Onyx Spring-Summer 2018

Meredith Williams, assistant professor of business

These efforts by SMWC faculty all aim to help students succeed in life and in the workplace, which is the promise of an SMWC education. Faculty and staff have been working hand-in-hand to continue to fulfill this promise. Career Center Director Susan Gresham ’79 said efforts are ongoing to embed career readiness into SMWC’s curriculum. Activities that help students prepare for the job market have been added as

to feel more of a personal connection. We're also learning how to make video assignments for students to easily upload videos they record.” Schnake, professor of psychology who also teaches in SMWC’s Woods Online program says her online classes are designed to help students understand the material and apply it to real-world situations. “One thing that I do in my online classes is to design the assignments so that

requirements in several courses. For example, mock interviews and resume development have been embedded in general studies courses and major-specific courses. In some Woods Online courses, a software is utilized to conduct recorded mock interviews.

“One of the things I love about The Woods is it really challenges you to go out of your comfort zone,” he said.

press, the piano, the phonograph, or, more recently, digital recording and personal computers,” said John McIntyre, professor of music. “We are convinced that today’s musicians, whether they are music therapists, performers, teachers, composers, or something else, will need to be proficient in using technology to support and extend their abilities.” This spring, the transition of the

Master of Leadership Development program into a fully online model has opened possibilities for more innovation. “As part of our training for the fully online MLD cohort, some faculty members have been learning about a number of collaboration tools that can help us connect with our online students in new ways,” said Sherry Schnake, Ph.D., a professor in the program. “One such tool is the virtual classroom that allows us to hold synchronous sessions with our students. Everyone can have their webcam on, so it allows us

students are asked to relate the material to their own examples and life experiences,” she said. “Any time students can connect the material to their own experiences, it makes for deeper learning and a more rewarding learning experience for students and faculty members.” “Students also find and post online videos that relate to the week's material, and discuss those videos with one another.”

Austin Sievers marketing student, Vincennes, Indiana

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