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The Toolbox

The Toolbox is a bimonthly, electronic newsletter that includes articles and research about practical strategies for improving teaching and learning for college students. 

Current Issue

Volume 17, Issue 6
Helping Students Develop and Sustain Their Resilience
Through effective interactions, instructors can help boost students’ resilience on an everyday basis. In the process, students are better able to visualize their purpose and journey, prioritize resources, and eliminate what does not serve them. In the latest issue of The Toolbox, guest author Steve Piscitelli explores strategies for promoting resilience in students’ lives.

The Toolbox Collection

The Toolbox Collection is a five-volume series that gives vital topics from previous issues of The Toolbox an added focus, while providing context for 2019 and beyond.  

 

About the Editor

Brad Garner

Brad Garner

Brad Garner serves as Director of Faculty Enrichment in the Center for Learning and Innovation at Indiana Wesleyan University's National & Global Campus. Garner has been actively involved for several years in directing and teaching the first-year seminar on his campus. Currently, he leads faculty enrichment efforts across the entire university. One of his greatest passions is helping faculty learn new and creative ways to teach and engage students.