College of Education

Defined as a language-based learning disability, dyslexia can take on many forms. Traditionally, it’s thought of as flipping similar letters like b and d. Georgia College junior early childhood majors recently learned it’s much more than that. In small groups, they filtered through stations presenting different challenges associated with dyslexia. In one scenario, students had to cover their non-dominate hand and use the reflection from a mirror to write certain things. At another...

Virtual reality sets. 3D printers. Drones, robotics and an engraving machine. This isn’t your typical technology classroom. It’s for future educators. Georgia College’s John H. Lounsbury College of Education recently opened a new Maker Space. It brings multiple new technologies into the hands of teacher candidates to help them educate their students. “A Maker Space is a place where people can come together and create things and learn different technologies,” said Dr. Joseph Peters,...

Incoming freshman Nina Schwelm enters Georgia College as an award-winning playwright. Although she’s pursuing special education, writing holds a special place in her heart. “I’ve always loved writing,” Nina said. “I just never considered writing for the stage. So now my eyes are completely open to this new possibility.” Nina and playwriting are an unlikely duo, she said, but that didn’t stop her from becoming one of three student winners of the Georgia Film Academy’s (GFA) Dramatic...

Reading is a skill known as a building block of life and fundamental to society.  Teachers work hard to help children read early in their education, but many students face obstacles in their learning. It helps when they receive extra guidance and understand that anyone can face similar challenges with reading—even a famous furry friend.  Georgia College junior education majors spent several sessions during their spring semester working on-site at Lakeview Academy in Baldwin County...

Diondra Franklin What first sparked your interest in Poetry?  In seventh grade, my teacher at the time taught the poem, "Song of Myself: 52" by Walt Whitman, and I fell in love with it. I asked her for more poetry by him and ever since then I've had a love for reading and writing it. Have you taken part in any other groups on campus during your college tenure? If so, which ones and why? I was a part of the Latino Student Association (LSA) and sat on the board as the Community Service...

Libbie Rawdin Where are you from? Griffin, Georgia. What activities have you been involved with during college? At Georgia College, I have enjoyed completing the Emerging Leaders Program my first year, and I have loved being involved with BCM. BCM has given me the amazing opportunity to have a community and grow as a person. What was your favorite class/professor and why? My favorite professor has been Dr. Olha Osobov. She has been my cohort leader for the past two years, and I cannot...

Growing up in a multicultural family in Tehran, Iran, Dr. Yeprem Mehranian always saw the importance of language and learning.  “I’m an Armenian that was born in Iran. I grew up bilingual, initially Armenian and Persian,” said Mehranian, associate professor of foundations of education at Georgia College. “In my own family, my mom spoke French Persian and Armenian. My dad spoke Persian, Armenian and Azeri Turkish. There was always Russian around and other languages, so the whole thing...

In an effort to protect students, faculty and staff, Georgia College, along the with entire University System of Georgia, moved to an online format for all classes in the middle of the spring semester. Many courses never taught in an online format were restructured and reimagined to fit the online model. But the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on education were felt beyond the college classroom. Prekindergarten through 12th grade schools across the state also began teaching online,...