Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 3, 2023

Blog: Learning Innovation There is no shortage of opinions on artificial intelligence. This is especially true in higher education, where AI, even at this early stage, has the ability to upend many of the ways we teach, research and learn. AI is already serving as a research tool, a writing tool and a coding tool.

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Creatrix Campus

JUNE 23, 2024

Among the other facilities, students want well-organized, safe, and interesting housing options, often termed student residence management, housing management, or dormitory management. This blog will discuss the critical role student resident management plays in higher education. Contact Team Creatrix to learn more!

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Experiential Learning Depot

MARCH 18, 2023

As a final product, I have had my students develop tools (charts, quizzes, mind maps, etc.) My students choose one invasive species in the community to focus on. They then research the invasive species and explore solutions to the problem from a variety of perspectives. Happy Earth Day!

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eLiterate

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Other students may be influenced by which assignments they think are important for their career goals, how much work is reasonable to expect of them and, very often, or whether they think the instructor cares about their learning. I’ve conducted a fair few focus groups with students over the years. My dialogue with ChatGPT.

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

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. Staff and student teachers from the 2018 cohort receiving recognition for their commitment to learning and teaching at the vet school.

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Experiential Learning Depot

APRIL 8, 2024

Sure, your students can do some worksheets on career exploration, read some articles, and do a little surface-level research. You don’t need to know if it is a good idea or a bad one for your students to dig in more. Each of these learning experiences focuses on real and tangible outcomes for your students.

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Experiential Learning Depot

APRIL 24, 2023

Experiential projects put learners in real-world situations where life skills are needed, and this blog post is all about life skills example projects that you can do with your own high school kids! Plan a Dinner Party on a Budget This is a favorite life skills example project for my high school students. Grab your free tools!

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Creatrix Campus

JULY 29, 2024

Let's elucidate the key principles of Competency-Based Curriculum Mapping Software in this blog post. Through clear expectations, those in your curriculum team may make sure that students know what's needed to succeed and can adjust their learning experiences appropriately.

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

In addition to the content from the subject-matter expertise and professional skills development sessions, the fellows also had access to EAB’s research library and experts, and they were paired with a partner to help develop ideas and get feedback along the way.

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Experiential Learning Depot

JULY 31, 2023

High School Senior Project Example Framework: The high school senior project examples that are in this blog post follow my own personal senior project experience framework. My students complete the following components for their comprehensive senior experiences. Then they develop a plan of action to tackle that issue.

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Experiential Learning Depot

JULY 14, 2024

I also like to have a couple of smaller tables where students can get feedback from small groups of students rather than the whole class. ​ PBL Research Materials Many would include “sustained inquiry” in the definition of project-based learning. My students love live tutorials, classes, and webinars.

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Experiential Learning Depot

MARCH 20, 2024

Welcome to my experiential science blog series! This blog post marks the beginning of this series with fun end of year science activity ideas specifically around the theme of "Mad Science". This blog post offers ideas for fun science experiences that are experiential in nature. It is also student-centered.

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Experiential Learning Depot

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Inquiry-based learning exists on a spectrum from teacher-directed (closed inquiry) to entirely student-directed (open inquiry). ​ If you have been reading my blog for a while, you know which end of the spectrum I try to stick to. If you're new here, I believe student-directed, open inquiry is where it's at!

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Experiential Learning Depot

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Fall Them Inquiry Bingo This inquiry-based learning resource line is a quick experiential learning activity that promotes the development of skills such as critical thinking, problem-solving, communication, and research skills. Students are given questions that cannot be answered in a single Google Search.

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Experiential Learning Depot

MAY 8, 2023

Students coordinate skill-building opportunities and add evidence of those experiences along with a reflection to this ready-made and guided portfolio. ​All of the suggested resume builders for students included in this blog post are skill-building activities by nature and could be added to this portfolio.

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Creatrix Campus

JUNE 27, 2024

Blending technology with teaching and learning in a classroom using digital tools such as laptops, mobile phones, and touchpads not only goes high-tech with digital learning platforms but also provides better communication and interaction between students, which increases their level of interest and curiosity to learn and ask questions.

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

JANUARY 10, 2022

Reaching such an understanding involves identifying the factors which enable, but also constrain, students’ development of these attributes. The research participants were from the MSc Language Education programme.

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Experiential Learning Depot

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

Let's say a teacher assigns students to research invasive species. Students create a poster board with information on that species and present final products to their classmates. A project-based educator, on the other hand, might have students research a specific community invasive species.

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Experiential Learning Depot

AUGUST 8, 2024

Continue to follow this blog series on experiential learning for more tips and tricks. Students develop their personal learning plans right away, and modify or add to them throughout the year. How do you make learning student-directed? The resources recommended here personalize learning and guide self-directed learners.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

AUGUST 24, 2022

Our students are upskilled in project design through workshops spanning educational media, design and engagement (e.g. blogging, copyright, licencing), digital skills, curriculum, interdisciplinary learning, active learning, story-telling, community service learning, and working with vulnerable groups.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Staff and three students meeting for a chat on the Coffee and Cake Conversation initiative September’s introductory blog post is written by Dr Cathy Bovill, Senior Lecturer in Student Engagement at the Institute for Academic Development. 2009) What student affairs professionals need to know about student engagement.

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Experiential Learning Depot

APRIL 27, 2023

Just reading this blog post is a great first step. But teaching students how to create their own high school businesses can be slightly overwhelming, and I get it. That is what this blog post is about: how to teach high school entrepreneurs to start their own businesses using this particular resource.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

JANUARY 21, 2020

It introduces students to the principles and practice of global health and develops their critical thinking around everyday but complex concepts such as health, disease, food, smoking. The focus shifted to presenting information in a neutral tone and a concise manner rather than presenting an in-depth overview and analysis.

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

MAY 14, 2024

EUSA Teaching Awards 2024 In this blog Callum Paterson, Academic Engagement & Policy Coordinator at the Students’ Association, turns the spotlight to the winners of the Students’ Association’s 2024 Teaching Awards for staff offering exceptional levels of support to students.

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Experiential Learning Depot

AUGUST 14, 2024

When I say project-based learning "works for" all learners, what I mean is that project-based learning effectively promotes deeper learning of content, independent thinking, and the development of 21st-century skills for all. The difference is in how each student develops the skills and knowledge.

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

MAY 21, 2024

EUSA Teaching Awards 2024 In this blog Callum Paterson, Academic Engagement & Policy Coordinator at the Students’ Association, turns the spotlight to the winners of this year’s Outstanding Courses and Teachers of the Year in the Students’ Association’s 2024 Teaching Awards.

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Creatrix Campus

JULY 29, 2024

Let's elucidate the key principles of Competency-Based Curriculum Mapping Software in this blog post. Through clear expectations, those in your curriculum team may make sure that students know what's needed to succeed and can adjust their learning experiences appropriately.

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Experiential Learning Depot

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

So I have my students do self-directed experimental inquiry based on holiday-themed cooking or recipes. ​ I wrote an entire blog on this idea - The Science of Cooking: 10 Holiday Inspired Kitchen Inquiry Activities. Students develop an awareness of unique differences among people and cultures around the world.

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Experiential Learning Depot

JULY 17, 2023

Personal Learning Plan A personal learning plan is a document where students develop and manage learning plans for any given session. Their personal learning plan for the session is developed around the students' individual needs, interests, strengths, challenges, goals and more. Students choose a career to explore.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

JUNE 25, 2021

Dr Nikki Moran Nikki is a Senior Lecturer in Music, ECA, where she works with students anywhere from undergraduates in their first semester to PhD research students. This year she’s enjoyed working on an open access music education project, funded by a Student Experience Grant.

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Experiential Learning Depot

AUGUST 6, 2024

My student's parents were resistant at first, because they have, as have many of us, gotten the impression that direct instruction, rigor, rote memorization, etc. Part of combating these deeply ingrained notions is research, such as the Eight Year Study. Looking for relevant blog posts? equals learning. Another is experience.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

JUNE 9, 2022

When students form meaningful relationships with others connected to the institution, they are more likely to persist’. This is a key part of our peer mentoring structures; we want our students to have campus relationships that matter. Higher education: Handbook of theory and research (Vol. New York, NY: Agathon Press.

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

JULY 9, 2024

Students at SACHA Think Tank ideas launch. Photo credit: Daniel Hooper-Jones and Isaure Echivard, SACHA In this blog post, SACHA group coaches Lesley Kelly, Sophie Rippinger, Valerie McIntosh and Amer Khushman share top tips for group mentoring. This post belongs to June-July Hot Topic series: Students as Change Agents (SACHA).

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

JANUARY 16, 2017

However, what do they do when they look to develop students’ ‘mindsets’? What evidence do we have to show our students develop these graduate attributes? Student-Led, Individually-Created Courses (SLICCs) offer another approach and way forward. communication, teamworking).

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

JULY 28, 2022

In particular, we looked at how we could involve students in this process. Help students develop the ability to self-assess. 2011) The Mythology of Feedback, Higher Education Research and Development, Vol. 4 pp 405-419 [link] Falchikov, N.

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Experiential Learning Depot

APRIL 29, 2023

This idea here is that students develop some kind of production such as a skit, play, documentary, music concert, etc. Our students have participated in the Science March, March for Immigration, and Women's March. They document the experience by creating a documentary, a photo journal, a vlog, or a blog about the experience.

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Experiential Learning Depot

APRIL 30, 2023

A Project-Based Summer School Class Instills a Passion for Learning What's not to love about helping students develop a passion for learning? Because self-directed project-based learning is authentic and gives students choice, students develop not only an intrinsic motivation to learn, but the desire and excitement to learn. .

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