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Here Is What We Need to Know about Digital Mental Health

Posted on March 2, 2022 (May 4, 2022)

By Janet M. Joiner, PhD, LMSW Department Chair, Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work, College of Liberal Arts and Education Chair, Athletic Board & Faculty Athletic Representative Much research is available focusing on the influence of technology on mental health. Historically, academic studies related to mental health and technology have mostly focused on how faculty and […]

Resources for Black History Month and Beyond

Posted on March 2, 2022 (March 18, 2022)

The Library of Congress website includes a myriad of digital materials regarding African American history and culture. There is content regarding pride and political activism; annual reports of charitable, educational, and political organizations; biographies, narratives, and speeches by members of Congress, among other documents. Such materials can be the subject of analyses and study across […]

Implementing Learner-Centered Activities

Posted on March 1, 2022 (March 18, 2022)

By Dr. Erin Bell, CETL Staff Many are familiar with the shift from an instructor-centered classroom model to a learner-centered schema. Learner-centered instruction places the onus on both student and instructor, rather than the instructor filling the role of a “sage on the stage.” In such a constructivist learning paradigm, student learners construct knowledge instead […]

Teaching in a World of White Privilege: A Starting Point for Reflection and Growth

Posted on February 24, 2022 (January 16, 2024)

By Abigail Youngerman, CETL Staff Almost 80% of US K-12 teachers and 76% of college faculty identify as non-Hispanic white, whereas students are respectively only 47% and 55% non-Hispanic white (Davis & Schaeffer, 2021). Our “color,” that is our race, defines who we are and how we see the world, whether we want it to […]

Living with Grief

Posted on February 24, 2022 (May 4, 2022)

By Kimberly Moner, R.N. An acquaintance is walking toward you. You ask, “How are you feeling?” but do not really want to know the answer. When was the last time you looked inside yourself and asked, “How am I feeling?” Experiencing the death of both of my parents in a four month period pushed me […]

Memory consolidation and learning

Posted on February 22, 2022 (February 22, 2022)

The manner in which information enters into a human’s long-term memory and becomes crystallized. Photo courtesy of David Cassolato from Pexels. […]

Differentiated Instruction

Posted on February 18, 2022 (February 18, 2022)

Instructors use strategies with the needs of all (diverse) learners in mind. Assignments and assessments are inclusive and tailored to consider all learners’ needs. Photo courtesy of Ivan Bertolazzi from Pexels. […]

Chunking Information

Posted on February 18, 2022 (February 18, 2022)

A strategy that allows learners to use their short-term memory more effectively by breaking up larger portions of information into more manageable “chunks.” Some chunking strategies rely on the use of mnemonics to help students memorize longer strands of information, i.e. the use of HOMES to recall the names of the Great Lakes (Huron, Ontario, […]

Universal Design of Instruction

Posted on February 15, 2022 (February 15, 2022)

Universal Design of Instruction is a framework focused on making learning available to all students regardless of needs or learning differences. Categories that need to be addressed within the framework included the visual design of the course, the use of media and media files within the course, the inclusion of accessible information about student support […]

Meta-cognition

Posted on February 15, 2022 (February 15, 2022)

Meta-cognition is a reflective process which allows students and instructors a means to build an awareness of one’s thought processes. Meta-cognition can help students create an effective plan to begin and complete learning tasks as well as how to solve problems and assess the effectiveness of their current strategies for learning studying. Thinking about their […]