April, 2018

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Syrian teenager tutoring scheme

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

Scotland has committed to resettle 2000 Syrian refugees as part of the UK government Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation Scheme by 2020. Over the course of the last 3 years, of the newly arrived Syrian refugees, there are over 230 individuals resettled in Edinburgh. They have arrived from the refugee camps in Lebanon, Turkey, Jordan and Iraq. Amongst them, a group of 25 individuals are teenagers (12-18 years old).

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Have We Reached The Tipping Point For Residential Curriculum Model Adoption?

Dr. Paul Gordon Brown

My vantage point at a technology company gives me unique insights into the industry. Given the large number of schools we work with and interact with, we're often able to begin to see trends before others in the field. One thing we have discussed is the increasing use of curricular models by departments of residence.

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Drake University: The Legendary Bring Drake to Drake Campaign

Terminalfour

Drake the rapper, to visit his namesake university? Thousands of students waited for him to show, eventually giving up all hope.

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Improving Higher Education Governance: The Changing Face of Higher Ed Part 3

The Change Leader, Inc.

Part 3: Improving Higher Education Governance Improve your Higher Education Governance to lift your university or college up to higher levels of success. Higher education continues to be in the hot seat. Institutional leaders are dealing with pressing challenges such as declining enrollments, unreliable federal and state funding, an aging faculty, and public discontent about higher education.

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Live Where You Learn

Hope College Network

Picture it: You are a high school graduate ready to make “the big move” to become a college student with a college life, on a college campus, in college housing. You are ready to start a new chapter where independence and learning are your new way of life. You are ready! And you know what? We are ready for you, too! Living in the same campus environment where you learn makes your Hope education as complete as it can be.

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Collaborative writing, feedforward and connoisseurship:  the Assessment, Learning and Digital Education group assignment

Teaching Matters Online Learning

Flickr CC BY [brillianthues] Following on from the March issue on Feedback and Assessment, Clara O’Shea discusses an innovative group assignment in the Assessment, Learning and Digital Education (ALDE) course . ALDE is taught by Clara, Tim Fawns and Dai Hounsell, and the course’s feedback practices are regularly cited as reasons for various Teaching Award nominations by students.

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Celebrating success: Festival of Creative Learning 2018

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

Photo: Mihaela Bodlovic During this year’s Festival of Creative Learning, 19th-23rd February 2018, more than 130 events took place across the University organised by over 120 Event Organisers. This is the second outing of the Festival and particularly noticeable this year was the unprecedented number of events that were fully booked, often with long waiting lists, days or even weeks before the Festival began.

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Moat: The must-have tool for creative banner ad inspiration

Terminalfour

A powerful digital marketing search engine for paid advertisements across the web. Ideal for inspiration and competitor analysis.

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Advice From Advocates of Lean Higher Ed

Collegis Education Data Management

Resource constrained colleges are looking for ways to do more with less. The topic of process improvement and ways to increase efficiencies had our audience’s attention at the February 2018 Collegis Enrollment Growth Summit. Janyce B. Fadden, director of strategic engagement at University of North Alabama’s College of Business, presented on the process improvement philosophy called Lean Higher Ed.

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Presentation: Utilizing Standards to Assess the Effectiveness of a Residential Education Curriculum

Dr. Paul Gordon Brown

Given that the curricular approach is relatively new in student affairs circles, there is a need for tools and resources that can help campuses and departments assess the effectiveness of their efforts. I, along with Ryan Lloyd, recently had the pleasure of presenting on two such resources at the 2018 International Convention of NASPA -.

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Blogging and innovative assessment practice at Edinburgh

Teaching Matters Online Learning

Pixabay CC0 In this blog post, Dr Nina Morris, a Lecturer in Human Geography, explores how blogging can be used as an innovative form of assessment, and shares findings from a recent PTAS -funded project… Numerous positive teaching and learning outcomes have been associated with the use of blogs in both formative and summative assessment ( Park, 2003 ; Smith, 2010 ; Kidwell et al, 2012 ; Glass, 2013 ; Dunleavy, 2015 ; Hansen, 2015 ).

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Why community engagement matters

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

CC0 Lesley McAra tells Teaching Matters about some recent examples of community engagement projects around the University… The February meeting of Senate took as its theme – The University and the City: Partnering to Support Inclusion. During the packed meeting (standing room only!) and accompanying exhibition, students, staff and community partners showcased a range of inspiring civic engagement projects.

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Leadership Accountability in Higher Ed: Leadership On The Board and Above Board

The Change Leader, Inc.

Let’s take a deep look at leadership accountability in higher ed and what you can do to improve your institution’s leadership. The prestige of being a top higher education leader has a definite lure. The perks of the office, the collaborative leadership style, and the constant focus on maintaining positive public relations both for the institution and the leader or board can create a bubble.

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The case of Aisha's letter - University of Sheffield

Terminalfour

A perfect example of thinking outside the box and of how something insignificant can turn you into something of a media sensation.

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On Having Nothing Nice to Say

Academic Librarian

Within the last week I’ve read about a leftist creative writing professor writing nasty things on Twitter and the ensuing right-wing demand that she be fired or punished, as well as about a feminist journalist in Canada who was vilified and professionally ostracized by other feminists because she wasn’t feminist enough for them. If you don’t want to be terrorized by a mob, don’t take a political stand on anything, because whatever your stance, and whatever your attitude or intentions, there will

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Presentation: Implementing Intentional Conversations into Your Residence Life and Curriculum Work

Dr. Paul Gordon Brown

Intentional conversations, or structured interactions between residents and peer leaders, are increasingly being used as integral components of educational efforts in the residence halls. At the most recent International Convention of ACPA - College Student Educators International in Houston, Texas, I had the pleasure of presenting with Hilary Lichterman on some high impact practices associated.

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Western University Canada: Be Kind Alumni Campaign

Terminalfour

The Be Kind campaign is significant; the first reason being to welcome new students and the second being alumni engagement.

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