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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.

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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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U of Iowa business school students build storytelling skills

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Storytelling was one of the original communication strategies used by mankind, and the role of storytelling in leadership has been connected to leadership effectiveness, according to a study published in a 2018 issue of the Journal of Leadership Education.

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

Teaching Matters Academic Communities

I came into this programme as a mentor, along with Julie Dickson from the R(D)SVS, when the first cohort of UCVME students were nearing completion of their degrees (and their UCVME certificates) and were writing their AFHEA submissions. I am consistently inspired by what happens when we allow our students to take the reins in teaching.

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Student engagement inside and outside the classroom

Teaching Matters Academic Support

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. In the end, 14 groups from 11 Schools went out for coffee and cake between March and May 2018. Journal of College Student Development 50 (6) 683-706.