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Authors examine the impact of honors education on four early career scholars who each spent two years in a postdoctoral position (2017-2023), highlighting how initial in-depth exposure to honors curricula and culture positively influences professional identity and teaching practice. Fellowships in a Teaching, Research, and Mentoring (TRM) Program offer nascent scholars from a range of disciplines the opportunity to work with students, extend curricular offerings, and launch career trajectories in a variety of ways. Accounts of these experiences should encourage honors program administrators to look to the ranks of early career scholars as desirable instructors.

Peer review exercises are an essential part of many educational pedagogy models and have been shown to successfully provide undergraduate students with requisite active learning and critical reflection skills. Teaching the peer review process in an interdisciplinary honors research methods course, however, presents its own set of challenges. As students are exposed to new processes of editorial review, they are also tasked with evaluating material across subjects and discipline areas, making subjective components of editing more difficult. Authors describe a scaffolded model of peer review piloted in an interdisciplinary, upper-level honors research methods and ethics course and provide qualitative analyses of student reflections and assignment attributes to demonstrate the model's potential for student success. By presenting the peer review exercises as a series of sections that build incrementally in complexity and subjectivity (scaffolding) and dedicating class time for implementing peer-directed edits, authors provide an adaptable model that further strengthens research editing practices in honors education.

The primary purpose of this study was to examine the potential of LOw LAtency (LOLA), a low latency audio visual technology designed to allow simultaneous music performance, as a distance learning tool for musical styles in which synchronous playing is an integral aspect of the learning process (e.g., jazz, folk styles). The secondary purpose was to describe participant perceptions of the effectiveness of three technologies used to teach music: LOLA, PolyCom, and Skype. To achieve these goals, we isolated a classical masterclass, jazz lesson, and old-time fiddle session and described trends for these lessons across the three technology platforms. Participants rated the overall effectiveness of LOLA (M = 4.25) higher than PolyCom (M = 3.06) and Skype (M = 2.80). Participants shared their perception that LOLA was superior to other technologies for learning and teaching music. Implications for music teaching are discussed.

Little is known about the attitudes of renal healthcare professionals (HCPs) toward deceased donation. We surveyed 222 renal HCPs from 12 dialysis units in southeast Michigan about their attitudes toward organ donation as part of a clusterrandomized, intervention study. Factor analysis identified three subscales: general benefits (alpha .88), general barriers (alpha .80), and staff dialysis barriers (alpha .79). We compared subscale values with two variables: enrollment status in the state donor registry (DR) and intentions for future DR enrollment. Higher scores on all three scales were positively associated with DR enrollment. Mean scores varied by HCP role within the dialysis unit. Tailoring donation education to a role and focusing on the benefits may have an effective impact on HCP attitudes. Results from this study can inform future interventions to improve promotion of organ donation amongst professionals working in dialysis units. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article focuses on the efforts made by Age Well Live Well collaboratives to help Texans in dealing with the challenges of aging. It states that Age Well Live Well has several goals which include enhancing older adults' physical health, encouraging residents to engage in volunteer activities, and develop people's awareness about the issues of aging. It adds that the collaboratives have also implemented various health programs to help residents live and age well.