UD is hosting its annual Summer Faculty Institute. University researchers provide the newest insights in educational research as well as the latest opportunities presented by technological advances. Here are the presentations on tap from College of Health Sciences faculty (a.k.a. the ones you don’t want to miss).
Starting a program to address experiential learning
Date: Wednesday, June 1
Time: 10:20 a.m. – 12 noon, first set of three presentations at this time
Location: 104 Gore Hall
Speakers:
- Carolyn Haines, Family Nurse Practitioner, Nurse Managed Primary Care Center
- Jacquie Truluck, Director of Clinical Education, Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic
Physical activity monitoring as a source for engaged learning
Date: Wednesday, June 1
Time: 10:20 a.m. – 12 noon, second of three presentations at this time
Location: 104 Gore Hall
Speaker: Jeremy Crenshaw, Assistant Professor, Kinesiology and Applied Physiology
Presentation Description: With recent technology, student physical activity can be recorded, automatically updated to a database, and made available as a resource for teaching, research, and health services. The objective of this pilot/feasibility study, to be completed at the end of the Spring 2016 semester, is to create a resource for engaged, experiential learning that concurrently benefits student wellness.
Mindfulness in academia: Refining awareness to foster learner engagement
Date: Thursday, June 2
Time: 1:00 – 1:45 p.m.
Location: 104 Gore Hall
Speaker: Michael Mackenzie, Director of the Applied Health Behavior Science Laboratory and Assistant Professor, Behavioral Health & Nutrition / Human Development & Family Studies
Presentation description: Closing plenary session. Based on an emerging body of research in the area of Mindfulness in Education, participants will learn to develop and capitalize on both their own and student attentional skills for success in and outside the classroom.
