Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Image: Keeping students engaged in class is an age-old struggle. An assistant professor at Yale University who recently tweeted to ask other professors if they're playing music before class, and what students think, got more than 1,000 replies. Inside Higher Ed found three key reasons professors say they play music in class.

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

APRIL 25, 2019

Building online communities can help with student engagement and satisfaction (Lui et al, 2007). Online students can feel a sense of isolation, and a well-designed online course can help overcome this by designing activities and opportunities for them to participate in and contribute to online communities. Magjuka, R.J.,

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SRHE

OCTOBER 11, 2022

What does this have to do with education? The educational equivalent of the oven ready meal is the ‘best practice’, the quick fix principle that seduces teachers into thinking that generalised solutions can solve knotty educational challenges. In 2007 , Gert Biesta explained clearly ‘Why what works won’t work’.

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Missouri State

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

National Hazing Prevention Week (NHPW) is designed to bring awareness to issues of hazing and empower campus communities to take action by educating students about what hazing is and the work we can all do to prevent hazing from happening. in Plaster Student Union. Office of Student Engagement. Anti-Hazing Tabling!

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

JUNE 10, 2024

Execution and impact With support from team and faculty when needed, I led student-related data gathering, analysis, and communication, facilitated brainstorming sessions, conducted surveys and interviews, and co-wrote sections on student engagement. Stay tuned! You can contact any of our authors for more information.

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

JULY 25, 2022

For example, based on rigorous research into student learning 40 years ago, Astin claimed that: The amount of student learning and personal development associated with any educational program is directly proportional to the quality and quantity of student involvement in that program. Higher Education 79 (6) 1023-1037.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Bridging the gap: The la unch and expansion of dissertation buddies Navigating a one-year Postgraduate Taught (PGT) study in the UK presents unique challenges, especially during the dissertation or major project phase (Huang, 2007). The programme has been developed and enhanced each year and regularly has around 200 students participating.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

AUGUST 27, 2019

A s Dweck suggests (2007), t he way we view ourselves and our innate abilities has impact on our mental wellbeing and almost every aspect of our academic and future professional lives. Elwira Danak Elwira Danak works at the Edinburgh University Students’ Association as the Learning and Development Advisor. New York: Ballantine.

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

JUNE 19, 2023

Feedback is the lynchpin to making sense of any form of assessment and “is one of the most powerful influences on learning and achievement” (Hattie and Timperley, 2007). Assessment and evaluation in higher education, 43 , 1315-1325. Assessment and evaluation in higher education, 43 , 439-448. DEELEY, S. HATTIE, J. &

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SRHE

OCTOBER 6, 2023

by Sam Elkington and Jill Dickinson Wednesday September 13 th was the final instalment of the three-part SRHE ‘Landscapes of Learning for Unknown Futures: prospects for space in higher education’ symposia series, delivered in partnership with series co-convenors Professor Sam Elkington and Dr Jill Dickinson.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

MARCH 4, 2019

Rather, it is a way for them to make sense of their own teaching and their students’ learning, drawing on the principles of research. One of the ways of getting people involved in SoTL, is through schemes which provide funding and support for academics to try out and evaluate innovations or to research their students’ learning.

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Parchment

AUGUST 14, 2024

Benefits with Parchment Diplomas issued efficiently and with tracking Improved student engagement and communication Analytics and reporting dashboard for claiming and sharing diplomas Increased staff productivity Start a Conversation Learn More About Virtual Learning Academy Charter School Established in 2007 by approval of the New Hampshire (..)

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The Change Leader, Inc.

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

7 November · Episode 180 A Global Shift in Higher Education Requires a New Business Model 36 Min · By Dr. Drumm McNaughton This conversation–rooted in the findings of E&Y white paper: How are you balancing the books for a digital future? covers the global shift in Higher Education.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

AUGUST 30, 2022

As our students have told me over the last 20 years ‘classism is all over campus – but nobody wants to talk about it’. As Diane Reay (2016a) writes, social class in Higher Education is still the elephant in the room. Chapter Two: Paulo Freire and the Continuing Struggle to Decolonize Education. References Darder, A. Piketty, T.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

JUNE 1, 2021

This resource draws on research at the intersection of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL), Digital Education, and Film and Media Studies. The ways that students emotionally experience digital video impacts the approach they take to learning and ultimately the outcomes of that learning. High Educ 55 , 321–332 (2008).

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

JANUARY 15, 2019

Barrie, 2004:262 However, what I have noticed through practice is that this undoubtedly critical element of higher education are often still attempted to be “taught”. This is supported by international studies of the need for higher education environment to do more applied “living curriculum” (Bath, et al., and Swann, R.

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College for Creative Study

OCTOBER 16, 2023

My ADHD Transfer Story When I began college as a photography major at Columbia College Chicago in 2007, I was incredibly excited. As a transfer student ( Happy National Transfer Student Week! ), I came to CCS at 21 with the resolve to find “the point” of each of my classes. Using Your ADHD Superpowers!

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Image credit: iStock In this post, Dr Avita Rath explores the topic of emotional labour, and its impact for those working in Higher Education. Avita is a year 3 distance learning student ( MSc Clinical Education ) at Edinburgh Medical School. International Journal of Allied Health Sciences Education , 6 (1), 22–26.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

DECEMBER 26, 2023

26 December · Episode 187 2023 Higher Education Year in Review and 2024 Predictions 55 Min · By Dr. Drumm McNaughton Join us in our 2023 Higher Education Year in Review and Predictions for 2024. Join us in our 2023 Higher Education Year in Review and Predictions for 2024.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Wesley is a senior Learning Technology Advisor in Educational Design and Engagement, Learning, Teaching and Web Services Division (IS). Our Educational Technology vendors have not been immune to this trend, and AI features have been introduced to most services in the last 18 months. Feb 14, 2025

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