Every October my team and I meet with students who are struggling in one or more–or sometimes even all of their classes. Usually, these meetings are a result of panic and fear after a bad assignment...
In my last post, I wrote about active learning and engagement in a virtual environment. We know that active learning is how students make meaning with new material. It’s the act of trying to make...
Over the past 3 years, the Holman Success Center has been working with app developers to provide students with a tool that supports students and allows them to connect organically in an online platform...
We made it through our Covid 19 winter semester relatively unscathed in the Holman Success Center. I believe this is due in large part to the fact that many of the strategies we have adopted as best...
Online learning presents many challenges for instructors and students. Many of our students struggle to access online content because they either lack stable internet access or lack a suitable device...
Supplemental Instruction is an internationally recognized model of peer-led academic support, most often paired with STEM courses that a) are approved for general education credit, b) have historically...
The man, the myth, the legend. Joseph Campbell is an exuberate supporter of embracing one’s original self and life path. At the end of the semester, a wave of fatigue (and sometimes sickness) hits...
In this TEDEd video, Hayley Levitt discusses art and its definition. This video has important implications for college students who have to navigate expectations every day. When do we follow what others...
