The campus community is invited to attend “How Animals Help Students Learn” on Thursday, August 30 at 7:00 p.m. in the Grupp Fireside Lounge. Presented by the master’s program in anthrozoology, the lecture features Nancy R. Gee, PhD, professor and the WALTHAM Human-Animal Interaction (HAI) Research Manager in SUNY Fredonia’s Department of Psychology.
Dr. Gee will discuss the ways in which animals commonly have a presence in classrooms at all levels of education—from preschool to university. Young children often share their classroom with a small pet, such as a fish or hamster. In some classrooms, therapy dogs listen to children practice their reading. Older students may improve their observational skills by documenting the behaviors of animals at a zoo or in a laboratory. The presence of animals in educational environments facilitates learning in a variety of ways, such as capturing students’ attention, motivating them to focus on their learning, facilitating empathy development, and enhancing psychological well-being.
This presentation will summarize what is known about how animals help students learn: What works and how? The lecture will also include the animal side of the equation and practical recommendations for safe and effective implementation of animal involvement in educational settings.
Submitted by: Christy Hoffman, program director, Anthrozoology
Just a reminder that weekday Mass continues every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 12:05 p.m. in Christ the King Chapel. Communion services will also be held on Wednesday evenings at 8:30 p.m.
Weekday Masses on Tuesdays and Thursdays are being held this semester at 5:20 p.m. in the chapel at Loyola Hall. (Please enter from the Quad.)
Sunday Mass is at 8:30 p.m.
Submitted by: Mike Hayes, director, Campus Ministry
This spring, ITS integrated Turnitin into D2L. Turnitin software includes an originality checker that can help students avoid plagiarism. Turnitin also provides tools so faculty can provide detailed feedback to students about their writing. Faculty can easily employ Turnitin within their D2L dropboxes. Both professors and students can access Turnitin features and feedback through D2L, rather than having to login at Turnitin’s separate site. Within the D2L dropbox editor, look for the Turnitin toolset on a new tab. Even those who prefer to read and grade paper copies, they can still instruct students to upload papers to Turnitin via D2L.
The Center for Online Learning & Innovation went to work this summer to make new and updated resources available for faculty and staff during the 2018-19 academic year. Check out all the changes in the short highlight video below.
Submitted by: Mark Gallimore, Center for Online Learning & Innovation
