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Learning Assistantships

The Scholarly Teacher

The open access nature of community colleges and the varying levels of academic preparedness of their students require programs and courses that provide remediation and support in foundational skills for nearly two- thirds of students (Chen et al., 2023; Chickering & Reisser, 1993). References Chen, X., Pretlow, J., Caperton, S.

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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. Barnett, senior research scholar emeritus at CCRC and co-author of the report.

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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. Despite the incremental increase in women entering STEM fields, there are far fewer female workers in computing and engineering than men.

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

Teaching Matters Academic Communities

Vet students work with a model of a dog’s head [Paul Dodds]. Some of the students also attend staff talks on educational topics, which they find helpful for their own teaching. Of the 8 students who have so far applied for the AFHEA across 2017 and 2018, all have been successful in achieving Associate Fellow status.

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U of Iowa business school students build storytelling skills

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Plus, research has shown that people are more likely to remember statistics and facts if they’re presented within a story. Participants learn the basics of storytelling, receive feedback from a member of the institution’s management faculty and get guidance from peer mentors as they develop their ideas.

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CoDI Show: Is astronaut food the future?

Teaching Matters Student Employment

Looking at food provisions in extreme environments, researchers and engineers have come up with some very interesting, but also controversial solutions, which are now making their way into mainstream food production. What priorities does nutrition research put first, and is “tastiness” one of them? Aug 9, 2018

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