Julie Tatlock

Julie Tatlock currently chairs the Department of Justice, Sociology and History at Mount Mary University in Milwaukee, WI. She has presented and published several articles/chapter on best practices in online pedagogy. In addition, Julie Tatlock was part of a Mellon Foundation grant to take an in-depth look at digital learning in the humanities. Her interests are primarily in finding new and creative ways to engage students in good online research and writing as well as creating unique online education spaces. Her other primary research areas are in British History and World History.

Publications

Restructuring General Education and Core Curricula Requirements
Restructuring General Education and Core Curricula Requirements
Julie Christina Tatlock. © 2024. 243 pages.
In academia, a looming challenge threatens the very foundations of education as we know it. This formidable adversary is none other than the demographic cliff, a phenomenon that...
Restructuring Core Curriculum
Restructuring Core Curriculum
Julie Christina Tatlock. © 2024. 15 pages.
This chapter explores major themes surrounding restructuring core curriculum in higher education. The current climate in higher education might seem hostile to innovations in...
Innovative Teaching in the Core: A Case for Gamification
Innovative Teaching in the Core: A Case for Gamification
Julie Christina Tatlock. © 2024. 15 pages.
This chapter explores the role of games in achieving high-level student learning outcomes in higher education settings. It explores the pros and cons of employing gamification in...
The Internet Problem: Pedagogical Solutions to the Information Problem
The Internet Problem: Pedagogical Solutions to the Information Problem
Julie Christina Tatlock. © 2024. 12 pages.
This chapter explores the modern digital issues facing higher education including digital literacy and generative artificial intelligence. It argues that new technologies should...
Shaping Online Spaces Through Online Humanities Curricula
Shaping Online Spaces Through Online Humanities Curricula
Julie Tatlock. © 2023. 290 pages.
The advent of the COVID-19 pandemic plunged large numbers of students and faculty across the world into online learning with little to no warning or experience. This leaves a...
Just Put Your Class Online: The Realties of Going Online During COVID-19
Just Put Your Class Online: The Realties of Going Online During COVID-19
Julie C. Tatlock, Paula Reiter. © 2023. 16 pages.
The purpose of this chapter is to reflect on the experience of online education during COVID-19 at the university level with a view towards using that experience to guide online...
Engaging Students Through Creative Assignments and Best Practices
Engaging Students Through Creative Assignments and Best Practices
Julie C. Tatlock, Paula J. Reiter, Stepanka C. Korytova-Magstadt. © 2023. 16 pages.
This chapter offers several models teachers can use to better engage students in content through the use of creative assignments. It begins with the importance of effective...
Enhancing Student Engagement Online: Creative Pedagogy in the Digital World
Enhancing Student Engagement Online: Creative Pedagogy in the Digital World
Paula Reiter, Julie C. Tatlock. © 2020. 19 pages.
Online instruction must go beyond what has become traditional to create meaningful ways for students to actively engage with one another in online environments. This chapter will...