Sharing Expertise Regarding Best Practices
in Teaching and Learning
Welcome to Faculty Viewpoints. Here, we share featured articles by the University of Detroit Mercy faculty that focus on best classroom practices and the art of teaching and learning.
We welcome articles from faculty at all levels and from across the disciplines. Articles must be focused on relevant teaching and learning topics including the following:
- active learning
- assessment
- mentorship
- innovative teaching assignments
- course and syllabus design
- inclusive teaching
- DEIJ and pedagogy
- service learning
- mission-informed teaching
- other teaching and learning topics
Submissions should be approximately 800-1000 words in length and should focus on teaching and learning. If you would like to contribute and share your knowledge with the University of Detroit Mercy community of faculty, email us at CETL@udmercy.edu or email Dr. Erin Bell directly at bellee@udmercy.edu.
By Sonya Kowalski and Traci Stewart, McAuley School of Nursing Teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic challenged educators to find creative and engaging ways to connect and meet the needs of students at a pace no one was expecting. Overnight the …
By Dr. Renady Hightower, Associate Professor, Health Services Administration COVID-19 changed the world in 2020. The effects of which reached into the lives of each of us in many ways. COVID-19 research documents the pain and anguish felt across the …
By Rachelle M. Belanger, M.Sc., Ph.D., Professor and Assistant Chair, Biology Department As a first-generation student, I earned a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree from the University of Windsor. While working on research as an undergraduate and graduate student, I had …
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?” …
By Mara R. Livezey, PhD,Assistant Professor of Biochemistry As I have been mulling over how to write this column during the past few weeks, I couldn’t quite decide on the tone of the column I would write. In particular, I …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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?” …