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achieve the same learning objectives as traditional courses, but include instructional activities tailored to be most effective in the online environment. Online courses may include online modules, recorded lectures, assigned reading, online discussion group and independent activities, web conferences, and technology-enabled projects. What are the benefits of selecting a blended course?In a blended course, students have increased control over the time, place, pace, and path to achieving learning
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created by the Dogon are made to help the spirits of the ancestors climb up onto the roof of the house where the ancestor’s altar is generally located. The Dogon are among the most well known and most studied people groups in Africa, and are especially popular with tourists seeking an “authentic” African experience untouched by time or modernity. In truth, the Dogon have been adapting and evolving through time just like any culture, and the tourist trade itself has had a large impact. The Dogon have
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Inclusive Pedagogy SeminarsWhile participating in the seminar, faculty will: continue to develop self-awareness of their social and professional identities and how they impact their role as instructor by engaging in reflective activities, gain an increased understanding of inclusive pedagogical approaches and practices by reading short articles and participating in conversations with colleagues about them, and apply the lessons they have learned and/or skills they have developed by assessing
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many ways to support your class gift, including gifts of cash, gifts of stock, a gift from your retirement account, or even creating a charitable trust, among others. Charitable gifts help you meet your current philanthropic goals and extend your generosity well into the future. But did you know that a planned gift can also protect your assets, provide for your family, and guarantee you income for life? You can even make a significant impact with a gift that costs nothing in your lifetime (through
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learning and impact. We fully acknowledge that all instructors, regardless of their discipline, already incorporate elements of “information literacy” into their teaching, albeit in different ways and using different terminology. Our goal, then, is to provide some additional guidance that can help students bridge the gap between what they know and what they need to know for your course or program.Research StrategiesInformation NeedsLearning from SourcesActivity Ideas What We Have Learned about PLU
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graduated its first full class in 2007. Despite the program’s youth, many of the students have won awards, gained national recognition, and published poems, stories, essays and books. Read Previous The impact of eating Read Next Student production offers musical varieties COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS PLU College of Liberal Studies welcomes Dean Stephanie
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, the Nativity House, Tacoma Community Center and the Tacoma Rescue Mission. The students came to make a difference, but the impact of the experience ended up changing how they see the world. “For me it was about learning how exactly we can be helpful to other people,” McCracken said. “Being present is the most important thing we can do.” “It opened my eyes to how community and how relationships are truly valuable,” said Nicole Gallego ’11, sociology major from Federal Way, Wash. “The experience
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make an impact on our community,” Brown wrote in an email. “Luckily, I was the most vocal on our leadership team, and as I thought about my community, I remembered how much PLU and the great game of basketball gave me. I thought that this would be a great way to help the young men on the PLU team understand that a sense of community and helping the less fortunate can potentially give them an even greater experience at PLU.” Brown had worked with EFN before and is consistently impressed with its
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, will reflect on the intersection of art, Earth and spirit that informed their successful advocacy for environmental remediation by a mining company in the Cascade Mountains. The Wang Symposium concludes with Justin Spelhaug, who will deliver the 16th Dale E. Benson Lecture in Business and Economic History. Spelhaug leads the Tech for Social Impact group at Microsoft Philanthropies. He’ll explore the role that technology companies are taking in global efforts to fight inequality, eliminate poverty
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operations of MultiCare Behavioral Health, Greater Lakes and Navos. She’s still passionate about clinical work, and admits there are days she misses the gritty, heartfelt work of client care. However, she understands how her current role has a substantive impact on the quality of the mental health services her organization provides. “I take a lot of pride in developing leaders below me,” Card says. “If I can ensure that they are respectful and compassionate towards people with mental illness or mental
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