Archives for Teaching and Learning
Activate Your Students’ Learning
With spring fever in full bloom and summer practically just around the corner, keeping students fully engaged both in and out of the classroom can be a job easier said…
Teaching Information Literacy without a Computer Lab
In January 2016, the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) adopted the Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education, which states in its introduction that it “grows out of…
Calling for applicants to participate in Faculty Learning Communities
Application Deadline: Monday, December 17, 2018 The University of North Georgia is participating in the Chancellor's Learning Scholars program initiated by the USG to provide additional faculty development opportunities across state…
A Different View of Plagiarism
Our UNG English department had an interesting faculty development workshop right before classes started, and I thought its message would be helpful for readers of this blog. The workshop was…
UNG Teaching Excellence Award for Tenure-Track Faculty 2018
Teaching Excellence Award for Tenure-Track Faculty The Teaching Excellence Award for Tenure-Track Faculty recognizes those who have consistently demonstrated outstanding instruction. The recipients’ qualifications may include activities designed to advance…
UNG Distinguished Teaching Award 2018
Distinguished Teaching Award The UNG Distinguished Teaching Award recognizes excellence in teaching by a faculty member over the course of a distinguished career. The awardee demonstrates a well-articulated teaching philosophy…
UNG Teaching Excellence Award for Non-Tenure Track Faculty 2018
Teaching Excellence Award for Non-Tenure Track Faculty The Teaching Excellence Award for Non-Tenure Track Faculty recognizes those whose work advances the quality and practice of instruction, demonstrates their success in…
Lessons in Mentorship: Students and Academic Professionals
It’s easy to get caught up in the frantic pace of the semester, but it’s important to remember that our usual advice can be totally fresh for students. In my…
Tangible Alternative Projects: A Different Approach to Research
Tangible Alternative Projects: A Different Approach to Research Dr. Macklin Cowart Engaging students fully for four months can be tough, even in upper division courses, and having students gain a…
The Chow Hall as Mind Palace
“I need to go to my mind palace…” S. Holmes, Hound of the Baskervilles (BBC, 2012) In the BBC’s crime drama series Sherlock (a modern take on the classic Victorian-era stories of…