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Learning Assistantships

The Scholarly Teacher

Educational research demonstrates the impact of engagement, both social and academic, on student outcomes like persistence (Deil-Amen, 2011; Karp et al., Much of the existing literature on learning assistantships focuses on four-year institutions, but we assert that it can provide similar benefits for community college students.

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Striving for Digital Equity in Education

The Scholarly Teacher

Specifically, the term refers to unequal access to digital multimodal technology, including smartphones, tablets, laptops, and high-speed internet (West, 2011). It would ensure that students from humble backgrounds have access to technology and learn how to use it for learning. Journal of Human Rights and Social Work , 6 (2), 130–143.

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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. 2011) as students discover and amplify their authentic voice and self-efficacy. How Can Visual Journaling Help Students Find Their Voice?

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A Continued Commitment to Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Associate Engineering Program at Wright College (EPW) Part of the City Colleges of Chicago, Wright College is home to an engineering cohort program that has grown from nine students at its inception to 550 today. It began as a pilot program in 2015 and started in earnest in 2018 with 25 students after receiving a $1.68

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New Student Engagement Data Reveals Surprises

EAB

Podcast New Student Engagement Data Reveals Surprises Episode 152. They also offer advice to community college leaders on ways to make measurable improvements in student retention and enrollment. EAB · New Student Engagement Data Reveal Surprises Transcript [music] 0:00:13.0 May 23, 2023. Thank you for inviting us.

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Empowering Your Students’ Agency Through Ungrading Practices

The Scholarly Teacher

Grading for growth is the primary purpose of any assessment so that students learn and improve their knowledge and skills rather than receive a summative score (Talbert, 2023). Kohn (2011) has written that grades cause students to think less deeply, take fewer risks, and lose interest in learning. West Virginia University Press.

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Small College America – Profile Earlham College

Edu Alliance Journal

The college maintains its commitment to principles such as integrity, peace, social justice, and community engagement, which shape both its academic and extracurricular life. Leadership Continuity Since 2011, Earlham has had four Presidents and one interim.