Kalani Miller

From Jew to Gentile: The Transition from Judaism to Christianity

Abstract- This presentation will cover the transition from Judaism to Christianity during the Second Temple Period, the historical strife between both sides, Judaic Christianity in the book of Hebrews, and modern Messianic Judaism today.

BTM322 – Epistle to the Hebrews

Dr. AJ Swoboda

1:30pm – L203

Kalani Miller

Lost In Translation: The Bible That Jesus Read

Many people know of the New Testament being written in koine Greek, yet what of the Greek Old Testament? That is known as the Septuagint, and historically was the Bible that Jesus probably read. I will be presenting a brief history of Hebrew, a short history and defense of the authority of the Septuagint, and an analysis of Isaiah 53.

HEB 301 – Classic Hebrew for Beginners

Joshua Little

2:30pm – 3:00pm L203

Brad Keller & Kayla Miller

Nonverbals and Relationships

The purpose of this study was to examine the relational status of a pair and their nonverbals. The question being asked was: Can an observer identify the relational status of a couple after watching them carry out a task? The predicted outcome was that people will be able to accurately determine if the couple is married or just met based off of their nonverbals. However, casual dating, siblings, and friends will be more difficult to determine their relational status. Thirty-seven people participated in a survey. The survey consisted of five videos with a range of relational pairs. Those pairs included married, in a dating relationship, siblings, just friends, and strangers (just met). After viewing each video, participants were asked to select the relational status of the paired couple. The study found that participants scored 11.8% accuracy in determining the relational status of the married couple. Whereas, they scored 52.9% accuracy in determining the relational status of strangers. Participants were most accurate in determining the relational status of the dating couple, with 61.7% accuracy, and scored low accuracy in determining the relational status of siblings and friends. Through this study and further research, there is a minimal amount of accuracy to fully support either hypothesis.

COMM 430, Nonverbal Communication

Doyle Srader

L203, Poster 15

10 AM – Noon

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Kayla Miller & Leah Sheets

How To Foster Self-Regulated Learners

The question being asked is in this project is how can teachers foster self-regulated learners? From the research it can be concluded that the teacher and students share equal responsibility. The teacher can begin this by creating a student based learning environment by focusing on students interests, learning styles, and abilities. Allowing the student to have the confidence to learn in the way that best fits them creates greater self efficacy. In turn, when students have greater self efficacy they are more likely to become better self regulated learners. It is the teachers responsibility to guide students on how to set realistic goals, determine their learning styles, and accurately self reflect. Through this, students can learn how to motivate themselves to monitor their learning and become success self regulated learners.

EDUC 330, Child Development

Brian Kaelin

L203, Poster 16

10 AM – Noon

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Kayla Miller

The Roman Roads Became The Classroom

Through studying abroad, I gained a vast amount of knowledge that can be applied academically, spiritually, and culturally. I feel that the church history class, art history class, and a ministry named “Il Soggiorno” that I volunteered are the three things taught me the most. The church history class taught me a more in depth history of the early church and expanded by Biblical knowledge. This was beneficial to learn about in Rome because many of the sights/history we were studying are places that can still be visited today. My art history class was an onsite class that visited multiple churches around Rome. The class focused heavily on examining the iconography and design of churches. This new academic knowledge allowed me to have a greater appreciation for the all of the churches I visited. Lastly, during my time at Il Soggiorno I was working with Iraq/Afghan men. I learned much more about the refugee crisis that is taking place around the world, specifically in Rome, and also about the Middle Eastern culture. This knowledge grew my cultural understanding to better help me serve the Kingdom. All of these experiences taught me many lessons, and further advanced my knowledge that I am now able to apply in the classroom, ministry and day to day life.

GLST 295, Study Abroad

Lauren Riley

P003

11:30 – Noon

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Kayla Miller & Abby Spencer

Individualism/Collectivism and The Willingness To Communicate Inter-culturally

We conducted a study to examine people’s willingness to communicate inter-culturally among individualistic versus collectivist cultures. We wondered if people were more likely to communicate inter-culturally in an individualist culture or a collectivist culture. Accordingly, we predicted the outcome to be that collectivist cultures will be less likely to communicate inter-culturally. Fourteen people participated in two surveys that tested the relationship between intercultural willingness to communicate and individualism or collectivism. The Auckland Individualism and Collectivism Scale (AICS), and the Intercultural Willingness to Communicate scale were the two survey’s they were presented. In the Intercultural Willingness to Communicate, participants were given twelve situations in which a person might choose to communicate or not communicate, and were asked to indicate the percentage of times he/she would choose to do so. In the AICS, 30 statements were listed to measure where he/she lies on the individualist or collectivist spectrum. Participants had the option to choose from never, rarely, sometimes, usually, often, or always when filling out the survey. The study found a .39(39%) correlation between the two instruments. This study did not produce a high enough percentage to confirm our hypothesis to be true.

COMM 413, Advanced Interpersonal Communication

Doyle Srader

Banquet Room, Poster #5

1 – 3 PM

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Kayla Miller & Courtney Robertson

Changing The World One Project At A Time

This presentation serves to answer the research question of, “How does Project Based Learning (PBL) positively influence social and academic development in adolescent aged students?. While answering this question, we will define Project Based Learning, discuss how it differentiates between a traditional classroom, and address the research behind how Project Based Learning increases social and academic growth for students. The methods used for this study were examination of two main studies on Project-Based Learning in Mathematics Education conducted by Homes (2016), and a recent study from Erik Rahman at al. (2017), that examined the levels of problem solving skills in students that were in a traditional classroom versus a PBL classroom. The finding of this research demonstrated that Project Based Learning strengthens a students’ organization skill, communication skill, and problem-solving skill up to 75% higher than students from traditional classrooms because of the amount of planning and collaboration they have during Project Based Learning. Overall, the purpose of this presentation serves to provide reasoning for the importance of having Project Based Learning in the classroom. The limitations of this study were that the presenters did not have the opportunity to test the implementation and effects of Project Based Learning in their own classroom.

EDUC 321, Classroom Relations & Management

Brian Kaelin

Banquet Room, Poster #11

10 AM – Noon

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