Post Holly Mabry, MLIS Digital Scholarship and UX Librarian Holly and Jessica Xiong co-presented a paper at the Georgia International Information Literacy Conference in Savannah, GA, on February 23 titled “LibGuides 2.0 Continued: Implementing Best Practices in Design and Accessibility after Migration.” Previous Recognition November 2019 Holly Mabry, MLIS, Sydney Brown, Ph.D., and Jennifer Putnam, Ed.D. are co-authors of […] Gardner-Webb University | March 1, 2020
Post Dr. Natalie Edwards Bishop, Ed.D. Associate Dean of the Library and University Archivist Dr. Bishop presented a paper on “A Holistic Approach to Designing Digital Archive Collections” at the annual Association of Librarians and Archivists at Baptist Institutions (ALABI) Conference on June 22, 2021. The presentation is available through Digital Commons here. Previous Recognition February 2020 Dr. Bishop and Jessica […] Gardner-Webb University | March 1, 2020
Post Dr. Jeff Hamilton, Ed.D. Associate Professor/Program Coordinator, College of Education Dr. Hamilton successfully completed the International Leadership Association’s (ILA) Leadership Education Academy certification program. The Leadership Education Academy is designed to advance one’s ability to teach leadership foundations and theory while exploring and practicing a range of instructional strategies and pedagogies for use in credit-based leadership courses and programs. […] Gardner-Webb University | March 1, 2020
Post March 2020: Thriving, Not Just Surviving, In Turbulent Times They say that March “comes in like a lion.” Wow, little did we know a few short weeks ago just how true that old adage would be! This year the lion has chosen to bare unexpectedly sharp teeth, and “March Madness” has taken on a completely new and unpleasant guise. In all fairness, humanity has […] Gardner-Webb University | March 1, 2020
Post February 2020: Gardner-Webb University Celebrates Black History Month Black History Month first gained national traction in 1976, and it has been recognized and celebrated throughout the country ever since. Here at Gardner-Webb University we, too, join in this annual opportunity to recognize the successes (and the struggles) of African-Americans…both locally and across the country. Just a few weeks back, we opened a new […] Gardner-Webb University | February 1, 2020
Post January 2020: High-Impact Learning Opportunities For many years, I had a sign in my office that encouraged students to “Go Away!” My intention was to get young people—many of whom had never left their hometown or their county of birth—to study abroad. Not surprisingly, “Go Away!” was routinely misinterpreted by many who came to my door…so, I removed the sign […] Gardner-Webb University | January 1, 2020
Post December 2019: Christmas Greetings Christmas Greetings to our Gardner-Webb Family and Friends! For Christians, Advent is a time of great expectation and preparation. We look forward to trumpeting the nativity of Jesus, and in doing so we are filled with renewed hope, peace, joy, and love. Kim and I feel so happy to be spending our first holiday season […] Gardner-Webb University | December 1, 2019
Post Dr. Sydney K. Brown, Ph.D. Dean of Gayle Bolt Price School of Graduate Studies and Professor in the College of Education As a Fall 2021 participant in BRIDGES, an inclusive professional development program dedicated to supporting women in higher education who seek to gain or strengthen their academic leadership capabilities, Dr. Brown was nominated and elected to serve on the […] Gardner-Webb University | November 1, 2019
Post Hannah Allford, MA Instructor in the Department of English Hannah Allford, MA and Natalie Edwards Bishop, Ed.D. are co-authors of “Learning from Failure: Using Collaborative Technology to Make the Feedback Loop Work, ” (pp 292-314) of Prince Bull and Sagini Keengwe’s Handbook of Research on Innovative Digital Practices to Engage Learners, IGI Global, 2019. Gardner-Webb University | November 1, 2019
Post Dr. Kathy Davis, Ph.D. Professor in the Department of Health, Sport & Physically Education Dr. Davis wrote the chapter, “A Practical Guide for edTPA Implementation: Lessons from the Field,” for L. Barron (Ed.), A practical guide for edTPA implementation: Lessons from the field (pp. 223-237) Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing, Inc. The edTPA is the required teacher candidate assessment to obtain […] Gardner-Webb University | November 1, 2019
