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Maddie Staiger edited the blog post Technology in the Classroom in the group American Studies: 6 years, 3 months ago
During our final class meeting, Dr. McCoy mentioned the importance of technology in our final course statement. I tried to imagine how we would have accomplished the same goal without the use of technology and realized how difficult it would have been. Technology has grown tremendously in the past few years and while it has been implemented in…[Read more]
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Maddie Staiger edited the blog post The Issue in Alabama’s Black Belt in the group American Studies: 6 years, 3 months ago
I had never heard of the hookworm epidemic or the Black Belt region, so the articles about Alabama peaked my interest. After reading one of the articles I learned that the region is coined Alabama’s Black Belt because of the rich, fertile soil that it provides (Sheets 2017). However, this soil inhibits water drainage and adds to the ins…[Read more]
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Maddie Staiger edited the blog post GLOBE in the Real World in the group American Studies: 6 years, 3 months ago
I have been working as a nursing assistant at United Health Services (UHS) Hospital for the past two years in the float pool. This means I can work on any floor in the hospital. Last week, I went home to attend an annual unlicensed nursing assistant education class where I was reminded about the mission statement and values of UHS. While I was…[Read more]
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Maddie Staiger edited the blog post Voluntourism Survey in the group American Studies: 6 years, 3 months ago
When I was talking to my parents about our final collaborative paper focusing on voluntourism, my mom interrupted me mid conversation to correct me because she thought I was pronouncing “volunteerism” wrong. I realized then that not many people have been exposed to voluntourism, especially medical voluntourism.I decided to do a questionnaire and…[Read more]
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Maddie Staiger wrote a new blog post The Importance of Names in the group American Studies: 6 years, 3 months ago
Before we discussed any content on the first day of class back in August, Dr. McCoy had us go around the room and introduce ourselves to the class. Not only did Dr. McCoy take the time to learn all of our […]
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Maddie Staiger edited the blog post Going on a Service Trip? What to Expect in the group American Studies: 6 years, 3 months ago
In January, I will be traveling to Houston with Livingston Cares to assist with flood recovery. To prepare me for this trip, I attended a GOLD workshop, Going on a Service Trip? What to Expect last week.The expectation was that this workshop would provide us with specific information regarding our trip as well as a discussion about approaching…[Read more]
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Maddie Staiger edited the blog post Encompassing the GLOBE Learning Outcomes in the group American Studies: 6 years, 4 months ago
The small group discussion today felt different than Monday’s class, as Dr. McCoy acknowledged. I did not realize the change in pace at first, but our group was more engaged and energetic during the conversation and more willing to participate. I think this change occurred because we finally understood what was expected of us in order to s…[Read more]
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Maddie Staiger wrote a new blog post The Sullivan Principles in the group American Studies: 6 years, 4 months ago
Today, in my International Business class, we talked about Leon Sullivan. Sullivan was also discussed in a podcast regarding the international principles he established. The Sullivan Principles were initially […]
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Maddie Staiger edited the blog post New life in the midst of devastation in the group American Studies: 6 years, 4 months ago
Children bringing hope into a dying world is a recurring theme throughout the novels we have studied. In the latest book, Zone One, the world is recovering from a devastating pandemic and children are rarely seen. So, when the Tromanhauser Triplets were released from the ICU, a sense of promise and hope swept through the camp. Mark Spitz and other…[Read more]
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Maddie Staiger edited the blog post Advice for Blake in the group American Studies: 6 years, 4 months ago
Last week the class reviewing the discussion we had with Professor Kennison and Professor Muench a few weeks ago about voluntourism. The group discussed ways to better prepare students traveling to foreign countries for the first time and how to approach cultural differences. One way we thought to address this concern was by exposing students to…[Read more]
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Maddie Staiger joined the group American Studies 6 years, 6 months ago
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Maddie Staiger became a registered member 6 years, 7 months ago