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Learning Assistantships

The Scholarly Teacher

2016) and enhance their communication skills (Goff & Lahme, 2003). 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. 2021; Close et al., 2023; Chickering & Reisser, 1993). References Chen, X.,

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Using Cogenerative Dialogues for Learner-Centered Teaching

The Scholarly Teacher

My students seemed to either not understand my question or have difficulty with the content. Not surprising, the students in my graduate-level course were wrestling with understanding the content of this complex student development theory. In these spaces, the teacher is not the only one with knowledge. Campbell, C.

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Richard Corcoran, Florida New College president and DeSantis ally, debates DEI

University Business

“DEI efforts allow a sustainable process of policies to help [students] develop into the best possible American.” A pair of campus climate surveys analyzed by The Michigan Review found that student satisfaction decreased across over a five-year period that the University of Michigan implemented DEI.

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University of Dayton, Sinclair CC share students

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: Setting community college students up for success can result in institutional partnerships, as demonstrated by the University of Dayton’s work with Sinclair Community College in Ohio.

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NYU interdisciplinary experiential learning takes off

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: At New York University’s Tandon School of Engineering, the seven-year-old Vertically Integrated Projects program has grown from five teams to almost 50, involving hundreds of students each semester.

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How professional digital ePortfolios can enhance employability and professional identity

SRHE

Findings showed that reflective work in ePortfolios can be challenging through exposing vulnerabilities, whilst also positively playing a role in the ‘bigger picture’ of studentsdevelopment – ePortfolios facilitated digital skill development and evolving professional identities.

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Mirror image: Reflection coaching for African students

Teaching Matters Academic Support

Related blog posts: Transformative leadership: the MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program The only true job security: Connecting curricular and extra-curricular activities at university Pete Kingsley Pete Kingsley is the Student Development Coordinator on the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program. Photo credit: Muturi Njeri.