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Will You Still Respect Me If I Am Not Overwhelmed?

The Scholarly Teacher

Higher education has a long history of expecting faculty members to do a lot, and then to do more—to accept one more committee assignment, advisee, or course overload. As a result, faculty members find themselves mired in tasks that are vitally important to someone. He asked how I was doing. That put me on my heels.

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Mental Health and Learning Among Students with Marginalized Sociodemographic Identities

Supporting Student Success

2011) Acknowledgement of and collective meaning making related to experiences with discrimination or oppression, and galvanized purpose toward collective action (French et al., This can include institutionally (faculty / staff) supported student groups (e.g. 2009; Kirmayer et al., 2020; Kirmayer et al., 2009; Kirmayer et al.,

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An introduction to student and staff co-creation of the curriculum

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

A helpful way to think about different forms of student and staff engagement – including co-creation of the curriculum – is by seeing them in a spectrum of engagement. For example, Bovill and Bulley (2011, p. For example, Bovill and Bulley (2011, p. Engaging students as partners in learning and teaching: A guide for faculty.

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Co-creation and collaboration in course design: Our journey with SACHA

Teaching Matters Student Engagement

It’s not limited to just students and staff; collaboration with industry professionals, community organizations, parents, and alumni helps ensure the curriculum meets real-world needs , enhancing the holistic and impactful nature of education ( Yostrakul, 2021 ). Some staff fear losing control over curriculum and teaching methods.

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Case Study in a CBE Ecosystem: Core Curriculum

eLiterate

Today’s Inside Higher Ed brings us an article entitled “ What Faculty Know (and Don’t Know) About Transfer—and Why It Matters ” by Vita Rabinowitz, Yoshiko Oka, and Alexandra W. I also made a point of calling out the role of faculty in traditional universities as critical actors in the ecosystem. Emphasis added.]

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Book Review of College Made Whole: Integrative Learning for a Divided World

Higher Ed Connects: Curriculum

It is up to institutions and faculty to be deliberate about providing students opportunities to make these connections. Instead of replacing faculty, Gallagher argues that technology should be employed to enhance how they teach and serve students. Experiential Learning. It is models like those provided by Joseph E. He has a Ph.D.

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Teaching activities that bring out the best in students – shouldn’t we all strive for that?

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

By actively observing and reflecting on the adventures and challenges in unfamiliar learning zones, abstract thinking is developed, which can be used in new and broader real-world situations. Akkerman & Bakker (2011) find that transformation, and thus learning, requires “continuous joint work at the boundary” (p.149), Cooley, S.