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2023
Three Portable, Easy Mindfulness Practices That Made Teaching Rewarding AgainVictoria Hightower | 2023-11-07
We'll examine a few of the techniques I use and how I incorporated them over the past few years. It does not happen overnight, but with some intentionality, mindfulness practices can help make us more satisfied instructors and UNG employees.

A Reflection on Empathy, Student-Centered Teaching, and Life-Long LearningSawako Tsutsumi | 2023-10-03
From these experiences teaching diverse content to my students, I have come to realize that my primary ambition is not to impart specific knowledge but to serve as a role model whom my students can trust and learn from in order to grow as individuals.

The Rewards and Challenges of High-Impact PracticesMelissa E. Schindler | 2023-09-13
We realized that students in an English 1101 course would not have the time to research, contextualize, and publish digital history projects on their own. But if students in different classes—on different campuses and from different years—worked together, then they could produce collaborative research focused on our local region.

Integrating COIL Into the Classroom for Intercultural LearningTomoe Nishio | 2023-08-23
One of the overarching goals common across COIL projects is developing the intercultural collaborative skills that help students become global citizens.

Navigating ChatGPT with your StudentsEsther Morgan-Ellis | 2023-02-07
An A.I. program like ChatGPT has obvious implications for education at all levels. Read about four different approaches to confronting ChatGPT with your students.

2022
LEAP into Action - An Opportunity to Shake Things UpAna Pozzi Harris | 2022-12-01
By challenging her students to organize a cultural art exhibit, Ana aims to impart a lifelong experience and a deeper appreciation for heritage.

In Defense of LecturingDee Gillespie | 2022-11-03
In a world calling to trade out lectures for activities, Dee illustrates how lectures remain a strong option when they're crafted to engage the mind's eye.

Collaborative student projects across classrooms and disciplines: How to foster academic skills through shared experienceRalph Hale, Valerie Surrett | 2022-09-09
"The project underscored the possibility, and perhaps even the necessity, of developing partnerships and communication between disciplines"

Reacting to the Past - In Today's ClassroomPatricia Todebush | 2022-06-02
An explanation of how in-class role-play can deeply root lessons in students memory.

LEAP Action Grant in Images: Tumbling Creek Hiking ConcertDavid Peoples | 2022-03-29
A gallery of a LEAP project that sought to trailblaze a new kind of concert.

LEAP Action Grant in Images: From Community Garden to Environmental Science LabSusan Brantley, Gary Adcox | 2022-03-24
A gallery sharing the fruits (and vegetables) from a labor of love.

My LEAP of FaithAlex Olvido | 2022-02-24
A LEAP Project through the pandemic proved "quite the roller-coaster ride: Thrilling on the climb, scream-worthy going down, and dizzying through the blind twists and turns."