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Using Cogenerative Dialogues for Learner-Centered Teaching

The Scholarly Teacher

Not surprising, the students in my graduate-level course were wrestling with understanding the content of this complex student development theory. Likely, anyone who has taught college or graduate-level students has faced a similar situation, particularly when attempting to synthesize complex and difficult topics.

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Breaking Bread in Communities of Learners

The Scholarly Teacher

After an invitation from my dissertation chairperson and friend, I committed to exploring my teaching practice by intentionally structuring my classroom as a learning community based on Sophie Haroutunian-Gordon’s (2009) idea of a community is where learners are viewed as participants and leaders that aligns with our idea of a Table of Fellowship.

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Visual Journaling

The Scholarly Teacher

In this piece, I want to highlight another significant facet of this tool, which is the ability to amplify and empower students’ authentic voice and self-efficacy. As students become affirmed and validated for their perspectives and contextualizing personal experiences within the learning process, agency and autonomy emerge (Glass et al.,

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Student engagement inside and outside the classroom

Teaching Matters Academic Support

One common definition sees student engagement as comprised of two key parts: The time and effort students devote to educationally purposeful activities What institutions do to encourage students to participate in these activities (Kuh, 2009). It’s a good platform to exchange information between staff and students.

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All Eyes on Career Prep Leads Institutions to Writing Tech

University Business

After all, this work with students is essential. More than half of college grads who received their degrees after 2009 indicate they visited their career services office at least once, and college graduates are almost twice as likely to be engaged at work if they had a mentor who encouraged them to pursue their goals and dreams. .

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Geoscience Outreach: What we do, how we assess, and client/student reflections

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

Image of OEGlobal award screenshot: [link] Here are a few examples: Prior to the pandemic, one of our psychology students developed a Mental Health & Wellbeing Booklet , a collection of strategies for improving mental health and wellbeing for age 12+. A recently graduated ecology student had a passion for insects.

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Collegiate commentary: Five take-aways from 'Embedding Enterprise in the Curriculum' series

Teaching Matters Student Employment

However, it is important to call out the particular capacities that differentiate and give students an edge, whether that leads to greater resilience of the individual or helps them to maximise their potential in the career they choose.