College of Education and Human Development

Department of Curriculum and Instruction

David Arendale

  • Associate Professor, Emeritus

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    Professor Emeritus: No longer accepts new PhD students, advises, or teaches in the department.

David Arendale

Areas of interest

Academic access in postsecondary education and increasing the success of low-income, first-generation college, and historically underrepresented students in college. I come from a family where I was the first to attend college, much less to complete it. I understand some of the challenges faced by many students.

Degrees

BS, History and Philosophy, Emporia State University (KS), 1979
MA, History, Emporia State University (KS), 1985
Certificate, Developmental Education, Kellogg Institute, Appalachian State University (NC), 1989
PhD, History and Higher Education, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2000

Biography

What motivates me in my work?

Each of us is responsible for making a difference by doing the things we were placed on this planet to do and act in a responsible and respectful way with everyone around us. It is a joy to continue the work.

Research - Teaching - Community Engagement and Service

Research: My research projects is focused in five areas: (a) academic access, developmental education, equity projects, and learning assistance; (b) learning technologies; (c) postsecondary peer cooperative learning groups; (d) Universal Design for Learning; and (e) history curriculum and simulations. These are not mutually exclusive to each other since effective practices often are found at the crossroads of these projects. A central theme is improving academic success of historically underrepresented students.

Teaching: I share strategies that were useful in my first-year college history class to improve academic achievement and engagement. These approaches include cooperative learning, embedded learning assistance support, history simulations, learning technologies, and Universal Design for Learning.

Community Engagement and Service:  I deeply embrace public engagement as part of my responsibility as a University faculty member to collaborate with the community in working together to create and disseminate answers to problems facing students. I serve on the editorial board for several publications in the field and was recognized as an Academic Fellow by the Council of Learning Assistance and Developmental Education Associations.I managing a national clearinghouse for best education practices in TRIO programs. On a personal level, I continue to mentor a young man from a difficult set of circumstances.

Link to my personal website

Link to my ResearchGate Scholarly Profile

Link to the TRIO National Best Education Practices Clearinghouse website

Social Media

Links to Academic Podcasts and YouTube Channels.  Peer Learning Groups, UDL, Learning Assistance, and More

Publications

A complete list of my publications is available by downloading my updated CV and also through my profile on ResearchGate which organizes my work into five research projects. Following are some of my most read publications.

Arendale, D. R. (Ed.). 2020 Draft course-based learning assistance best practice guides (3rd ed.). Unpublished manuscript, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. doi:10.13140/RG.2.2.13622.86080 Available online: University of Minnesota Digital Conservancy, http://hdl.handle.net/11299/211417 and updated version available online: http://z.umn.edu/peerguides

Arendale, D. R. (Ed.). 2020 Draft glossary of essential terms for learning assistance and developmental education (4th ed.). Unpublished manuscript, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. doi:10.13140/RG.2.2.16349.145845 Available online: University of Minnesota Digital Conservancy, http://hdl.handle.net/11299/211416 and updated version http://z.umn.edu/glossarylade

Arendale, D. R. (Ed.). (2019). Postsecondary peer cooperative learning programs: Annotated bibliography 2019. Unpublished manuscript, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. ERIC database. (ED602488). doi:10.13140/RG.2.2.17262.56647 Available online: University of Minnesota Digital Conservancy, http://hdl.handle.net/11299/211414  and updated version available online: http://z.umn.edu/peerbib

Arendale, D. R. (Ed.). (2019). EOA best practices clearinghouse directory 2019 (5th ed.). Minneapolis, MN: Educational Opportunity Association and University of Minnesota, College of Education and Human Development, Department of Curriculum and Instruction. ERIC database. (ED602051). doi:10.13140/RG.2.2.31805.82405 Available online: University of Minnesota Digital Conservancy, http://hdl.handle.net/11299/211415 and https://z.umn.edu/eoabp2019

Arendale, D. R. (2018). Introduction to special issue on Universal Design for Inclusive Pedagogy and a future research agenda. Education Sciences Journal, 8(4), 203. doi:10.3390/educsci8040203 Available online: University of Minnesota Digital Conservancy, https://conservancy.umn.edu/handle/11299/200912

Arendale, D. R. (2010). Access at the crossroads: Learning assistance in higher education. ASHE Higher Education Report 35 (6). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Higbee, J. L., Lundell, D. B., & Arendale, D. R. (Eds.). (2005). The General College vision: Integrating intellectual growth, multicultural perspectives, and student development. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota, General College, Center for Research on Developmental Education and Urban Literacy. Retrieved from http://purl.umn.edu/5357

Presentations

Arendale, D. R. (March 2020). Best practices for peer cooperative learning programs workshop. 2020 Gateway Course Experience Conference. Chicago, IL.

Arendale, D. R., Cahalan, M., & Mortenson, T. (November 2019). Panel discussion on supporting and expanding research-based practices in college access and completion. Annual Conference of the Educational Opportunity Association. Omaha, NE.

Arendale, D. R. (October 2019). Best practices for faculty with University Design for Learning. Workshop delivered for the University of Wollongong Academy for Tertiary Teaching & Learning Excellence, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.

Arendale, D. R. (October 2019). [Video]. Strengthening relationships with students: Best practice that promotes student success. Keynote address at the National Australasian PASS and Peer Learning Conference. Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. Available online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zwo6SCfpCgs and University of Minnesota Digital Conservancy, http://hdl.handle.net/11299/211386

A complete list of my presentations is available by downloading my updated CV. Following are a few of my recent presentations.