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Connecticut College president resigns under pressure

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Faculty members have complained about what they see as Bergeron’s administrative overreach, micromanagement and lack of transparency—issues they said they raised with the Board of Trustees beginning in 2017, to no avail. My decision to leave at this moment is for the good of all these things.”

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

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

2017), there are also many benefits! For example, students’ and staff members’ increased enjoyment of learning and teaching alongside their professional development are particularly notable (Bovill & Bulley, 2011; Lubicz-Nawrocka, 2018; Lubicz-Nawrocka & Simoni, 2018; Matthews, 2016; Mercer-Mapstone et al., Matthews, K.

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Curriculum Mapping: Skills Matrices and Edinburgh Award

Teaching Matters Student Employment

These matrices provide the cornerstone of the Business School’s MSc Edinburgh Award in Professional Development. The MSc Edinburgh Award in Professional Development now has 216 students actively participating, making it one of the most successful versions of the Award currently offered within the university.

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Helping students with their studies

Teaching Matters Academic Support

In this post I will introduce and talk about four mechanisms which we have developed and use to support students who encounter difficulties during their studies. The four mechanisms are: Note of concern Student welfare week Student Leadership Award Professional Development course. Mar 14, 2017

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Non-Traditional Learning

Teaching Matters Academic Communities

Perspective Matters That work has already seen us overhaul how we think about Postgraduate Professional Development, invest in Executive Education and commission the Centre for Open Learning to develop a thought leadership piece of Continuing Professional Development.

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Development of graduate attributes in online distance learning students

Teaching Matters Student Employment

Graduates commonly described thinking in a new way as a result of their study, with their horizons widening after studying with fellow professionals from around the world; considering new ways of thinking, ‘delving deeper’ and developing ‘intellectual curiosity’. Aug 17, 2017

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