Faculty Survey on Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) Utilization in Academia

The CETL is conducting a comprehensive survey to gain insights into faculty experiences with utilizing generative artificial intelligence (AI) within academic settings. Your participation will assist us in comprehending the current landscape of AI utilization across diverse disciplines and provide valuable data for formulating future strategies in our institution’s research and teaching initiatives.  The primary […]

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A New Chapter: Introducing the Follett Spirit Store at Detroit Mercy

by Mia Hairston, CETL Staff After 40 years in partnership with Barnes & Noble Bookstore, Detroit Mercy is starting a new chapter at its Dental, Law, and McNichols campus bookstores, undergoing new management and operation with Follett Corporation. Follett has provided educational products and services for over 150 years. This shift in management brings about […]

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NC-SARA & NAVIGATING NEGOTIATIONS

By Mia Hairston, Program Coordinator The National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements, commonly known as NC-SARA, is a private organization established in 2013 to enhance the quality of distance education programs. NC-SARA is dedicated to expanding distance education, making programs more accessible, assuring cost savings, improving uniformity and coordination efforts between states, and collaborating […]

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Midsemester Mindfulness: Tips for Mental Wellness

by Mia Hairston, CETL Program Coordinator We are halfway through winter term, midterms are in, and spring break has come and gone. As we journey the second half of the academic year, progressing toward the semester’s close, mindfulness is a practice we can leverage to prioritize mental health. By being fully present in the awareness […]

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Incorporating Black History into Curriculum Across the Disciplines

By Mia Hairston, Program Coordinator February calls for a time of reflection and celebration of Black History and the expansive contributions of African Americans in our society. The University of Detroit Mercy honors Black History through enriching programming experiences, such as exhibits, book talks, and tours of historical museums. University faculty can further this tradition […]

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Braille Literacy Awareness

by Mia Hairston, Program Coordinator In 1824, a blind French boy named Louis Braille created a system that revolutionized the way millions communicated within the world. Braille, a tactile system consisting of raised dot characters arranged in cells, offers a means of reading and writing for the blind and visually impaired. At 15 years old, […]

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Creating Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences

By Mia Hairston, CETL Staff With many existing formats for research-based initiatives available, facilitating a meaningful research experience for students requires consideration of many variables including essential questioning, opportunities for original research, and methods of experimentation. In a university such as Detroit Mercy with approximately 600 declared science majors and 11 active research faculty, CUREs […]

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NC-SARA and Exclusive Distance Education

By Mia Hairston, CETL Staff The continual shift in educational landscape has called for stakeholders including educators, legislators and the U.S. Department of Education to establish a means of uniformity, accessibility and provision surrounding post-secondary distance education nation-wide. This has led to the founding of the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (SARA). SARA is a set […]

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A Reflection: Fifty Years of Title IX

By Megan Novell, Title IX Coordinator and Equity and Compliance Specialist This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of the passage of Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972.  In those fifty years, this single sentence of a piece of omnibus educational legislation has reshaped American education for girls and women, and more recently for […]

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University Services: The Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning

By Mia Hairston, Program CoordinatorThe Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning was established as a source of pedagogical expertise for the University of Detroit Mercy faculty. Our mission at the CETL is to: This summer, the  CETL staff coordinated an in-house event in conjunction with Academic Affairs called Colleague Development Days. This annual event, […]

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