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Playhouse adds music therapy device
ASHLEY SLOBODA | The Journal Gazette
There s no wrong way to play the new instruments at GiGi s Playhouse Fort Wayne – even if the methods seem unconventional.
“You can lay on it. You can bop it. You can bounce it on the table, and you ll get sound out of it,” said Dave Nelson, who is helping GiGi s with its new music therapy program using the Skoog instrument.
The initiative is supported by a grant from AWS Foundation, according to a news release.
“Each of us has experienced the power of music in our life,” Patti Hays, CEO of AWS Foundation, said in a statement. “It spurs our imagination, helps us express emotion and can bring people of all abilities together.”
ANGOLA â In the newest episode of Trine Universityâs Faculty Focus podcast, members of the universityâs Center for Teaching Excellence discuss the challenges educators have faced as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and share highlights of presentations they will give at the upcoming Fort Wayne Teaching and Learning Conference.
Michelle Blank, assistant professor in the Department of Humanities and Communication, talks about ways to implement classroom activities that empower students to learn through their own decisions.
Dr. Jeremy Rentz, associate professor in the Reiners Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, discusses strategies to offer hands-on learning as opposed to lecture.
ANGOLA — Students returning to Trine University for the spring semester will find the Career Center in a new, more convenient location, with new staff in place to help students
New teachers learning new tech
Engaging students remotely among skills being taught
ASHLEY SLOBODA | The Journal Gazette
Education students at Purdue University Fort Wayne have practiced using Zoom, breakout rooms and screen sharing during virtual class sessions.
Their counterparts at Ivy Tech Community College Fort Wayne have written e-learning lesson plans and considered how to make activities accessible digitally.
Teacher candidates from Manchester University have modeled the creation of synchronous and asynchronous lessons – terms referring to whether teacher and students are in the same room or online at the same time.
The focus on such skills isn t surprising.
The coronavirus pandemic has pushed the need for digital teaching skills to the forefront as K-12 schools have leaned on remote learning as an option for families and when in-person instruction wasn t feasible.