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Dear Dan, We Need More Frankensteins: The Value of the SAAL Blog for HESA Student Learning

Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

One of the challenges of teaching about student affairs assessment over the past few years is the rapid changes within the student affairs assessment field, students affairs, higher education and our society. As I wrap up this letter, I want to thank you again for sharing your campus assessment monsters with the world.

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Practical Pedagogy Tips for Educators at Minority-Serving Institutions

The Scholarly Teacher

Technology and writing centers, counseling services, and student health centers go unvisited (Medina & Posadas, 2012). Simple ways for faculty to increase student engagement with university services involve frequently and routinely advertising them and normalizing their use. Penguin Books. Pedagogy of the oppressed.

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Let’s Stop Talking About ChatGPT

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The cure, I believe, is to stop giving writing “assignments” and instead challenge students with writing “experiences.” ” It just so happens that this is the approach I’ve been advocating for literally for years, in my books Why They Can’t Write and The Writer’s Practice.

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Go Abroad Staff: Building academic communities abroad

Teaching Matters Academic Support

Professional development: I’d heard from colleagues that Utrecht would be a welcoming institution. Practicalities of applying: The application form wasn’t nearly as daunting as some can be, and I heard back pretty swiftly that I had received the funding, with clear directions on how to proceed with travel bookings etc.

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Change in higher education: Working with mess and uncertainty

Teaching Matters Student Engagement

Carol also spoke about the importance of educational development and change processes being owned by the subject area and supported by recognition and reward processes. Velda McCune Professor Velda McCune is the Deputy Director at the Institute for Academic Development and Head of the Learning and Teaching Team.

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Spotlight on the 2024 Teaching Award winners: Staff offering exceptional levels of support to students

Teaching Matters Student Engagement

Student Tutor of the Year: Rosie Wu, Edinburgh College of Art (Photo credit: EUSA) This year, our Student Tutor of the Year is Rosie Wu. Based in the Edinburgh College of Art, Rosie’s teaching focuses on children’s picture books.

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Spotlight on Alternative Assessment Methods: Assessment and feedback in the context of hybrid learning environments

Teaching Matters Online Learning

Could your students contribute to Wikipedia together. Or blogging lends itself really well to the kinds of iterative writing and feedback that enhance student engagement and deep learning (Christie and Morris, 2019). Using assessed blogs to enhance student engagement. Higher Education. Higher Education.