Gwynn M Powell
Biographic Data
| ID | 6794474 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gwynn M Powell |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gwynn M |
| FAMILY NAME | Powell |
| SIGNATURE | POWELL G M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Clemson University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Learning Through Tragedy
In this manuscript we examine relevant literature and resources related to crisis communication and responses to student deaths. More importantly, we explore the personal experiences of two faculty members from a small academic unit as they navigated three student deaths in rapid succession. There was no road map or crisis response plan for faculty when it came to these instances of student deaths. Nor was there a plan for how to communicate to a…
Virtual Notebooks
The COVID-19 pandemic forced many instructors to find new ways to achieve learning outcomes and connect to students within a hybrid or online teaching landscape. However, some of the creative ways instructors connected with students can now be used both in online classes and as we adapt back into full-time in-person instruction. Virtual notebooks were a tool used by this writing team to help structure online and in-person courses at both the unde…
The Interrupted Semester
In a matter of weeks—and in some cases, days—teachers were asked to move the remainder of their semester-long, in-person courses to the online environment, restructuring assignments and methods of content delivery along the way. Now, we live in-between, as people have navigated hybrid, stops and re-starts. What helped us then can help us in the future as other unexpected twists and turns come our way. Whatever your situation may be, our hope is t…
Reducing Writing Apprehension in Undergraduate Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management Students
The quality of undergraduate student writing is cause for concern among academics and industry professionals alike. Because writing apprehension is thought to be a contributing factor in the current deficit of undergraduate writing proficiency, the Writing Apprehension Test (WAT) was administered to parks, recreation, and tourism students to determine change in self-reported levels of writing apprehension as a result of a writing intervention pro…
“Beginners Are Many But Enders Are Few”
The last day of a course is often viewed as awkward, abrupt, and even antithetical to a course’s aims. More often than not, prime opportunities for reflection, reinforcement, reconciliation, and closure are typically subsumed to administrative tasks and end-of-course exhaustion. This paper summarizes the scant end-of-course literature, reviews the theoretical importance of ending a course well, and highlights a few “tried and true” end-of-course …
Writing in the Discipline
Written communication skills are essential in today’s world; yet, there is a perception (real or perceived) of a decline in the writing skills of undergraduate students. There is a recognition that there are systematic issues within the landscape of higher education that make teaching writing challenging at certain institutions. A writing program – based on the theoretical foundations of peer reviewing, scaffolding, mentorship, and authentic lear…
Opening the Door
The purpose of this paper is to examine approaches that may assist children in improving social skills to increase opportunities for play with others. Since children with or without disabilities may experience social skill deficits, this paper explores viable interventions for children to improve their social skills so they can be effectively proactive and reactive in social play contexts. While play occurs naturally in a variety of social and cu…
Sensitivity to Disgust and Perceptions of Natural Bodies of Water and Watercraft Activities
A written 7-item self-report scale on sensitivity to disgust and participation in watercraft activities was administered to 450 seasonal park employees. Correlations indicate that nonparticipation in seven different watercraft sports was weakly related with reactions of disgust to contact with natural bodies of water (r(pbis) = -.12 to -.32, p < .01). Negative affective reactions to contact with natural bodies of water may contribute to panic rea…
Summer Camps in the United States
Lawsuits are common in the United States. As a result, many people in the United States are concerned with risk management (increasing safety, as well as anticipating and preventing legal action) and exposure to lawsuits. Little is known about the risk management and legal perspectives of camp professionals, yet these individuals are expected (like other organizational leaders) to make daily decisions that have legal ramifications. In this study,…
Opening the Door
The purpose of this paper is to examine approaches that may assist children in improving social skills to increase opportunities for play with others. Since children with or without disabilities may experience social skill deficits, this paper explores viable interventions for children to improve their social skills so they can be effectively proactive and reactive in social play contexts. While play occurs naturally in a variety of social and cu…
Summer Camps in the United States
Lawsuits are common in the United States. As a result, many people in the United States are concerned with risk management (increasing safety, as well as anticipating and preventing legal action) and exposure to lawsuits. Little is known about the risk management and legal perspectives of camp professionals, yet these individuals are expected (like other organizational leaders) to make daily decisions that have legal ramifications. In this study,…
Sensitivity to Disgust and Perceptions of Natural Bodies of Water and Watercraft Activities
A written 7-item self-report scale on sensitivity to disgust and participation in watercraft activities was administered to 450 seasonal park employees. Correlations indicate that nonparticipation in seven different watercraft sports was weakly related with reactions of disgust to contact with natural bodies of water (r(pbis) = -.12 to -.32, p < .01). Negative affective reactions to contact with natural bodies of water may contribute to panic rea…
Opening the Door
The purpose of this paper is to examine approaches that may assist children in improving social skills to increase opportunities for play with others. Since children with or without disabilities may experience social skill deficits, this paper explores viable interventions for children to improve their social skills so they can be effectively proactive and reactive in social play contexts. While play occurs naturally in a variety of social and cu…
Writing in the Discipline
Written communication skills are essential in today’s world; yet, there is a perception (real or perceived) of a decline in the writing skills of undergraduate students. There is a recognition that there are systematic issues within the landscape of higher education that make teaching writing challenging at certain institutions. A writing program – based on the theoretical foundations of peer reviewing, scaffolding, mentorship, and authentic lear…
“Beginners Are Many But Enders Are Few”
The last day of a course is often viewed as awkward, abrupt, and even antithetical to a course’s aims. More often than not, prime opportunities for reflection, reinforcement, reconciliation, and closure are typically subsumed to administrative tasks and end-of-course exhaustion. This paper summarizes the scant end-of-course literature, reviews the theoretical importance of ending a course well, and highlights a few “tried and true” end-of-course …
The Interrupted Semester
In a matter of weeks—and in some cases, days—teachers were asked to move the remainder of their semester-long, in-person courses to the online environment, restructuring assignments and methods of content delivery along the way. Now, we live in-between, as people have navigated hybrid, stops and re-starts. What helped us then can help us in the future as other unexpected twists and turns come our way. Whatever your situation may be, our hope is t…
Reducing Writing Apprehension in Undergraduate Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management Students
The quality of undergraduate student writing is cause for concern among academics and industry professionals alike. Because writing apprehension is thought to be a contributing factor in the current deficit of undergraduate writing proficiency, the Writing Apprehension Test (WAT) was administered to parks, recreation, and tourism students to determine change in self-reported levels of writing apprehension as a result of a writing intervention pro…
Virtual Notebooks
The COVID-19 pandemic forced many instructors to find new ways to achieve learning outcomes and connect to students within a hybrid or online teaching landscape. However, some of the creative ways instructors connected with students can now be used both in online classes and as we adapt back into full-time in-person instruction. Virtual notebooks were a tool used by this writing team to help structure online and in-person courses at both the unde…
Learning Through Tragedy
In this manuscript we examine relevant literature and resources related to crisis communication and responses to student deaths. More importantly, we explore the personal experiences of two faculty members from a small academic unit as they navigated three student deaths in rapid succession. There was no road map or crisis response plan for faculty when it came to these instances of student deaths. Nor was there a plan for how to communicate to a…
Psychology (7 works) · Political science (5 works) · Mathematics education (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Recreation (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies (2 works) · Engineering (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Online and Blended Learning (2 works)