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Colleges need to address rise of white nationalism (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

” More specifically, I propose three main areas of engagement for higher education: debunking racist and antisemitic myths, bolstering media literacy, and developing a greater culture of belonging. A required freshman seminar course could be one place to focus on this work.

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Gamekeepers, poachers, policy wonks and knowledge

SRHE

Many voices are needed to help inform policy but, as was clear at the event, this isn’t a simple case of finding one possible solution. Training in the form of a PhD often has little development in teaching, never mind media and blog posting; we needed to get to the magic 80,000 words! Key to interdisciplinarity is integration.

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Mini-series: Academic blogging at University of Edinburgh

Teaching Matters Academic Communities

So, to address these issues, last October Information Services launched a new “Academic Blogging” service , building on some existing foundations, plugging some obvious gaps, and aiming to remove as many barriers to blogging as possible. Computers & Education , 56 (2), 441–451. Computers & Education , 58 (2), 766–774.

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Landscapes of learning for unknown futures: presenter responses to audience questions

SRHE

Spaces aren’t (in most cases) designed by the educators teaching in them, but looking at the formal learning setting (lab, lecture theatre, seminar room, etc) through a critical lens can help educators begin to think about what they might want to achieve in that space. There are power dynamics in certain spaces! What works for them?

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Texas A&M’s Student Leadership Development Programs: People Support What They Help Create

The Change Leader, Inc.

Many current efforts at colleges and universities are focused on flipped classrooms and leadership seminars. However, with the advent of technology, flatter organizational structures, and entrepreneurship, a few institutions of higher education are reconsidering their approach to fostering student leaders.