Ryota Yaginuma,
Ryota Yaginuma, a visiting scholar from Japan, will study character education under the guidance of Thomas Lickona, Childhood/Early Childhood Education Department and Director of Center for the 4th and 5th Rs, through September 2011. Yaginuma is an associate professor at Gifu National University, Graduate School of Education in Japan, and has a Ph.D. in literature from Waseda University in Japan for the study of John Dewey’s pragmatism and educational theory.
Yaginuma has published numerous works, including John Dewey’s Pragmatism and Education (2002); The Problem-Solving Type Moral Teaching (2006); The Study of Moral Education (2007); Rorty’s Philosophy and Education (2008); The Problem-Solving Type Moral Teaching -Case Study (2009); and Schooling and Moral Education (2010).
The goals of this visiting scholarship study are to write about character education for Japanese teachers and to translate important papers and books regarding character education, in particular, “Smart & Good High Schools,” written by Lickona and Matthew Davidson in 2005. Yaginuma will visit area schools that represent best practices of character education and make a comparative study of American character education and Japanese moral education.
Lin Lin
Lin Lin, Childhood/Early Childhood Education Department, will present three papers at the 90th Annual National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) annual conference from Nov. 10-14 in Denver, Colo. Lin and two co-authors will present their published article on social studies titled “Whose History? An Analysis of the Korean War in History Textbooks from Six Countries: the United States, China, Japan, South Korea, North Korea and Russia.” As one of the co-authors, Lin will present another presentation on the topic of “Collective Memories of World War II in History Textbooks from China, Japan and South Korea.” The manuscript has been sent to Curriculum Inquiry and is under review. Both papers will be presented at the College and University Faculty Association (CUFA) session of NCSS. With three Chinese faculty members from other universities, Lin will present on the topic of “Learning and Teaching about the Reemerging China: Stories and Perspectives of Chinese Immigrant Social Studies Educators in the U.S.”
Robert Spitzer
Robert Spitzer, Political Science Department, is the author of a chapter titled, “Gun Control: Constitutional Mandate or Myth?” that appears in the just-published book, Moral Controversies in American Politics. The book is published by M.E. Sharpe.
Andrea M. Lachance
Andrea M. Lachance, Childhood/Early Childhood Education Department, has received $188,863 from the New York State Education Department for her project titled “Teacher/Leader Quality Partnerships Program” for the period Sept. 1, 2010 through Aug. 31, 2011.
Susan Rayl
Susan Rayl, Kinesiology Department, participated on a panel discussing the early history of African American involvement in basketball at “The Emergence and Legacy of Black Basketball” national conference. The event was jointly hosted Nov. 12-13 by the Smithsonian Museum of American History and Howard University in Washington, D.C.
Stephen Yang
Stephen Yang, Physical Education Department, was an invited speaker at “The Power of Play: Innovations in Getting Active Summit” sponsored by the American Heart Association (AHA) and Nintendo of America. It was held Jan. 12-13 in San Francisco. The summit organizers wrote, “because of your expertise and specific interests, our team would love to hear your thoughts about “Video games as a gateway to encourage a lifetime of physical activity”; specifically, in providing people with an interactive alternative channel to start moving.” Yang was invited to speak to this cross-disciplinary, invitation-only group on this topic and to interact with the attendees throughout the day. The summit brought together leaders with unique perspectives from the divergent worlds of fitness, science, health care, research and video games. The invitation-only summit selected invitees based on their innovative research, pioneering play and diversity of cross-sector perspectives.
Catherine Porter Lewis
Catherine Porter Lewis, professor emerita of French, recently had her translation of Avital Ronell’s “Fighting Theory: In Conversation with Anne Dufourmantelle,” published by Illinois University Press. Her 2009 Presidential Address, “English Is Not Enough,” appeared in Publications of the Modern Language Association (PMLA), volume 125.3. Her translation of an article by Abdelkebir Khatibi, “The Language of the Other: Testimonial Exercises,” was included in PMLA, volume 125.4. Her article “Translation as Scholarship” was published in the Association of Departments of Foreign Language Bulletin, volume 41.2.
Porter Lewis has also presented several papers in recent months: “Translation in the Curriculum,” at the Association of Departments of English (ADE) Seminar West held June 23 at Pomona College in Claremont, Calif.; “A Translator’s Statement,” at the Shifting Paradigms colloquium held Oct. 24 at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign; “High School-College Collaborations: The SUNY Cortland Model,” at a Modern Language Association (MLA) session at the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) annual convention held Nov. 19 in Boston, Mass.; “Forging Alliances,” the keynote address at the National Network for Early Language Learning session keynote address at the Nov. 20 ACTFL convention; and “Translation in the Modern Language Curriculum,” at another MLA session at the Nov. 20 ACTFL convention.
Robert Spitzer
Robert Spitzer, Political Science Department, wrote two articles that recently appeared on the Huffington Post. “Why Obama Must Embrace the Veto Strategy,” was posted Jan. 5; “Double Congress’s Pay,” was posted Jan. 18. Spitzer is a regular contributor to Huffington.
Marley Barduhn
Marley Barduhn, Academic Affairs, has received $219,372 from the New York State Education Department for her project titled “Liberty Partnerships Program 2010-2011” for the period Sept. 1, 2010 through Aug. 31, 2011.
Robert Ponterio
Robert Ponterio, Modern Languages Department, was invited to present a 90-minute immersion workshop, “Cinéma et Vidéo: Langue et Culture Authentiques en Classe,” at the Central New York chapter of the American Association of Teachers of French meeting held at LeMoyne College on Oct. 30. The workshop focused on methods of using French cinema and various sources of online video, such as news reports, in the French classroom for teaching language and culture. Features of new tools for downloading and playing video were also demonstrated.