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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…
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…
Write@UNG
The Write@UNG is a new multifaceted faculty development program that stretches across five campuses and enriches scholarly productivity through a focus on research and writing skills. Workshops are facilitated by…
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…
Flexible Teaching Strategies for Course Continuity
When our classes get cancelled because of inclement weather or emergency situations, good planning and technology tools can be leveraged to maintain continuity of instruction. Planning, communication, and a flexible…
Using Book Clubs to Foster Student Engagement
At it’s core, traditional teaching and learning involves students gaining meaning from printed and oral language. Raphael and McMahon (1994) suggested that comprehension is achieved through a partnership of students,…
Finding and Supporting Student Applicants for Nationally Competitive Scholarships
NSF GRFP, Jack Kent Cooke, Udall, NIH, Fulbright, oh my! The world of scholarships is a large one indeed; every time I think I may have a handle on one…