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Open Educational Resources: A Win-Win

October 28, 2020
Open Educational Resources (OER), a concept that has been evolving for more than a decade, holds great potential for both educators and students. Wilmington University is looking to tap that potential. “I see it as the wave of the future,” says Dr. Sallie Reissman, assistant vice president and dean of the College of Online and Experiential Learning. OER encompasses teaching and learning…
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Franca Del Signore: Between WilmU and the World

April 22, 2020
Like most graduate students, Franca Del Signore occasionally wondered where she’d find the time to earn her degree. Unlike most graduate students, the career that competed for attention with her coursework involved living overseas for months at a time. Plus, she didn’t…
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Educating the Educators

April 20, 2020
WilmU’s Center for Teaching Excellence is building a better classroom, starting at the front. From left: Dr. Terri G. Trent, Tara Fridley, Dr. Nancy Doody, Dr. C. Joshua Simpson, Taquana Woodards, Dr. Adrienne Bey, Patti Winter Teachers have to learn how to teach. If they…
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Picture This: A new graduate’s visual journey

November 20, 2019
Nadia Gross earned her Bachelor of Science in Media Design with a concentration in Photography, so she understands the power of a photo to capture a moment. In the one taken as she crossed the stage at WilmU’s May 2019 commencement ceremonies, “my jaw was dropped. I had this gasp, this look of shock, in all the excitement,” says Gross, of New Castle. “That was such a great moment. I’m…
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Masters of Education

July 26, 2019
How five students turned homework into WilmU’s newest graduate degree Masters of Education From left: Dr. Kathi Brown, Marietta Dantonio-Madsen, Dr. Bryan Steinberg,Heather Horowitz, Dr. Nina Buchanan, Dr. John Gray, Christina Asroff, Pamela McGee Learning by doing is key…
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The Canvas Environment

July 15, 2019
Canvas, the cloud-based Learning Management System (LMS), is designed specifically for educational institutions. While it benefits faculty, its main purpose is to make online learning and other web processes faster and simpler for students. It will replace Blackboard as the…
ACADEMIC NEWS

DNP Project Focuses on Mothers-to-be

April 10, 2019
Most people benefit from a reminder when it comes to doing something that benefits their health. That includes pregnant women. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that pregnant women receive the whooping cough or pertussis vaccine, known as the Tdap vaccine, during the third trimester of each pregnancy in order to pass along immunity to their babies. Dr. Jessica…
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Alums Become Trauma-Informed Champs

March 11, 2019
The three Wilmington University alums didn’t know what to expect when they were invited to participate in Trauma-informed Approach (TIA) training last year. Aruku Davis The three Wilmington University alums didn’t know what to expect when they were invited to participate…
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Training Leaders in Diversity and Awareness

January 11, 2019
Putting diversity into practice is an important skill for effective leaders. To provide training in leadership theories and diversity management, the College of Online and Experiential Learning and the College of Business partnered with the Proud Professionals Network, a…
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Blackboard: Phoning It In

July 18, 2018
WilmU’s Online and Educational Technology staff redesigned an e-learning course to be more efficient and convenient for new students.  Blackboard is the online learning platform used in all of WilmU’s online and hybrid courses, and to support face-to-face courses. For the past 10 years, DIS 095, WilmU’s Blackboard training course, had been completed by thousands of students and served as…
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