Jonathan Adams

Florida State University | FSU · Communication and information

The current research explores the use of artificial intelligence as a teaching tool. The research team determined that an artificial intelligence project-based learning task can effectively be used to introduce undergraduate computer science students to machine learning and its associated work pipeline. This includes collecting data, labeling data,...

A method to produce synthetic visual data was developed for this study. The resulting synthetic imagery was used to train a YOLOv3 classification model to identify various species of sea turtles. The Blender library and Python were used to render and augment the images. Nine datasets were generated, each with different ratios of synthetic and authe...

The purpose of this project is to examine, evaluate, and further refine a project-based teaching method using the Engage-Study-Learn (ESL) framework to support the teaching of technology to non-majors. This method has been applied in an interdisciplinary undergraduate technology course for two years. The method attempts to make technologies relevan...

A literature review was conducted using journal articles and conference proceedings to examine emerging research practices, and applications of synthetic visual data over the past 5 years. The current research examined articles related to research trends in artificial intelligence training intended to improve computer vision and object detection. S...

The study explored student readiness for online learning in the Northeast of Thailand, using the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT). The survey also explored students’ self-regulation, computing devices ownership, and level of familiarity with education-related technologies. The responses imply that students have a slightly...

A national survey of United States high school principals (n = 2,187) was used to assess the acceptability of job applicant qualifications that included degrees earned either online, partly online, or in a residential teacher-training program. The applicants with coursework taken in a residential setting were overwhelmingly preferred over applicant...

A national survey of high school principals (N = 683) was used to assess the acceptability of job applicant qualifications that included degrees earned either online, partly online, or in a traditional-residential teacher-training program. The applicants with coursework taken in a traditional-residential setting were overwhelmingly preferred over a...

A national survey of medical school admissions administrators was used to assess the acceptability of applicants' qualifications that included degrees earned partly online, partly in a community college, or in a traditional program. A questionnaire was sent from The Florida State University in 2007 to admissions administrators in the 125 accredited...

Project motivation is a key aspect to a successful project, yet few studies exist that shed light on this important subject. This article reviews the current literature and theoretical aspects of motivation and provides an analysis of the data. A survey was conducted by soliciting project managers to tell how they perceive their ability to influenc...

This study examines prior research conducted on the acceptability of online degrees in hiring situations. In a national survey, a questionnaire was developed for assessing the importance of objections to accepting job candidates with online degrees and sent to university search committee chairs in institutions advertising open faculty positions (wh...

A total of 150 university Web sites were segregated into one of three groups: accredited residential, regionally accredited online, and nonaccredited online institutions. The promotional imagery, marketing messages and marketing themes found on the landing pages of each university program Web sites were analyzed for similarities and differences. A...

A national survey of health care administrators was used to assess the acceptability of a job applicant's qualifications that included a degree earned online, partly online, or in a traditional program. A questionnaire was sent in response to job advertisements that were posted in newspapers from 38 metropolitan areas throughout the United States....

A content analysis was conducted concerning university extension and commercial correspondence courses in literature printed between 1898 and 1941. A total of 93 documents were collected from scholarly journals and popular publications listed in the JSTOR and The Reader's Guide to Periodic Literature. The analysis showed that many of the driving fo...

A content analysis of 409 distance education web sites was conducted to assess their explanations of the media used in their online course offerings. A check sheet consisting of sixteen media strategies was completed for each by examining course demonstrations, video introductions, pages related to "Academics," pages related to Frequently Asked Que...

A national survey of hiring executives was conducted to assess the acceptability of a job applicant's qualifications for employment that included a degree earned solely online or one that included a significant amount of online coursework. The questionnaire was sent in response to job advertisements posted in newspapers in eight major metropolitan...

A national survey was used to assess the acceptability of a job applicant's qualifications that included online coursework. The questionnaire, sent to hiring committee chairpersons, described three hypothetical applicants who earned degrees through a "traditional" institution, a "virtual" institution, and "mixed" coursework. The respondents were as...

THIS PAPER PRESENTS the results of a nationwide survey of deans, associate deans, and directors who make recommendations concerning the admission of applicants to graduate programs in their colleges and universities. A questionnaire was sent to a sample of academic officers in public and private institutions describing three different types of appl...

This paper outlines a quantitative procedure developed for assessing the scholarly, teaching, and service accomplishments of faculty members being reviewed for promotion and tenure. This Academic Assessment Index (AAI) is based on the responses of 109 university and college administrators (chairpersons, department heads, and deans) in a national su...