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Jesuit Education Offers Tools to Meet the Mental Health Crisis

Posted on March 8, 2022 (May 10, 2022)

By Mary-Catherine Harrison, Associate Professor of English, Department Chair Since the Universal Apostolic Preferences were announced in 2019, I have worried whether, as an educator, I can meet the challenge of accompanying our youth toward a hope-filled future. But Catholic social teaching and Ignatian pedagogy give us vital tools to support our students and help […]

Supporting First-Generation and International Students: An Interview with Dr. Marwa Abdel Latif

Posted on March 8, 2022 (January 16, 2024)

By Erin Bell, Assistant Director of Educational Development Dr. Marwa Abdel Latif is an assistant professor in the Chemistry and Biochemistry department at the University of Detroit Mercy. Growing up in Lebanon and being of both Lebanese and Palestinian descent, Dr. Abdel Latif attended an UNRWA school for Palestinian children and youth in Lebanon. […]

Support Your Career via the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD)

Posted on March 3, 2022 (September 23, 2024)

The National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity is a leading provider of professional development for faculty. University of Detroit Mercy faculty and instructors have access to the services that NCFDD provides via an institutional membership. Working with over 250 member colleges and universities NCFDD supports faculty members, postdocs, and graduate students in making successful […]

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. […]

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