 references per week. The document also suggests outlining by arranging key quotes on index cards and using paragraphs of 3-5 sentences in written drafts. Chapter 2 should demonstrate the need for the topic through progressive reasoning supported by rephrased quotes and references.
This document lists AaronLee Givan's extensive professional development experiences including online classes taken through Northcentral University as well as numerous external seminars, webinars and workshops attended on topics such as online learning, leadership, change management, social media, statistics, research methods and more. Givan has completed NCU's requirements for an Online Teaching Certificate and maintains ongoing professional development through online courses and resources on statistics, assessment and technology integration.
This document provides a summary of Aaron Givan's teaching experience at Northcentral University from 2005 to 2014. It lists the subjects taught each year, including Organizational Leadership, Leadership in Higher Education, Education, Curriculum & Teaching, Research Methods, Dissertation Completion, Gifted and Talented Education, Leadership Attributes, English as a Second Language, and Educational Foundations. It also provides the total number of learners for each subject each year and an overall total of 1551 learners from 2005 to 2014. Additionally, it notes that Aaron Givan scored 82 comprehensive exams from 2012 to 2014, for a grand total of 1633 learners and exams.
Aaron Lee Givan has extensive experience in professional activities related to education from 1997 to 2007 including conducting public opinion surveys and developing models in areas like foundations of education, diversity and ethics. He has provided consulting services in communication skills training, research analysis, vocational development training and conflict management. Givan also has various certifications in online teaching tools like WebCT and Blackboard and has attended many professional conferences and workshops focused on topics such as dissertation management, creating a syllabus, and online learning.
Aaron Lee Givan PhD has presented seminars, workshops, and conferences on various topics including "Caring for the Care Giver", "Teaching with Clarity", and "Managing Difficult People in the Work Place". He has also provided funding for aging and wellness conferences. Additionally, Givan's fine art watercolors have been used as training artifacts, sold at auction and individually, displayed in a museum, and shown in art showings in Arizona and North Dakota.
Aaron Lee Givan PhD teaches a wide range of courses related to psychology, ethics, leadership, organizational development, and professional development. These include Personality Studies, Behavioral Inventories, Ethics in Society, Ethical Leadership, Strategic Vision and Planning, Leadership and Motivation, and Employee Training Programs. He has been teaching as an adjunct professor since 1989 across various subjects.
This document lists publications by Aaron Lee Givan, PhD spanning from 1991-2004. The publications cover a wide range of topics related to education including test anxiety, spiritual behaviors, personality styles, research methods, diversity, creativity, learning styles, multicultural education, ethics, and syllabi for psychology and sociology courses. Many of the publications are research proposals, models, inventories, or syllabi developed by Givan for his work in education.
This document provides two links to audio files discussing the relationship between science and democracy. The first link is about the three waves of science studies and examines how science has been viewed and studied over time. The second link discusses the meaning of democracy and how scientific behaviors can either support or contradict democratic values and principles.
This document discusses Kolb Learning Styles and experiential learning. It outlines Kolb's four learning styles represented by "The Prairie House" metaphor - Point of Entry, Illustration, So What, and Now What. These sections explore traits, components, style as metaphor, and extensions of Kolb's learning styles including personal learning goals, teaching adaptations, and implications for research. The document also provides options for an online discussion, including taking Kolb's Learning Style Inventory, exploring online resources, and innovating or creating new products related to Kolb's learning styles.
This document discusses Kolb Learning Styles and experiential learning. It outlines Kolb's four learning styles - concrete experience, reflective observation, abstract conceptualization, and active experimentation - which make up a four-stage learning cycle. The document then discusses using learning styles as a metaphor and extending the applications to personal learning goals, teaching adaptations, and innovations in research. It concludes by providing online resources for professionals to further explore Kolb's learning styles through a discussion and doing a learning styles inventory.
This document lists 40 different learning tools and modalities for instruction that were developed based on 20 years of comparative studies in personality and learning theory. The tools can be used individually or in combination, and include models like the information processing model, experiential learning model, and creativity-based problem solving guidelines. The tools also include exercises, strategies, principles, and frameworks for reflection, collaboration, decision making, and evaluation.
This document provides a summary of the subjects taught and number of learners per year by an online instructor at Northcentral University from 2005 to 2014. It lists the subjects taught as Organizational Leadership, Leadership in Higher Education, Education, Curriculum & Teaching, Research Methods, Dissertation Completion, Gifted and Talented Education, Leadership Attributes capstone, English as a Second Language, and Educational Foundations. The total number of learners taught across all subjects from 2005 to 2014 was 1551, with an additional 82 learners for comprehensive exams scored, for a grand total of 1633 learners taught by this instructor.
From 2006 to 2009, the individual served as the Lead Mentor/Manager for the Curriculum and Teaching specialization at Northcentral University. Their responsibilities included screening mentor credentials, providing quarterly staff meetings, revising syllabi, and advising mentors. They also managed courses related to action research and the doctoral dissertation process from 2007 to 2009. Finally, they administered mentor communications and operations for several curriculum and teaching courses as well as action research and dissertation courses.
This document provides a link to a dissertation chaired by someone with the last name Givan. The dissertation can be accessed at a specific URL on the library website of Northern Central University. The document was last accessed on September 15, 2015.
This document contains student evaluation ratings for an online ethics course taught from August 2014 to May 2015, including return rates and ratings for course experience, delivery mode, and instructor experience on a scale of 1 to 5. Overall, the average ratings across all classes were 4.536/5 for course experience, 4.432/5 for delivery mode, and 4.722/5 for instructor experience, indicating positive student evaluations of the course and instructor.
Aaron Givan is an expert in topics related to measurement, statistics, and evaluation in education. He has expertise in 20 areas including qualitative research methods, creativity, learning styles, brain studies, test anxiety, lifelong planning, personal growth, mentoring, learning strategies, non-discursive learning models, social construction of knowledge, artistic problem solving, educational foundations, personal life planning, work environments, groups, wellness, wellness development, and personal narrative.
This document itemizes Aaron Lee Givan's teaching concentrations based on his transdisciplinary studies completed at The Union Institute and University from 1993-1997. It lists his concentrations in 7 subject areas: Curriculum and Instruction (38 semester hours), Foundations of Education (30 semester hours), Educational Theory and Practice Today (37 semester hours), Higher Education (42 semester hours), Learning Styles and Teaching Strategies (51 semester hours), Lateralilty (42 semester hours), and Art in Education (27 semester hours). Each concentration includes the independent study courses taken and their semester hours. His dissertation focused on Learning Styles and was titled "Learning Styles: The Key to Learning Strategies Management."
This document lists psychology classes from graduate programs taken by Aaron Givan above the undergraduate level. It includes classes from The Union Institute and University's Ph.D. program in Measurement, Statistics and Evaluation in Education, Arizona State University's Master of Counseling program in Counseling Psychology, San Francisco Theological Seminary's Doctor of Ministry in Advanced Pastoral Studies, and Texas Christian University's program in Advanced Pastoral Studies. The classes cover topics like qualitative research methods, psychological testing, counseling, group procedures, professional ethics, and clinical pastoral education.
This 3 sentence summary provides the high level information from the document:
Educational trends in the 1990s are discussed in a paper being used for an online educational anthropology class at Union Institute, with the paper titled "Reflections on Issues and Trends in Educational Anthropology Influencing Educational Processes in the USA in the 1990’s" and read by Janet Ahler, PhD in Spring 1995.
The document discusses how art can aid the teaching and learning process. It introduces the term "pneumagraph" to describe an artistic process of letting hidden facets of media and process surface to provide meaning and inspiration. A pneumagraph reflects the spirit of nature through various creative means in the work. The author has created a series of watercolors using traditional and special effects techniques as well as digital images incorporating random elements of surprise. These artistic processes have allowed the author to refine images that have aided their thinking and research on humanity's place in time through developing tools and models around human personality and values.
Aaron Givan is an artist, cosmologist, futurist, and photographer who creates "pneumagraphs," a type of fine art that reflects the spirit of nature. Givan developed the term "pneumagraph" to describe art created through a process that allows the hidden facets of media and art to surface and add meaning. His pneumagraphs include watercolors and digital images created using traditional techniques as well as special effects and found materials. Givan finds that the creative process of making pneumagraphs aids in his research on topics like human personality and values. He also explores using art and poetry to enhance creativity and the educational process.
This document itemizes Aaron Lee Givan's teaching concentrations based on his transdisciplinary studies completed at The Union Institute and University from 1993-1997. It lists his concentrations in 7 subject areas: Curriculum and Instruction (38 semester hours), Foundations of Education (30 semester hours), Educational Theory and Practice Today (37 semester hours), Higher Education (42 semester hours), Learning Styles and Teaching Strategies (51 semester hours), Lateralilty (42 semester hours), and Art in Education (27 semester hours). Each concentration includes the independent study courses taken and their semester hours. His dissertation focused on Learning Styles and was titled "Learning Styles: The Key to Learning Strategies Management."
This document provides a link to online learning resources compiled by NCU in 2010. The link directs to a webpage listing over 200 online resources for course forums and courses. The webpage organizes education resources by subject for student and faculty use.
This document contains a collection of resources shared by Aaron Givan, including documents on dissertation formatting, qualitative research guides, inventories for self-knowledge, Bloom's taxonomy, and mentoring experience at NCU. It also includes curriculum vitae, teaching history, potential research topics, and psychology course transcripts. The document serves as a compilation of materials to assist students in their academic work.
This document lists over 50 publications by Aaron Lee Givan PhD from 1991-2004. The publications cover a wide range of topics related to education including test anxiety, spirituality, personality styles, research methods, diversity, creativity, learning styles, problem-based teaching, multicultural education, foundations of education, authentic assessment, and ethics. Many of the publications are research proposals, models, inventories, syllabi, workbooks and training modules developed by Givan related to improving educational processes.
This document lists publications by Aaron Lee Givan, PhD spanning from 1991-2004. The publications cover a wide range of topics related to education including test anxiety, spiritual behaviors, personality styles, research methods, diversity, creativity, learning styles, multicultural education, ethics, and syllabi for psychology and sociology courses. Many of the publications are research proposals, models, inventories, or syllabi developed by Givan for his work in education.
This document provides two links to audio files discussing the relationship between science and democracy. The first link is about the three waves of science studies and examines how science has been viewed and studied over time. The second link discusses the meaning of democracy and how scientific behaviors can either support or contradict democratic values and principles.
This document discusses Kolb Learning Styles and experiential learning. It outlines Kolb's four learning styles represented by "The Prairie House" metaphor - Point of Entry, Illustration, So What, and Now What. These sections explore traits, components, style as metaphor, and extensions of Kolb's learning styles including personal learning goals, teaching adaptations, and implications for research. The document also provides options for an online discussion, including taking Kolb's Learning Style Inventory, exploring online resources, and innovating or creating new products related to Kolb's learning styles.
This document discusses Kolb Learning Styles and experiential learning. It outlines Kolb's four learning styles - concrete experience, reflective observation, abstract conceptualization, and active experimentation - which make up a four-stage learning cycle. The document then discusses using learning styles as a metaphor and extending the applications to personal learning goals, teaching adaptations, and innovations in research. It concludes by providing online resources for professionals to further explore Kolb's learning styles through a discussion and doing a learning styles inventory.
This document lists 40 different learning tools and modalities for instruction that were developed based on 20 years of comparative studies in personality and learning theory. The tools can be used individually or in combination, and include models like the information processing model, experiential learning model, and creativity-based problem solving guidelines. The tools also include exercises, strategies, principles, and frameworks for reflection, collaboration, decision making, and evaluation.
This document provides a summary of the subjects taught and number of learners per year by an online instructor at Northcentral University from 2005 to 2014. It lists the subjects taught as Organizational Leadership, Leadership in Higher Education, Education, Curriculum & Teaching, Research Methods, Dissertation Completion, Gifted and Talented Education, Leadership Attributes capstone, English as a Second Language, and Educational Foundations. The total number of learners taught across all subjects from 2005 to 2014 was 1551, with an additional 82 learners for comprehensive exams scored, for a grand total of 1633 learners taught by this instructor.
From 2006 to 2009, the individual served as the Lead Mentor/Manager for the Curriculum and Teaching specialization at Northcentral University. Their responsibilities included screening mentor credentials, providing quarterly staff meetings, revising syllabi, and advising mentors. They also managed courses related to action research and the doctoral dissertation process from 2007 to 2009. Finally, they administered mentor communications and operations for several curriculum and teaching courses as well as action research and dissertation courses.
This document provides a link to a dissertation chaired by someone with the last name Givan. The dissertation can be accessed at a specific URL on the library website of Northern Central University. The document was last accessed on September 15, 2015.
This document contains student evaluation ratings for an online ethics course taught from August 2014 to May 2015, including return rates and ratings for course experience, delivery mode, and instructor experience on a scale of 1 to 5. Overall, the average ratings across all classes were 4.536/5 for course experience, 4.432/5 for delivery mode, and 4.722/5 for instructor experience, indicating positive student evaluations of the course and instructor.
Aaron Givan is an expert in topics related to measurement, statistics, and evaluation in education. He has expertise in 20 areas including qualitative research methods, creativity, learning styles, brain studies, test anxiety, lifelong planning, personal growth, mentoring, learning strategies, non-discursive learning models, social construction of knowledge, artistic problem solving, educational foundations, personal life planning, work environments, groups, wellness, wellness development, and personal narrative.
This document itemizes Aaron Lee Givan's teaching concentrations based on his transdisciplinary studies completed at The Union Institute and University from 1993-1997. It lists his concentrations in 7 subject areas: Curriculum and Instruction (38 semester hours), Foundations of Education (30 semester hours), Educational Theory and Practice Today (37 semester hours), Higher Education (42 semester hours), Learning Styles and Teaching Strategies (51 semester hours), Lateralilty (42 semester hours), and Art in Education (27 semester hours). Each concentration includes the independent study courses taken and their semester hours. His dissertation focused on Learning Styles and was titled "Learning Styles: The Key to Learning Strategies Management."
This document lists psychology classes from graduate programs taken by Aaron Givan above the undergraduate level. It includes classes from The Union Institute and University's Ph.D. program in Measurement, Statistics and Evaluation in Education, Arizona State University's Master of Counseling program in Counseling Psychology, San Francisco Theological Seminary's Doctor of Ministry in Advanced Pastoral Studies, and Texas Christian University's program in Advanced Pastoral Studies. The classes cover topics like qualitative research methods, psychological testing, counseling, group procedures, professional ethics, and clinical pastoral education.
This 3 sentence summary provides the high level information from the document:
Educational trends in the 1990s are discussed in a paper being used for an online educational anthropology class at Union Institute, with the paper titled "Reflections on Issues and Trends in Educational Anthropology Influencing Educational Processes in the USA in the 1990’s" and read by Janet Ahler, PhD in Spring 1995.
The document discusses how art can aid the teaching and learning process. It introduces the term "pneumagraph" to describe an artistic process of letting hidden facets of media and process surface to provide meaning and inspiration. A pneumagraph reflects the spirit of nature through various creative means in the work. The author has created a series of watercolors using traditional and special effects techniques as well as digital images incorporating random elements of surprise. These artistic processes have allowed the author to refine images that have aided their thinking and research on humanity's place in time through developing tools and models around human personality and values.
Aaron Givan is an artist, cosmologist, futurist, and photographer who creates "pneumagraphs," a type of fine art that reflects the spirit of nature. Givan developed the term "pneumagraph" to describe art created through a process that allows the hidden facets of media and art to surface and add meaning. His pneumagraphs include watercolors and digital images created using traditional techniques as well as special effects and found materials. Givan finds that the creative process of making pneumagraphs aids in his research on topics like human personality and values. He also explores using art and poetry to enhance creativity and the educational process.
This document itemizes Aaron Lee Givan's teaching concentrations based on his transdisciplinary studies completed at The Union Institute and University from 1993-1997. It lists his concentrations in 7 subject areas: Curriculum and Instruction (38 semester hours), Foundations of Education (30 semester hours), Educational Theory and Practice Today (37 semester hours), Higher Education (42 semester hours), Learning Styles and Teaching Strategies (51 semester hours), Lateralilty (42 semester hours), and Art in Education (27 semester hours). Each concentration includes the independent study courses taken and their semester hours. His dissertation focused on Learning Styles and was titled "Learning Styles: The Key to Learning Strategies Management."
This document provides a link to online learning resources compiled by NCU in 2010. The link directs to a webpage listing over 200 online resources for course forums and courses. The webpage organizes education resources by subject for student and faculty use.
This document contains a collection of resources shared by Aaron Givan, including documents on dissertation formatting, qualitative research guides, inventories for self-knowledge, Bloom's taxonomy, and mentoring experience at NCU. It also includes curriculum vitae, teaching history, potential research topics, and psychology course transcripts. The document serves as a compilation of materials to assist students in their academic work.
This document lists over 50 publications by Aaron Lee Givan PhD from 1991-2004. The publications cover a wide range of topics related to education including test anxiety, spirituality, personality styles, research methods, diversity, creativity, learning styles, problem-based teaching, multicultural education, foundations of education, authentic assessment, and ethics. Many of the publications are research proposals, models, inventories, syllabi, workbooks and training modules developed by Givan related to improving educational processes.