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There’s A Difference documentary screenings for faculty

April 8, 2015 by Abbey Bowling

The Office of Multicultural Enrichment will conduct faculty screenings of the documentary There's A Difference that features the diverse experiences of ACU students. The original documentary highlights the differences in the cultures of 15 ACU students with a goal of encouraging faculty, staff and students to understand and experience the ... [Read More…]

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Faculty reading group improves teaching methods

March 3, 2015 by Abbey Bowling

The Adams Center for Teaching and Learning has started a new reading group called Make It Stick to help faculty members improve the ways their students learn. The group is based on the book Make It Stick, by Peter C. Brown, Henry L. Roediger III and Mark A. McDaniel, which explores research on the science of learning. The group meets ... [Read More…]

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Colleagues praise retiring former dean

October 23, 2014 by Callie Oliver

Dr. MaLesa Breeding will retire after 21 years at the university. Breeding, executive director of the Adams Center for Teaching and Learning, will leave ACU to work in the Metroplex in speech pathology. "I'm going back into speech pathology and I'll be working with a geriatric population," she said. "Working in direct patient care with ... [Read More…]

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Faculty finds pros and cons of new OpenClass

August 29, 2013 by James Eldred

After the campus-wide switch to OpenClass last semester, faculty and staff are adjusting to the new advantages and quirks of the system. The decision on the new learning management system was made by a committee formed specifically for the task. ACU's contract with Blackboard expired in July, said Dr. Mindi Thompson, director of distance ... [Read More…]

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Lab to experiment with students’ learning

April 26, 2013 by Katie Williamson

The Adams Center, located in the Brown Library atrium, has plans to create a learning research lab to enhance learning across ACU's campus. The Adams Center was born in 1992 and serves as a resource to faculty who want opportunities to enhance the way they teach and relate to students through a variety of different learning experiences and daily ... [Read More…]

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Teaching and learning center heightens community

October 3, 2012 by Taylor Langston

Recent changes in the appearance of The Adams Center for Teaching and Learning have turned the once overlooked offices into a hub for students and faculty alike. Garnished with handsome furniture, many have compared the new look of the Adams Center to more of a living room than a conference room for staff and faculty. But that's the purpose of ... [Read More…]

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Adams Center continues to search for next director

February 8, 2012 by Farron Salley

Changes are coming to the Adams Center for Teaching and Learning as a result of personnel changes and vacancies. "The search committee for the next Director of the Adams Center began its work in January," said Dr. John Weaver, dean of library and educational technologies. The committee consists of seven professors from multiple disciplines on ... [Read More…]

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