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Service Learning


A method of teaching that engages students in direct service as an essential part of the course to help meets its learning objectives.

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Posted on March 1, 2022 (March 18, 2022) by Timia Hairston

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 Pedagogical Practice: Service LearningProject-Based Learning 101 

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Colleague Development Day One: Detroit is Our Home and Not Our Laboratory
Colleague Development Day One: Detroit is Our Home and Not Our Laboratory
Tuesday, January 3, 2023    
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Zoom Meeting
  • Teaching & Learning
Presented by Dan Pitera and Sarida Scott It is clear that Detroit has been of interest—both positive and negative—to the world for decades. Scholars have [...]
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Colleague Development Day Two: Supporting Student Success Through the Beacon Early Alert System
Colleague Development Day Two: Supporting Student Success Through the Beacon Early Alert System
Wednesday, January 4, 2023    
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Zoom Meeting
  • Teaching & Learning
Presented by Felicia Hartinger and Mike Verdusco Anthology Beacon is Detroit Mercy’s new early alert system to promote and support student success. This is accomplished [...]
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Colleague Development Day Three: Microaggressions and How They Perpetuate a Fixed Mindset in Higher Education
Colleague Development Day Three: Microaggressions and How They Perpetuate a Fixed Mindset in Higher Education
Thursday, January 5, 2023    
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Zoom Meeting
  • Colleague Development Day
  • Teaching & Learning
Presented by Kristin Johnston Through a facilitated presentation, this workshop will explore how personal identities can be directly correlated to implicit biases and how those [...]
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Colleague Development Day Four: Welcome Back Town Hall
Colleague Development Day Four: Welcome Back Town Hall
Friday, January 6, 2023    
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Zoom Meeting
  • Colleague Development Day
  • Teaching & Learning
Presented by Pamela Zarkowski, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Join us for a (virtual) Welcome Back Town Hall. Updates will be shared about [...]
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Recording with YuJa 
Recording with YuJa 
Monday, January 23, 2023    
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Zoom Meeting
  • Teaching & Learning
YuJa’s desktop software capture (available on both PC and Mac) provides the Detroit Mercy community with a full-featured recording studio. This software allows for the [...]
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Employing Effective Visual Rhetoric and Design in Course Documents
Employing Effective Visual Rhetoric and Design in Course Documents
Tuesday, January 24, 2023    
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Zoom Meeting
  • Teaching & Learning
While conventional wisdom may suggest that we should not judge a book by its cover, the opposite is true. In fact, one important way that [...]
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Recording with YuJa 
Recording with YuJa 
Thursday, January 26, 2023    
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Zoom Meeting
  • Teaching & Learning
YuJa’s desktop software capture (available on both PC and Mac) provides the Detroit Mercy community with a full-featured recording studio. This software allows for the [...]
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Video Quizzing with YuJa
Video Quizzing with YuJa
Monday, January 30, 2023    
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Zoom Meeting
  • Teaching & Learning
If students are not watching pre-recorded videos, an effective approach to encouraging them to watch (and pay attention) is to attach points to viewing. While [...]
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Video Quizzing with YuJa
Video Quizzing with YuJa
Tuesday, January 31, 2023    
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Zoom Meeting
  • Teaching & Learning
If students are not watching pre-recorded videos, an effective approach to encouraging them to watch (and pay attention) is to attach points to viewing. While [...]
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Events on Tuesday, January 3, 2023
Colleague Development Day One: Detroit is Our Home and Not Our Laboratory
Colleague Development Day One: Detroit is Our Home and Not Our Laboratory
3 Jan 23
Events on Wednesday, January 4, 2023
Colleague Development Day Two: Supporting Student Success Through the Beacon Early Alert System
Colleague Development Day Two: Supporting Student Success Through the Beacon Early Alert System
4 Jan 23
Events on Thursday, January 5, 2023
Colleague Development Day Three: Microaggressions and How They Perpetuate a Fixed Mindset in Higher Education
Colleague Development Day Three: Microaggressions and How They Perpetuate a Fixed Mindset in Higher Education
5 Jan 23
Events on Friday, January 6, 2023
Colleague Development Day Four: Welcome Back Town Hall
Colleague Development Day Four: Welcome Back Town Hall
6 Jan 23
Events on Monday, January 23, 2023
Recording with YuJa 
Recording with YuJa 
23 Jan 23
Events on Tuesday, January 24, 2023
Employing Effective Visual Rhetoric and Design in Course Documents
Employing Effective Visual Rhetoric and Design in Course Documents
24 Jan 23
Events on Thursday, January 26, 2023
Recording with YuJa 
Recording with YuJa 
26 Jan 23
Events on Monday, January 30, 2023
Video Quizzing with YuJa
Video Quizzing with YuJa
30 Jan 23
Events on Tuesday, January 31, 2023
Video Quizzing with YuJa
Video Quizzing with YuJa
31 Jan 23

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