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Contemporary Pedagogy Blog 1

Here is my first draft for contemporary pedagogy blog 1

Kayla Alward

Jan 28, 20211 min read

The Future of Higher Education

There are several areas of opportunity when it comes to American higher education. One thing we've been hearing a lot of lately (before...

Kayla Alward

Apr 13, 20203 min read

Student Stress and Mental Health during Covid-19 (Additional Blog 5)

Today, more than 150 US colleges and universities have adopted a pass-fail grading system in response to the coronavirus pandemic....

Kayla Alward

Apr 6, 20202 min read

Universities Leading Charge in Social Distancing... or Not? (Additional Blog 4)

With the craziness surrounding the corona virus and the realization sinking in that this is not going to be something we will recover...

Kayla Alward

Apr 6, 20202 min read

Technology & Innovation in Higher Education

Professors old and new often struggle with how to reach and engage each year of students. Especially with drier material, professors and...

Kayla Alward

Mar 29, 20202 min read

Pressure to Publish (Additional Blog 3)

Since starting my PhD here at Virginia Tech, I've been exposed to even more of the ins and outs of what life as a tenured or tenure track...

Kayla Alward

Mar 10, 20202 min read

Corona Scare (Additional Blog 2)

Obviously, the covid-19 or coronavirus disease has been at the forefront of many minds during the past few weeks (mine no exception)....

Kayla Alward

Mar 10, 20202 min read

Open Access Journal of Dairy Science

The Journal of Dairy Science (JDS) is the leading journal for anyone conducting research focusing on dairy. Whether that's dairy foods,...

Kayla Alward

Mar 1, 20203 min read

Ethical Issues in Research

This week in Future Professoriates, we were tasked with checking out the Office of Research Integrity's website which "oversees and...

Kayla Alward

Feb 13, 20203 min read

Kicked Out of College (Additional Blog 1)

Most college students will never experience the fear associated with being notified that you're on academic probation. I, myself, have...

Kayla Alward

Feb 11, 20203 min read

Mission Statements and What They Really Say

This semester I've started taking a class at VT (by the way, since I last posted, I graduated UGA with an M.S. in Animal Science and...

Kayla Alward

Feb 3, 20203 min read

How Consumers Perceive Agriculture

As part of a social media challenge to advocate for agriculture (which is a competition with winners getting a scholarship!), this week I...

Kayla Alward

Oct 19, 20183 min read

How I Became Me

Hello everyone! If you check out some of the other pages on this website, you’ll notice that it’s basically an advertisement for ME. This...

Kayla Alward

Oct 19, 20183 min read

Kayla J. Alward, M.S.

Contemporary Pedagogy Blog 1

The Future of Higher Education

Student Stress and Mental Health during Covid-19 (Additional Blog 5)

Universities Leading Charge in Social Distancing... or Not? (Additional Blog 4)

Technology & Innovation in Higher Education

Pressure to Publish (Additional Blog 3)

Corona Scare (Additional Blog 2)

Open Access Journal of Dairy Science

Ethical Issues in Research

Kicked Out of College (Additional Blog 1)

Mission Statements and What They Really Say

How Consumers Perceive Agriculture

How I Became Me