By Nick Haverhals, St. Cloud State University While the phrase “active learning” may be relatively new, instructors have long searched for ways to engage their students with the content they… Continue Reading →
Stories of Innovation: Flourish – Addressing Mental Health Needs in the Classroom
Dr. Kim Sommers, PsyD, LP and Dr. Lindsay Murn, PhD, LP – Minnesota State University, Mankato On Twitter and Instagram, memes and jokes about therapy and counseling have gone viral…. Continue Reading →
Stories of Innovation: Attack of the Pod People – Establishing and Maintaining a Student-Created Podcast
By Travis Dolence and Nathan Rundquist, Minnesota State University Moorhead Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past several years, you’ve noticed that the number of podcasts on… Continue Reading →
Stories of Innovation: Cross-Curricular Online Graphic Organizers
Written by Alissa Martinka Are Your Students Really Reading Their Textbooks? Our story begins about ten years ago when we decided to return to graduate school. Mary Gruis and I… Continue Reading →
Stories of Innovation: Cycling to the 21st Century Technical College
It is said that “necessity is the mother of all creation.” If that cliché’ holds true, then the world of vocational/technical education should be undergoing a renaissance. Across the nation,… Continue Reading →
Stories of Innovation: Opening Access to Biological Anthropology
How we created an innovative, high quality, open educational resourceBy Katie Nelson, Ph.D. Inver Hills Community College On the first day of class, I frequently ask my students to write… Continue Reading →
Stories of Innovation: A Mindful Path Toward Equity
By jenny sippel, Minneapolis College “Consider sitting in meditation for 20 minutes a day. Unless you think you do not have the time, then consider sitting for an hour.” Seeing… Continue Reading →
Stories of Innovation: Minnesota State REFLECT
Minnesota State REFLECT: Research Experiences For Learning, Engaging, Connecting, and Teaching Author: Dr. Catherine Ford, Program Director of Educational Development, Minnesota StateNote: Minnesota State REFLECT was formerly known as “MN… Continue Reading →
Stories of Innovation: FlexPace: Let’s Try Something Different
Author: J.C. Turner, Ph.D., Director of Instructional Technology and Intellectual Property and Deb McManimon, Ph.D., Business Faculty, Riverland Community College As the saying goes, “The only constant is change,” and… Continue Reading →