Great Ideas for Teaching (G.I.F.T.) is an occasional series featuring Stetson faculty. To submit your G.I.F.T., contact the center staff. by Alicia Slater There have been very few moments in my life when I’ve read something that permanently changed my teaching philosophy. Here is one of them (from Huba & Freed 2000): “The individuals learning the most […]
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Stetson University has partnered with the ALLEX Foundation to establish new Asian language courses with a goal of expanding to intermediate language courses. ALLEX Fellow, Stephanie Chung, joins Stetson University from Taiwan this year to offer Mandarin Chinese at Stetson University for the first time. “I love reading, playing clarinet, and listening to stories about different cultures,”
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As a result of a new joint venture between Information Technology and Academic Affairs, Stetson University is pleased to introduce the Office of Online Learning and Educational Technology (OOLET). The office supports the design, delivery and continuous improvement of high-quality online/hybrid courses, programs, pedagogies, instructional materials and initiatives. OOLET is tasked with the following priorities: Promote and provide a positive online environment where
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In response to a recent call, 21 Stetson faculty and staff from diverse areas of campus spent three days in an Intergroup Dialogue Institute. The facilitators, Dierdre Johnston and Lorna Hernandez-Jarvis, pioneered the Intergroup Dialogue program at Hope College through which numerous faculty and staff have been trained to facilitate dialogues around issues of diversity and inclusion. Intergroup
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Dr. Jason Evans, a Florida Sea Grant researcher and assistant professor of environmental science and studies, is finding ways for communities to adapt to sea-level rise. His work was recently featured in an article on the Florida Sea Grant website. “I strongly believe in the liberal arts mission that gives professors the opportunity to provide undergraduate students
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[Looking for Day 1? Click Here!] Days 2 & 3 of new faculty orientation provided some important resources and a time to think about your course design and syllabus. We rounded out the orientation with a faculty resource fair where campus departments shared the resources available to new faculty and the all important overview of
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From left to right Row 1: Julia Metzker; Nadine Bascombe; Mary Jo Jackson; Libba Galloway; Lou Sabina; Vernita Glenn-White Row 2: Delphine Prevote Pinet; Joy McGuirl-Hadley; Sandra Sanchez Adorno; Madison Creech; Grace Ramsey; Ana Paula Spalenza Row 3: Song Gao; Antonio Golan; Holley Lynch; Sharmaine Jackson; Stephanie Chung; Shun Kiang Row 4: Molly Brown; Michael Eskenazi; Kelly Hall; Heather Edwards; Danielle Palow Row 5: Nicole Porther; Lonnie Hevia; Karen Coker-Merritt; Randall Croom; Bill Jackson Row 6: Steven Smallpage; Gregory LeFils; Ben Tanner; Tomasz Fediuk; Carol
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[Looking for Days 2 & 3? Click Here!] Day one of the 2016 Stetson New Faculty Orientation was jam packed with information. Luckily, most of this information is available to you electronically when you need it. Greetings & Introduction Noel Painter, Interim Executive Vice President and Provost Dr. Painter welcomed the group and encouraged new
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In just two weeks, the newest class of faculty will be arriving on Stetson’s campus and as a community, we look forward to welcoming them. Faculty will attend orientation August 16 –18 where they will learn what to expect during their time at Stetson. During these three days, new faculty have the opportunity to interact with each other, current
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Noel Painter, Ph.D., interim executive vice president and provost and an associate professor of music, assists student Marcus Jones. In the 1990 landmark report Scholarship Reconsidered: Priorities of the Professoriate, Ernest Boyer called our attention to the need for institutions of higher education to connect the work of the academy to the social and environmental
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