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Mini-series: Balance for better – Diversifying Wikipedia

Teaching Matters Online Learning

Wikimedia Diversithon for LGBT History Month 2019, photo by Ewan McAndrew, CC-BY-SA In this mini-series post , Ewan MacAndrew, Wikimedian in Residence at the University of Edinburgh, highlights how staff and students are actively engaging with Wikipedia to address both the diversity of editors and diversity of content shared online… The information that is on Wikipedia spreads across the internet.

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Geology: Teaching about Big Data for old problems

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

Prof Dick Kroon and Earth Science students discussing a sequence of carbonate rocks at Kottaphi Hill (near Agrokipia, Cyprus). This section of rocks can be used to determine changes in sea level in the Mediterranean and uplift of the Troodos. Photo credit: G Bromiley In this post, Dr Geoff Bromiley, a Reader in Experimental Geoscience within the School of GeoSciences, reflects on the current demands for the Geology curriculum, which involve preparing students to deal with large, complex datasets

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Accreditation, Innovation, and Consensus: Neg Reg 2019with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Mike Goldstein | Changing Higher Ed Podcast 022

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Accreditation, Innovation, and Consensus: Neg Reg 2019. The latest Neg Reg (negotiated rulemaking) process examined the fundamental rules that guide higher education institutions’ interactions with the Department of Education with regards to student aid and related programs. The Department has used access to student aid to bring a lot of aspects of higher education under federal supervision.

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Race on Campus: Debunking Myths with Data—book review and author Q&A

Higher Ed Connects: Diversity

by Shelley Seale. In a Higher Ed Connects issue centered around the theme of diversity, we introduce some provocative questions on the topic: Is diversity counter-productive? Is affirmative action still needed? Do students self-segregate in ways that defeat diversity measures? What about the aspects of class vs. race? These are legitimate questions that Julie J.

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Many universities are looking to online degrees to secure their financial health

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A new research study released this month in Australia has discovered students’ expectations are even higher than institutions might have imagined.

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The Ongoing Fight for Diversity in Higher Ed

Higher Ed Connects: Diversity

Terri E. Givens, Founder and CEO of The Center for Higher Education Leadership, and William Devine, Adjunct Professor of Law at Menlo College, take a look at the current state of diversity and affirmative action in higher education. The University of Texas at Austin currently faces the latest in a series of lawsuits challenging the University’s admissions policies.

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Diversity in Higher Education: Creating Culturally Responsive Classrooms

Higher Ed Connects: Diversity

by Melanie Forstall Lemoine, Ph.D. For many college students, the years spent pursuing a degree can be a time of self-exploration and discovery. In order for students to get the most out of their educational career, it is important for instructors and professors to support students to the greatest extent possible. This can be done by exploring several factors that impact classroom diversity and ways to improve instruction, which include: Understanding Culturally Responsive Practices.