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A Continued Commitment to Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It began as a pilot program in 2015 and started in earnest in 2018 with 25 students after receiving a $1.68 Over the past five years, EPW has served 909 students, 68% of whom are Latino. Since 2015, 64 students, 93.75% of whom are Latino, have been placed in internships. “I

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Teaching with sustainability in the Vet School

Teaching Matters Student Engagement

To encourage inter- and multi-disciplinary connections, students are invited to propose project topics which are not directly related to the veterinary medical curriculum. In 2015-16, the project focus was refined to directly draw on concepts of social responsibility and sustainability. Oct 20, 2016

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Why multimedia matters: promoting the use of video in assessment and feedback

Teaching Matters Academic Support

Research proves that students perceive multimedia feedback (either video or audio) as more individualised and easier to comprehend and act upon ( West and Turner 2015 ). Video assessment and feedback improves student engagement by reaching those students who are more “visually oriented”. & Turner, W.

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Student-Led, Individually-Created Courses (SLICCs): Learning and teaching beyond disciplinary silos

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

At this early stage, the student receives feedback from their SLICC staff tutor, who offers them guidance on how they may gain greater insight during the learning experience and maximise the available opportunities. The scope for student agency is significant, with students defining their own unique learning experiences.

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Leveraging technology for effective Assessment feedback (part 1): How to do I.T.?

Teaching Matters Academic Communities

Besides, a significant function of asynchronous platforms is that they offer ample opportunities for vicarious learning (Mayes, 2015) because of the ‘openness’ around these environments and the digital traces left by peers and teachers, that anyone can return to. 2021; Carless and Boud, 2018).

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Team Growth: Get to Know Maria and Anthony

Campus Groups

Based out of Dorchester Massachusetts, he holds a Master’s of Higher Education in Student Affairs from Salem State University. Prior to joining CG, he was at Babson College, where he held roles in Student Engagement as well as Student Activities and Leadership. Anthony: I have over 8 years in higher education.

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Improving Academic Practice with Turnitin

Teaching Matters Academic Support

She completed an IAD secondment in 2015 looking at sustainable veterinary medical education. Her research areas are in sustainable and digital education, and she is currently working on a part-time PhD at the Moray House School of Education.

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