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Muraleando Project https://medium.com/@habanaps/muraleando-a-social-and-cultural-project-in-havanas-outskirts-867861ad4398 https://insightcuba.com/blog/2019/05/20/muraleando-community-art-project Escuela Taller Gasper Garcia de Jovellano https://www.lahabana.gob.cu/post_detalles/es/15040/convocatoria-de-escuela-taller-de-la-habana-para-jovenes-capitalinos Convento de Nuestra Senora de Belenhttps://www.visitarcuba.org/convento-de-belen-la-habana Korimakaohttp://www.korimakaoofficial.cult.cu/en/inicio-english/ Christoper Columbus Cemetery https://www.beyondtheordinary.co.uk/features/necropolis-de-cristobal-colon-havana/ Casa de Africa https://www.tripcuba.org/casa-de-africa-house-museum-havana Museum of Fine Arts of Havanahttps://www.cubabusinessreport.com/inside-the-national-museum-of-fine-arts-in-havana/ Cultura Entre Las Manoshttps://www.culturaentrelasmanos.com/ Palmira Museum Sociedad San Roquehttps://civitasges.com/lifelong-learners-professional-educators-experience-afro-cuban-cultures-religions/ Jardin Maradeniahttps://www.cubacasas.net/cities/cienfuegos/images/Macradenia/ Cultural Community El Joverohttps://teatroloselementos.cult.cu/ […]

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In Dr. Diego Arias’ BUS 3190 Course, an Active Learning Assignment Grants Students an Opportunity to Demonstrate their Lyrical Stylings and Knowledge of Economic Theories As educators, we often look for new ways of bringing innovation to our classroom through content, activities, assessments, and assignments. Specifically, many instructors look for innovative modes of active engagement […]

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The Mid-Semester Assessment of Teaching Program is offered by the Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning (CETL) at the University of Detroit Mercy. This is an excellent opportunity for faculty reflection on teaching as we move into the second half of each semester. The project is intended to grant faculty the means to review and […]

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By Russell Davidson, Associate Director for Digital Education, Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning What is LockDown Browser? Respondus LockDown Browser provides a more secure environment for online testing. LockDown Browser itself is a separate web browser (like Internet Explorer, Firefox, or Chrome) specifically geared toward taking online tests. LockDown Browser may be used […]

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A podcast assignment can serve as a highly effective mode of summative assessment in courses across disciplines by fostering active learning and collaboration. Unlike written assignments, podcasts require students to communicate their understanding through spoken language, engaging their creativity, their ability to synthesize information, and finally their ability to break down critical concepts into relevant […]

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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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Student Experience Project: Faculty can register to engage with a variety of (free) training materials to encourage a sense of student belonging in their courses. The Writing Center at the University of Detroit Mercy: https://www.udmercy.edu/current-students/writing-center/index.php The Student Sucess Center at the University of Detroit Mercy: https://www.udmercy.edu/current-students/support-services/success-center.php Literature and Resources College Students with Children are Common […]

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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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