Introducing PLATO’s newest faculty participants
BIOLOGY
Carol Britson, Lecturer of Biology
Eden Johnson, Instructor of Biology
CHEMISTRY
Safo Aboaku, Instructional Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Walter Cleland, Associate Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Amal Daas, Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Steve Davis, Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Jared Delcamp, Assistant Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Dan Mattern, Margaret McLean Coulter Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Jason Ritchie, Professor of Chemistry
John Wigington, Instructional Assistant Professor of Chemistry
ECONOMICS
Michelle Matthews, Visiting Associate Professor of Economics
Ronnie McGinness, Lecturer of Economics
FASTRACK and STUDENT SUCCESS,
Jacqueline Certion, Coordinator of Enrollment and Advising FASTrack
Latanya L Dixon, Academic Mentor, FASTrack
Ernest Gray Flora, Academic Mentor, FASTrack
Susan A Nicholas, Academic Mentor, FASTrack
Jamie Nelms, Instructor in Sociology and Anthropology and the CSSFYE
Rebekah Costomiris Holmes Reysen, Assistant Director for Academic Support Programs for the CSSFYE
Suzanne Wilkin, Academic Mentor, FASTrack
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Erik Hurlen, Instructor of Mechanical Engineering
PHYSICS
Luca Bombelli, Chair and Professor of Physics & Astronomy
Bin Xiao, Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics
SPANISH
Julia Bussade, Director of Basic Portuguese and Spanish Language Programs
Karla Duran, Instructor of Spanish
Gabriel Garrido, Instructor of Spanish
Maribel Sullivan-González, Instructor of Spanish
Irene Kaufmann, Instructor of Spanish
Edgar Serrano, Instructor of Spanish
WRITING AND RHETORIC
George Atkins, Instructor of Writing and Rhetoric
Michelle Bright, Adjunct Instructor of Writing and Rhetoric
Jenny Bucksbarg, Instructor of Writing and Rhetoric
Gretchen Bunde, Instructor of Writing and Rhetoric
Chip Dunkin, Instructor of Writing and Rhetoric
LaToya Faulk, Instructor of Writing and Rhetoric
Shirley Gray, Instructor of Writing and Rhetoric
Alison Hitch, Instructor of Writing and Rhetoric
Emily Howorth, Adjunct Instructor of Writing and Rhetoric
Kellye Makamson, Instructor of Writing and Rhetoric
Jane Meek, Instructor of Writing and Rhetoric
Dave Miller, Instructor of Writing and Rhetoric
Sara Olsen, Adjunct Instructor of Writing and Rhetoric
Colleen Thorndike, Instructor of Writing and Rhetoric
Marc Watkins, Instructor of Writing and Rhetoric
Dr. Kerri Scott was presented with the Teaching Excellence Award for her work in transforming Chem 101, Chemical Concepts, using adaptive courseware: Pearson’s Mastering and MyChemLab. Pictured from left to right: Chancellor Vitter, Dr. Kerri Scott, Keynote speaker, Dr. Meaghan Duff of Educause, and Provost Wilkin.
Karen Forgette, Guy Krueger, and Andrew David were presented with the Team Award for their collaborative work transforming the Writing 101/100 curriculum using Lumen Waymaker adaptive courseware. Pictured left to right: Chancellor Vitter, Karen Forgette, Andrew Davis, Guy Krueger, Keynote speaker, Dr. Meaghan Duff of Educause, and Provost Wilkin.
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Teaching Critical Thinking Learning Community
PLATO has partnered with CETL to offer a Teaching Critical Thinking Learning Community at UM. The group met August 8 to view and discuss a webinar on teaching critical thinking presented by Dr. Linda Nilson of Clemson University. The learning community will be meeting both online (through Blackboard Communities) and in person twice each semester. If you are interested in joining the Teaching Critical Thinking Learning Community, please email adaptivelearning@olemiss.edu.