Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Over the last five years, there has been an 11% increase in the four-year graduation rate for Latinx students. Targeted initiatives include first-year programs, academic resources, mentorship programs and student engagement activities. In that same time period, the retention of full-time Latinx students increased 3.9%.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

OCTOBER 31, 2024

However, there is limited evidence of effective peer support approaches for PGT students, and PGT students have been described as the ‘overlooked cohort’ (Coneyworth, et al., Improving the taught postgraduate student experience in higher education. References Coneyworth, L., Maden, P., & White, G. The overlooked cohort?–Improving

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University Business

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Colleges and universities across the world are leveraging the credentials to fuel student engagement, brand differentiation and workforce development opportunities for learners of all ages, according to a new report from Coursera.

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The Scholarly Teacher

DECEMBER 20, 2023

In our state, K–12 BIPOC students are increasing (37% of the population in 2021–2022; NDE, 2023a), but the shortage of BIPOC teachers is also growing, as White teachers constituted 95% of the workforce that same year (NDE, 2023b). Ethnic matching: Academic success of students of color. 2022; Wright et al., References Burciaga, R., &

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

OCTOBER 31, 2019

In the guide, we outline four different definitions of research-led learning and teaching (adapted from Griffiths, 2004), which we are using at The University of Edinburgh: Learning ABOUT RESEARCH: Students’ learning is informed by research – the content of learning is derived from research within the field. Oct 31, 2019

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Campus Groups

AUGUST 2, 2022

We know how critical the fall is for student engagement. It is when new students immerse themselves in college life and returning students renew with campus activities and traditions. This article outlines 5 student engagement strategies for the fall.

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The Scholarly Teacher

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Stephanie Wasmanski , Wilkes University Keywords : Student Choice, Student Autonomy, Self-Determination Theory Key Statement: Supporting students’ basic psychological needs of autonomy and competence through self-selected activities and positive feedback may enhance student engagement and motivation.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 8, 2024

Joshua Reda There are also students who don’t have stable or consistent homes who want a place to reside while pursuing their education. A 2019 #RealCollege survey of CCC students by The Hope Center found that 54% of respondents experienced housing insecurity and 15% of respondents were homeless the previous year.

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The Scholarly Teacher

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

According to Schaufeli (2013), engagement refers to involvement, focused effort, dedication, and absorption. Effectively creating an engaging online course requires planning, creativity, and ongoing interactions. A main component of successful teaching and learning is student engagement (Khan et al., achievement.

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The Scholarly Teacher

MAY 12, 2022

Farrell and Brunton (2020) uncovered themes essential to online student engagement. They found that the peer community created through online forums, social interactions, and collaborative activities were significant factors in students feeling supported and encouraged, leading to their overall course and content engagement.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

He discusses how the integration of these AI-driven tools into his coursework not only enhances the efficiency of learning complex programming concepts but also redefines the pedagogical strategies aimed at fostering deeper student engagement and understanding.

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The Scholarly Teacher

JUNE 5, 2024

Visual Journals are a derivative of an artist’s sketchbook; however, the difference is in the intention or purpose and process (Dalton, 2023; Strickland, 2019). Within an educational context, Visual Journals are a primary tool that can be adapted and used with students of all ages, in any discipline or content area and domain for learning.

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Image Credit: Graphic Design by Joe Arton, Originals McKensie Wiebe and Brian Suh on Unsplash Welcome to February’s theme of Teach Matters: Students and staff co-creating learning and teaching. In February, Teaching Matters will focus on students and staff co-creating learning and teaching. Engström, A. & & Schnaas, U.

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The Scholarly Teacher

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Students also had a PDF of the lecture on the learning management system to support the text accessibility online in case they wanted to print it and make notes. Social engagement is crucial for effective active learning and has proven to be on the forefront of successful active learning. Dipietro, M., Lovett, M. & Norman, M.

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University Business

JULY 17, 2023

Additionally, with 60% of reported hate crimes in 2019 being fueled by race, negative campus assessments by Black students can affect their persistence and retention rates.

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The Scholarly Teacher

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Systems thinking has been a useful tool for developing curriculum in science to introduce creative, innovative topics to generate an unbounded learning environment (Hutchison, 2019). Systems thinking allows students to consider an item or process to consider how it interacts with systems tangential to it. Journal of Chemical.

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Edu Alliance Journal

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Through programs like the Center for Social Justice and the Bonner Scholars Program , Earlham students engage in community service projects throughout Richmond. LinkedIn data suggests the college has nearly 9,000 alumni , with 1,400 residing in Indiana and 366 in the Richmond area. 57% are employed within six months.

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

JULY 25, 2022

There are also arguments made for students to be involved in decisions about their education because they are a key stakeholder in, as well as a central focus of, universities (Barrineau et al 2019). One key way we can shape the future curriculum with students is to co-create the curriculum. pdf Bingham, B.E., Robertson, L.,

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

How it works: Barnard’s PCAs are sophomores, juniors and seniors who offer a variety of career services for other students—from one-on-one advising on résumés and cover letters to leading workshops hosted by student organizations and assisting in resource creation for the larger advising and programs team.

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

OCTOBER 7, 2024

2019)​ state that, “The inevitable diversity of contexts for learning and practice renders any absolute standardisation of programs, experiences, or outcomes an impossibility.” Bates et al. References ​​Bates, J., Schrewe, B., Ellaway, R. Teunissen, P. W., & Watling, C. Medical Education , 53 (1), 15–24. link] ​Bovill, C.

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The Scholarly Teacher

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Freedom to Grow We hope that using ungraded evaluation structures in a classroom might influence students’ sense of their own agency for learning, thereby deepening students’ engagement, sense of mastery, and autonomy. Ungrading: Why rating students undermines learning (and what to do instead), 91-104. Klemenčič, M.

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Image Credit: Graphic Design by Joe Arton, Originals McKensie Wiebe and Brian Suh on Unsplash Welcome to February’s theme of Teach Matters: Students and staff co-creating learning and teaching. In February, Teaching Matters will focus on students and staff co-creating learning and teaching. Engström, A. & & Schnaas, U.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

JANUARY 8, 2019

180) have created a “ladder of student participation in curriculum design” that shows how student engagement in the curriculum can range from no engagement within a dictated, staff-controlled curriculum to significant levels of student engagement with student control of the curriculum (see below).

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

MARCH 18, 2021

Catherine Bovill Dr Catherine Bovill is Senior Lecturer in Student Engagement at the Institute for Academic Development, University of Edinburgh and Visiting Fellow at the University of Winchester. In 2019-2020 she was a Fulbright Scholar based in the USA.

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

JANUARY 23, 2020

the University of Colorado Boulder’s work on upper division teaching [7]), there remain many open questions about how students can effectively engage with very advanced, complex material during lecture-style classes without becoming overwhelmed. A clean slate, [link] (date accessed 4 October 2019) [6] Meltzer, D. 5] Galloway, R.

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Her interests include student engagement, professional learning and sociomaterial methodologies. Oct 3, 2019 She is an Academic Developer (Learning and Teaching Enhancement) in the Institute for Academic Development, and provides pedagogical support for University course and programme design.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 27, 2023

percent since 2019, before the pandemic began. The University of Utah recently joined the University Innovation Alliance , a coalition of 15 public research universities working to increase graduation rates among low-income students, first-generation students and students of color. higher education. I don’t buy it.

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

MARCH 7, 2019

At the end of the course, criteria-based facilitated group discussions are used to explore students’ engagement with the process. She is keen to support the learning experience of students through the use of engaging methods such as groupwork, film, and the arts. Mar 7, 2019

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

JUNE 19, 2019

Digital Sociology MSc students engage in workshops about how sociology is communicated and how knowledge is created and curated online each year as a response to the recent ASA article. In the news The University of Edinburgh recently won at the Herald Higher Education Awards 2019 for its Wikimedia in the Curriculum work.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 13, 2023

California had 28,407 children entering foster care in 2019, according to state data for youth through age 17. ” Jennifer Manley, dean of student engagement and retention at South Puget Sound Community College, said grant money provided through the pilot program has helped the college rent three apartment units for students.

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Student-staff partnership is now a timeless concept and integral practice within Higher Education (HE) ( Bovill, 2019 ). This includes the use of Student Partnership Agreements (SPA) which seem to be widespread amongst Scottish HEIs.

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

MARCH 14, 2019

This is a challenge for students and teachers alike when ‘peer learning’ – the mutual learning when students at a similar level teach each another – is used. We investigated the factors that influence whether students engage with peer learning in the workplace. Mar 14, 2019 What did we find?

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

MAY 21, 2020

You are looking for safe opportunities for students to try out the thinking and working practices used by experts in your area and to figure out what practices make sense for them in that context (Fawns and O’Shea, 2019). Could your students contribute to Wikipedia together. Using assessed blogs to enhance student engagement.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Small project funds will be available again for 2019/20, and the panel hope that students and staff will be inspired to submit an application. If you would like to find out more about the Student Partnership Agreement, please contact Academic Services. Sep 3, 2019

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Example of Mel’s artwork for Study Hub brand: Critical Thinking icon By the start of 2019, we knew wanted something more than refreshed resources. The new WordPress-based Academic Blogging Service afforded us an opportunity to create a new complementary blog within the Study Hub branding in summer 2019. is popular with students.

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AIFS Abroad

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Building off of the Global Experiences 2019 Green Initiative, AIFS Abroad has expanded this program in 2021 to include all participants in all of our programs. We will be offsetting the air travel of all our overseas program participants by purchasing carbon credits, starting with all students enrolled in 2021.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

DECEMBER 20, 2018

A huge thank you to all our contributors and readers, and here’s to celebrating more wonderful, supportive and inspiring teaching and learning practices in 2019… 10. Look out for a Student Wellbeing Teaching Matters mini-series in July and August 2019. Jenny Scoles Dr Jenny Scoles is the editor of Teaching Matters.

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