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on global history and contemporary issues. Maddy and Casey also credit their continuing desire for knowledge and love of learning to the History Department. Matthew Macfarlane '17Matthew graduated with a B.A. in History and Economics. While at PLU, he ran cross country and track and loved hiking and climbing. He also completed a Benson Summer Research Fellowship with Professor Halvorson on the topic of business history and early application software in the era of the first PCs. After graduating
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ABC Program Cohort AlumniPrevious ABC CohortsPrevious ABC CohortsNew Student OrientationStudents learning about PLU and TacomaStudents learning about PLU and TacomaStudents learning about PLU and TacomaStudents learning about PLU and TacomaStudents learning about PLU and TacomaStudents learning about PLU and TacomaStudents learning about PLU and TacomaStudents learning about PLU and TacomaStudents learning about PLU and TacomaStudents learning about PLU and TacomaStudents learning about PLU and
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degrees of separation from one person. “You know a lot more people than you think, and can impact,” Waller said. The Third Annual Holocaust Conference was kicked off Thursday night by an examination of the slave labor camps the Germans set up around Poland and Germany to power their war machine. Prof. Christopher Browning, Frank Porter Graham Professor of History at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, and a former PLU professor who taught in the university’s history department for 25
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Student-athlete makes entrepreneurship look like a piece of cake Posted by: vcraker / May 25, 2022 May 25, 2022 By Craig CrakerAsst. Sports Information Director Some people spent their COVID lockdown time learning to bake homemade bread or bingeing TV shows or, frankly, just trying to survive. Pacific Lutheran University junior Jasneet Sandhu spent the spring of 2021 learning to row and launching a business out of her family home.The Sandhu Cake Company is the brainchild of Jasneet and her
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Curricular MappingThe curriculum map is an essential second step in program assessment. Once learning outcomes have been designed and finalized, the curriculum map presents the program with an opportunity to align instruction with learning outcomes. Additionally, the curriculum map is a useful tool for visualizing the curriculum. Via this method programs can better understand what is being taught and how well the curriculum matches stated learning goals.Benefits of the Curriculum MapSource
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The Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education provides support to faculty interested in developing community-engaged scholarship and teaching. Contact the Wang Center Executive Director, Tamara Williams, at williatr@plu.edu if you are interested in discussing CEL coursework.Faculty Quick Links CEL Course Design PDFDesign a CEL CourseWhat is CEL?At PLU, Community Engaged Learning (CEL) is a pedagogical model that incorporates classroom learning with local engagement with community
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Guiding Principles for Academic AssessmentPrintable pdfAssessment is a vital factor in the cycle of teaching and learning, one that contributes toward improving and increasing the value of education that students receive at PLU. Ongoing and thoughtful documentation and interpretation of the results of teaching and learning has proven to help faculty teach more effectively and consistently across the University. This cumulative process, and the knowledge for meaningful improvement that we gain
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Support for Blended and Online TeachingThis page highlights available resources and tools to help faculty develop their courses in a blended format (online & face-to-face). Blended courses at PLU include a balanced mix of onsite and online learning elements and online courses at PLU are delivered without campus meetings.PLUTO+The PLUTO+ program supports faculty in strengthening knowledge and skills for effective online and blended teaching.Learn MoreResources from Faculty PeersFaculty
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learning. Student Engagement: Equips students in their faith and thinking, promotes student ownership of learning, capitalizes on the backgrounds and stories of each student, facilitates meaningful learning experiences, and generates rich student dialogue. Curriculum & Pedagogy: Demonstrates effective teaching practices, recognizes individual student abilities and needs, develops strategies to come alongside each student, and creates relevant and tailored learning opportunities, all through a biblical
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Flipping vs. Blending – What’s the Difference? Posted by: bodewedl / August 25, 2015 August 25, 2015 by Dana Bodewes, Instructional Designer Like it or not, technology is influencing the process of teaching and learning in new and evolving ways. Two key trends that draw upon innovations in technology and pedagogy are the flipped learning format and the blended learning format. As these terms are used more often and in varying ways, the difference between the two formats can become confused. I
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