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Innovative teaching: Clinical assistant professor combines service learning with hybrid teaching in tutoring program
When the pandemic hit, David Chiesa developed a hybrid teaching model to tutor young language learners at Bay Creek Elementary School.
Innovative teaching: Senior lecturer makes physical education personal, accessible from home
Ilse Mason helped expand the use of Fitbits and other heart rate tracking devices to improve physical education students’ overall well-being both in-person and at home.
Weight loss shouldn't be the goal of PE
A new study lead by Sami Yli-Piipari, an associate professor in the department of kinesiology, shows kids’ physical fitness is more important than BMI.
Pandemic poses new challenges for deaf community
Lecturer Brian Leffler highlights the challenges of teaching American Sign Language virtually during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lecturer uses grant to support research on cognitive learning
Lecturer Amanda Ferster received a Learning Technologies Grant from UGA's Center for Teaching and Learning to support her research on cognitive learning.
Assistant professor named USG Chancellor's Learning Scholar
Jill Stefaniak, an assistant professor in the department of career and information studies, was recently selected to join the University System of Georgia Chancellor’s Learning Scholars.
Study to make computer science more accessible, fun for young students
Researchers from Clemson University and the UGA College of Education will partner with rural schools in South Carolina on a three-year research project to make computer science more accessible and fun for young students.
From the expert: Tips on lecturing with a mask
Nina Santus, a clinical assistant professor in the department of communication sciences and special education and the UGA Speech and Hearing Clinic, shares her tips for lecturing while wearing a mask.
Antigravity treadmill training improves muscle function in people with multiple sclerosis
According to a new study by researchers at UGA and the Shepherd Center in Atlanta, antigravity treadmill training can improve muscle endurance in people with multiple sclerosis, even in the presence of moderate-to-severe disability.
Fields-Smith quoted on increase in homeschooling children of color
Associate professor Cheryl Fields-Smith discusses the reasons parents are pulling their children out of school, which includes concerns about racism in school systems.