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CAP 115, MATH 125
My passion for teaching began while tutoring math as an undergrad. I knew from that point on, that I wanted to be an educator. After obtaining my B.S. in Marketing, I immediately enrolled in a Masters of Education program and earned my certification in high school business, marketing and math. After teaching high school for 9 years, I made the switch to a full time professor in higher education. When I am not teaching, I enjoy traveling and watching reality tv.
Ed.D., Curriculum and Instruction, Capella University
6th Year Degree in Educational Leadership, Central Connecticut State University
M.Ed., Education, University of New Haven
B.S., Marketing, Central Connecticut State University
Bennar, A., & Daily, B., (2024, March 14). Embracing the digital frontier: Bridging the gap in digital literacy for all learners [Conference presentation]. Presented at the Southern Regional Faculty & Instructional Development Consortium (SRFIDC) Annual Conference,
Swider, E., & Bennar, A. (2024, February 29). Cultivating compassion in the higher education workplace [Conference presentation] Presented at 2024 Arkansas Council for Women in Higher Education (ACWHE) Annual Conference (online).
Bennar, A., & Morin K. (2023, April 28). Engaging students' voice and choice: Applying the UDL framework to redesign course assessments for learner variability [Poster presentation]. Peralta Online Equity Conference (online).
Bennar, A., & Morin K. (2023, April 25). Engaging students' voice and choice: Applying the UDL framework to redesign course assessments for learner variability [Poster presentation]. GMercyU 3rd Annual 2023 Conference on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Education at Gwynedd Mercy University, PA. (online).
Bennar, A., & Campbell S., (2023, March 23). Faculty stories of appreciating Universal Design for Learning (UDL) implementation through intentional and innovative course redesign practices [Conference presentation]. Presented at the Innovative Teaching and Learning Conference, University of Knoxville, TN (online).
Bennar, A., Litke. M., & Gyamfi, R. (2022, April 27). Intra-university Collaboration: Reshaping and Reforming Mathematics [Conference presentation]. Presented at the 13th Annual University of Waterloo Teaching and Learning Conference, Canada. (online).
Bennar, A., LaRocco, D. J., (2021, February). Presto-change-o: Taking UDL professional learning online [Conference presentation]. UDLHE Network, Digicon Virtual Conference. (online)
Bennar, A. (2021, July). Universal Design for Learning: Getting Started. Presentation at Hawkes Learning and Growing – A Webinar Series, (online).
Bennar, A. (2020, May). Application of the Universal Design for Learning framework to improve student outcomes. Presentation at Cengage 2020 Virtual Computing Experience Conference, (online).
Bennar, A. (2019, October). How to move intro computing to Office 2019/365. Presentation at Cengage National Webinar on Mindtap (online).
Bennar, A. (2019, April). Facilitating, transforming and implementing curriculum changes. Presentation at Cengage 2019 Computer Experience Conference at Microsoft, Redmond, WA.
Cogan-Drew, D., Bennar, A. (2008, July). Scratch solutions for the urban school [Conference presentation]. M.I.T. Scratch Conference, Boston, MA.
Enhancing engagement in the technology classroom with Nearpod. In R. Laist, D. Sheehan, & N. Brewer (Eds), UDL University: Designing for variability across the higher education curriculum. CAST Publishing. 2022
Learning should be purposeful, transformative, and ongoing. Evaluating who we were, who we are, and who we want to be is integral to meaningful learning and should be a life long goal.