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The importance of play in academics' professional development (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

It can be valuable for not only children but also grown-ups, write Niya Bond and Todd Zakrajsek, and in fact should be a priority for academics’ professional development. Trending: Live Updates: liveupdates0 Most Popular: 6 In-Article Advertisement High: 9 In-Article related stories: 12 In-Article Advertisement Low: 15 Include DNU?:

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AERA Releases Handbook on Teachers of Color and Indigenous Teachers

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Levine Issues include recruitment and retention, professional development, and the role of minority-serving institutions (MSIs). Along with this release is a Q&A with the editors on AERA’s website and an article by the editors on teacher diversity in the Washington Post. . Dr. Felice J.

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Advice for designing adjunct professional development programs (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Trending: Live Updates: liveupdates0 Most Popular: 3 In-Article Advertisement High: 6 In-Article related stories: 9 In-Article Advertisement Low: 12 Is this Career Advice newsletter?: Disable left side advertisement?:

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Enhancing Degree Pathways by Integrating Industry-Recognized Credentials

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A recent article in Diverse: Issues In Higher Education highlighted that “there are still 36.8 Dr. Marcus Bright is an author and social impact professional. million Americans under the age of 65 without credentials, despite attending a postsecondary institution.”

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New Issue: Journal of Open, Flexible and Distance Learning (JOFDL) Vol 22(2)

Dr. Simon Paul Atkinson

It begins with an editorial looking at readership and research trends in the journal post-COVID, followed by a thought-provoking Invited Article about the nature of distance learning by Professor Jon Dron. This general issue follows with 7 articles on different aspects of research after COVID-19.

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A (Dorm) Room of One’s Own

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

An FRN membership lets financially pressed universities like mine leverage NYU’s resources to offer great opportunities for professional development and scholarly production. This is one in a series of articles about New York University's Faculty Resource Network.

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ResLife Pro-D in a Bag: How Might We Re-Imagine the “RD” Role? (1 hour)

Roompact

The Roompact “ResLife Pro-D in a Bag” series provides all the details you’ll need to create a professional development opportunity for your staff around a given topic.