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Engaged Student Learning: Essays on Best Practices in the University System of Georgia, Vol 3

August 24, 2021

USG’s Office of Faculty Development is pleased to announce volume 3 of Engaged Student Learning: Essays on Best Practices in the University System of Georgia, edited by Denise Pinette Domizi.

Now in its third volume, this book arose from a desire to recognize the excellence of all individuals who had been nominated for one of the prestigious Regents’ Awards for Teaching Excellence—the USG’s highest recognition of exemplary teaching.

Nominees and winners of the 2021 Regents’ Awards were invited to submit an essay describing a classroom practice or pedagogy that they use to engage students. All essays went through a double-blind peer-review process.

Download the entire book, or individual essays, from our website.

Table of Contents:

Improving Student Performance Online with Careful Infrastructure Organization
Wendy J. Turner, Augusta University

Teaching Difficult Knowledge of WWII in the Philippines for Transformative Learning
Sohyun An, Kennesaw State University

Integrating Student Research into Course Content
Glenda Swan, Valdosta State University

Online IDEAL Role-Play to Increase Problem-Solving Skills and Higher-Order Thinking in a Teacher Education Course
Jackie Kim, Georgia Southern University

Write-Arounds: Engaging All Voices in Courageous Conversations
Bethany Scullin, University of West Georgia

It’s a Wrap: Using ClassWrappers to Promote Student Success
Sandra Anderson, Georgia Highlands College

Simulating a Professional Conference Poster Session in the Classroom to Enhance Student Knowledge and Professionalism
Lee Grimes, Valdosta State University

Crickets to Collaboration: A Group Discussion Model that Builds Confidence and Ownership in the STEM Classroom
Kimberly Hays*, Dalton State College

Reading Autobiography: Reflective Writing as a Strategy for Online Engagement
Robert A. Griffin, University of West Georgia

Teaching Collaboration: From “Divide and Conquer” to “More than the Sum of its Parts”
Andy Frazee, Georgia Institute of Technology

Three Strategies to Positively Impact Student Success in Asynchronous Education
Susan Murray, Augusta University

Engaging Undergraduate Students in Authentic Research in the Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory Course
Arpita Saha, Georgia Southern University
Leah Williams, Georgia Southern University

Teaching Counseling Theories and Interventions: Using Bracketing and Self-Application for Transformative Learning
Michele Hill*, University of North Georgia
Jennifer Hightower, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Expanding the classroom walls with a purpose: Fieldtrips as Active and Applied Pedagogies at Higher Education Institutions
Vanessa Slinger-Friedman, Kennesaw State University

Pediatric Simulation: A Non-traditional Simulation to Engage Nursing Students
Samantha Bishop, Gordon State College

Standardized Participant Simulation Experiences Increase Nursing Student Teamwork and Communication Skills
Josie Doss, Georgia College & State University
Debbie Greene, Georgia College & State University

Playing Games with Nuclear Bombs: Developing Future-Oriented Foreign Simulations
Jeffrey Berejikian, University of Georgia
Molly Berkemeier, University of Georgia

GC Journeys: Building a High-Impact Practices (HIPs) Based Institutional Initiative
Jordan Cofer*, Georgia College & State University

Teamwork Makes the Dream Work…It’s Not Just a Cliché
Carin Lightner-Laws, Clayton State University
Craig A. Hill, Clayton State University

*2021 Regents’ Award Winner

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