UPDATE ON MY WORK
Long Overdue Reorganization of the Website
I merged together two categories of weblinks on this website into one which combines my publication along with collections of resources by others. Everything is now organized into the five categories. I hope this is easier for finding what is useful.
Early History of Supplemental Instruction
This article traces the origins of the SI program through its first quarter-century. I had the opportunity to be part of that story. <Click here for the article>.
Personal Faith Section Added to My Web Site
My personal relationship with Jesus Christ has been an important part of my life since high school when I accepted Him into my life. But, I have not shared much about how my personal faith has influenced my future career as an educator and how it helps to fuel my involvement in public service projects. I am beginning to share more about that part of my life through this web page. Click on <Personal Faith> on the top menu bar.
Antiracism Glossary for Education and Life
Working with a team of other colleagues, we have produced an antiracism glossary for education and life. It has been published as well as turned into a series of audio narrated audio episodes. [You can listen to them by clicking on this link.]
Peer Learning Talks Posted
Video Lectures Posted
The following items come from several presentations I have made over the years about PAL approaches for academic support.
Arendale, D. R. (Ed). (2019). Draft Course Based Learning Assistance Best Practices Guidelines (3rd ed.)
Arendale, D. R. (Ed). (2019). Draft Course Based Learning Assistance Best Practices Guidelines (3rd ed.) The purpose of the 80+ page set of guides is to provide guidance and practices that could increase their effectiveness and efficiency. There are twelve sections of the guides ranging from program evaluation to technology and everything inbetween. In addition to their use for academic study groups, these guides can be useful for faculty members to incorporate learning activities and pedagogies into their courses.
Four New Peer Learning Publications Available on the Web Page
I am grateful to Mary Lilly, program administrator for the Peer Assisted Learning program at the University of Minnesota for sharing four training manuals and storybooks concerning her peer program. Students were co-authors or editors of these publications. I highly encourage you to check them out on the peer study group program resource page.
Updated web links in global history course and learning technology tools
Finally, I have finished going through every web link on the web page. Everything should be working and will open a new tab on your browser for viewing. No doubt a couple of strays. Regret the long delay in cleaning up the web site.
Updated Web Links for History Simulations
I completed the revision of web links for all the history simulations. Regret the long delay. I updated the documents, especially the summary of the simulation. Rather than providing individual Word documents which made for a very long list, I have placed the documents into PDF groupings. There are plenty of free software packages that can turn PDFs into Word documents. As always, your feedback is welcome. Please send to arendale@umn.edu Thanks in advance for your suggestions and feedback.
Posted reflection about my 40 year teaching career
Over at my blog I have posted a multimedia-infused reflection of my four decades as a college educator. Check it out, http://z.umn.edu/myjourney