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Integrating Active Learning in Large STEM Lectures

The Scholarly Teacher

Students in these classes, generally freshmen, often report feeling stressed, anxious, and overwhelmed (Bouchrika, 2023) , and identify these feelings as the most common obstacles to their academic performance (Hsu & Goldsmith, 2021). 2023; Hsu & Goldsmith, 2021; Venus & Sharma, 2024). Two birds with one stone.

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Investing in Care to Combat Declining Enrollment in Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

At Victor Valley College, we have found a powerful solution that will be instrumental in keeping students engaged and enrolled in the years to come care. Similar to institutions nationwide, we saw enrollment plummet during the pandemic, dropping by 20% in 2020-2021.

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Learning Assistantships

The Scholarly Teacher

For community college students, the primary opportunity for engagement is in the classroom, as they typically attend part-time with fewer extracurricular opportunities than their four-year counterparts. 2021; Close et al., What role can structured reflection opportunities play in supporting undergraduate student development?

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In academic year 2021-22, 45.1% of degrees were awarded to Latinx students. 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.

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Report: Students Studying Abroad Makes Rebound

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The number of students engaging in international education is rising, perhaps even more so than before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to data from Institute of International Education (IIE). citizens and permanent residents, students from U.S. study abroad between 2018-19 and 2021, she said. Open Doors The U.S.

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Incorporating Virtual Instructional Strategies that Increase Student Engagement

The Scholarly Teacher

Our research has shown "if done with purpose and intention using best practice to plan and implement online instruction, student learning outcomes improve along with retention and graduation rates, and access to diverse populations increases" (McLaughlin & Ricevuto, 2021, p. References. Corbera, E., Anguelovski, I., Alexander, B.,

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Flipped Classrooms: A Next Generation Nursing Case Study

The Scholarly Teacher

There is also an increase in nurses’ involvement in patient errors due to the new nurses’ limited critical thinking skills (Ignatavicius, 2021). 2019) defined flipped classrooms as increasing regular student engagement in course material with marginal involvement from the instructor. during the in-class phase.