I had the pleasure of talking with Dr. Kavatus Newell today about Culturally Responsive Teaching. In this interview Dr. Newell explains that culturally responsive teaching is a method for differentiating our instruction to facilitate learning for students of differing cultural backgrounds. Just as we can enhance learning by incorporating visuals for visual learners and multimedia [...]
Posts Tagged ‘CGPS’
Office Chat: English as a Second Language
I am fascinated every time I visit the office of one of the professors here at the University of Mary Washington College of Graduate and Professional Studies. The topics have been important and the discussions absorbing. Here Patricia Reynolds brings to the venue her many years of research, experience, and caring about second language learners [...]
Office Chat: Parallel Curriculum Model
Today, I continue my conversations with University of Mary Washington (UMW) faculty by talking with Dr. Rebecca Hayes about the Parallel Curriculum Model (PCM). My purpose is to stimulate my own thinking (and hopefully the reader’s thinking as well) about new ways to support learning in online classes.
Office Chat: Differentiated Instruction
It is often beneficial to step back from our current processes and look at what we do through the lens of others - from a different perspective. Just as inventions developed for space exploration have been adapted for use in our daily lives we in distance learning can benefit by looking into the common practices [...]
Office Chats
A new feature on the Online Learning blog is a series of informal conversations with faculty on teaching and learning online. Our first chat asks Dr. Mukesh Srivastava, Assistant Professor of Computer Information Systems, for his understanding of social constructivism as applies to professional students at the University of Mary Washington College of Graduate and [...]
Life is Good at UMW
You gotta’ love John McPherson’s Close to Home comics*. The guy has got some insight!
But sometimes, life really is good! And life is wonderful at the University of Mary Washington.
Faculty Interest & Needs Assessment
The University of Mary Washington is investigating the need and interest in teaching some of its courses in a blended or fully online environment. As part of this process, the interest level of the faculty is being gauged along with potential needs for professional development and/or technological support. A survey is available to full [...]
August at CGPS
Here are a small set of photos taken on the campus University of Mary Washington College of Graduate and Professional Studies.
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