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Learning Assistantships

The Scholarly Teacher

Learning Assistantships in Community Colleges Learning assistants (LAs) are undergraduate students who engage as classroom support for faculty instructors in college courses (Ellerbrock et al., The main role of the LAs was to directly interact with students, both during class and through individual tutoring to support mathematical learning.

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Report: Caring Campus Program Tied to Increased Connection for Students and Faculty

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Caring Campus, a program to have faculty contribute to fostering a culture of caring for students at schools, is related to observable benefits, according to a recent report by the Community College Research Center (CCRC) at Columbia University. And I think Caring Campus challenges that in a lot of ways.

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Establishing Belonging for Creative Scholars and Teachers

The Scholarly Teacher

Scholarly activity, creative activity, and professional learning enable faculty to remain current in their areas of specialization, serve as role models for students, develop a strong recruitment base, and support the university’s core value of “ faculty excellence in teaching and all forms of scholarship.” Reprinted with permission.

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Driving Global Economic Success Through Diversity and Prosperity in STEM Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

For generations, STEM education has remained an integral approach to learning and development, helping students develop the critical thinking tools that are vital to an ever-evolving world. Solongo Chuluunbaatar is an educator and researcher with a mathematics and science education background.

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Student engagement inside and outside the classroom

Teaching Matters Academic Support

Yet, defining student engagement is considered challenging and the variety of work described as student engagement in higher education is vast. The second element – what the institution does, and how staff relate to students – is key if we are to create an environment consistent with student engagement.

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A Call to Action: Higher Education Must Implement Culturally Responsive Mental Health Practices

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Achieving and maintaining a healthy balance between physical, emotional, and social functioning is critical for psychological wellness and optimal academic performance in higher education. For college students, the most likely SDOH were food insecurity, transportation, safety, social support, and housing (Nazmi et al.,

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Learning from each other: Adventures in student engagement with learning and teaching

Teaching Matters Academic Communities

We offer up to 6 spaces within each cohort, and the students selected are ones who show a keen interest in working in Higher Education in the future. As well as their Peer Assisted Learning activities, the students attend and present at staff educational journal clubs. Sep 25, 2018