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Technology And College Student Mental Health, Glinda Rawls

Academic Leadership Academy

College counseling centers have observed increases in the prevalence and severity of mental health issues that student experience. One strategy is to address the increased demand for services is the use of online therapy. Online therapy can be accessed through the internet. Online therapy provides people with a platform to seek help with their mental health issues. There are many different forms of online therapy or counseling. They include video chat, messaging, video conferencing and chat rooms.

International Association Of Gerontology And Geriatrics 21st World Congress, Delores Walcott

Academic Leadership Academy

Grant recipient used Instructional Travel Award to attend The 21st World Congress of the International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics (IAGG) in San Francisco, California. Programming focused on aging, age-related disease and disability, and the social and public policies that impact our aging society from a global perspective.

Gobal Reproductive And Sexual Health, Kelly Ackerson

Academic Leadership Academy

Goal

Gain hands-on practical knowledge and skills to advance the science of global reproductive & sexual health through state-of-the science lectures, discussion, case-studies, and small group work. Designed to provide training in key topics relevant to reproductive & sexual health in the global arena.

Objectives

i.Understand the paradigm of global reproductive & sexual health ii.Identify conceptual frameworks that are useful for global reproductive & sexual health studies iii.Understand how to design impactful studies iv.Discuss different measurement aspects of a study v.Understand the principals of proposal writing for funding vi.Become familiar with the use of big data

Contemplative Pedagogy In The Classroom: Engaging Students’ Self-Awareness To Enhance Learning, Michele Mcgrady

Academic Leadership Academy

Contemplative pedagogy offers unique opportunities for students to deepen their understanding and focus through introspection, reflection, and stillness. Contemplative practices, such as meditative exercises, movement, and writing allow students to understand the nature of their minds and the learning process. Through the use of contemplative practices, students experience increased attention, connection, creativity, as well as a deeper understanding of course material. Although critics may question the appropriateness of these practices in the classroom, contemplative pedagogy has the ability to positively impact students’ learning. This presentation invites participants to explore contemplative pedagogy and discuss ways to integrate practices into learning activities.

A Strategic Plan For Engaging Undergraduate Speech Pathology And Audiology Students In The Research Enterprise, Stephen M. Tasko

Academic Leadership Academy

The goal of this project is to develop a strategic plan for the Speech Pathology and Audiology Research Experience, which is a program designed to increase undergraduate student engagement in research activities. The emphasis on undergraduate students is based on the view that the sooner research opportunities are introduced and ‘demystified’, the sooner students envision this as a viable professional option.

Leading By Staying Active, Fawn Callen

Academic Leadership Academy

No abstract provided.

Value Of A Graduate Gerontology Certificate Versus A Masters Degree, Janet S. Hahn

Academic Leadership Academy

The WMU Center for Gerontology was established in 2010 and builds on a strong tradition of gerontology education offered at WMU from the late 1970s to 2004. The undergraduate minor has been revised and is again offered. The previous graduate certificate in gerontology has not yet been reestablished.

This project sought to determine the relative value of a graduate certificate in gerontology vs. a masters degree in gerontology.

Reflection On 2017 Lilly Conference In Traverse City, Holly Grieves

Academic Leadership Academy

The Lilly Conference in Traverse City offers sessions on enhancing group presentations and team projects, ideas for creation of service-learning opportunities, strategies for engaging millennial students in course content, training in innovative presentation platforms, methods of supplemental instruction and techniques to facilitate critical thinking in the classroom.

The Department of Occupational Therapy is in the midst of making significant curricular revisions as we transition rom a master’s degree program to an entry-level doctoral program. Attendance at the Lilly Conference assisted in the refinement of teaching methods for existing courses and contributed to the development of teaching methods for new course …