Recent Entries
You’ll find the latest from the Adams Center staff here at the Adams Blog. The content varies, but the subject is always the same: teaching and learning.
Killer Congregations: Massachusetts' Ministers and the Salem Witchcraft Crisis
Wednesday, April 10, 2013 Puritan ministers, influential leaders in the towns and villages of seventeenth century colonial Massachusetts, insisted on the existence of witchcraft. But when villagers began to turn on one another, labeling women and men throughout Essex...
Pursuing Justice at CitySquare with Gerald Britt
The Rev. Gerald Britt is Vice President of Public Policy & Community Program Development at CitySquare in Dallas, Texas. Gerald joined CitySquare in September 2004 to further his lifelong work serving those around him. Prior to coming to CitySquare Rev....
Modeling Intentional Communities
In the summer of 2012, ACU's Monty Lynn, Kent Smith and Brandon Young visited 11 intentional communities in cities spanning North America. They highlighted some of their key findings and suggested ways their research may be useful in helping ACU students explore...
Source and Message Factors in International Advertising
How do culture and conclusion explicitness affect consumers’ attitudes toward advertisements? Come learn which type of conclusion is most persuasive in a lunch session on Wednesday, March 27th, in the Adams Center!
Summit Unveiling on March 18th
Don't miss Brady Bryce's lunch session in the Adams Center on Monday, March 18th, where the 2013 Summit information will be revealed!
Science of Learning – Future-Proof Learning: Believing v. Knowing
Do you want your students to – · Use what they know? · Want to learn more? · Persevere when learning gets hard? These results are more influenced by what students "believe about themselves " than by what the "know about the content." Join Bob McKelvain for a...
ACCESS Keynote Speaker Robbie Melton to host Adams Center lunch
Dr. Robbie Melton, Associate Vice Chancellor of eLearning and Emerging Mobilization Technology at the Tennessee Board of Regents, will host a lunch in the Adams Center on using mobile devices and mobile apps for improving learning, enhancing teaching and increasing...
Don't Forget! Using Small Groups to Increase Student Learning
Don't forget about tomorrow's lunch session with Dr. Sheila Delony & Stephanie Talley! RSVP now at x2455 or by emailing rsvp2ac@acu.edu.
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