Archives for Teaching and Learning
In Defense of Lecturing
Dee Gillespie is a Professor of US History in the Department of History, Anthropology, and Philosophy, and a winner of the 2022 Teaching Excellence Award. “No more sage on the…
Collaborative student projects across classrooms and disciplines: How to foster academic skills through shared experience
Editor’s Note: This is the fourth in a series of posts in which past LEAP Action Grant recipients report on their projects. Dr. Ralph Hale is Assistant Professor of Psychological…
Reacting to the Past – In Today’s Classroom
Patricia Todebush is Associate Head of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. The Reacting to the Past (RTTP) pedagogy originally created at Barnard College in the late 1990s consists of…
LEAP Action Grant in Images: Tumbling Creek Hiking Concert
Editor’s Note: This is the third in a series of posts in which past LEAP Action Grant recipients report on their projects. Application for 2022 awards are due April 4,…
LEAP Action Grant in Images: From Community Garden to Environmental Science Lab
Editor’s Note: This is the second in a series of posts in which past LEAP Action Grant recipients report on their projects. Application for 2022 awards are due April 4,…
My LEAP of Faith
Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of posts in which past LEAP Action Grant recipients report on their projects. Application for 2022 awards are due April 4,…
Implementing a Signature Experience and ePortfolio in an English Capstone Course
Kellie Keeling is a senior English major with a concentration in Writing & Publication. Zoë Phalen is a senior English major with a concentration in Writing & Publication. J. Michael…
Using ePortfolios in the Athletic Training Program
Sabrina Maginnis is Interim Assistant Department Head in the Department of Kinesiology. Editor’s note: This is the sixth in a series of posts called HIPs Implementation related to the ongoing…
Using the Nighthawk Community Connector
Carly Redding is Director of Academic Engagement and an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology and Human Services. Are you interested in getting more deeply involved with local communities,…
HIP Academy: Learning to Teach in the Big Leagues
Efren Velazquez is an assistant professor of psychological science. I have always enjoyed watching the sport of baseball, ever since I was an adolescent. In baseball, there are different levels…