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Research-Based Teaching Series 2016-2017
The Research-Based Teaching Series (RBTS) had its final workshop for the 2016-2017 academic year. Co-sponsored by the Department of English and the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Leadership (CTLL), RBTS…
Lesson Plan Template for Scaffolding Student Learning
As an educator at the University of North Georgia (UNG), I spend my time with preservice teachers, preparing them for K-12 classrooms. The information that I share with my preservice teachers can…
Priorities and Pedagogies: Reflections on Writing Instruction
Teaching composition is often compared to drudgery because the grading load can be intense and because writing pedagogy seems stuck in a rut. In the minds of many instructors, the…
Enabling ALL Students via Analytics
Eric Westervelt, an educational correspondent for NPR, wrote a very interesting article in the Learning & Tech section entitled “The Higher Ed learning Revolution: Tracking Each Student’s Every Move.” In the…
2016-2017 Governor’s Teaching Fellows Program
Two faculty from the University of North Georgia (UNG) participated in the selective 2016-2017 cohort of the Governor's Teaching Fellows (GTF) Program, a statewide initiative advancing instructional excellence in Georgia's…
The Return on Investment (ROI) of Diversity and Inclusion
The ROI of Diversity and Inclusion When presenting workshops on diversity and inclusion, I often ask students and faculty to reflect on the question “What’s in it for me?” This…
Finding the Classroom: Conceptualizing Reality in Higher Education
“Publics are asked to accommodate to an objectified ‘reality,’ marked off and demarcated in cost-benefit terms. It is reified, and ‘given’; we are all being required to sublimate our private…
Service-Learning and First-Year Writing: A HIP Adventure
Last academic year, I had the opportunity to participate in a Faculty Academy on High-Impact Practices facilitated by the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Leadership (CTLL). One high-impact practice identified…
Research-Based Teaching Series – Call for Proposals
Faculty and teaching staff are invited to submit a proposal for doing a presentation in the Research-Based Teaching Series (RBTS) Spring 2017 series. RBTS is co-sponsored by the University of…
UNG Libraries presents the Compendium of Renaissance Drama
This article is the fifth part of a series by UNG Libraries covering some of the newest and most exciting additions to our GALILEO Database collections. Please note: login required for…