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Faculty Innovator: Neil Brewer, School of Education18th March 2024

By Steven Krolak Neil Brewer, senior lecturer in education, uses model rocketry to illustrate elementary science principles while helping teacher candidates build proficiency in the collaborative practices they will need to engage and inspire the next generation of K-12 learners. It’s more than rocket science In the 200-level undergraduate course, Beginning Teacher Experiences, candidates become …

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Faculty Innovators: Ken Harris and Mildred Vernia28th February 2024

By Steven Krolak Ken Harris, professor of management and Mildred Vernia, teaching professor of mathematics, have created a super-effective learning community, expertly blending their related academic disciplines while finding new ways to engage students beyond the classroom to put them on a path to success. What is a learning community anyway? A learning community is …

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Faculty Innovator: Beth Rueschhoff, School of Natural Sciences16th February 2024

By Steven Krolak Beth Rueschhoff, Associate Professor of Biology, has reshaped the lab component of the department’s foundational introductory course to give first-year students an unprecedented early immersion in real research, enabling them to build critical technical skills, improve career readiness and participate actively in the global scientific community. Breaking the mold Rueschhoff’s innovation centers …

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Faculty Innovator: Jennifer Teater1st April 2023

Life in the Fast Lane: Preparing Nursing Students for Real World Multi-Patient Scenarios A 57-year-old patient has high blood pressure that is continuing to spiral out of control and their level of consciousness is declining. A 60-year-old patient has a 102 degree fever and is in severe respiratory distress. A 26-year-old patient needs a wound …

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Faculty Innovator: Christopher Proctor1st March 2023

Enriching the Federal Work-Study Program Through the Library’s Access Services Club meetings. Quiet spaces to study. Specialized collections that encourage extensive research. Cultural programs that spark life-long learning. All this and more can be found at the IU Southeast Library, which serves as the de facto hub of the campus experience. For some students, the …

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Faculty Innovators: Steffany Maher and Rebekah Dement1st February 2023

Replacing “Remote” with a Rekindling of Interpersonal Skills Through Reading, Writing and Peopling After a steady course of social distancing and remote instruction, incoming and returning IU Southeast students arrived back to school trying to relearn skills and behaviors that they had little opportunity to practice during the pandemic. Recognizing this dilemma, IU Southeast Honors …

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Faculty Innovator: Rebekah Dement1st January 2023

Collaborative Rubrics and Self-Evaluations are at the Heart of Students’ Academic Growth    For nearly two decades, IU Southeast has hosted an annual student conference that highlights the best of students’ work from over 50 majors across campus. The chance to present their academic work to the public through projects, papers and posters provides invaluable …

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Faculty Innovator: Danielle Biton1st December 2022

Creative “Hacks” Lead to Des Résultats Magnifiques Learning from your mistakes is perhaps one of the most important lessons any student can learn. This core concept plays a crucial role in how one IU Southeast professor has redesigned her classes and the results have been magnificent. Adjunct French lecturer, Danielle Biton, Ph.D., worked with Karri …

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Faculty Innovator: Christine Adams1st November 2022

Preventing “Zoom Out” in Synchronous Online Classroom  One of the biggest challenges with teaching in a synchronous online course is figuring out how to keep the students engaged during Zoom sessions. Visiting assistant professor of psychology, Christine Adams, Ph.D., took the traditional Think-Pair-Share class activity and adapted it to fit the online environment. “Zoom classes …

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