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White Perch Time
Summer time in eastern North Carolina means many
things to folks. For some it’s fresh garden vegetables,
trips to the beach, vacations, swimming, or boating …
but to local fi shermen it means the White Perch are
biting. White perch time usually begins in late May and
lasts through the summer and into early fall. The white
perch is not a true member of the perch family but is
more closely linked to the bass family. In northeastern
NC it lives in fresh to brackish waters including Albemarle
Sound, Scuppernong River, Alligator River and
all the tributaries leading from these waters. They feed
on worms, shrimp, minnows, and the eggs of others
fi shes. White perch are a very prolifi c species and are
sometimes found in large schools. They are important to
our region as both a sport fi sh as well as a commercial
one. These fi sh are great fun to catch and can’t be beat
fried up with some stewed fresh potatoes and coleslaw
on the side. You can catch white perch on just about any
equipment possible … bamboo pole, fl y rod, spinning
reel with bottom rigs, cork rigs, or artifi cial lures. Natural
baits tend to work best such as worms, shrimp, cut fi sh,
or crab. The artifi cials that work best are small 1/16 to ¼
jigs with feathers, skirts, or soft plastic bodies attached.
Also small spinner baits, swim baits, or spoons work well
especially if tipped with a small piece of natural bait. My
preferred method for catching white perch is to cast a
small jig with a spinner blade and tipped with a piece of
Does Your Personality Make You Say, “I hate online classes?”
Article written by Dr. Judy Drago, Campus Director, Elizabeth City Campus
By Jimmy Fleming mrfl emz@embarqmail.com
shrimp using ultra light spinning
equipment. The number
one proven method to fi ll your
cooler with white perch is to
use a two hook bottom rig with
small hooks, about a 1 ounce
weight, and baited with fresh
shrimp. You will normally catch
a lot of small ones that you
throw back for future trips … but there will be plenty of 8”
to 12” fi sh to keep. Another good thing about white perch
is that they can be caught from boats, kayaks, wading,
fi shing from shore, fi shing from piers, in shallow water, in
deep water … just about anywhere in our area. Do yourself
a favor and get out this summer to catch a fi ne mess
of white perch … oh yeah, and take a kid or two along
with you to show them the joy of White Perch Fishing!
At Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, our counselors
often hear students say things like, “I hate online classes,”
or “I like taking classes online, because I have more
fl exibility.” But now more than ever, they’re hearing things
like, “I really like EagleVision Home, because it’s live with
the teacher, but I can attend from home.” EagleVision
Home is a rapidly-growing, online format that allows
students to attend live classes from their laptops virtually
anywhere. Miss a class? Watch it later-- all classes are
recorded! Here’s the thing: how students prefer to attend
class has drastically changed the way students learn…
and universities are listening! By adopting a multi-modality
course delivery platform, students can choose the way
they want to learn!
But what influences student choice to enroll in one
course format over another? We’re not sure, but there
are many theories, and research fi ndings are pouring in.
Studies on the relationship between personality type and
course modality satisfaction and preference are particularly
interesting.
First, there’s some evidence that individuals with high
levels of Openness to Experience and Conscientiousness
(Big Five personality traits) are more likely to experience
a greater level of satisfaction with online courses
than those low in these traits1. Those high in Openness
to Experience are intellectually curious, open to new
experiences, and more aware of their feelings. They are
not likely to share the view that classroom lectures offer
the best way to learn. Students scoring high on conscientiousness
tend to have a preference for planned behavior
over spontaneous; they’re more self-disciplined and
detail-oriented. These traits leave them well-prepared for
online learning and other self-directed behaviors.
Students with similar personality characteristics also tend
to prefer similar course delivery modalities (face-to-face,
online synchronous, online asynchronous, or blended).
Therefore, we expect those with high Openness to
Experience and Conscientiousness to routinely enroll
in online courses. Alternatively, those low in these traits
tend to rely more on face-to-face courses—and those
courses are available! The takeaway from this is that
college-bound students may be more successful if they
choose course formats that agree with their personality
traits, at least during their fi rst year of college. However,
this is not always the case: personality is not the only factor
that impacts choice. Course delivery satisfaction and
preference in some students may be infl uenced more by
their desire to achieve academically, their belief in their
academic potential, and course topic interest, as well as
by external factors like work schedules, military deployment,
and childcare. Find out what your Big-Five scores
are at http://personality-testing.info/tests/IPIP-BFFM/.
Regardless of the reasons students choose specifi c
delivery formats, ERAU fully embraces the multimodality
philosophy and can offer course delivery based on student
choice. Active-duty and support personnel attached
to the U.S. Coast Guard base can drop by the Embry-Riddle
Campus in Building 62 to learn more. All classes
are available online, but most are available through
the EagleVision Home and face-to-face formats, as well.
Preliminary academic evaluations are free and available
on a walk-in basis or via email at elizabethcity@erau.
edu. An academic advisor will evaluate transfer credit
for a variety of degree programs. Embry-Riddle awards
college credit for military rate/rank/service schools/certain
national exams & federal licenses/regionally accredited
colleges and universities. Our students are often surprised
by how close they are to degree completion—and
you may be too.
1Cohen, A., & Baruth, O. (2017). Personality, learning, and satisfaction
in fully online academic courses. Computers In Human
Behavior, 721-12. doi:10.1016/j.chb.2017.02.030
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