Check GHC Inform each weekday this month to anonymously test your ability to distinguish fact from fiction. The correct answer to each question will be posted in GHC Inform the following day. Don’t delay! Each question can accept up to 40 responses. False: Learning is actually impaired when experiencing high stress. Stress can negatively impact learning […]
Monthly Archives: February 2023
Procurement Trainings
The State Accounting Office (SAO) has recently updated the business process policy specifically related to the procurement of goods and services for state agencies and organizations. To assist in these updates, trainings will be conducted on procurement processes via Zoom beginning the week of February 13th. How to purchase items via the GeorgiaFIRST Marketplace – […]
Next Week @ CETL: Marietta GIFTs, Hybrid Courses, DYOC
Marietta GIFT Exchange Mon., February 13 | 2:00-3:00 pm, 15014 | Facilitator: Rachel Rupprecht All Marietta instructors are invited to this GIFTs (Great Ideas For Teaching) exchange! Come to share what has been working well in your classes in a brief, no-technology talk at an informal roundtable, or just to hear from your colleagues. Good, […]
Do students learn better under pressure?
Check GHC Inform each weekday this month to anonymously test your ability to distinguish fact from fiction. The correct answer to each question will be posted in GHC Inform the following day. Don’t delay! Each question can accept up to 40 responses. False: Research shows that robust knowledge stored in long-term memory engages students in higher […]
Black History Month–Film Screening: These Final Hours–Feb. 22nd, 12:30 & 3:30
In recognition of Black History Month, Georgia Highlands College has partnered with filmmakers, The Knights Young Productions, to screen their 53rd NAACP Image Award nominated film, These Final Hours. This film short has garnered several accolades including: Audience Choice, Portland Film Festival (2021); Best Short, Sedona International Film Festival (2022), Hip Hop Film Festival […]
Employee Discounts
The Center for Continuing and Professional Education is now offering discounts to faculty and staff! To receive the discount, complete and submit the approval form below. Employee Discount Form If you have any questions, please contact Whitney Puckett at wpuckett@highlands.edu.
Should students focus on memorizing information?
Check GHC Inform each weekday this month to anonymously test your ability to distinguish fact from fiction. The correct answer to each question will be posted in GHC Inform the following day. Don’t delay! Each question can accept up to 40 responses. False: Research indicates that guided training and interventions are the best way to change student […]
Diversity in History: Lonnie Johnson
We continue our series on diverse men and women in history, and our celebration of Black History Month, with Dr. Lonnie Johnson, a United States Air Force veteran, former NASA engineer, and the inventor of both the Super Soaker water gun and the Nerf toy gun. Johnson was born in Mobile, Alabama, on October […]
USG e-clips for February 6, 2023
University System News: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution AJC On Campus: Georgia student loan numbers, DACA tuition bill By Vanessa McCray More than 1 million Georgians applied for or were automatically eligible for student loan relief before courts blocked the Biden administration’s debt forgiveness proposal. In this edition of AJC On Campus, we bring you more details […]
Is encouraging students to have a growth mindset effective?
Check GHC Inform each day this month to anonymously test your ability to distinguish fact from fiction. The correct answer to each question will be posted in GHC Inform the following day. Don’t delay! Each question can accept up to 40 responses. True: Research suggests that brainstorming is more effective at developing creative ideas when individuals brainstorm […]