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Translating the Enlightenment The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) recently awarded Professor of French Rebecca Wilkin a $133,333 grant under the Scholarly Editions and Translations interest area. Wilkin and her collaborator Angela Hunter, an English professor from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock,…
affords.” Moving Math ForwardThe National Science Foundation recently awarded Associate Professor of Mathematics Ksenija Simic-Muller — in collaboration with professors from the University of North Carolina and University of Houston — a $299,993 grant under the Robert Noyce Scholarship Program. Simic- Muller and her colleagues across the country will complete a project titled “Supporting the Development of Mathematics Preservice Teachers’ Critical Consciousness through Statistical Investigations of
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April Rose Nguyen ’19, ’21 has a plan. A political science and communication double major who recently earned an MBA at PLU, Nguyen followed the advice of a career adviser into a series of contract jobs in human resources. Not because she has career aspirations…
focus on scheduling. “Sometimes for a single position that meant scheduling 50 phone screen interviews; a round of all-day, in-person interviews; and coordinating travel and logistics,” she says. Nguyen currently serves as an applicant services recruiter for Amazon Technical Academy, a program that provides current Amazon employees with the training necessary to transition into software development engineer roles at the company. Nguyen is often the person at the academy an employee speaks to if they
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A long-planned academic restructure is being implemented that organizes Pacific Lutheran University’s academic programs into four colleges: the College of Health Professions; the College of Liberal Studies; the College of Natural Sciences; and the College of Professional Studies. “We’re very grateful to the faculty and…
will serve as dean of the College of Natural Sciences. Cameron Bennett will serve as the dean of the College of Professional Studies. David Ward will serve as dean of the College of Health Professions. Patricia Bixel will serve as interim dean of the College of Liberal Studies. Among other responsibilities, the four college deans will provide direct supervision and strategic leadership for their respective colleges and support faculty achievement, development, and excellence. As senior university
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In 1997, Brian Bannon was a PLU senior. An exemplary student, he wrote for The Mast, and was a double major researching social justice through the lens of queer rights movements. One afternoon, Bannon found himself in the office of history professor Beth Kraig, discussing…
longest serving members of Mayor Emanuel’s cabinet. Not only did he successfully shield the library from budget reductions, he led the system into an exciting new era. “The mayor came in proposing a massive cut to libraries,” Bannon says. “But by the time he left, he saw libraries as being one of the great successes of his mayoral tenure in Chicago.”Big plans in the Big AppleWhat motivated Bannon to accept his current role as Merryl and James Tisch Director at the New York Public Library was the
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by Dana Bodewes, Instructional Designer Blogs have greatly contributed to the explosion of content created and shared on the internet. I, myself, couldn’t count the number of hours I’ve spent reading blogs about everything from recipes to research. There are many academic applications for blogs. Blogs allow…
Blogging: So Many Uses, So Little Time Posted by: bodewedl / August 25, 2015 August 25, 2015 by Dana
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by Dana Bodewes, Instructional Designer The Northwest has experienced some beautiful weather lately and the effects of spring fever are soon to appear in the classroom. It can be difficult to focus on work when sunshine and warmer temperatures are beckoning us outside! Perhaps…
Maintaining Student Engagement Posted by: bodewedl / August 25, 2015 August 25, 2015 by Dana Bodewes
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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…
Flipping vs. Blending – What’s the Difference? Posted by: bodewedl / August 25, 2015 August 25,
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by Dana Bodewes, Instructional Designer Most faculty are familiar with the software Turnitin for its Originality Check of student papers, but it also offers a grading tool called GradeMark. On May 30, PLU will upgrade its Turnitin service in Sakai and with it receive improved…
Exploring “GradeMark” for Sakai Turnitin Assignments Posted by: bodewedl / August 25, 2015 Augus
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by Dana Bodewes, Instructional Designer The beginning of a new academic year provides an opportunity to reflect on effective teaching practices and perhaps try something new. Consider the practice of using “essential questions” during the instructional process. Essential questions explore salient, fundamental ideas that are…
Using “Essential Questions” for Thoughtful Inquiry Posted by: bodewedl / August 25, 2015 August
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By Dana Bodewes, Instructional Designer Over the past two weeks, I have been preparing for a faculty workshop on using assessment tools in Sakai. While drafting a section on discussion forums, I scoured the internet looking for an exemplary discussion board rubric to share…
The Tao of Online Discussion Rubrics Posted by: bodewedl / August 25, 2015 August 25, 2015 By Dana
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