January, 2018

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Tracking progress from afar

Teaching Matters Online Learning

Students studying online, as distance learners, face the challenge of gauging their progress in relation to that of their geographically disparate peers. Furthermore, distance learners are more likely to feel isolated and can become demotivated, which accounts for typically higher levels of withdrawal from online programmes versus those delivered on-campus.

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Meet the Syllabus: engaging in current research

Teaching Matters Student Employment

iStock [erhui1979] In a typical university course, students are set a list of texts by authors they do not know and will never meet. The texts are already published and there is no opportunity for students to give feedback. While many courses of this kind are excellent, there is nevertheless the danger of conveying an impression that research and teaching are disconnected.

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Four Ways Residence Life Education Can Go Wrong

Dr. Paul Gordon Brown

There are a number of practices in residential life and education that have become commonplace, but that don't always advance our roles as educators and student affairs professionals. Over my many years in residence life, I've seen the following four ideas surface again and again. They are concepts that seem to be ingrained in our collective.

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How universities are using storytelling - Part 3

Terminalfour

We're going to take a look at stellar examples of storytelling in Higher Education land hope that they inspire you

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Countdown to Hope

Hope College Network

It’s a new year! And, a new chapter for you, as well. You’ll be starting college life in just a few months. These are exciting times — but let’s be honest, these can be stressful times, too. We want to take the worry out of your upcoming transition to Hope College and Holland, Michigan so we’ve created a “Countdown to Hope” — your checklist on next steps for financial aid, scholarships and enrollment.

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Integrating accredited online courses with MOOCs

Teaching Matters Online Learning

This week sees the launch of the second instance of the Introduction to Social Research Methods MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) on the edX platform. Known as ‘ SOCRMx ’, this course is free and openly accessible to learners across the globe, and provides eight weeks of stimulating materials related to conducting social science research. The course has been designed and developed by the team at the Centre for Research in Digital Education , which also hosts the fully online MSc in Digital Educa

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Near Future Teaching

Teaching Matters Online Learning

‘Futures thinking’ has become popular over recent years as a way for institutions to understand the implications of rapid social and technological change. It is often defined as a form of ‘design thinking’ in which creative and speculative responses to change are co-developed across communities. Within universities there is a growing trend to apply this method to collaborative thinking about futures for teaching and learning, often as a way of understanding how digital shifts are re-shaping educ

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Brand storytelling inspiration for higher education - Part 2

Terminalfour

Storytelling is one of the most powerful ways to strengthen your brand and to make a connection with your audience.

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It's a dog's life: Georgetown University's mascot goes to Hollywood

Terminalfour

We felt it our duty to paws (ahem) and appreciate Georgetown University’s homage to some of TVs most iconic shows.

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Winter Wonderlands: The Snowiest campuses from around the globe

Terminalfour

For the digital marketers out there, a good snowy campus scene can send your social engagement through the roof.

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How storytelling can transform your digital strategy - Part 1

Terminalfour

Once upon a time marketers began to realize that the quality of the content on their websites mattered.

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The Difference Between a “Mission Statement” and an “Educational Priority” in a Curriculum

Dr. Paul Gordon Brown

In developing a residential curriculum, one of the first tasks a residence life department undertakes is the establishment of an educational priority. An educational priority is summative statement of what students will learn by their participation in a curriculum. An educational priority is broad, informed by research and theory, and contextualized to an individual campus and student population.