Author Archives: Noel Hahn
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…
Rountree reflects on Governor’s Teaching Fellows Academic Year Program
Among other transformations to her writing courses, Dr. Stephanie Rountree has revolutionized her Multicultural American Literature class this fall semester. Stephanie Rountree This transformation was inspired in part by her…
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,…
Call for Nominations for UNG Faculty/Staff Awards
The Center for Teaching, Learning, and Leadership facilitates faculty and teaching staff awards in multiple areas, including Leadership; Program and Department; Research and Creative; and Teaching. See a snapshot of…
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,…
Rifenburg receives USG Regents’ Award
Dr. J. Michael Rifenburg, Associate Professor of English, has received the 2022 USG’s Regents’ Award for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning. Michael Rifenburg “It’s humbling, for sure,” Rifenburg said about receiving the recognition. After securing UNG’s Distinguished Scholarship…
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…