March, 2022

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Discord in the Classroom

The Scholarly Teacher

Ashley Lear , Embry-RIddle Aeronautical University. Key Statement: Voice-over IP (VoIP) is an effective tool for engaging with students that produces a well-organized and hyper-filtered series of group chats, helping users shut out the noise of the internet and locate the signals through the static. Introduction Discord is a voice-over IP (VoIP)—or a way to make voice calls using broadband internet, rather than phonelines—with widespread use among college students.

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Common App Essay – A Guide for a Perfect College Essay

Great College Advice

The Elements of the Common Application Essay. The Common App essay demonstrates your ability to write clearly and concisely on a selected topic and helps you distinguish yourself in your own voice. The Common App prompts provide a structure that will help you stand out from the crowd. What do you want the readers of your application to know about you apart from courses, grades, and test scores?

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Can remote work save higher ed from the great resignation?

Dr. Josie Ahlquist

Chances are high that multiple articles have come across your feed about the great resignation, staff morale, or employee disengagement. The spring is usually a heavy recruitment season for entry-level positions in student affairs. But this year, there are openings all across the board. It’s a candidate’s market, which means more power for job seekers and an attraction to currently employed campus.

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Prioritising equality, diversity and inclusion activities through the Enhancement Themes

Teaching Matters Academic Communities

Original illustration by Ying Sun, Edinburgh College of Art alumni In this post, Nichola Kett provides an update on how the University is engaging in the latest Enhancement Theme: Resilient learning communities. Nichola is Head of Quality Assurance and Enhancement Team in Academic Services. This post is part of the L&T Enhancement Theme: Examples of positive practices in Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).

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Top 9 Study Abroad Programs if You’re Passionate About the Environment?

AIFS Abroad

Last Updated on April 21, 2022 by Cat Rogliano. AIFS Abroad is dedicated to making studying and interning abroad more sustainable. As part of our Green Initiative , we aim to be carbon neutral by 2025. An important element of this program is educating our students about how they can reduce their environmental impact. We are excited to share some of these amazing program experiences that students can engage in during their time on an AIFS Abroad program.

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Board Evolution as a Catalyst for Transformational Change in Higher EdChanging Higher Ed Podcast 105 with Guest Gerry Czarnecki

The Change Leader, Inc.

Board evolution is happening in numerous ways (or at least it should be) and they must now be the catalyst for transformational change in Higher Education. Some of these changes have been hastened by the pandemic and some are a matter of social and technological transformation. The marketplace is demanding a Higher Ed upgrade, is your board evolving?

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How To Run a Better Discussion Board: A Template and a Response to Critics

The Scholarly Teacher

Justin Robertson , City University of Hong Kong. Key Statement: Discussion boards serve as platforms for students to practice active learning by sharing arguments, ideas, and sources of information. Discussion boards are a training ground for students to develop their ability to participate in intellectual conversations online. Introduction Developing the habit of regular writing is an important way to work through ideas, both inside and outside the classroom.

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5 Lifetime Benefits of Joining a Women’s Community

Campus Groups

Each year on March 8th International Women’s Day is celebrated globally. The day honors the many political, socio-economic, and cultural achievements of women. It also increases awareness about women’s equality and advocates for gender parity. Higher education institutions provide women with a platform for advancing equity for female students. Further, student clubs and organizations provide women with opportunities to influence life on campus.

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Online Program Manager for University of Arizona Global Campus Facing Financial Collapse

Higher Education Inquirer

Zovio (ZVO) , the for-profit online program manager for University of Arizona Global Campus (UAGC)*, is facing a financial collapse. With three consecutive years of financial losses, Zovio (formerly known as Bridgepoint Education) lost a record $61 million in 2020. Over the trailing 12 months (ttm) the company has lost $76 million. Cash assets have decreased from $357 million in 2016 to $33 million in 2021.

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Can International Experience Get You Hired?

AIFS Abroad

Last Updated on November 9, 2022 by Cat Rogliano. If there’s one common fear among new graduates, it’s finding a good job right out of college. With so many entry-level jobs requiring previous experience, it can sometimes feel impossible to break into the field you studied. So how can you set yourself apart from job applicants with similar degrees and resumes?

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How the UK is bucking the trend of falling enrollment

Terminalfour

US college enrollment has fallen for the second year running, while new student numbers in the UK are on the up. We delve into the potential factors behind the disparity on either side of the pond and look to the future.

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Celebrating the Women of Clark Nexsen

Clark Nesxen

In honor of Women’s History Month, we are celebrating the tremendous contributions women have made to our company and the AEC industry. We wouldn’t be where we are today without their talent, commitment, and insight. We asked the #WomenofCN to share some of the ways their female colleagues amaze and inspire them. w. TRAILBLAZER. “ Donna Francis is a quietly determined trailblazer.

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Kari Slinden: Celebrating Women in Agriculture

Ridgewater College

Hi everyone, March is National Women’s History Month and today, March 22, is National Agriculture Day, two of my passions! My name is Kari Slinden and I am an instructor in the Agriculture Department at Ridgewater College in Willmar. My backstory, I grew up outside of New London, Minnesota with 3 sisters. We lived in the country, but did not live on a farm until I was 9 years old.

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How To Reframe Your Virtual Engagement to Beat Zoom Fatigue

Campus Groups

We recently sat down with admins from six of our campuses and discussed virtual engagement in 2022. Among the attendees were administrators from Yale School of Management, Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Verto Education, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University- Daytona, and Atlantic Cape Community College.

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10 big reasons why colleges need an Admission Management Software

Creatrix Campus

10 big reasons why colleges need an Admission Management Software. admin. Tue, 03/22/2022 - 10:02. We know that your search for Admission Management Software brought you here. Mordor Intelligence forecasts the CAGR of the admission management software market to hit a record of 10.15%, during the period 2021 to 2026. This hike is due to more and more students seeking admissions from academic institutions, complicating the entire admission process.

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Learning at the Edge with Greg Pawlson and Jean Johnson – Part II

Kay Peterson

In this episode of Learning at the Edge, Kay Peterson speaks with Greg Pawlson and Jean Johnson, experts in health care and authors of the new book “ Advancing Healthcare Quality and Safety: Protecting Patients, Improving Lives.” Both Greg and Jean have made huge contributions to our national health care quality and safety reform, and are currently helping health care professionals make advances in learning through coaching and leadership development.

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The value of partnership to alleviate pain points in support services

Blackboard Higher Education

The past few years have seen a complete shift in not only the delivery of higher education courses, but also student services. This has been notably hard for students, as well as faculty and staff members. Looking at recent job market metrics, employees are leaving in higher numbers and departments can’t keep staff in many areas, especially entry-level positions.

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Promoting Student & Teacher Wellness through K-12 School Design

Clark Nesxen

School design that prioritizes wellness enables the learning environment to support the whole student – physiologically, emotionally, and intellectually. In the following, Clark Nexsen K-12 design experts Aaron Brumo and Julie Leary share best practices for designing a school building that promotes occupant well-being: w. According to the Harvard School of Public Health, the average student spends more than 15,000 hours in school by the time they graduate high school, second only to the amount o

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Women Trailblazer Award Ceremony

UMSL Diversity

In celebration of Women’s History Month, the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion presents the 27th annual Women Trailblazer’s Award Ceremony honoring UMSL women—faculty, staff, students, and alumnae who continue to “blaze trails” at UMSL and in the greater community that we serve. The event will take place on Wednesday, March 23, 2022 at 2:00pm in the MSC Century Rooms.

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Prepare for an Interview

College Forward

How to Prepare for An Interview Receiving an invitation for an interview can be intimidating whether the interview is for a job, internship, college admissions, or a scholarship. however, with the right preparation, you will be ready to knock your interview out of the park! Check out these tips and best practices, and contact your coach if you would like to practice interviewing before the big date!

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ABET Accreditation for higher education - everything you need to know

Creatrix Campus

ABET Accreditation for higher education - everything you need to know. admin. Thu, 03/17/2022 - 10:32. How Creatrix Campus can help your institute attain ABET Accreditation? Achieving ABET accreditation is all about acquiring and maintaining quality and commitment. Programs accredited by an eminent organization like ABET offer benefits to all stakeholders.

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Designing forms for your institution website that people actually want to use

Terminalfour

Form conversions are one of the best measures of engagement on a university website but there’s more we can do to optimize them. This week we're sharing five best practices tips for form design to make your institution's conversion points effective and easy to complete.

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Engineers in the making: The path of first year Engineering students

Teaching Matters Student Engagement

Rube Goldberg’s “Self-Operating Napkin” Originally published in Collier’s, September 26 1931. Wikipedia Commons. In this post, Dr Simone Dimartino shares his journey in redesigning the Engineering curriculum, starting in Year 1, which has been heavily influenced by the recent move to hybrid teaching. Simone is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Engineering.

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Learning at the Edge with Jean Johnson and Greg Pawlson

Kay Peterson

In this episode of Learning at the Edge, Kay Peterson speaks with Greg Pawlson and Jean Johnson, experts in health care and authors of the new book “ Advancing Healthcare Quality and Safety: Protecting Patients, Improving Lives.” Both Greg and Jean have made huge contributions to our national health care quality and safety reform, and are currently helping health care professionals make advances in learning through coaching and leadership development.

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Widening Participation: What can we do to enhance support for a diverse student body?

Teaching Matters Academic Support

Image credit: Original artwork by Kelly Zou, MA Illustration student at Edinburgh College of Art In this post, Shian Holt highlights recent work undertaken by the School of Philosophy, Psychology & Language Sciences (PPLS) to enhance support for Widening Participation students in the Strand 3 of the Widening Participation strategy: ‘Support to succeed’.

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Prepare for an Interview

College Forward

How to Prepare for An Interview. Receiving an invitation for an interview can be intimidating whether the interview is for a job, internship, college admissions, or a scholarship. however, with the right preparation, you will be ready to knock your interview out of the park! Check out these tips and best practices, and contact your coach if you would like to practice interviewing before the big date!

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A Comprehensive Guide to Admissions Management System

Creatrix Campus

A Comprehensive Guide to Admissions Management System. admin. Tue, 03/15/2022 - 05:17. admission management system , admission management software , features of admission software Admissions & Enrollment Header Menu White 1NoneFooter base 1Blog Style 1Right. Mary ClotildaOff. What is admission management software? The admissions management system faced its share of disruption when the pandemic struck in March 2020.

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Take the work out of finding your next job with automatic job posting alerts

CU Work-Life Balance

The University of Colorado is fortunate to have skilled, passionate employees at every level and on every campus. Employees are encouraged to search within the university system when looking for their next promotional opportunity with CU or the cross-discipline job they’ve been looking for to change their career trajectory. There’s functionality within the tool that can take the work out of looking for that dream job.

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Prioritizing Data Management as a Strategic Asset for Your Institution

Collegis Education Data Management

Now more than ever, data management is critical for higher education institutions. An Educause poll on higher ed interest in student success analytics found that institutions’ top priorities were: Data to inform interventions (79%) LMS engagement data (66%) Student enrollment and performance metrics (65%, 64%) LMS login/attendance data (61%) While there is wide acceptance of the importance of data and the urgent need for analytics in higher education, many colleges and universities have ye

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Setting Yourself Up for Growth With Vertical Development

Kay Peterson

Can you think back on a time when your fundamental view of the world changed? What if you could track an idealized map of development that could lead to a wiser, more authentic version of yourself? I recently explored what this map might look like and one perspective of how it occurs. My interest was piqued while speaking with Beena Sharma , in an interview for our podcast Learning at the Edge.

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Get the MAX out of your EMS!

MultiFamily Insider

Thinking about Installing a Boiler Control System? I know, I know… you are thinking that spring is coming and why do I need a heat controller now anyway? Whether you call it a heat controller, boiler controller or energy management system, there is never a bad time to install one in your building. You might even be thinking of ripping out the junk you have now and getting a better one.

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Take it From Me…You Need to Figure Out What Comes Next (Part 1)

College Forward

Regular tips and advice to help you better navigate young adulthood from someone who had to learn some of this stuff (way too much of this stuff) the hard way. Many of you are quickly approaching important life milestones like high school, two-year, or four-year college graduations or end of a job’s or service year’s term. If you’re one of those people, first of all, congratulations on your accomplishment!

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Collegiate Commentary: Five guiding principles from the COP26 theme

Teaching Matters Student Engagement

Image credit: unsplash, William Gibson, CC0 In this extra post, we share with you the Collegiate Commentary from the latest Teaching Matters newsletter: Five guiding principles from the COP26 theme. The regular newsletter format – ‘Five things…’ – summarises key messages from one of our two-month Learning and Teaching Enhancement or Hot Topic themes.

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Affording Study Abroad: Scholarships, Grants, & More

AIFS Abroad

Last Updated on March 21, 2022 by Cat Rogliano. Looking for study abroad scholarships or grants? Funding your study abroad adventure is now more streamlined than ever. As part of our commitment to Access, Inclusion, Diversity & Equity , AIFS has converted several scholarships into automatically awarded grants to eligible students as part of the application process.

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10 of the best digital collaboration tools for hybrid higher education teams

Terminalfour

In this week’s blog, we look at the best collaboration tools that universities and colleges can use to help their staff work creatively together in a hybrid work model.

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14 - Dr. Chris Moody

StudentAffairs.com

We chat with Dr. Chris Moody, Executive Director of ACPA–College Student Educators International. Full transcript available at [link].

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Find your way to the best health plan (for you)

CU Work-Life Balance

Deciding which health insurance plan is right for you can be overwhelming — but it doesn’t have to be! All the necessary tools and resources you need to help you make the best coverage decisions for you and your family are at your fingertips. The Basics of CU Health Care and Pretax Savings on-demand course will help you understand the features of each medical, dental and vision plan.