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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.
Student Fellows Session: Engaging Course Content and Looking Toward the Future
Student Fellows Langley Smith and Jackson Calloway facilitated an Adams Center lunch session sharing their observations about ways professors communicate content in engaging ways with an eye toward the students' future careers. Their session slides and summary: Adams...
Knowing Your “Why” When Teaching by Logan Kindred & Britt Garland
Student Fellows Britt Garland and Logan Kindred focused their discussion on intentional practices within the classroom and professors' reasoning for choosing teaching methods. They started with an engaging activity of passing the ball around the room to answer a...
“and keep you:” Faculty-led student retention strategies
Retention. This word has become a focal point for higher education in recent years. At ACU, this has manifested in a laser focus on keeping student enrolled from their first-year fall semester through their second-year fall semester. Many initiatives have taken shape...
Emerging HSI: Navigating Bilingualism in Classroom
Magda Rodriguez and Paul Roggendorff shared from their area of expertise and their own personal experience about the nuance involved in understanding Hispanic/Latino terminology, geographical implications, personal identification, cultural expectations, and so much...
Student AI Over-reliance: What it looks like and thoughts on what to do about it
James Prather and Brent Reeves offered insights into some of the short- and long-term effects of student use of AI and how it may impact self-efficacy. They highlighted three of their studies and provided suggestions for consideration and action in any discipline....
Harnessing AI for Productivity in the Classroom
The Adams Center has and will continue to offer sessions considering ethical implications of AI. But this session took a different perspective! Dr. Trey Shirley shared ways AI can be used to increase productivity and enhance teaching and learning in the classroom!...
Handling Student Medical Situations
It's not unusual for a student to have a medical emergency, such as a seizure or allergic reaction, in class or on campus. In a recent Adams Center session, Deana Perez, BSN, RN, from the MACCC shared some strategies about how to handle these situations. Deana walked...
The After Party: Toward Better Christian Politics
The After Party emphasizes our identity in Christ over that of a political party. Through curated video content from Redeeming Babel and purposeful conversations, this six-week series hopes to radically recenter Christ as we seek to be engaged, informed, and...
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