Category: Professional Notes

Stommel Talks About Student Performance

Jesse Stommel, executive director of Teaching and Learning Technology, was quoted in Elon News about student performance: “My anecdotal experience over 17 years of teaching is that my students are getting better and better and smarter and smarter,” Stommel said. “They are working harder and harder and I honestly believe that my students are performing […]

Beverly Epps Talks about Bullying

Beverly Epps, associate professor of education, was quoted in The Free Lance-Star. Epps, who teaches professional development programs on “The Bully, the Bullied and the Bystander,” said bullying is defined as aggressive or unwanted behavior that is intentional, harmful and occurs over a period of time. To read the article, visit http://www.fredericksburg.com/news/local/what-can-local-schools-do-to-prevent-bullying/article_9b7fbaa1-5343-5dae-b8c4-a780669cc370.html.

Holly Schiffrin Comments in Huffington Post, Alphr

Holly Schiffrin, professor of psychological sciences, was recently quoted in The Huffington Post and Alphr. To read the articles, visit the following links:How To Tell Your Kids They’re Going To Have A Sibling (Huffington Post) https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/how-to-tell-your-kids-theyre-going-to-have-a-sibling_us_5a4fa362e4b003133ec77673.Black Mirror Arkangel: Are we already living in a dystopia of parental surveillance? (Alphr) http://www.alphr.com/life-culture/1008058/black-mirror-arkangel-parental-surveillance-helicopter-parenting.