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What’s Going on in IUP Classrooms: A Collaboration between the Writing Across the Curriculum Program and Food and Nutrition Faculty

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This past week, students in Dr. Rita Johnson’s FDNT 430: Professional Topics in Food and Nutrition class began working on their personal statements in a unit on career design. Writing personal statements is a major component of senior students’ applications for a required dietetic internship to become registered dietitians. Dietetic Internship Centralized Application Services (DICAs)… Continue reading →

Teacher-Scholar Highlights: What are IUP Faculty up to?

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Beginning in January, 2015 CTE began tracking announcements posted in the IUP Daily to develop an archival collection of “Faculty in the News for Teaching and Learning Accomplishments.” Teacher-Scholar Highlights include announcements on: Teaching awards Presentations Journal articles Book and book chapter publications Selection as a visiting scholar IUP honors and recognition for professional achievement… Continue reading →

MMM: Designing Innovative Assignments for the Online Classroom

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In last week’s Monday Morning Mentor (MMM), Dr. Jean Mandernach (Grand Canyon University) discusses the ways in which traditional online educational theory and approaches can be revamped for the online learning environment. She says the best way to build innovative assignments is to make sure they are authentic, holistic, and designed after the course objectives.… Continue reading →