Search

classroom,” Knapp continued. “If my students don’t know that I care about them as a person and as a human being, they will not care about what I know or what I am teaching. Even a brief daily conversation can enhance a student’s engagement and eagerness to learn.” Knapp recognizes that creating trust and understanding is paramount for success and yields more beneficial outcomes for his students and himself. Implementing these essential techniques becomes more manageable when a teacher appreciates their

covers the modeling process and techniques, then asks students what they’re interested in. “It’s an ocean of knowledge,” she said. “You can pretty much model anything.” In her own research, Zhu uses math to understand underlying mechanisms in developmental biology, such as pattern formations in butterflies, the kind of unexpected application that opens students’ minds to possible connections—not only between math, physics and computer science, but also the life sciences and humanities, connections

often than not, the individual that made the mistake already knows what they did wrong, so my goal is to encourage them to find the solution rather than tell them the answer right away. By giving players the opportunity to attempt and try new techniques, they begin to understand and develop skills necessary to perform at their best on a game day. Why is autonomy important for the student-athlete, especially in team sports? Autonomy is just giving them a chance to have control to have a choice

recordings such as the Microsoft LifeCam Studio Webcam, Logitech C615 Webcam, TONOR PC Mic, or Blue Snowball Mic. Each of these options cost $50 or less. There are a variety of tools and techniques for creating audio and video recordings. This blog post provides some basic guidance on how you could use recorded instruction and communications to connect with students at a distance. Technical support for audio and video recording (and editing) is provided by the Instructional Technologies team at itech

to Advance Your Career with an MBADownload PLU's MBA GuideWhat Are Some Reasons to Get an MBA?On the surface, an MBA may seem like a degree that would silo you to very specific careers in business. However, the benefits of an MBA go well beyond business management, and the diverse career outcomes speak for themselves.What exactly does an MBA provide? The tools needed to lead organizational change: The management skills and techniques taught throughout an MBA program will prepare you to tackle

is just troubleshooting over and over again. He gave me the opportunity to take control while also providing helpful solutions at times. I did most of the lab work myself hands-on, so now I feel very prepared with chemistry techniques. I had a great time in Dr. Waldow’s lab, and it really pushed me to do all I was capable of in chemistry. Working in these labs also cemented for me that research is the right place for me and my career.Major in ChemistryLearn more about the chemistry programDo you

project.” Kelly Ryan – Research in Macedonia Ryan (pictured here on a trip to China) will be working with the Nansen Dialogue Network in Skopje, Macedonia, conducting research in grassroots reconciliation in Macedonia. It’s in connection with his political science capstone project. “I hope to research what makes their reconciliation practices successful and trying to understand how their techniques and findings can impact the rest of the world,” Ryan said. “I am most excited to work with world leaders

operating rooms and intensive care units. And teams of 20 to 30 medical professionals now visit East Africa twice per year to perform complicated neurosurgical procedures and train local neurosurgeons in the latest techniques. “It became not just a missions trip, but a calling,” Haglund said. “I’m really passionate about it because we can do a lot of great things as Christians and as physicians, but there’s a difference between being on the edge of the river and being right in the middle of the stream

, others 20 or more — a chance to learn study skills, habits and techniques from the younger, newer, more savvy cadets.”ROTC at PLULearn more about the programThe university piloted the program last year with a few cadets and veterans; a full roll out began at the start of the 2017-18 academic year. Maj. David Orzech ’18, active duty in the Army, is one of the cadet mentors. He is currently a full-time student in the Master of Business Administration program at PLU and works closely with Farnum to help

was very stressful. I, like my coworkers, lacked lab experience due to the pandemic and everything was intimidating at first,” engineering major Sandy Montgomery ’23 says. “Once I had a couple of weeks to figure out where everything was and to practice basic techniques, I felt much more comfortable working independently.” Jackie Lindstrom ’22, a chemistry major and fellow student researcher, said that after the year of remote learning, the in-lab experience was invaluable. “I am more appreciative