Academic Innovations

Welcome to this special “Life Skills Edition” episode of the Academic Innovations Podcast powered by High Point University. This special series highlights HPU faculty expertise in methods to effectively teach and measure student’s acquisition of important life skills in the classroom. 

This episode features Dr. Kristina Bell, Assistant Professor of Game Design in the Nido R. Qubein School of Communication and Director of the General Education Council. In this interview, Dr. Bell shares how she is leading the charge in teaching and assessing Integrative learning in our students.

Welcome to this special “Life Skills Edition” episode of the Academic Innovations Podcast powered by High Point University. This special series highlights HPU faculty expertise in methods to effectively teach and measure student’s acquisition of important life skills in the classroom. 

This episode features Dr. John Turpin, Dean of the David R. Hayworth School of Arts and Design, and Jane Nichols, Associate Professor and Department Chair of Interior Design. In this interview, we learn how Dr. Turpin and Professor Nichols are teaching students to be coachable and how we can measure coachability in the classroom.

Welcome to this special “Life Skills Edition” episode of the Academic Innovations Podcast powered by High Point University. This special series highlights HPU faculty expertise in methods to effectively teach and measure student’s acquisition of important life skills in the classroom. 

This episode features Dr. Justin Cook, Director of the HPU Writing Center and Assistant Professor of English. In this interview, Dr. Cook shares how he is leading our students to become effective communicators through writing.

Welcome to this special “Life Skills Edition” episode of the Academic Innovations Podcast powered by High Point University. This special series highlights HPU faculty expertise in methods to effectively teach and measure student’s acquisition of important life skills in the classroom.

This episode features a panel of advocates and educators working on a study to determine the most effective ways to teach and measure emotional intelligence within the classroom. In this interview, we gain insight into what they have learned throughout their study.

This episode features:

Dr. Todd Knippenberg, Chair and Associate Professor of Chemistry
Jody Bowman, Instructor of Spanish
Mellissa Wright, Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology
Christina Griffith, Professor of the Practice of Accounting
Griffin Gervais, Founder of Come Home, EQ and Leadership Advocate

Academic Innovations is a podcast sponsored by the Office of Academic Affairs to celebrate the scholarly and teaching achievements of our exceptional High Point University faculty. Today's episode features Ms. Bridget Holcomb, Professor of the Practice of Career and Business Communication with the Phillips School of Business, and Dr. Doug Hall, Vice President of Career and Professional Development and Instructor of Communication in the Nido R. Qubein School of Communication.

Academic Innovations is a podcast sponsored by the Office of Academic Affairs to celebrate the scholarly and teaching achievements of our exceptional High Point University faculty. Today's episode features Dr. Meghan Blackledge, Director of the Natural Sciences Fellows Program and Associate Professor of Chemistry in the Wanek School of Natural Sciences.

Academic Innovations is a podcast sponsored by the Office of Academic Affairs to celebrate the scholarly and teaching achievements of our exceptional High Point University faculty. Today's episode features Dr. Stacy Lipowski, Associate Director of the Honors Scholars Program and Associate Professor of Psychology in the School of Humanities and Behavioral Sciences.

Academic Innovations is a podcast sponsored by the Office of Academic Affairs to celebrate the scholarly and teaching achievements of our exceptional High Point University faculty. Today's episode features Dr. Brianna Clark, Assistant Professor of Event Management in the Nido R. Qubein School of Communication.

Academic Innovations is a podcast sponsored by the Office of Academic Affairs to celebrate the scholarly and teaching achievements of our exceptional High Point University faculty. Today's episode features Dr. Nathan Hedman, Director of the Honors Scholars Program and Assistant Professor of English and Theatre in the School of Humanities and Behavioral Sciences.

Academic Innovations is a podcast sponsored by the Office of Academic Affairs to celebrate the scholarly and teaching achievements of our exceptional High Point University faculty. Today's episode features Dr. Amy Holcombe, Dean of the Stout School of Education.